The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-04

MANY DRAMATIC INCIDENTS
I OCCURRED DURING THE con-
FLIcT-THE cUBANs DO GOOD
WORK.
OFF JuRAGUA, on Board the Assoc
clated Press Boat Dandy, Friday, July
1.I4p, mo, via Kingston, Jamaica.-The
battle Of Santiago has ragged all day,
and 1t o'clock this afternoon 5000
American troops are laundering at the
outer Qualifications of the doomed city.
Since daybreak General Skaters army
has fought It's Il " across two and half
miles Of bitterly contested and strongly
fortified country, and the entire line
from left to right is within gunshot OF
Santiago town.
The American loss thus far is esti-
mated at hospital corps headquarters at
twenty killed and fifty wounded, but 1t
wiz be hours before tho death roll can
be accurately given. Lieutenant Colonel
Patterson, OF the Twenty-second In
fanlry, Is the only officer known to have
been wounded, and he is not fatally hurt.
The Spanish killed and wounded are
Undoubtedly numbered by hundreds.
The Spanish strongholds Of Caney and
n Paso have fallen. and the fort at
ARuadores, Just east OF Moro castle, on
tile coast, has been blown to ruins by
the guns Of the fleet. With the eXcep-
tion Of about 1000 troops who nre guard
ing BaiQuiri and Juarag1a, the entire
army,is engaged, together with 1000 of
General Gnrcia's Cuban troops. The
men fought gloriously.
The battle began just at daylight Mt
a point about eight miles from Jurugua
an dfour miles northeast OF the outer
fortiHcatlohs OF Santiago The general
order for an advance was issued Gem
eral SKATER at dark last night, and by
midnight every man Ia the army knew
that a desperate struggle would come
with the dawn. The news put the troops
ina fever of excitement. and the night
was spent in cheering and singing, the
popular strain being "Thcre'll be hot
time IN Santiago tomorrow"
The first shot was fred from the bat
terry al $40 BY Captain Capron, whose
son, Captain Allyn K, Capron, Of the
Rough Riders. wus killed In the battle
ut sevllla. The shot was directed Mt
Caney, where the SpanIards were in
force, and 1t fell in the heart OF the
town. The firing continued twenty
minutes without response.
Meantime the cavalry division had
moved forward on the main Santiago
trail. headed by light battery OF the
Second artillery under Captain Grimes
The movement OF this battery was n
heartbreaklng tnsk, owing to the mud In
the valley and n steep hill. Under the
Imusketry fire OF the cayalrymer the
Spaniards In the little town Of FL PRso
reiterated, and Captain Grimes battery
took up n position there and began
rapid firing into Caney.
The guns of the two batteries made
the place so hot that the enemy finally
retired. having no artillery. The town
vas surrounded by rough eorthworks
and lines Of barbed wire.
After the enemy had been driven from
FL Pas9 twehty-6ac shots were fired by
Captain Grimes and Captain Capron
from that position into the outer forth
ficatIons Of Santiago before a Response
came. When Il did come however, It
came with unexpected accuracy, the
shots being from three-tnch and FIVE
inch rapld-hre rifles, evidently taken
from Admiral Cprvcra's wurships and
mounted behind the Qualifications. The
Spanish gunners raked the hill on which
FL paso stands. and which meantime
had been made the headquarters OF Gem
eral Sumner and the Cuban generals
Garcia, Castillo, Capote and RRhi. One
shell struck a large sugar storehouHe,
on the red. corrugated roof Of which
stood ten Cubans watching the fight.
The roof fell, and all the Cubnus were
wounded and three OF them VIII die.
"a detachment OF 200 Cuhans Went for
ward from El Pasu. and then Colonel
Wood with the Rough Riders OF the
First and Tenth cavalry. started dow:
the hillside straight for the encmy's fof-
tihcations. Captain Grimes battery
poured steady fire into the Spaniards
to protect Colonel Woods advance.
The dismounted cavalry paused on its
way through the tangled grass and un-N
derbrush and half way down the hillside
selected good spot to halt. and from
there opened and maintained for twenty
minutes hot fire The opposing bat
terie5 banged away, Captain Grimes
sending storm Of lead down Into the
outer Qualifications, and the Spahlards
pounding away Mt the hilltop with vi
ctous persistence.
Most Of the Spanish shells went over
the hilltops and fell IN n rnvine beyond.
Here several attachments Of Cuban
troops were stationed as reserves. and
before they could be removed seven in
surgents were seriously wounded and
several slightly hurt At the same time
two Americans were killed and nine
were wounded The Spaninrds used
smokeless powder. and shot with more
accuracy than during the previous en-
gagement. The wonder Is that mnny
more lives were not lostsRs the NppoBl-
tlon batteries were less Than two miles
apart
About II o'clock the terrible fire from
Captain Capron's guns and the muskets
of the men broke the Spanish line and
retreat began toward the line OF outer
Notifications. The enemy took the trail
known as the main Santiago road, and
Captain Grimes battery Immediately
began pitching shells in ahead OF the
them. retreRtinR men, while detach-
ment Of 1000 Cubnns, headed by Garcia,
were started.to cut OF the retreat.
No report has yet been received from
them. A large detachment OF General
Kcnt'B reserves wns sent to aid General
Garcia In this work. and II is probable
that fierce fighting occurred.
All this time General sumner had
commanded the center, owing to Gem
cral Wheelcr's Illness, but about II
O'Clock General Wheeler started on the
two-mile jOurny to the front In an ans
bulance. About half way 10 the front
he met number Of filters bearing
wounded. The veteran, under protest
by the surgeons. Immediately ordered
his horse. and after personally nsgst-
sing the wounded Into the ambulance.
mounted and rode onward The men
burst into frantic cheers which followed