Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-04

here that General Lawton, aided by fresher
regiments, sent him early in the afternoon,
has turned the enemy's left and has troops
already In the city, where almost a hand-to-
hand encounter is going on in the streets.
The situation when the Associated Press
correspondent left the front, as shown in
an earlier dispatch, was such that the
capture of the city tonight Saturday
would not be surprising, although General
Shafter himself, when the correspondent
left him three hours ago, did not ex-
pect it.
General Shafter, however, sent word this
afternoon to General Calixto Garcia that
the surrender of the city would not be
long delayed.
A conservative estimate by army men
not official-is that our casualties during
yesterdays fighting were nearly if not
quite a thousand, about Is per cent of
which were deaths. -..-
To-day's casualties on the American side
were much lower, because our troops had
been well intrenched the night before.
The following is the latest list CT the
casualties in the battle before Santiago, so
far as obtainable:
KILLED.
Captain Morrison, Company K, Sixteenth
infantry.
Second Lieutenant Benehley, Company E,
Sixth infantry.
John Butler, private. Company E, Sixth
volunteers.
Henry Anderson, sergeant. Company A,
First cavalry.
Second Lieutenant W. A. Safer. Company
A, Thirteenth infantry.
Captain W. F. Brum. Tenth infantry.
Lieutenant McCorkle, Twenty-fifth in
fantry.
Wass, Battery A, Second artillery.
Mccoy, Battery A, Second artillery.
Wagner, Battery F, Second artillery.
A. P. Underwood, Battery A, Second ar
tillery.
James Hollon, Battery A, Second artillery
Lieutenant w. E. Strip, Tenth cavalry
brigade quartermaster on General Young's
staff -..
Lieutenant Colonel John NJ. Hamilton,
Ninth cavalry. r--
Major F. A. G. Force, First cavalry.
First Lieutenant w. H. Smith, Tenth
cavalry.
Second Lieutenant Slunnis Niche. Sew
enth infantry, son of Professor Niche
of West Point.
WOUNDED.
Captain NJ. ]. Henry, of the volunteers
shot through the hip.
Adjutant G. L. Mills, adjutant genera
Second brigade. cavalry division. sho
through head.
Lieutenant Colonel John H. Patterson
Twenty-second infantry. ..
Mason Mitchell. Company r, rough rid
ers. right shoulder injured
Sergeant Samuel Devon, arm fractured
Trooper Long. shot through the leg.
Lieutenant Joseph Armstrong, cavalry.
Captain Rodman, Twentieth infantry
neck and shoulder.
Lieutenant Colonel Haskell, Seventeenth
infantry.
Captain Bloxam, Sixth cavalry, in the leg
Captain Breereton, Twenty fourth infan
try, slightly in left leg.
Lieutenant Colonel Worth.
Captain MacFarlane. Sixteenth infantry
slightly in leg.
Captain Dodge, Twenty-fourth infantry.
Lieutenant Turman, Sixth infantry. fa
tally in spine.
Lieutenant Robertson. Sixth infantry; be
low heart. in left leg. right leg fracture,
by third bullet
Lieutenant Purdy. Sixth infantry
through the thigh. rF-=
Major Mont. Tenth cavalry. in the groin.
Lieutenant Seaborn, Eighth infantry.
Lieutenant Wood. Ninth cavalry. IN tn
mouth. .-~-s- .-" ~-'' soc
E. ]. Carroll, Second Massachusetts,
Blackmore, Second Massachusetts.
Revere, Second Massachusetts,.
Short, Second Massachusetts,