New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-13
MARINES IN A FIERCE BATTLE.
ATTACKED BY SPANIARDS THEY FIGHT ALMOST CON-
TINUOUSLY FOR THIRTEEN HOURS
FOUR AMERICANS KILLED IN FIRST LAND BATTLE OF WAR
Copyright: 1903: The Associated Prsss.)

Associated r.",
Dispatch Boat Dauntes of Guantanamo
Sunday Morning. June Mole ST. Nicholas H June ~ NJ
W. gon battalion OF Marines which landed from
transport and encamped the hill guarding the apa
doned cable station the the outer abor has been
engaged beating Spanish gueras and regulars since
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The fighting until o'clock this
morning landed from the Marblehead
FOUR AMERICANS WERE KILLED.
killed wounded The advance pckes
under Icutenans and Shaw unaccounted for
The Americans killed were - " sxru
WILLIAM DUSrIlY McoIGAN
John Blair Gibbs assistant He was "a son Of Major Maj 'EI, Rss
practising New and he entered the service
since s the s s"b M Hs, was g ys p'I H osi mawoo There
three smalwod Alabama Kentucky and one ILLINOIS,
smes s% o4" Was r" private Mass
Corporal Glass accidentally wounded the head ~ ,
Spanish unknown probably heavy lhe spashes
blood found daylight the m Positions .d the 5 Pana o"n. occupied ''
ENGAGEMENT BEGAN WITH FIRING AT PICKETS.
engagement began the cks thousand yards
driven in finally rang on the camp pung o'clock
bodies a McCogan and Dupy were found both shot M in the the
The large caused by the bullets which inside OF range OF ooo
yards rotary indicate that the victims were killed close range
BODIES STRIPPED AND MUTILATED WITH MAcHETEs
The stripped cartridge belts and horribly
ed When they brought the whole battalion formed
three sides If M hollow how n!S @ M 1U wros ,hs sa ane % from the hill camp
deep beyond this high hills The adjacent country heay
The sky when the gale was blowing
Night mpnctrabe The Spanish squads concealed
the appare advantage the ridge furnishing
fine targets against the sky the white
spanards till midnight dseoyerabe only by flashes
at voe The sounded like hacks
barrel.
The Mabehd launch machine her bow pushed up the bay
killed The
the edge and there lost it, Sharks are numerous
in the vicinity .-
ing and disclosing occasionally skukng parties OF
Spaniaris
RrsFNRIED A TRANSFORMATION SCENE IN A THEATRE.
theatre Each discovery OF
enemy greeted the e OF abne fire along the edge OF the camp
ridge roll OF the aunchs machine searching the cKes
a cadcn
the attack The Spaniads made gal
vole
before onerd Of the the HILL but
they points there almost handtoand struggle The
used their revokes.
through the formation the edge OF the camp
Cuban guide discharged his revolver and they turn
ing finding themselves without ran heterketer down the reverse
side OF the hill.
Surgeon Gibbs killed He
shot in the thcst Of attack He fell into
Private Sullivan and both dropped second bullet threw dust
faces Surgeon Gibbs lived ten minutes ou dd NOT regain CONSCIOUSNESS
ATTACKS WE'RE CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
hospital then removed their quarters to the
old Spanish stockad north the camp he attacks were
throughout the rest the nrng from small
squads directions
Toward morning Dawn the vorte for attack
asleep had had for oreght hours and tired nature
no stand the But no attack came
2pound field which could not be used during the
sed several squads OF Spaniards after
daylight bushes like dogs burrows the shells
While the CORRESPONDENT of The Associated talking
OF the word OF the finding the
Smith He reported having been killed clock on
previous that he had been seen alive at 10 o'clock the
pr AIcF FOR THE STEADINESS OF THE YOUNGER MEN.
When and how this Neither had the
men mustered had the euena Neville and Shaw been
relieved
especially the the
gaecment bartm of fire for a large majority.
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