The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-07-02
Colonel Woodland His Rough Riders
Rush Into a Perfectly
Planned Ambuscade.
SIXTEEN AMERICANS ARE KILLED
Nothing But Pluck and Good Amer
icen Nerve Ayerted a
Slaughter.
DESCRIPTION OF The COUNTRY
In Some Places Conditions Arc Per.
feet For Ambnscndcs and Fa-
tai Surprises---Reyiscd
List OF Casualties.

Iiayns del Este, Cuba, June
has been wal in tlle province of Santi-
ago since last Wednesday, and how
busy our troops Fave been aud how
great their progress can Only be known
With some sotsthscouRtry
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hare passed and
snauss pass sb~efore.they reach the city
oi Santiago.
Along the coast of Cuba from Cape
Maysi to Santiago de Cuba is Il range
of mountains called the Sierre Macs
ira. At Baqairi, where the troops
landed and sixteen miles from Santi-
ago, these mountains IRE four miles
from the sen, and Immediately next to
them is n range of foothills, the land
along the coast being broken and roll
ing.
When General Lawton left Baiquiri
he followed the only road across the
hills. 1t first runs substantially north
to what is called the Baiquiri house.
This was the farm house of the Bal
uuiri farm before it was abandoned as
such.
From the Baiquiri house the road
trends to the west to Demajayho, near
ly two miles distant. This, like most
of the places on the map Of Cuba. is
simply q name and is represented by n
wayside store or tienda, a feature of
the country roads in Santiago prov
fnce. From Dcmajayho the road trends
to the west to Jurugun Grande, which
is simply a farm house. Before you
/ ro,nl ~, 80, n !, &, y. 49, -ooI ,>ne.or
through a large %cocoanut swamp, and
from there On to Juraguasito the land
is ~alluvial, and in the time OF rains the
road is bad.
General Lawton reached this point
Thursday after having a few brushes
with the enemy, but Colonel Woods
rough riders did not leave Baiquiri un-
til 3 o'clock Thursday, and arrived at
Lawton's camp, having travelled n frac-
ton over half the distance to Santiago.
+, Juraguasito was the country resi-
dence of DR.. Joaquin Castillo, now
General Castillo of the Cuban army.
Between Juragua Grande and Jura-
guasito, a distance of two miles, is the
Juragua river, and just beyond Ju-
raguasito towards Santiago runs Car
pentero river. From here you imme-
diately begin to ascend upon the high
land again.
From the Carpentero river to Sevilln,
Il distance of some six or seven miles,
the country is highian rolling and the
road dry. When you arrive at Sevilla
the road dips abruptly down the to a.
fiat, alluvial country, densely covered
by chnpperals and extending some five
miles to the base of the ridge upon
which Santiago is situated.
1t was a point two miles from Sc
villa that the Spaniards made their
stand. The Americans learning this,
troops were started from Juraguasito
to dislodge them early Friday morning
a part of the men following a trail
along the base of the hills leading
away from the coast, while the others,
including the rough riders, followed
the trail over the hill direct to the en-
emy's camp, which was in the edge of
the extensive ehapparal, which from
there extend almost to Santiago.
-Four troops of the Tenth cavalry,
tour troops of the First battery and
eight troops of rough riders had been
sent in advance of the army and it was
this detached force that the Spanish
engaged. Against our 1000 men thcv
pitted 1000. They were strongly in
trenched behind the bushes and had
every advantage in position MS well as
numbers. Despite this fact they were
inglorionsly repulsed by the inferior
force long before the second detach-
lnent OF American troops arrived upon
the scene.
Colonel Roosevelt's men, who had
pushed their way toward Sevilla, re-
sumed their march soon after sunrise.
They We're joined by a detachment of
Cubans under General Castillo, who
guided them over the steep hills along
winding paths. Constant watch was
kept for the enemy, but none seemed
to be lurking in the thick underbrush
that lined the narrow roadway.
IT began to seem as if the enemy had
retreated into Seyilla and the men
were advancing in quick order when
ME crack of Mallser rifles suddenly
was heard. Bullets whizzed over the
heads of the rough riders. The fire
came from behind a thick underbrush
II the Cubans We're ordered to rerly.
Colonel Wood, after ordering his men
to lie down, quickly surveyed the stu
alton. His men had been caught in
MI ambush.
The firing at once became furious.
From several sides the enemy's bull
let's came whistling toward our men