The herald., 1898-06-26

into more open country and they could be
seen better.
1t was not long before the enemy gave
way and ran down the steep hill and into
the block house. with the evident intention
of making a final stand there.
The Officers in Front
Col. Wood was at the front, directing the
movement, and it was here that Major
Brodie was shot. Col. Wood and Lieut. Col.
Roosevelt both led the troops in pursuit OF
the fleeing Spaniards, and hail of bullets
was poured into the block house. BY the
time the American advance guard got with
in 600 yards of the block house the Span
iards abandoned it and scattered among
the brush upon another hill in the direc-
toin of Santiago, and the battle was at an
end
During all this time just as hot a fight
had been progressing at Gen. Youngs sta
ton. The battle began in much the same
manner as the other one, and when the
machine guns opened fire the Spaniards
sent voliey at the gunners from the brush
on the opposite hillside.
A Storm of Bullets
Two troops of cavalry charged up the
hill and other troops sent a storm of bull
lets to every point from which the Spanish
soldiers came. The enemy was gradually
forced back, though firing all the time, I'M
til they, as we'll as those confronting the
rough riders, ran for the block house, only
to be dislodged by Col. Woods men.
Gen. Young stated afterward that the
battle was one of the sharpest he had ever
experienced. 1t was only the quick and
ut Of ba hot har II
could see the enemy or not that caused the
Spaniards to retreat so soon. Gen. Young
spoke in the highest terms of the conduct
of the men in his command, and both Col.
Wood and Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt were ex-
tremey gratified with the work done by the
rough riders on the first occasion of their
being under fire.
Gathering Dead and Wounded
When it became evident that the Span
iards were giving up the fight, searching
parties went through the thicket and tall
grass, picking up the dead and wounded.
The latter were carried to field hospital,
about mile to the rear, and all possible
attention was given them, while prepara-
lions were made to remove them to Jura-
qua.
Twelve dead Spaniards were found in the
BUSH but the Americans made no espe-
cal efforts to ascertain the enemy's loss.
1t is believed, however, that the bodies
found represented only small proportion
of the dead, and conservative estimate is
that at least fifty Spanards were killed in
the fight.
Overcome by Heat
The sun was blazing down on the field all
the time the fight was in progress and many
troopers were overcome by the heat and
lack of water A spring was found near
by later on. and the soldiers canteens were
filled from 1t.
Reinforcements were ordered forward
from Juragua, but the march was long
one and they did not arrive until the fight
was over.
1t was necessary to send a large supply
of provisions to the soldiers from the base
of supplies at Juragua, and the only means
of so doing was by pack trains, which are
necessarily slow.
1t is believed that the troops will be free
from attack where they are, and that the
Spaniards will not attempt to repeat the
play they adopted today of blocking the on
ward march of the Americans In the direc-
ton of Santiago. 1t is thought they will
make the last stand at the city itself, trust
ing that with the assistance of the shore bat
teries and the guns of the warshps in the
harbor, they will be able to repel the Amer
lean troops and force them back to the sea
coast and either capture them or drive
them from the island