The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

Copyright 1895 by Associated Press.
On board the associated press dispatch
boat Dandy. off Juragua, Friday, July
1, p. m, via Port Antonio. July 2, 6
a. m, and Kingston, Jamaica, July 2, II
a. m.-The battle of Santiago has ragged
all day and at o'clock this afternoon
$1,000 American troops are laundering
at the outer Notifications of the doomed
city. Since daybreak General Skaters
army has fought it's way across two and
a half miles of bitterly contested and
strongly fortified country. and the entire
line of the. men to the right is within
gunshot of Santiago town.
The American loss thus far is esti-
mated at hospital headquarters at 20
killed and SO wounded. but it will be
hours before the death roll can be ac-
curately given. Lieutenant Colonel Pat
terson of the 22nd infantry is the only
officer known to have been wounded,
and he is not fatally hurt. The Spanish
killed and wounded are undoubtedly
numbered by the hundreds.
The Spanish strongholds Of Caney and
El Paso have fallen, and the fort at
Aguadores, just east of Moro castle. on
the coast, has been blown to ruins by
the guns of the fleet. With the excep-
ton of about a thousand troops who
are guarding Baiquiri and Juragua, the
entire army is engaged, together with
1000 of General Garcia's Cuban troops.
The men fought gloriously and if the
same measure of success which attended
to-day's engagement follows the fight
ing of the next "A hours, the American
flag will fly from Santiago's walls on
Sunday. officers and men are fully con-
vinced that the city will be theirs by to-
morrow night.
Beginning of the Fight.
The battle began just at daylight at
a point about eight miles from Juragua
and four miles northeast of the outer
Of Santiago. The general
order for an advance was issued by
General Shafter at dark last night and
by midnight every man in the army
knew that a desperate struggle would
come with the dawn. The news put the
troops in fever of excitement and the
night was spent in cheering and sing
ing, the popular strain being: '"Therell
Be Hot Time in Santiago To-Mor-
row."
At 4 o'clock this (Friday) morning
hundreds of bugles rang out the reveille
and before the sun had risen the great
line was complete. To the extreme left
was General Duffield with the 33d Michi-
gan, his command having reached the |
Aguadores bridge by train. Next to the |
north was Generals Kent's division, a
mile and a half from the sea, and held |
rs reserve force. The center of the |
inc was held by a cavalry division, |
which, until General Wheeler arrived, |
II noon, was commanded by General |
sumner. Owing to General Young's /
llness, Colonel Wood of the rough /
'iders commanded his brigade. which /
consisted of the first regulars, the first /
volunteers and the tenth regulars and /
me battalion of the ninth regular cav
Try. all dismounted. with the exception
4 two troops on the extreme right un-
Ter Generals Lawton and Chaffee full
I've miles from the sea. 1t had been
Irranged that General Duffield should
make a feint of attacking Aguadores.
n order to draw attention from the
main movement, and at 5 o'clock Gem.
raj Lawton's troops moved forward.
ed by a battery of the first artillery
Inder command Of Capt. Allyn Cap
on. Every man in the army carried
hree days rations and ammunition to
match. and every one knew that he was
lot expected to return to camp until
1
The First Shot Fired.
The first shot was fired from the bat
cry at $40 O'Clock by Captain Capron,
those son. Capt Allyn X. Capron of
he rough riders. was killed in the bat
e at Sevilla. The shot was directed at
'aney. where the Spaniards were in
orce, and II fell in the heart of the
own The firing continued 20 minutes
.ithout response. Meantime the cav
Try division had moved forward on the
lain Santiago trail. headed by a light
artery of the second artillery. under
aptain Grimes. The movement of
his battery was a heart breaking task
wing TO the mud in the valley and a |
teep hill. Under the musketry fire OF |
he cavalry. the Spaniards I'm the little I
)wn of FL Paso retreated and Captain |
rimes' battery took a position there |
nd began a rapid firing into Caney. |
he guns of the two batteries made the