The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03
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tine. ard q retreat began towards the line
Of outer Notifications. The enemy .sok
the trai, known a. tbs main Santiago road,
and Capt Caprons battery Immediately
began pitching shells n ahead OF me re-
treating men. while q detachment OF 2,0o
cubans. headed by Garcia, was started to
cut or the retreat
No report has yet been received from
them. A large detachment Of Gen. Ken,s
reserves was sent to aid Gen Garcia in
this work. and It Is probably that fierce
lighting occurred.
Up TO this time Gen. Shafter had COM
mande. the center. but abou, lid o'clock
journey to the front In an ambulance.
About halfway he met a number OF 1t
tiers. bearing wounded. The veteran. I'M
der protest By the surgeons. Immediately
ordered his horse. and personally assisted
the wounded into his ambulance lie then
mounted and rode onward The men bArst
into frantic cheers. which followed the
general all along the lines.
BY noon. although still very H. Gen.
Wheeler has established headquarters at
the extreme front and center of the lines.
and still holds his position.
Fierce Fighting on the Right Flank.
The hardest fighting OF the day seems
TO have been on the right flank. and
heavy casualties are reported from there
The advance there was more rapid than
al other points on the line. and Gen Chat
fees brigade was the first TO cross the Iii
tie San Juan river close to the line OF the
outer fortifications.
AT o'clock Caney had not been entered
by the American troops. but they had
pushed On past. and II vas theirs at any
time they chose TO march into IL.
AT that hour. Gen. Shafter. while his
headquarters for the day had been three
miles In the rear, went forward to as
sumo personal control OF the operations
Some surprise is expressed that he did
no, wait for the siege guns before begin
ming the final attack, as the siege guns
are still on the beach at Baiquiri. but he
decided yesterday that they were unnec-
essary and determined TO strike at once.
DaMeld Alone Did Not Gain Ground.
The only movement that did not meet
10 occupy Aguadores.
The New York. Suwannec and Giouces-
ter sheiled the old FORT and the rife pits
during the forenoon. drove all the Span
iards from the vicinity and bowIed over
the parap ret. from which few the Spanish
flag bat on account Of the blowing up Of
a railroad bridge Gen. Duifields troops
were unable to get across the river which
separated them from the little town. and
they were compelled 10 go back To Jura-
qua. II IL probable that an effort Will be
made tomorrow TO repair the bridge and
a forward movement attempted Today II
was reported AZ Juragua that Gen. Duff
field had been defeated. bat this is not
true. as he did nos encounter any large
body OF Spaniards
Many dramatic incidents occurred during
the day, with numerous evidences OF spien-
did personal bray IS ~ the American off
GERS and men I'm their work OF continuous
and intense physical strain on accoun, Of
The hills and swamps and the fierce trori-
cal sun which hammered down upon them
the greater part OF the day.
The Cubans behaved with skill and vaior
and rendered valuable aid Gen. Garcia
and other Cuban generals led the troops
In person. and showed great ceolness In
tight places
The Spanish fought stuhborniy through
OH. the retreat. though steady retreat
was maintained. the officers handling ths
troops with bravery and good Judgment
AS In all OF their lighting 50 far. however.
they did most of t,1eir work under cover.
rarely showing themselves in large bodies
I'm the open. All the retreats were toward
Santiago. and Il IS probable that by night
fali the entire force CT Spanlsrds IN ths
province OF Santiago Re ciba viii be with
IN the e!tys walls with the exception Of
400 men under Gen. Pando. whose at
tempt - reinforce Santiago Is believed 10
have been frustrated.