Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30

CAPTAIN CAPHON. now at the fork in the road one branch of which leads to Santiago and the other to Morro castle, at the entrance of the harbor. General Shafter is thus free to move in either direction, according to the demands of the campaign. With the 1900 men who re-enforced him yes terday on the Yale and the additional brigade that will reach him by tomor- row 1t may be possible to make even more rapid progress in the advance on Santiago, as these men can be relied upon to relieve the main body of troops from the necessity of keeping open the line of communication between General Shafter and his base at Baiquiri.
 Official List of Killed at ouarina.
 Adjutant General Corbin has received from Major General Shafter of the Cu- ban army of invasion a cablegram con- taining the official list of Americans killed in the battle of La Quasina. Gen. eral Shafter's dispatch follows:
 'The following is a list of the killed on the 24th inst:
 First Cavalry-Private Otto Krupp, Troop B; Corporal Alexander Llennoe and Privates Emil Bjork, Jack Berlin, Peter E. Dix. Gustav Colbe and Jesse E. Stark, Troop E.
 Tenth Cavalry-Corporal William L. White, Troop F.
 First United States Volunteer Cavalry Corporal George Tohorty and Private F. Leggett, Troop A; Sergeant Marcus B. Russell and Privates Harry Heafhoe Troop G; Captain A. M. Capron, Ser geant Hamilton Fish and Private Til- den w. Dawson, Troop L; Private Will liam J. Ervine, Troop F.
 Numbers engaged were: First caval- ry, PA; Tenth cavalry, 220; First volun- teer cavalry. 500. Total, 964."
 There was a pathetic coincidence in connection with the receipt of General Shafter's message. Within a few min utes after it came a telegram was re- ceived from Ernest Krupp, Il East Fourth street, New York city, which read:
 Please inform us If Otto Krupp was killed at Quasina, Cuba"
 It will be noted that Otto Krupp Is the first in General Shafter's list of killed.
 The Battle of Quasina.
 The following Is the story of the battle of La Quasina:
 The initial fight of Colonel Woods Rough Riders and the troopers of the dIu 1eIlu IhNdliy VIII pc known in history as the battle of La Quasina. That 1t did not end In per- feet slaughter of Americans was not due to any miscalculation in the plan of the Spaniards, for as perfect ambuscade as was ever formed in the brain of an Apache Indian was prepared, and Lieu tenant Colonel Roosevelt and his men walked squarely into it. For IF hours they held their ground under perfect storm of bullets from the front and sides, and then Colonel Wood to the right and Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt 10 the left led a charge which turned the tide of battle and sent the enemy flying over the hills toward Santiago. It is now definitely known that Is men | on the American side were killed, while | 50 were wounded. or are reported to be missing. It is impossible to calculate | the Spanish losses. but it Is known that they were far heavier than those of the | Americans, at least as regards actual | loss of life. Already 37 dead Spanish | soldiers 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