Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-06-30

Spaniards Had Twice
as Many Men as
Americans.
ENEMY WAS DRIVEN BACK
Twelve Spaniards Known t" have "ee"
KiIled-Roosevelts Rough h'ders
in the Thick Of the Fisht-Spnnihrds
Opened Fire From Thickets.

Opened Fire From Thickcts.
Off Juragua. via Playa del Este,
Guatannmo Bay, June 27.-This morn
ing four troops of the first cavalry, TOUR
troops of the Tenth cavalry, and eight
troops of Roosevelt's rough riders,
less than 1000 men in all, dismounted
and attacked 1000 spanish soldiers IN
the thickcts within five miles OF San
tiago de Cuba.
Tie Americans beat the enemy back
into the city, but left the following
dead upon the field:
Rough riders-Captain Allyn Is.
Capron, of troop l.; sergeant Hamilton
Fish. jr.; Privates Tilman and Daw-
son, OF troop l.; Private Dougherty, OF
troop Al Private W. I. Erwin, OF
troop f. First cavalry-Privates Dix,
York, Bcjork, Kobe, Berlin, Lennock.
Tenth cavalry-Corporal White.
At least 80 Americans were wounded,
including six officers Several OF the
wounded will die.
Twelve Spaniards, dead, were found
in the bush after the fight, but their
loss was doubtless far in excess OF that.
General Young commanded the ex-
petition and was with the regulars,
while Colonel Wood directed the opera
lions Of the rough riders, several miles
west.
Both pafties struck the Spaniards
about the same time, and the fight
lasted an hour.
The Spaniards opened fire from the
thickets and had every advantage OF
numbers and position, but the troops
drove them back from their station,
stormed the blockhouses around which
they made final stand and sent them
scattering over the mountains.
The cavalrymen were afterwards re-
inforced by the Seventh, Twelfth and
Seventeenth infantry. part OF the Ninth
cavalry and the Second Massachusetts
and the Seventv-frst New York.
The Americans now hold position
at the threshold OF Santiago de Cuba,
with more troops going forward con.
s'antly, and they are preparing for a
final assault upon the city.
The officers wounled were:
Major Brodie, shot through tho right
forearm.
Captain McCin,ock, troop B, shot
through the right leg.
Lieutenant J. 7. Thomas, troops l.,
shot through the right leg His condi.
ton is serious.
All the foregoing officers are rough
riders.
Other officers who were wounded are:
Captain Knox, whose condition is
serious. Major Bell, Lieutenant George
l.. Bryan. These officers are of the
First cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
who were wounded:
Rough riders-Troop NJ, Privates E.
M. Hill, Shelly, Fisher, NJ. S. New.
comb, Fred Beale and Corporal Rhodes.
Troop f, Corporal James +. Bean.
Privates Frank Booth, W. Bert Chart
ley, Daley, Ilalvers, f. G. Anterior.
Clifford Beed and Sergeant G. W. Ar
ringo. Troop G. Sergeant Joseph r.
Cavanaugh, Corporal l.. L. Stewart.
Privates George Rowland. II. +. Haef-
ncr, Michael Coyle, II. NJ. Reed. NJ.
Russell. Troop l.. Privates J. II. Heen,
Thomas f. Meagher, Edward Calvers,
Nathan p Poe.
Tenth cavalry-Troop b, Privates
Russell, Gaines, Miller, Cross, Brax.
ton, Wheeler. Troop l, Prvates Kidd.
Mayberry.
Edward Marshal, correspondent OF
the New York Journal and Adver-
tiser. was seriously wounded in the
small of the back.
1t is probable that at least 10 in the
list Of wounded will die.