Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-08-17

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keeping up an incessant fire.
"ElsEe7 Americans wer, killed and
thirty-seven wounded.
Spanish losses reported great.
During the fighting the rebels re-
manned neutral.
The correspondent of the Times at
Cavite, with General Green's brigade,
under date of August 8, says:
"A heavy monsoon has been blow
ing since Sunday and deluges of rain
have greatly increased the difficulty
of landing and moving the United
States troops and multiplied the dis
comforts in camp, which were al
ready almost uncomfortable.
'As l anticipated, General Green's
brigade is the focus of the active land
campaign. Already the troops are in
constant and close touch with the
enemy. On Friday morning a bat
talon consisting of the First Colo
RADIO, under Lieutenant Colonel Nc
Coy, with four guns of the Utah bat
terry, commanded by Captain Young,
grandson of the Mormon prophet, oc-
cupied the line fifty yards in ad-
vance of the insurgents between the
beach and Gale Real and 1900 yards
from a formidable earthworks situ-
ated at the southern end of Malate,
the foreign residential quarter of Ma
Mia. After sixteen hours of continu-
Gus labor, the work of intrenchment
was completed, the enemy not firing
shot until the Americans indulged
in sharpshooting.
Saturday was comparatively quiet.
and so was Sunday until nightfall,
when the Tenth Pennsylvania, Colo
mel Hawkins commanding, occupied
the trenches after some desultory
picket firing. At 1870 p. m. the enc
my, estimated at $500 strong, opened
fire vigorously under cover Of the
dense undergrow sh. Their movements
were further hidden by the floods of
rain. The Pennsylvania met the at
tack with a succession of volleys, COW
ering their right with two companies
stationed in the swamp beyond the
intrenchments.
after about three-quarters of an
hour. two companies of the Third
regular artillery. under Major OLA
ra, arrived at double quick to relieve
the PennSylvanians. whose ammuni-
tion was almost exhausted. They soon
silenced the enemy's fire.
THE First California, under Colo
mel Smith, and the First Colorado, un-
der Colonel Hale, acted as supports.
The affair lasted two hours. but not
withstanding the tremendous fusilade
and the heavy shell fire only ten
Americans were killed and forty-six
wounded. The only officers wounded
were Captain Richter, of the First
California, wounded seriously in the
head. and Captain Hobbs. of the
Third artillery, wounded slightly in
the leg.
Although the engagement scarcely
attained the Importance of a battle,
it thoroughly tested the quality of
the United States troops, and had an
excellent effect, stimulating their zeal
and enthusiasm, and inspiring them
with confidence.
The Spaniards, whose losses in the
engagement are not known, are
adopting tactics intended to irritate
the Americans. Every night they
maintain an annoying fire. They
have now got the true range of the
earthworks, and their shell and
shrapnel fire is very accurate.
"On Monday night the American
losses were one killed and five
wounded, and on Tuesday night one
killed and six wounded. This per-
centage is heavy, considering that the
men were well intrenched, and there
has been hardly any fighting in the
open.
General MacArthur's brigade,
which arrived Sunday, is landing to-
day through the heavy surf. Nothing
more serious than thorough wet
ting has occurred as yet, although
the operation is not without consid-
cradle danger. Hardly any cases OF
sickness are reported"
Washington, August 10.-The war
department yesterday received the
following cablegram from Hong
Kong:
"Adiutant General. Washington.
'MacArthur's troops arrived 31st.
No epidemic sickness; five deaths.
Lieutenant kerr, engineer, died Of
spinal meningitis. landing at camp
uCIdy GU Ou dCCouHI OI Hlgn SURF.
ITO gain approach to city, Green's
outposts were advanced to continue
line on the Camino Real to beach on
Sunday night. Spanish attacked
sharply; artillery outposts behaved
well; held position. Necessary to call
out brigade. Spanish loss rumored
heavy. Our loss:
''Killed-Tenth Pennsylvania, John
Brady, Walter Brown; infantry, Will
liam F. Brinton, Jacob Hull, Jesse
Moss, William Stillwagon; First Cali
fornia, Maurice Just; Third artillery,
Eli Dawson; First Colorado, Fred
Springstead.
Seriously wounded: Tenth Penn
sylvania. Sergeant Alva Walter; Pri-
Yates Lee Snyder, Victor Holmes. C.
S. Carter, Arthur Johnson; First Cal
ifornia, Captain r. Richter, Private
c. J. Edwards; Third artillery, Pri-
Yates Charles Winfield, J. A. -icEl-
roth. Thirty-eight slightly wounded.
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