The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-17

New York city; Sergeant Smith, Private
McColgap, Private Dunnrishy, all of
Company d. The wounded were: Private
MCGOWAN, Of Company d, hand shat
tered, and the pilot on the United States
cruiser Marblehead, shot through the
head. The firing began after midnight,
and lated until daybreak. At times there
was a heavy fusillade on both sides.
Lieutenants Neville and Shaw, of
Company d, with thirty men, were on
picket duty all night and were attacked
by heavy force of Spaniards. All the
men killed were in this detachment ex-
cept DR.. Gibbs, who was shot while in
camp. The pickets held the Spaniards
off until relieved this morning. Rein
forcements were landed from the Texas
and Marblehead this morning. They
consisted of sixty men and two rapid
fire guns. After McColgan and Dunn
RISKY were killed their heads were
shockingly mutilated with machetes.
Late this morning the Spaniards
opened fire from two guns placed on the
west side of the harbor. The shots flew
wild. The Texas, Yankee and torpedo
boat Porter, which were lying in the
harbor, opened fire and in short time
silenced the Spanish guns. The latter
fired only once after the ships opened
fire on them. There were no casualties
on the American side.
1t was decided by Colonel Huntington
this morning to abandon the position
first occupied by the camp, as there
were no signs of reinforcements of
troops and it was known that force of
Spaniards six times more numerous
than the marine battalion was in the
vicinity. Therefore the crest of the hill
which the troops held last night was
given up to the batteries and rifle pits
and the tents were pitched on the side
of the hill near the harbor, which is
protected by warships.
GUERRrLLAs ATTACK THE MARINES
Two Men Killed on the American Side and
Fifteen of the spaniards.
Camp Of the United States Marines,
Guantanamo, June Is, via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 15.-[Copyright, 1898, by
the Associated Press. AFTER two nights
of hard fighting the American flag still
noats on Cuban soil over the encamp-
ment Of the marine battalion, and our
boys say they will keep it there until
the belated troops arrive II 1t takes till
winter. Thus far the marines have had
the best Of the fighting, but the situation
Is grave and they are exhausted with
repelling s&most incessant attacks.
They have little chance to rest or sleep.
Were 1T not for the guns Of the fleet
the gallant little band would be an
initiated by the Spanish troops in over
towering numbers. AS it is they proba-
bly, can hold their position but they
cannot move forward until reinforced
py troops Sunday night the guerrillas
made another attack.
On the American side two men were
killed and four wounded. The dead
are: Sergeant Major Henry Woods, Of
the marines, shot through the right
breast Private Tauman, wounded and
fell off cliff and was instantly killed.
The injured are: Private Wallace, fell
off the cliff, leg fractured; Private Mar
tin, shot through the left leg; Privates
Roxbury and Burke, shot through the
arm. The first attack OF the Spaniards
was made at s p. m. and the last shot
was fired by them at about 8 a. m.
During the night the Spaniards at
tackled the camp of the marines on the
shore, and the Observation-Disclosures
the Americans had been driven out
threw several shells into the place. The
attack was repulsed by the small de-
tachment Of marines in camp without
trouble. The shells of the Marblehead
struck among the marines.
The fight was the first Of the war in
which the Cubans co-operated with the
American forces, and their cooperation
was not glittering success. At one time
during the afternoon, when the marines
were firing on q small detachment of
| Spaniards that made their appearance
short distance from the camp, the
Cubans began firing without orders and
sent a volley right among the Ameri-
cans. There were several narrow es-
capes, but no one was injured. Lieu
tenant Neville was sent out on scout
duty and attacked a small stone fort.
A hot fight followed and the Spaniards
were driven off with loss. 1t was during
this fight that Wallace and Tauman
fell over the cliff. Fifteen dead Span
iards, including one lieutenant, were
found in the fort.
The Dolphin this morning located the
Spanish water station on the ocean side
OF the harbor entrance, which supplied
the water for the attacking force. The
well was situated in blockhouse wind