The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-04
AT Close Quarters in the Streets
of Santiago.
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Names of Killed and Wounded
as Far as Known.
Loss i'm Saturdays Battle Less
Than on Friday.


The lighting on the right of our line this
afternoon developed unexpected, and
for some hours, almost as severe firing
as yesterday (F7riday), when General
Lawton was assaulting Ell Caney.
The Spanish made an attack in force
on our position. pouring in volley AFTER
volley in quick succession and with re-
narkable regularity. Our return fire
was certainly effective and continued
strong after the Spanish vOlleys had
become rarer and less heavy. Mean
while the batteries on Grimes Hill kept
booming away at the middle of the
enemy's line materially aiding the
hanking movement. The Smelling from
the Spanish fleet was less active and
apparently gave our left but little con-
Germ.
At this hour a report has just reached
mere that General LaWtOn aided by
fresher regiments sent him early in the
afternoon, has turned the enemy'S left
and has troops already in the city,
where almost a hand to hand encounter
is going on in the streets.
The situation when the Associated
Press correspondent left the front as
shown in an earlier dispatch was such
that the capture of the city tonight
Saturday would not be surprising, al
though General Shafter himself when
the correspondent left him three hours
ago did not expect it.
General Shafter however. sent word
this afternoon to General Garcia that
the surrender of the city would not be
long delayed.
A conservative estimate by army men
not officials that our casualties
during yesterdays fighting were nearly
if not quite a thousand about IL De1.
cent of which were deaths.
Today's casualties on the American
side were much lower because our
troops had been well entrenched the
night before.
The following is the latest list Of the
casualties in the battle before Santiago,
SO fa ar, as obtainab BILE: Killed:
Sl&teenth infantry.
SECOND LIEUT.. BENCHLEY, Com
pany E, Sixth infantry
JOHN BUTLER, private, Company E,
HENRY ANDERSON, sergeant Com
pany A. First cavalry
SECOND LIEUT. w A SAFER.
Company A, Thirteenth infantry
CAPTAIN w. F. BRUM. Tenth in
fantry.
LIEUT.. McCoRKLE, Twenty-fifth
infantry.
- WAss. Battery A. Second artillery.
= Mccoy, Battery A, Second artiI-
49, WAGNER Battery E. Second ar
a. P. UNDERWOOD, Battery A. Sec
JAMES HOLLON. Battery A. Second
LIEUT.. W. E. Strip, Tenth cav
airy, brigade quartermaster on Gen.
YOung's staff.
LIEUT.. COL JOHN H. HAMILTON.
Ninth cavalry.
MAJOR F. A G. FORCE. First cav
airy.
FIRST LIEUT.. w. H. SMITH, Tenth
SECOND LIEUT.. sLUNNTs MICH
1E, Seventh infantry, son of Prof Niche
of West Point.
Wounded: Capt. NJ. ]. Henry of the
volunteers, shot through the hip
Ad1t- G. L. Mills, adiutant general of
the Second brigade, cavalry division
shot through the head
Lieut. Col. John H Patterson VTvu7er
ty-second infantry
Mason Mitchell, Company r, rough
riders, right shoulder injured
S4eIgt. samuel Devon, arm fractured
trooper Long, shot through the leg.
airy. 80 "a
Captain Rodman. Twentieth infantry.
neck and shoulders.
Colonel Haskell, Seventeenth infan-
try.
leg. . Al '-ie
Captain Breeraton. Twentv-fo,,r+r, IN
Tantry, slightly wounded in left leg
Lieutenant Colonel Worth.
captain Macfar1ane, Sixteenth infan-
try, slightly in leg.
Captain Dodge, Twentv-fo7rtt jv,4ar
try.
Lieutenant Turman, Sixth infantry.
fatally in spine.
Lieutenant Robertson. Sixth infantry
below heart, in left leg; right leg frac-
tured by third bullet
Lieutenant Purdy, Sixth infantry
through the thigh.
groin. y IA the
Lieutenant seaborn, Eighth infantry
Lieutenant Good, Ninth cavalry. in
4 :, carroll, Second Massa ch11sat+s
p 6IacATnOre, Second RTassa c hlIsetfe
1eseeNeIe' Second Massa chusetts.
9Alote, second Massac husetts
rEeo 'unske, Seventh infantry, in
Sergeant Bite. battery A, Second ar
Sergeant cOrnheld. battery A, second
Corporal Keane. battery Second
artillery. 7 IOAi0
Lieutenant Horace Deveraux +roon
K, rough riders, through arm Ivy
airy, in head cav
F, R. Mcdonald. rough riders, in the
Wagner. company F. Tbi,teo,,4,,
infantry, in the leg IL
Charles Johns, company B, TWENTY
IouTth infantry, hurt by bursting Of
A. Dorcett, company H, Sixteent,
infantry, in the arm
Jacob KuhIin. Second infantry. shot
twIce on right Of chest and left leg.
Il G-11stelh' second infantry.
Z. +. Thro, in throat
gohn Bonner. Third infantry. in right
Captain George K Hunter, Third
cavalry, in right leg.
Major H. W. Vorsells. eommanaing
Third cavalry, in the neck .
captain George A. Dodd, Third cav
First Lieutenant o. ID. Navar vT,E,5v7
cavalry. in the hip and groin.