The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-26
BLOODY SANTIAGO.
Corrected List Of Americans Killed
and Wounded.
PRACTICALLY TWO BATTLES FOUGHT
Rough Riders Climbed Hills SIEVE D
Hundred Feet High.
WEATHER WAS INTENSELY HOT
The Conditions We're Favorable for
Murderous Ambuscade.
TROOPS COMPELLED TO SINGLE FILE.
Captain CaprOn, MOrtaIIy Wounded,
Cheercd His Men On-HamiIton
t.u.
WEATHER WAS INTENSELY HOT
The Conditions We're Favorable for
a Murderous Ambuscade.
TROOPS COMPELLED TO SINGLE FILE.
Captain Capron, MortnIIy wounded,
Cheercd His Men On-HnmiIton
Fish First American Killed.

Thursday, June 20, p. m, per Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Wanda to Port An
tonic, Jamaica, June 20. 8 a. M, via King
ston. June 20, 113O a. m.-Dismounted
American cayalsymen forced their way
over rough mountain trail this morning
and encountered the Spanish infantry in a
dense thicket on high plateau almost
overlooking the city of Santiago de Cuba,
and routed them after a sharp battle last.
ing an hour.
This afternoon. strongly reinforced by
the arrival OF additional forces the cavalry
held position II little more than five miles
from the Spanish stronghold in Southeast
ern Cuba. preparing for a general move
ment on that city.
Todays victory was not gained without
the shedding Of American blood and one of
iicer and twelve OF the troops lie under the
ground, while about fifty others, nclud-
suffering from wounds.
OF these eight or ten probably will die.
II is believed that the enemys loss was at
least fifty dead besides many wounded.
The American dead are.
captain Allyn Is, Capron OF Troop H.
Ilrst Volunteer cavalry.
Serge ant Hamilton Fish, Jr., Troop l..
Private Tilden.
Private Dawson, Troop l..
George Daugherty. Troop A.
w. =. Gown, Troop II. all four OF the
same regiment mora Familiarity known as
the Rough Riders, ana Privates DIX. York,
BJork Colby. Byrn and Lemne1k, all OF
Troop X. First regiment First cavalry, ana
4 .nfh al
The following officers we're wounded
Major Brodte. shot through tho right fore
arm; Captain McCllutoek, Troop B, shot
through the right leg. Lieutenant j. H.
Thomas, Troop l., leg hurt.
Other officers hurt arl: Captain Knox,
Major Bell. Lieutenant ByraIn, These Off
GERS are OF the First cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
wounded: Rough riders. -Proop -, Privates
L. M. Hin, Shelly. Esher. FISHER. NJ. >.
Newcomb, Fred ~. Beale and Corporal j.
d. Rhodes.
Troop Corporal James L. Boan, Fri
Yates Frank u. Both, Albert Harlle, r. G
bagley, IL. Alyers. j. Atherton Clifford
Reed and Sergeant g. W. Arlington.
Troop G--Sergeant Thomas Cavanaugh,
Corporal l.. L. Stewart. Privates George
Rowland, III. j. Hartner, Michael Coyle,
X. Nj. Reid and M Russell.
Troop L-Prlvates r. J. koauc. John H.
Dernat, Thomas f. Mcguire Edward s.
Calborst and Nathaniel Poe.
Tenth cavalry troop B-privates Russell
Gaines, Miller. Cross. Braxton and
Wheeler.
Troop I--priNates Ridd and Mayberry.
Edward Marshall. correspondent OF tho
New York Journal and Advertiser, was seri-
ously wounded in the small of the back
Practically two battles were fought at
the same time, one by the Rough Riders,
Under iulmp1intp n CpiDual
Wood, on top of the plateau and the other
on the hillside. several miles away, by the
regulars. with whom VAS General Young.
The expedition started from Juragua,
marked on some maps az Alters u small
town on the coast, nino miles east of
MORO castle, which was the first place
occupied by troops after landing at Baiquiri
last Wednesday. Information was brought
TO the American navy headquarters on
Thursday that forces of the Spanish SOL
diers had assembled at the place where
the battle occurred 10 block the march on
Santiago.
General Young went there TO dislodge
them, the understanding being that the
Cubans under General Castillo would co.
operate with them. but the latter failed to
appear until the fight was nearly ended.
Then they asked permission to chase the
fleeing Spaniards but as the victory was
already won. General Young refused to
allow them to take part in the fight.
General Youngs plans contemplated the
movement OF half this command along the
trail at the base OF the hills loading back
from the coast so that they could attack
the Spaniards on the flank while the
Rough Riders went off to follow the trail
leading over the hill TO attack them IN
front.
The plan was carried out completely. The
troops fett Juragua at daybreak. The route
OF General Young was comparatively level
and easy Of travel. Three Hotchkiss guns
were taken with this command. rhe first
part OF the journey OF the Rough l1ilers
was over steep hills. seven hundred feet
high. The men carried 200 rounds Of ann
munition and heavy camp equipment
Although this was done in the early
morning the weather became incensely hot
and the sun beat down on the cowboys snd
Eastern athletes as they toiled up tine
grades with their heavy packs. and fire.
quent rests We're necessary The trail was
30 narrow that for the greater part OF the
way the men had to proceed single file
Prickly cactus bushes lie on both sides
VI the trail. and the underorush was so
thick that IL was impossible to see ten
'eet ON either side.
All the conditions were favorable for n
nurderous ambuscade. but the troopers
kept close watch and made as little oise
possible.
The Rough Riders entered into the sI.rit
OF the occasion with the greatest enthu-
siasm 1t was their first opportunity for
fight, and every man was eager fer it.
The weather grew sweltering hot ami one
by one the men threw away blankets and
tentn.
The first tntimation Colonel Woods
command had that there were Spanisrls In
the vicinity was when they reached a point
three or four miles back from the cOaet.
when the low cuckoo calls OF the Spanish
soldiers were heard In the bushes
II was difficult to locate the exact loint
from which these sounds came. The men
were ordered to speak in whispers, and
frequent halts we're made.
M Finally place was reached at O'Clock
where tbe train opened into space cover.