Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-07
WELOSE
OVER $50
Latest Returns Give That
AS Death List at
Santiago.
The Total Number OF
Killed and Wounded
Exceeds 1900.
Additional Names of
Heroes Who Offered
Up Their Lives.
copyrighted by Associated Press,


Before Santiago, Sunday, per Asso-
ciated Press Dispatch Boat Dandy to
Port Antonio July 6.-The fighting
that lasted two days cost the American
army LOO men. This estimate is made
by the surgeons at the division head
quarters after careful figuring by
the surgeons at the hospitals. The list
of wounded is large in proportion to
the list of those killed outright.
Probably less than 100 all told of the
number wounded have died, making
the total number of deaths in the
neighborhood of $50. The remainder
of the wounded will probably recover.
Considering the fact that not over H.
900 thousand men were engaged on our
side, and that not all of those were
actually under fire, the percentage of
loss is very heavy The slaughter was
brought about mainly by the gallantry
with which our troops advanced into
the open ground in the face of
heavy fire from the Spanish entrench-
ments and rifle pits. The returns
show a number of regiments suffered
heavily, the list New York being the
worst cut up of the volunteer regi-
ments and the 9th regular infantry suf-
fering most among the regulars. In
some of the companies of the 18th reg
iment one-third of the men are gone
and there are companies in that regi-
ment now entirely without officers.
Following is an additional list of the
killed:
Privates Steede, Howe, Phelps and
Leaverwitch, all of the 25th infantry;
Lieut.. j. Hughes, 4th infantry; Lieut..
Field, I'd Massachusetts; Capt. John
division hospital staff; Lieut.. Louns-
berry 18th infantry; Privates Ashley,
Green and spatman, of the rough
riders; Corporal Milous, list New
York: Privates Deutschsberger, Hol
land, Scofield, Skinner, Booth and
Decker all of the list New York,
Saturday Nights Battle
Santiago Sunday, per associated
Press Boat Dandy to Port Antonio,
July 6.-The Spanish made desper-
ate night attack upon our left short
ly before 10 o'clock Saturday night
The assault was directed at the posi-
ton that had been carried by Kent's
men. The Spaniards left their
trenches and charged across the open.
striking heavily upon Wickof's bri-
gade, consisting of the 9Th, 18th and
oath infantry. They were reinforced
by heavy fire all along the line of
guns and batteries and succeeded in
driving some of our men from the
trenches. but the heavy fire which the
Americans in turn poured in staggered
the Spanish line and sent it Keeling
backward with heavy loss. The Amer
leans had advanced from the trenches
for the first time, and while the Span
iards were in the open some Of our
gattling guns on the extreme left did
some terrible execution. The casual
ties among our men were not heavy
Gen. Hawkins was shot in the foot
Over 200 additional wounded were
taken to the rear during the night
Under Skaters orders the battle was
reopened at o'clock this morning
along the whole line. At this writing
the sound of firing is like a long roll
of machine guns, punctuated by the
heavy boom Of the Spanish batteries
The recruits were ordered to the front
today
Our loss has now reached 100 killed
and wounded.
Part Of the night attack was direct
ly opposite the station Of the Sd and
9Th cavalry Captain Bowden, Sd
cavalry went with a working party ar
a. IN, to strengthen the line Of en-