The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-13

numbers engaged had been heavy. some
Spanish sharpshooters had BEEN lett'D pc
hind in the chapafrai as the AIneLleiten
lire advanced, and they unetf lslelF7 mes
with deadly eject Climbing lne cgSssl
nut Mains, they would conceal thetn-
selves among the long leaves At the TOP
and pick on single men or hre mo
groups passing along the road Anu they
dsd not SPARE wounded men OF those as
slgtinP them to the rear. DR.. Dunfofth,
az the Tenth cavalry was bileed by .
FharpShooter while dressing the leg OF
a WOUNDED man. During the second cay
the sflarpshooters worked back TO the
fed hospital and opened iire upon Il
ore bfiqet evidently intended for me
cnnj, ~ lie hospital, az work about his
nre. Dassed between 81 and the tasble
where the surgeons were taking the ev-
ening meal. The direction whence L
came was Dotea and o corporal ana
three men Of the TweEty-fourth infan-
inv. ggpt out to find the sbarpshooter
brought him to the ground In a few
Before dars Of the first day wounded
men hau begun to arrive. aro ~
O'Clock hundreds had aecumulat!es IS.
There had been no help provided Tor me
hospital attendants To put UP tents, and
very Httle Of that work had been ac-
compiished.
Al & O'Clock rext day was called to
breakfast at the surgeons tert, anu n ~,
an hour later was on the way to tne
front, found that two batteries nR9
beer moved during the night AROUND
near the redoubt Of San Juan wren
position It was thought would Drin llss
them near enough the enemy 70 eIl1 sl,e
their fire to be very eriecilVe' pus ,, av
morning dawned II was found they were
within less than 500 yards Of the span
Ish intrenc1meuts. Being without cover
for guns. men or horses. the Spanish IN
fantry fire soon forced them 10 IeaHs
and return to their Old position near *
PosO. ~.
town / worked my way through tie
thick chaparral to the left OIL the DAT DAT
terteS and on higher ground tnan tnut
occlypied By them. But here tounG
nic}Tet 8nc Of the First Infantry. who
refused 10 allow me TO pass through
saying the sharpshoOters we're conceal,
al In the chaparral and had wounaed
sayernl men that morning. The hre OF
41,essa sharps hooters became very annoy
ING during the day, they having worked
down to the rear OF the batteries IN me
afternoon, 1t was tolu me by an Oil-
| Ger connected With ore OF the bavteFles
that seven had been killed by men setgt
out from the batteries on stilt-huHI
did succeed in getting a position
| whence 1 could look down into the cry
| OF Santiago. and where n battery cou. E5
be placed at an elevation Of at ieast loo
| feat higher than the city. LH;er Capt
| Best'a battery was located there
CLOSING IN ON SANTIAGO.
Meanwhile the irtantry fighting had
been going on. The re10tfbt of San
Juan having been carried by our troops
and L.awtor's division having possession
| OF the town Of I'll CaBey, our men weEe
swinging to the left and closing IN TO-
wards Santiago. shortening the line
s,,,,.s What as they did so. The firing
ceased before dark TO be renewed IN the
night, when the Spanish endeavored to
| drive the Americans from their en-
| trenchef position How many men they
| lost Is not known, but the slaughter was
great ard the attack was given up.
The morning OF July 3 found the posi-.
| tlon unchanged. AT noon the nag 0l
| truce was hoiste6 and fighting ceased
| The loss IN some OF the American req.
n1ents had been extremely heavy. What
| the Spanish loss was we were unable 10
| ASCERTAIN, but $50 Spanish wounded were
found, in Ell Caney after Its evacuation
| by the enemy, and long trenches con-
| tanning their dead were discovered near
me town. Some of their dead remained
Immediately after the fRs Of truce
/ was huisted exodus from Santiago OF
| uon-combntarts began The French
consul brought out over 400 trench eH-
| izehs In one body. All the consulS-
| French. English, German-un3ted In q
| petition to the commanding officer OF
The American forces not to bombard the
1 mace. Some apprehension WIS express
"a or, the part Of me Americans In re.
| p-ory1 10 the movements Of Gen. P9ndo,
Who was kBown to be advancing 70 the
relief Of the place with a force esil-
mated nj 1000 men, But Gen daTr Ga
Of the Cuban forces with ABOUT S,UuV
men. was watching this advance, anu
tssrinE nm the railroad, and otherwise
obstrlctIng PnnIio's movements. Pando
was said to he due at Santiago on the
morning OF the fourth
Working ms way 10 the ftont on the
afternoon Of the Sd, climbed on a
wagor'to cross the San Juan. BY the
caTcNegSnrss OF the driver the wagon
was overturned and, with anotheE man
| found myself under the load OF forage
radors, etc, from which crawted WIN W..
badly injured knee and hahd: ny ny
mar who was With ne on the wagon hAd
his back injured sogthat he could not
walked to the front line. distance
OF about two miles. but had TO be car
ried back 10 the rear or puck-muie'
and, was unable TO visa the city OF san
| tlago Afterwards. After being at o.
vision hospital for thfSc days l was CIV
on a scat with the dGiver OF an ambu-
lance and sent back - SlboEay.
Here. two dlyS-iasAr, was Attacked
III, ,.sIs11,, fever nyfsWith 2b or 20 other
oGictrs sent to the, SlSSow fever hospital
which rad been est3lstllsFgd In the hikls
about one and q haB miles from Slbo'
ney, and beside the narrow gauge rail-
road running from that place to the
iron mines IN the mQnrtains.
MAJOR HENRY RoMEYM U. 81 A.
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