Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-06-26

company of marines was sent to the
brow of the hill with orders to drive
the enemy from the beach and thirty
minutes work
CLEARED THE VICINITY
of the enemy. Thus shifting and at
lacking the Spaniards spent the night,
the American camp being almost con-
tinually under fire. During one of the
volIeys brave Sergeant Major Goode
lost his life. He had left the shelter
of a rife pit to issue an order and with
the word Of command on his lips fell
shot through the heart.
The greater part of the Spanish firing
was done from the hills east, and as
result hundreds of bullets fell in the har-
Dor among the ships of the fleet. The
Dandy lay a half mile off shore and the
| same distance south of the camp, but de-
| spite the apparent safety of her position
found her anchorage uncomfortabfy warm
much of the night. Several bullets struck
| her three piercing the pilot house, ana
scores could be heard singing over the up
\ per deck. The guns of the fleet were used
| at times, but were of little value as the
/ danger of dropping shells in the American
| camp was very great. Notwithstanding
| the bitter work of the fight but two
| deaths resulted and only one man was ser
4 iously wounded. Had the Spaniards been
| as clever with their rifles as they were
/ in their methods Of attack and retreat,
| the American loss would have been
frightful
IT, With Monday morning came relief from
active work, very few shots being fired
during the day. But the men
/ WERE GROWING RESTLESS
and were inclined to criticize the policy
which kept them in 50 warm a place
without what they considered good rea-
sons They did not object to lighting
\ but they wanted to sleep. During the
\ day 1t was decided to put the Cubans on
! skirmish duty al night and the little black
warriors soon proved their worth. So well
| did they keep the brush beaten that not
! shot was fired Monday night. the Span
ish being unable to approach without de-
lection. The nights rest which resulted
put the men in better spirits, and Tues
day Col. Huntington decided on an az
gressive movement. Five miles to the
| eastward lay the principal camp Of the
| guerillas, a little Village Of shacks built
| around a large well, the only one left
| within a radius of five or six miles, and
therefore of the highest Importance. Al
| ready well near the coast had been de-
| stroyed by shell from the Dolphin. At
s o'clock Tuesday morning 200 marines
| started for the Spanish rendezvous, &C
| companied by 50 Cubans under Col. La
Borda Company G, under Capt. Elliott,
and company under Capt Spicer, COM
prised the marine attachment. Capt. FL
lott was in command. The march was a
fearful one. The trail ran over two hills
and along the seashore, sharp rocks and
barren patches alternating with bush
bristlng with cacti and thorny shrubs.
The sun beating violently down on the
little command was almost as much to
be feared as the Spanish, and before the
battle ground was reached p men had
fallen
AFFECTED BY THE HEAT.
The surgeon in charge was able to get
them all on their feet and not man miss
ed the finish. The Spanish lay on the
side of a ridge, facing, and not more
than a mile from the sea- 1t was moor
| when from the top of the nearest hill
| Capt. Elliott caught sight of the place or
the ridge below him. The men were
quickly formed in line of battle, the Gu
bans on the left flank, and a stealthy ap
proach through the thick underbrush be
| gan The Americans were within %
wards OF the camp, when startled Span
ish sentry yelled out warning. fred hi