New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
THE FIGHT AT YAUCO.
GENERAL GARRETsON'S OFFICIAL NET
PORT MADE PUBLIC


xrs,,r,,or Sent .4-The War Department To-
n,yb, made public the official report by Brigau'e'
General G. A. Garretson of the action on iauco
Road in Porto Rico. on July 20 IN WIN" "'
brigade was engaged The report is as ioho"s'
The brigade landed Guanica on July - - mat at
about II TO u a. m. During the aiterho9n ~ star
day made reconnaissance with Two on i iny OHIO
OFFICERS and Major W HayeT ioa o. ., out of The
valley in which the camp was stua,SSu s ohdnt
n mile wide There are mountains on either side
about four hundred feet high About ihree Ming
rom h fe ' 10 One hundred high running at
right angles with the valley. Nas nome The latter
rurs the road TO Sabana Grande ana g. road m
Along the northeastern valley runs ''' ''
As the enemy reported at these Paee care
fully reconno,red and the body Of me enemy wa a
discovered the Hacienda santa r pecd hcenda is
situated nearly in the centre Of an oval plan ABOUT s
one mile by one ana n n4 nv o Nils and sePa
rated by the bill above mentioned rom ne 5nns
OF Guanica The distance between the TWO pia ,h
mentioned measured through ne 3 1ssco % river
mountain. Is about 900 yards me tu Vl ,s ~
Csuanica and through the narrow valley Sonner, ae
them This narrow valley c2ns'i'a''bn t,ana f"If
lies on the side Of the road and me M Hi
on which the house Of Ventura Qunones is sta .1d
sted affords view of the hacienda Here ana ana
pany of the 9Th Illinois were posted.
BEGINNING OF THE ACTION.
M aboutV D. m report sent in from ms
outpost thai the enemy in considerable numbers
had been observed. | sent out Two COMPANIES "
the 9Th Massachusetts as a reserve D"'''s III"
might the enemy opened fire on the ontposts' anu
their commander sent in a report. which arrived a.
camp at a. m. July 26. that an attack on me oute
posts was SXpec'fd ay at s ohio Cavity and five
Companies Of the 9Th Massachusetts, ie5t camp
Tor og,pGs' on the 1ppe3 before hGed ash at
about 1870 O'Clock From the reports OF tie IIa a
posts the enemy were suppose TO De Pa ~, We're
thrown on and the command formed foT ai,a M
ri on Which the house OF Ventura Qunones IL
situated and protected our right nanK; si me
and ihree as reserve. After advancing to Wa1h
Two Hundred yards of the plain OF the naeienoss,
Ing force was discovered BY the , enemy wno
opened fire from position on the ,ni h n IL nteTsec
each other formins solid angle II T Ts aips r
Snsls 'hat ' road sf eaGn ger the
also opened strong hre npu light IN Company
oy Gb Illinois illinois stationed on the hin Of Ventura h
HSOnes This had nre ranlsps nt IN.
:sS 6eri9 FORCE sne dre sH their against the
enemy on the hill TO the west Sound was such that
The tire OF the enemys reserve and parry On 'I 1
effective IN in srs eos,ed The heavy vol
tme of fire the noise of shots striking t , roen
am U the reserves caused a moment9ry con,
fusion among the troops They We're tbe sdVance
ana pa nS SUPPORTS was directed against the party
OF the enemy on the MIL ana teihPoidi"' '
their fire In that direction
A GALLANT CHARGE.
Our advance guard of two companies ignoring
the enemy on the hill then deployed mainly 10 'he
TIGHT of the road and were led with quick ana ac-
curate military judgment and great personal gar
lantry by Lieutenant Langhorne. OF the Isl OaN
airy against the reserves OF the enemy Inc sup
ports and one company of the reserves under me
afn |, q
the party on the west OF the hill. through me
depoyea aon sna the
ming at right angles to the 49,, r9au reer and
TO the left of the attacking party conduSteo ny
lieutenant B. Ames Of the 9Th ma re.,red
70 the valleys. disappearing behind the hacienda
The reserves Of the enemy ceased hring ana iisd
10 ,sq the hacienda Is this house was surrounded
on the sides with ooghoed walls ra The Ve
OF three companies was established at Inc n1ep
of the s5s ad TO to the
left and advanced through the cornneid on o oud
and ad aneed to the hacienda enveopins IT on the
left ii was then discovered that me enemy f heo
along cleverly concealed lines Of retreat ,,..s
AS the object Of the eXpeduon WAS re-
ceived from Major-General Miles; no further pur,
suit was The 81 IepoTed
for orders. having heard the firing: but they were
not needed 6Ss and s IN the
consisted of Battalion Is Patria Of the Spanish
Army and some volunteers IN all ABOUT o" Ut ~
men a.. ,,.N,,,,
The casualties side were -four slightly
wounded After the occupation or 1auce the
casualties OF the enemy were found TO have been
one lieutenant and cornet Killed eighteen Serl-
ously and thirty-two slightly wounded
After tia confusion resulting from the nrst u',-
expected FIRE the conduct OF the troops was excei,
lent They speedily rallied and afterWard
,obeyed orders given through my staff officers With
out hesitation
The following officers OF the command are re-
spectfuy commended for eallantry and GOODNESS
under fire: Major C. X Darling. 9th Massachusetts
Volunteers: Captain f. j. Gihon; 9th Massachn-
eetts Volunteers who painfully wounded early
in the action. and remained I'm command OF his
company until II reached camp; CAPTAIN l. G.
Berry Assistant Adiutant- General Of Volunteers
(frst lieutenant eth United States Artillery; Lieu
tenant G. 7; Langhorne lst United States Cay,
alry .aid): Lieutenant G.. II. Wright. Sth OHIO
Volunteers; Major w. c. Hayes. lst Ohio Cavalry.
act-g aid; and Major George w. Crilo brigade
surgeon. and Major Frank Anthony. 9th Illinois
Volunteers who were present under fire with hos
pitel attendants and rendered necessary aid TO the
wounded