Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02

Sow York. July "a copyrighted
= po,eh 10 the Evening World dated
"A tbe field. two miles from Santiago.
l." and oahlcd from Playa del
c. says.
Am Juan Hoightr have fallen. and
Al way h now opened for an advance
Il Moro Castle. II was a glorious
tory. but very dearly purchased.
he piacc was the strongest spanish
\. most. won fortified ana valinntly de-
n dsd. The position was an excellent
a Il was also occupied by barracks
other buildings. But the Amcri-
/. irops ntormcd the heights and
81 Bl,h yainr had TO yield TO tho bull
70 ,cnacity and courage Of the Anglo
y 11n.
. h write our troops are Hwarming
The hill and covering II like ants.
e spanlards are dcmornliEcd. The
y biting has been OF the hardest kind
our troops have suffered severely
the cncmy's works are IN their
y nIs and they do not count the cost.
% Cancy la also ours. The general
n vance which began at Q y. M. has
4 successful nil along the line.
IAuHr driving tho enemy out uf III
II u.Y the troops took pUHscHHlun of the
i lt. aud destroyed thc spanish forts
which Il had boon IL Tended. Tho
4 rutnrda ned into the city u Santiago.
\ 81, they now are,
II h. LOSSES on both sides were hunvy.
\ burattng Spanish Hholi almost an-
Al Mated an entire company Of our
rqpa
THE DAYS FIuHTiNu.
Nov york. July "a nisciai uir-
a toh a. thr Evening World dated VI
|rrn. cuba. near Santiago, noon, hy
M VI Playa del Este. july lat, says
! 'The first artillery fight Of the cam
}, irn has Just been ended by th'
II nciug of a spanish battery
IThc wounded are rtill being picked
\ as this dispatch II hurried away.
|gen. t.awtun's division hivouncked
\ r ~ Canvy last night without fires
Il o'clock this morning there was d
, rn "hoom" II wnr tho nrat shot
b m Cppruua battery nrrd Co nVouE'
" killing NJ HE son. Promptly th'
4 an.fh began to answer the challenge
\ m their forts ana trenches. AZ 5.i'
<nmoa battery opened ON the Spanish
\ oops to the right uf the San Juui
lei house.
II The common powder used by oui
luups smoked and WINS o. nno large
D. the spanish Held battery whicl
4 ohnhly was served BY Admiral Cor
tfrua marines, judging By the ae
tufacy of the aim.
4 while uur smoke gave the enemy on
nre Grimes could not locate IN
fnumy'r guns, which used Hmokelvr
owdDr. except approximately, Bu
ur mon worked like mad The sprn
IN are gradually nlnckrncd and In les
nan nn hour Il ceased altogether.
Battery A.. of the Second artillery
fvea great credit Tor the victory
ZOO % was a case ~ blindness uWnlnh
sht. Tho battcry's losses, the officer
tate, was as follows
Killed;
Underwood. private.
Helm, private,
Wnundedi
Heary. George c., flrst sergeant
NoItr Sergeant
Cornfurd. rergeant.
krone, corporal
i The battery was supported by IN
fough riders. about 100 Cubans with
1iotohk.a1 gun. detachment Of IN
Zenith cavalry and squad from com
lany e. ~ the Second cavalry,
Most OF the spanish shells new los
oVei the crest ~ the battery's poaitlo
and exploded.
Through them the rough riders IN
'nbout ten wounded among them III
chaplain, whose left elbow va
d ma 1hrd,
Tho cuban loader Gonzales report
fhat The Cubans lost twenty killed an
Wounded.
The details u Gen. Lawton's loi
i haya not arrived.
Heavy Nlllcy firlug has been heai
FOR three hours
Il seems 10 indicate a strong Amer
.rnn advance.
There IL no artillery firing from |
fancy ana only scattering shots can
TIIom san Juan, which has a slope
Nv feet In the hundred.
noth divisions are really In battle,
Il The day IA clear and a modera
Ihre,ze II blowing, but there IA stror
a net The troops are in good cond
Captain Grimes and Corporal NJ
A" WV NNAiAoHlt uN the neat ID
Inre recovering.
4 The battery shot 100 rounds, tw
. ..alrds shells, nd the balance shrnpn,
II me military balloon used by the Sign
i uIpa Tor the purpose OF obtaining a
ufAte Information OF the location
4 lhe enemy and the character Of the
4 nllgnsos, proved Of lnehpmnhie servl
ihe engagement. The balloon floa
I ~ JUST over the tree tops and was ca
Il IVY guided along three miles OF the rol
"marh the line OF the enemy.
Whenever Il hnlted Tor the purpn
II W taking a photograph OF the f0rtlfic
luhH below, the SpaninrdH seized n
II ,g,asien for taking pnt-shots at ii
n l1iAlr monster, Al one time the b
4 w 'uHn hung over san Juan, not ov
II IN y.rds from the enemy. and for n
II MINUTES the spanlarda below tried
Fl @ln 20 punctnre Il.
Il IN lhe hphtinR at San Juan n spal
m IN, two and q half inches IN d
n p,,i,,,r burst Ia the midst Of Capta
II v,,,llt battery In the First hrlliler
II ",lNdIng yaral.
II nj. Vets rough riders were also
mn, thi and bore themselves VITA
b.t,,in credit as In the last four IA,
Hs IN the bush. Several OF d