The record-union., 1898-06-27
Col. Roosevelt and His Men Walk
Into a Perfect kmbusCade.
Our Losses Known to be Sixteen Killed,
While Thirty-fVe Were Woun ded and
Nine Are Reported Missing
Spanish Losses Heavier.


per Associated Press dispatch Dandy,
via Kingston, Jamaica, June 26. 10
a m-(Copyright 1898 by the Asso-
ciated Press 1.-The initial fight of Colo
mel Woods Rough Riders and The troop
ers of the First and Tenth Regular Cav
airy will be known in history as the
battle of La Quasina That it did not
end in the complete slaughter of the
Americans was not due to any miscal-
culation in the plan of the Spanish, for
as perfect an ambuscade as was ever
formed in the brain of an Apache In
dian was prepared, and Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt and his men walked
squarely into it. For an hour and
half they held their ground under
perfect storm of bullets from the front
and sides, and then Colonel Wood, at
the right, and Colonel Roosevelt, at the
left, led a charge which turned the tide
of battle and sent the enemy flying
over the hills toward Santiago.
1t is now definitely known that six
teen men on the American side were
killed, while thirty five We're woundad
and nine are reported to be missing 1t
is impossible to calculate tire Spanish
losses, but it is known they were far
heavier than those of the Americans
at least as regards actual loss Of life.
Already thirty-seven dead Spanish sol
diers have been found and buried
While many others are undoubtedly ly-
ing in the thick underbrush on the side
of the gully and on the slope of the
hill, where the main body of the enemy
was located. The wounded were all
removed.
A complete list Of the killed wound
ed and missing on the American side
revised To 1 p. m. Saturday, is as fol-
lows:
KILLED.
Captain Allyn X. Capron. First Unit
ed States Volunteer Cavalry.
Sergeant Hamilton Fish, Jr., Troop
l., First United States Volunteer Cav
airy.
Sergeant Doherty, Troop \, First
United States Volunteer Cavalry.
Sergeant Marcus ID. Russell, Troop
G, First United States Volunteer Cav
: airy. Sergeant Russell lived in Troy
=. Y, and was formerly Colonel on
Governor Hills staff
Private Leggett. Troop A. First Unit
ed States Volunteer Cavalry
Private Harry r. Elmer, Troop c..
First United States Volunteer Cavalry.
Private Milden ID. Danson. Troop l..
First United States Volunteer Cavalry.
Private w. r. Irwin. Troop f, First
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Private Slennoc. Troop X. First Reg
ular Cavalry
Private y. Work, Troop p. First Reg
ular Cavalry
Private Kruppe. Troop b, First Reg
ular Cavalry
Private Stark, Troop A. First Regu-
lar Cavalry.
Private -, Troop X, First Regular
Cavalry.
Private Kelb. Troop X. First Regu-
lar Cavalry
Private Barlin. Troop X. First Reg
ular Cavalry
Corporal White, Troop E, Tenth Reg
ular Cavalry.
WOUNDED.
Major James Bell, First Cavalry shot
in the leg; Captain Thomas T Knox
First Cavalry, shot i'm the stomach ca
rious: Lieutenant Byram. First Caval
~; Private Frank Booth. Troop f. First
Volunteer Cavalry; Private George
Brixton. Troop p. Tenth Cavalry: Pri-
vate s f. Isler, Troop G, First Volun-
teer Cavalry; Private Joseph Dole.
Troop Il, First Volunteer Cavalry: Pri-
vate John r. Keene, Troop H. First
Volunteer Cavalry; Private L. NJ New
comb, Troop u, First Volunteer Cav
airy: Private Martin Peck. Troon G.
First Cavalry: Private Samuel Redd
Troop q. First Cavalry; Private Arthur
Wheeler, Troop B, Tenth Cavalry: PHI
vate Theodore Gryce Troop D. Tenth
Cavalry; Private Kelley Mayberry,
Troop /, Tenth Cavalry Private James
Russell Troop y. Tenth Cavalry: ed
ward Marshall, correspondent of the
New York Journal and Advertiser"
serious: Private Schuellei. whitney.
first Volunteer Cavalry: Private Ma
tnanlei NJ. Pee. Troop L, First volun-
user cavalry; Corporal ]. n Dean.
Troop +. First Volunteer Cavalry; Pri-
Vate G L. Reed Troop r. First Caval-
~ Corporal j. b. Rhodes. Troop d.
rlrst Volunteer Cavalry: Sergeant
Ihomas Ryan, Troop X. Tenth Cayal-
~ Private L. J. Albertson. Troop F.
FIRST Volunteer Cavalry: Trunpetsr r.
Meagher. Troop l. Firs. voIuntaar
cavalry: Private George Roland Troop
q, First Volunteer Cavalry. priv,te =
Miller, Troop B, Tenth Cavalry. pri.
vate D. " Watson, Troop c. First Cav