The record-union., 1898-06-15
OUR BRAVE MARINES.
They Still Hold the Fort at the
Oufer Hachor of Guantanamo.

CAMP OF THE UNITED STATES
MARINES (Outer Harbor of Guantana-
mo, Monday, June 13-noon-by the
Associated Press dispatch boat Wanda,
via Kingston, Jamaica), June 14.-C a.
m.)-(Copyright, 1898, by the Associ-
ated Press.)-After two nights of hard
fighting the American flag still floats
over Cuban soil on the encampment of
the marine battalion, and our boys say
they will keep it there until the be-
lated troops arrive, if it takes until
winter.
Thus far the marines have had the
best of the fighting, but the situation
is grave, and they are exhausted with
repelling almost incessant attacks.
They have little chance to rest or sleep,
and the time Of the arrival of the re-
lieving troops is uncertain. Were it
not for the guns of the fleet, the gall
liant little band would be annihilated by
the Spanish troops, in overpowering
numbers, from Santiago de Cuba. AS
it is they probably can hold their po-
sition, but they cannot move forward
until reinforced by troops.
What first, with the white tents on
a bold eminence against the tropic
background, looked like a holiday camp.
is now grim reality. The tents have
been struck and rolled into breast
works, supplemented by trenches
around the crest Of the hill. The spot
is lamentably exposed, on ground, while
surrounding it on all sides is heavy
brush. The least movement in the
camp is the signal for instant target
practice upon the part of the Spanish
sharpshooters, whose rifles carry much
further than ours, though their own
ers rarely hit anything they aim at.
1t is impossible to accurately estimate
the Spanish attacking force, but it is
numerous enough. About two-thirds of
this force surrounds the camp night
ly with deadly ring, and the spatting
of the Mausers make things quite live
ly, for the Spaniards are daring enough
to crawl up and take a pop at the
marines from the bushes about thirty
yards from the camp. At night the
besiegers fight like Indians, and our old
Apache fighters will feel in their ele-
ment Every yard of chaparral is an
ambuscade, and picket duty is fiipping
coins with death.
After the first attack on Saturday
night Colonel Huntington decided that
another attempt would be made on
Sunday night, and he caused intrench-
ments to be thrown up on all sides of
the camp, and in the trenches the
main part of the battalion last night
waited for the attack that the Colonel
was certain would come. 1t arrived
within a short time after dark, and
from that time until daybreak the fir
ing was incessant, and at times very
heavy.
On the American side two men were
killed and four wounded.
The dead are: Sergeant Major Henry
Goode of the marines, shot through the
right breast; Private Tauman, wound
ed and fell off the cliff and was in
stantly killed.
The injured are: Private Wallace,
fell off the cliff and sustained a frac-
ture of the leg; Private Martin, shot
through the left leg; Private Roxbury,
shot through the arm Che above are
all privates belonging to Company D.;
Private Burke, shot through the arm
The first attack of the Spaniards was
made at 8 o'clock, and the last shot
was fired by them at about 3 O'Clock
in the morning.
During the night the Spanish at
tackled the camp of the marines on
the shore, and the Marblehead, believ-
ing the Americans had been driven out,
threw out several shells into the place.
The attack, however, was repulsed by
the small detachment of marines in
camp without trouble The shells of
the Marblehead struck among the ma
rines.
The fight was the first of the war
in which the Cubans co-operated with
the American forces, and their coop