The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03

tIDps one the extreme right undfI zen
erals Lawton and Chaffee, fully five
miles from tho sea.
A FEINT ON AGUADORES.
Il had been arranged that General
Duhiold should make a feint OF attack
ing Aguadores in order TO draw attention
from tho main movement. and at o'clock
General Lawt0n's troops moved forward,
led by a battery OF the First Artillery
under command Of Captain Allyn Capr0n.
Every man I'm the army carried three
days rations and ammunition 20 match,
and everyone knew that he was not cx-
pected 10 return 10 camp until Santiago
had fallen.
THE FIRST SHOT.
The first shot was fired from tie bat
terry at $40 by Captain Capron, whose
son, Captain Allyn h. Capron, OF the
Rough Riders. was killed az Sevilla. The
shot was directed at Caney, wher0 The
Spaniards were in force, and II fell IN
tho heart of the town. The firing con-
tinued for twenty minutes without re-
sponse. In the meantime the cavalry
division had moved forward on the main
Santiago trail. headed by a light bat
terry of the Second Artillery under Cap
tain Grimes. Tho movement OF this bat
terry was a heartbreaking task, owing TO
the mud I'm the valley aud steep hill.
Under the musketry fire OF the cavalry
men the Spaniards I'm the little town of
El Paso retreated. and Captain Grimes
battery took up position there and be-
gan A rapid firing into Cancy The guns
OF the two batteries made the place so
hot that the enemy finally retired, haSins
no artillery.
BARBED WIRE FENCES.
The town WAS surrounded by rough
earthworks and lines OF barbed wire.
After the enemy had been driven from
El PasO twenty-One shots We're fired by
Captain Grimes and Captain Capron from
that position into the outer fertilization
OF Santiago before a response came
when sc did come however, y came with
unexpected accuracy, the shots being
from and 5-inch rapid-hre rifles. evil
IDENTIFY taken from Admiral Cervera's
warships and mounted behind the forti-
hcations. The Spanish gunners raked the
hill on which is situted III Paso and
which had been made the headquarters
Of General Sumner and the Cuban gem
erals. Garcia Castillo. Capote and Rabl
one shell struck a large sugar storehouse.
on the red corrugated roof of which stood
ten Cubans viewing the fight. The roof
fell. and the all the Cubans were wound
ed. and three OF them win die.
CUBANS ADVANCE.
4 detachment OF 200 Cubans went for
ward from El Paso. and then Colonel
Wood. with the Rough Riders, the First
and Tenth Cavalry started down the
hillsides straight for the enemy's fortid-
cations.
ROUGH RIDERS ADVANCE.
Captain Grimes battery poured n
steady fire into the Spaniards 20 protect
Colonel Woods advance. The dismountcd
cavalry paused on their way through the
tangled grass and underbrush. and half
way down tho hillside selected a good
spot TO halt. and from there opened and
maintained for twenty minutes a hot
fire. The opposing batteries banged
away Captain Grimes sending a storm
of lead down into the outer fortidcatons
and the Spaniards pounding away al the
hilltop with vicious pcrsistency.
SMONELESS POWDER.
Most of the Spanish shells went over
the hill tops and fell In q rayine beyond.
Here several detachments of Cuban
troops were stationed ass reserves and
before they could be moved. seven in-
surgents were seriously wounded and
several slightly hurt At the same time
two Americans were killed and nine
wounded. The Spaniards used smokeles5
powder and shot with much more accu.
ment. Tho wonder is that many more
lives were not lost as the opposition bat-
teries were less than two miles apart.
FEARFULLY HOT WORK.
Col. Woods command behaved with
great bravery. firing steady and deadly
volleys. with the encmys shells screech-
ing and bursting over their heads. Twen-
~ minutes of fearfully hot work silenced
the Spanish batteries Ten shots We're
sent into them after they ceased firing.
but there was no response and IL IS pre-
sumed that the guns were dismountcd
or the gunners driven off.
Away 10 the left General Lawton's di-
vision. with Chaffees men and CaprOn
battery was meantime fighting hercely
with the enemy entrenched In and about
Caney. The Spaniards contested every
inch OF ground bitterly and fought with
unexpected coolness and courage, but the
irresistible onward movement ot the
Americans forced them TO retreat.
SPANISH LINE BROKEN.
At II o'clock the terrible IRE from Capt
Capron's guns and the muskets OF the
men broke the Spanish line and d retreat
began toward the line OF outer foruhca-
lions. The enemy took the trail known
as the main Santiago road and Captain
Grimes battery Immediately began pitch
ing shells In ahead OF the retreating men
while O. detachment Of 1000 Cubans head
ed by Garcia started 20 cut or the re-
treat
No report has yet been received from
them. A large detachment OF General
Kents reserves was sent TO aid General
Garcia I'm this work ana IL Is probable
that Gercc nghung occurred.
WHEELER USES 4 LITTER.
All this time General sumner had com
manded the center, owing 20 General
Vheelers illness, but about n:D General
Wheeler started on the two miles journey
10 the front IN an ambulance. About hair
way 10 the front ne met a number OF lit
ters bearing wounded The veteran un-
der protest by the surgeons, Immediately
ordered his horse, and after personally
assisting the wounded into the ambu-
lance. mounted and rode onward. The
men burst into frantic cheers whleh iol-
lowed the General al along the line.
I}y noon. although still very ILL., Gensral
wheeler had established headquarters az
the extreme front and centre OF the line
and suu holds his position.
HEAVY FIGHTING on RIGHT FLANK
The fardest nghting OF the day seems
| 10 have been on the right hank and heavy
| casualties are reported from there. The
advance there was more rapid than az
other points on the line and. GsneIal
| Cnafiees brigade was the Arst " cross
| the lite san Juan river close. Ia tae
| line OF outer fOrtincations. At o'clock
Il ~