The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-04
KEPT RIGHT ON FIGHTING
How the Battle Was Renewed
Saturday Morning.
AS DESPERATE AS EVER
Lawton and Chaffee Joined Forces and
Attacked the Enemy's Center With
vigor-They Hoped to Take
Santiago Before Nightfall.

New York. July IA dispatch to the
Herald from headquarters of the Ameri-
can army. July . III Playa del Este,
Cuba, says: Undaunted by the terrible
and bloody reception they met yesterday,
General Skaters men at daybreak this
morning resumed their fierce assault upon
the Spaniards in Santiago. They pressed
forward to the attack with an energy
that ugurs certain victory. Cheered by
the advantage gained yesterday and with
their enthusiasm not the least checked by
the destructive work done by Spanish
shells In their ranks, our men moved on
with grim determination. confident of
taking Santiago.
Less than a mile lay between them and
the city's inner d~efenses. To the north
east American troops were pressing in be-
tween Caney and Santiago and TO the
south other divisions of General Skaters
army were advancing steadily upon the
city. Between the two lines the main body
of the army was advanced steadily
against the middle eastern section of the
city lines.
on Santiago the fame-clothed feet was
operating against the harbor defenses.
Admiral Sampson was engaged In the
work of destruction. Mountains of great
white smoke. arising high above the YES
sells, showed how holly the American gun
ners were at work. BY land and sea the
American forces followed up yesterdays
assault in whlrlwind fashion. One-half
of the IS hours desired by General Shafter
in which to capture the city had expired
and the navy We'd with the army In the
struggle to make the Spanish defeat COM
plete within the time named by the
American commander.
Nc details of the work accomplished by
our forces in this mornings attack could
be obtained up to the hour at which this
dispatch Is sent. But there can be no mis-
kin the fury of the American assault
and throughout the American ranks when
daylight came there was an oplusJn that
Santiago would fall IN short order and
that Genera Linares and his army would
be captured.
General Linares, the Spa 1Isn comman-
der. was shot down IN the preliminary
fighting yesterday. Several colonies of the
Americans were killed. From the latest Il
is believed that the Amefica1s sustained
losses i'm the two days fighting of LOO
killed and wounded. The spanish loss is
much greater. At least 1000 Spanish have
been killed and 1000 others have been ta-
ken prisoners by our forces. The divisions
of Lawton and Chaffee, which did gallant
work throughout the day, effected 6
junction at noon to-day and aid most eff
feotive work against the enemy. The,
went to the front in an almost irresistible
charge against the center of the enemy's
line.
After great effort the Americans placed
their artillery in position from which they
effectively cannonaded the city. AT moor
the telling effect OF the artillery and in
fantry attacks was becoming apparen'
and the fall of the city was seen to b'
only a question of hours. Among th'
American dead are;
Lieutenant Ducat, Path infantry; Lieu
tenant Augustine, oath infantry; Lieuten
ant Colonel Carroll, 9Th cavalry; Corpora
George Immsns, list New York; Private
J Gushing. Holland and Schoield, list New
York.
The VOLUNTEERS were terribly raked
Nearly all of the wounded will recover
Lieutenant Colonel Wort of the 18th I'm
fantry was wounded.