The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03
BOTH CANEY AND FL PASO HAVE FALLEN
Goodness Courage and Irresistible
lean Advance Spanish Fought Glorouslv
and Were Determined to Plant Flag Santiago

treated, having no artillery. The town
| was surrounded by earthworks and
lines of barbed wire.
After the enemy had been driven
from Ell Paso Il shots were fired by
captain Grimes and Captain Capron
from that position into the outer forti-
ncations of Santiago before a response
came. When it did come, however. IL
came with unexcelled accuracy. shots
and shells from three-inch rifles evi-
IDENTIFY taken from Admiral Cervera's
warships and mounted behind the for
tifications.
The Spanish gunners raked the hill
on which Ell. Paso stands, and which
meantime had been made the head
quarters of General Sumner and the
Cuban generals, Garcia, Castillo. Ca
pote and Rabi. One shell struck a large
sugar storehouse on the red corrugated
roof OF which the Cubans stood viewing
the fight. The roof fell, and all the
Cubans were wounded, and three of
them will die.
A detachment of 200 Cubans went
forward from El Paso, and then Col
LIST and 10th cavalry, started down the
hillside straight for the enemy's forti-
fications. Captain Grimes battery
poured steady fire into the Spaniards
to protect Colonel Woods advance. The
dismounted cavalry paused on their
way through the tangled grass and un-
derbrush, and half way down the hill
side selected a good spot to halt, and
from there opened and maintained for
20 minutes a hot fire. The opposing
batteries banged away. Captain Grimes
sending a storm of lead down into the
outer fortifications. and the Spaniards
pounding away. at the hill top with
vicious persistency.
Most of the Spanish shells went over
the hillfnnc faII In n ~.
yond. Here several detachments of
Cuban troops were stationed as re-
serves, and before they could be
moved seven insurgents were seriously
wounded and several slightly hurt. At
the same time two Americans were
killed and nine wounded. The Span
iards used smokeless powder and shot
with much more accuracy than during
the previous engagement. The wonder
is that many more lives were not lost,
as the opposition batteries were less
than two miles apart.
siIenced the Batteries.
with great bravery, firing steady and
deadly volleys. with the enemy's shells 4
and bursting over their /
heads. Twenty minutes of fearfully
hot work silenced the Spanish batteries. .
Ten shots were fired into them after I
they ceased firing. but there was no 4
response. and IL is presumed that the
guns were dismounted or the gunners
driven off.
Away to the left General Lawton's
with Chaffee's men and Ca
pron's battery. was meantime fighting
fiercely with the enemy entrenched in
and about Caney. The Spaniards con-
tested every inch of the ground bitter
ly and fought with unexpected cool
but tla fV-vraC let flaI
onward movement Of the Americans
slowly forced them back on and beyond
Caney. About IL o'clock the terrible
IRE from Captain Caprons guns and
the muskets OF the men broke the
Spanish line and a retreat began to-
ward the line of outer Notifications.
rhe enemy took the trail to the main
nediately began pitching shells in z
lhead of the retreating men. while
of 1000 Cubans. headed by
Garcia, were started to cut off the re
reat. No report has yet been received
rom them.
A large detachment of General Kent's
was sent to aid General Garcia
n this work, and II is probable that
ierce fighting occurred.
All this time General Sumner had
the center, owing TO Cen
raj wheelers illness. but about 11:30
'clock General Wheeler started on the
wo miles journey to the front with an
mbulance. About half way to the
ront he met a number of litters bear
ng the wounded. The veteran. under
rotest by the surgeons. Immediately or
cred his horse. and. personally assist
lg the wounded into the ambulance.
and rode onward. The men ,
urst into frantic cheers. which followed ,
ne general all along the lines. BY noon.
still very Ill. General Wheeler ,
ad established headquarters at the ex- /,
RENE front and center of the line and
till holds his position.
The hardest fighting OF the day seems ,,
, have been on the right flank and
eavy casualties are reported from /,
here. The advance there was more .
apid than at other points on the line,
ri General Chaffee's brigade was the =
rst to cross the Little San Juan river,
ose to the line OF outer fortifications. :
At O'Clock Caney had not been en- !.
ad pushed on past and IL was theirs
ny time they chose 10 march into II. :
shafter at the Front
At that hour General Shafter. while
IS headquarters for the day had been .
Tree miles in the rear. went forward TO (,
'sume personal control Of the opera
ons- Some surprise Is expressed that
. did not walt for the siege guns before
the final attack. as the siege :
ans are still on the beach at Baiquiri.
AZ he decided yesterday that they were >,
and determined 10 strike at :
ice.
The only movement that did not meet :.
ith success was General Duffield's al a
ript to occupy the sea village OF Ag- :
adores. The New York. Suanee and
aFa4r akRa q - -