The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-07-04

wounded Ia the side and arm.
Lieutenant Colonel carol. sixth lnfar
ify. wounded In tho hip
Lieutenant Mcy,s Company II, Thlr
cavalry wounded In tho hip.
Lieutenant Herman Sixth. spin
Injured
Lieutenant Gross Sixth. wounded In 10
hlp aud lof, leg
Captain walker sata Infantry. wound
cd ln Mo riEh, log.
Lieutenant Robertson. Company q
f,fih Infantry. wounded IN the rIgh, lsR
Lieutenant rurdy Company c. sr'h
wounded ln mo thigh.
Captain Morgan. Third cavalry
Captain podl Third cavalry. wounis,
loo lho head
Captain Carpenter Seventeenth. wound
cd In .ho stomach.
cauan Kerr Sixth cavalry. wounded
Zoo tho arm
r'o.ain roucy. sho, 10 tho les.
Lieutenant I,shru, Seventh infantry.
Major cor.las. seventh.
Captain Jackson seventh.
iasu,,nui chaHc- D. Flrld. seventh
shot through lhc forehead fatally
Il 90 also reported that Colonel Em,D
was killed
lu 1ome cases every omecr in the COIN
plnv was host
TIlE srANlsIt LOSS
rbr Spanish lpsa must have bycn heavy
Tho spauarls opposing General itwtou
division jor, in Killed. wounded or pra.
oueu .o.o men. ana tho loas on tho con,
l,r ani lcf, must bc double tha, number.
Morl 90 our troops look posscnalon dur.
inf tho u.ghl although General Bates
reserves ana not como up an morning.
Grucml l.awlona division on tho eH.
tfcmo rlght. supported by captain cap
touH battery. General kcnrn division In
tho center and General whcclcra division
on ,hc lvu. supported by Grimes battery.
planted ON the hlll. formed line which
stretched across tho whole width OF tho
laan iu which Santiago lies. distance
pt fully nyb miles.
Immediately In from, ~ iawton lay
rancy, surrounded by blockhouscs and
and against this position
were the opposiuons directed
Tho Americans had tho advantage o,
tho sun in the morning, which shonc IN
"a, cncmy's face. The engagement opened
when the nyyi ly1ng outside tho entrance
Geo the harbor began dropping shells into
,hr spanish carIhworks,
CLARK's GALLANT CHARGE.
4 frw minutes after Clarks brigade
and tho rgh, Of Kcnrs division made a
gallant chargo TO the north ot the cN-
,rymc lcft " the spanish line and took
pusscsslnn 90 hacienda. In the shelter
N an orange grove This marked the
beginning OF magnificent charge
through tho nral line OF cntrcnchmcnts.
Tho cavalry division and General Haw-
lius' brigade charged up the slope against
a storm VI death. It was In this awful
charge that our men were 10 badly cut
ip that they started on tho double quick.
,u, no troops could face such a terrible
mr., without annlhuauon. our men stag
,crcd, throwing themselves to the ground
Ngalu thcy started, again tncy prostratcd
hcmsclyrs. but on and up they went
inul with q cheer they sprang over the
rcnchcs dividing the sides Of the hill
,hcckcrcd with their fallen comrades,
HAND TO HAND,
Thcro was hnnd to hand lighting here,
N which an officer was machctcd but the
Spanards could no, resist the onset OF
,ur troops and they scrambled out OF the
trenches aud broke over the line OF the
,nou ON which they were situated
hundreds OF the enemy lay dead or
wounded In the trenches,
Tho main rcdoubt was then carried with
, rush Two remaining batteries were
hon ordered up and with rattle and
lash Captain Bates battery went tearing
m the road, covered as II was with u
stream VI wounded going TO the rear
rhe battery got In position to the right
" the main Spanish rcdoubt at 3 o.
,loclt, and at $3.50 captain Bates sent the
lrst she'll, which went whI2zIng down
he line OF entertainments of the enemy.
rhc American advance line remained be-
hind the crest OF the hill until Captain
Bates had driven terror into the already
beaten and discouraged enemy,
THE ENEMY BEATEN,
At this ltmo our fleet was also at word,
shortly before this dispatch was written,
our line again moved down forward and
The Spanish began to retreat into the
town. The retreat soon became n rout
ana at 3 o'clock an officer just from the
front said the enemy are hopelessly
beaten,
GRIMES ATTACK.
A few minutes before S o'clock Captain
Grimes opened with his battery on the
heights to the right of the main redout,
situated on the center of the Spanish line
Of entrenohment directly before the city,
The Spanish reply was immediate and
accurate The second or third
Of their shells broke over one Of Captain
Grimes guns, killing two men and wound