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II WAS A FIERCE battle.
Dispatch from Shafter Says That
Ten Men We're Killed and
Forty Wounded.
sPANIARDs DRIVEN FROM THE HILLTOP.
American Forces Now Within "a Mile
and q Half of Seyilla-Reports OF
Serious Fighting Received Via Cape
Haytien-Spanish Account of En-
gagement Differs from Ours.


patch from Gen. Shafter concerning the
engagement between the Spaniards and
the American forces reached the war
department at noon Saturday and was
as follows:
playa del Este, June 25.-Adjutant Cen
eral, U. s. A., Washington.-Baiq "a
Further news from Gen. Wheeler
places our lost in this mornings firing at
about ten killed and forty wounded. Capt.
Capron, First United States volunteer cav
airy, was killed. Wounded, Maj. hrodie,
Capt McClintock and Lieut.. Thomas Gre
ceived here Thos. and supposed to be an
abbreviation), First United States volun-
teer cavalry; Maj. Bell, capt Knox and
Lieut.. Byram, First United States cavalry.
Capt Knox, seriously. Capt. Wainwright,
formerly reported wounded, is uninjured.
The names of the others killed and wound
ed are not known. The Spaniards occu-
Ipied very strong and entrenched position
on a high hill. The firing lasted about an
hour. and the enemy was driven from MS
position, which is now occupied by our
troops about mile and a half from Sc
villa. The enemy has retired towards San
tiago de Cuba
"(Signed) SHAFTER.
From other sources is obtained the
following list of dead and wounded:
The dead:
Rough Riders-Capt. Allyn K. Capron,
of troop L; Sergt. Hamilton Fish, Jr.: Pri-
Yates Tilman and Dawson, both of troop
l.; Private Dougherty, of troop A; Private
w. T. Erwin, of troop f.
First Carbohydrates Dix, York Be-
3ork, Kobe Berlin and Lenmark.
Tenth Cayalry-Corp. White.
The wounded:
Maj. Brodie was shot through the right
forearm.
Capt Mcclintock. troop B, shot through
the right leg.
Lieut. j. RI Thomas, troop l.. shot
through right leg. Els condition is serious.
All the foregoing officers are rough riders.
Other officers wounded are:
Capt. Knox. whose condition is serious.
! Maj. Bell.
Lieut.. Bryan.
These officers are of the First cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
wounded:
Rough Riders-Troop B-Privates E. NJ.
9JIlle~shelby F. Ishler, NJ. s. Newcomb.
Fred N. Beale and Corporal j. d. Rhodes.
Troop Corp. James f. Bean, Privates
Frank B. Booth, Albert c. Hartle, H. G.
Bailey, H. Alvers, E. j. Atherton. Clifford
Reed and Sergt. E. w. Ar;.ingo.
Troop G-Sergeant Thomas F. Cavan-
augh, Corp. l.. l.. Stewart, Privates George
Rowland. H. J. Haefner Michael Coyle. r..
M Reed and NJ. Russell.
/, Troop L-Privates J. r. Kean, John P.
Dernap, Thomas f. Meagher. Edward CAL
iborst and Nathaniel Poe
Tenth Carbohydrates Russell, Gaines,
Miller. Cross. Braxton and Wheeler.
Troop I-Privates Ridd and Maybury.
Edward Marshall. correspondent of the
New York Journal and Advertiser was
seriously wounded in the small of the back.
1t Is probable that at least ten in the list
of wounded will die.
SnuotJ,fn,r Ahnnf tho Ha,Das
Hamilton Fish, Jr., one of the killed, was
one of the young New Workers of good
position and family who went to the front
with Roosevelt's rough riders He was Of
distinguished ancestry. his family being
one of the oldest in the state. His father,
Nicholas. Fish, is the son of the late Ham
alton Fish, who was secretary of state in
Grants cabinet. Hamilton Fish was over
SIX feet tall of herculean build, and rowed
as No. of the Columbia college crew in its
winning race of 1894 over the Poughkeepsie
course.
Capt. Allyn K. capron, of troop L. Roose-
Velt's rough riders, who is among the killed,
was a son Of Capt. Allyn Capron, of the
First artillery, and was we'll known in
Washington. He was a second lieutenant
of the Seventh cavalry, and was recently
promoted to be captain in the volunteer
service and was given command of troop
u, OF the rough riders. He was young
and dashing officer and was regarded by
his superiors as one of the most promis-
Ing cavalry officers in the service.
MAJ. N. A. Brodie. who was wounded in
me battle near Santiago, is a graduate of
west Point, and noted Indian fighter
Lieut.. ]. K. Thomas of the Indian terri
Iory, is son of Federal Judge Thomas.
Capt. j. S. McClintock, of Phoenix, A riz. is
newspaper man, formerly reporter for
the Associated Press for several western
states. Corp. j. d. Rhodes is a noted scout
and trailer" of Arizona
\ Another Dispatch from sbnfter.
Washington, June 25.-The war de-
partment has received the following
dispatch from Gen. Shafter RECEIVED
after, though apparently written be-
fore, his dispatch given out earlier in
the day:
Playa del Este. June 25.-Adjutant Cen
eral, Observation-Disclosures, June 24.-In
pusning out to occupy good position near
Sevilla to wait and entrench until supplies
and artillery could be landed Fourteenth
and Tenth cavalry Fourteenth apnarent-
py is mistake) and Woods regiment had
skirmish. Enemy was driven from his
position and Gen. Wheeler reports he now
occupies their ground. Wounded, Mai.
sell Capt. Knox, Capt. Wainwright. Lieut..
tbyram, First cavalry. and a number of
men Above names only given. Lighters
and steam tugs asked for this morning
should be sent at once
"(Signed) SKATER"
Spanish Report of Battle.
! Madrid. June 25.-The official report
OF Capt. Gen. Blanco on the recent
fighting near Santiago de Cuba says:
Three hundred Americans attacked
the Spaniards near Siboney and Sevilla.
The Spaniards had three men killed and
three wounded.
The Americans then attacked Gen.
Rubon's camp, but were repulsed, the
Spaniards pursuing them and taking
possession of their ammunition and
clothes.
4 The American warships have bonn
barded Casilda."
Heavy Fighting Going On.
New York, June 25.-A dispatch 10
the Journal from Cape Haytien, Hayti
says: Reports have reached here thai
fighting more serious than any that
has yet taken place is now going on
around Santiago.
No details are obtainable other than
that both troops and ships are en-
gagged and that the American forces are
advancing.
Disposition of Our Forces.
Off Santiago de Cuba, Thursday, June
S3, by the Press Dispatch Boat to Port
IAntonion, jamaica Filed Friday, June
24.-The situation as regards the dis
position and location Of the American,
Spanish and Cuban forces is as follows:
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