The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-15

topyrishted, 1895. by the Associated Press.
CAMP OF THE UNITED STATES
MARINES (ou;er Harhor OF Guantana.
MOI. Monday. june is. noon, by the Asso.
eated Press dispatch boat Wanda. va
kingston. Jamaica, June H. D. m.--After
TWO nights hard fighting the American
flag still floats over Cuban soil ON the en-
eampmcnt of the marine battalion. and
cur boys say they will keeT, il there unt,l
the helased troops arrive. IL Il takes un-
til winter
Ihas Tar the marines have had the best
oi the itsating, but the situation ls grave
and they are exhausted with repeliing III
most ineessant attacks. They have lt,ls
chance 10 rest or sleep, and the time Of
the arrival OF the relieving troops Is un-
certain
Were IL not for the gums OF the fleet. the
gallant little band would be anniaiatexi hv
the Spanish troops in overpowsrtne nuu.-
hers from Santiago de Cuba. As i, H. they
probably can hold their position. hut they
cannot move forward until reiuforceuents
ceme
What first with the white tents on A hold
eminerce against the tropical back
ground looked like holiday camp. Il now
grim reality. The tents nave been struck
and rolled into breastworks supplemented
by trenches around the crest OF the h,,l
The spot is lamentahEy exposed on open
ground. while surrounding II on all s.des
is heavy brush. The feas, movement In
the camp Is the signal for instant target
practice upon the part of the Spanish
sharpshooters. whose rifles carry much
further than ours. though their owners
rarely h.t anything they aim Al.
spaniaris shoot From Ambush.
IL is impossible TO accurately estimate
the Spanish attacking force but 1t in nib
merous enough. About two-thirds of this
force surrounds the camp nightly, while
the deadly r.ng ard spatting of the Maus-
ers make things quite lively. for the Span
iards are during enough 10 crawl up ard
take a pop shot at the marines from tho
bushes about the camp.
Al night the bes.egrrs fight like Indians.
and our old Apache fighters viii feel In
Their element. Every yard of chaparraI
IS an ambuseade, and picket duty Is f.lp-
ping coins with death.
After the first attack on Saturday night.
Col Huntington decided that another at
temp, would be made on Sunday night.
and he caused lntrenchments To ho thrown
up on a.i SIDES Of the camp. and In the
trenches the main part of the battalion
las. night waited for tho attack that the
co.onel was certain would come II ar
rived within short time after dark. and
from that time unfit dayhresk .he frinx
was incessau:. and at tines very heavy.
On the American side two nen were kill
ed and four weunde5. The deaa sfe.
sergt. Nal Henry Goode. of the ma
riues. shot through the right breast
Private Tsnman. wounded and fell OF
the elf. and was Instantly Killed.
The Injured are:
Private Wallace. f-il of The Elf and
sustained q fracture OF the leg.
Private Martin. shot garough the eft
leg.
Private Roxbufy, shot through The arm.
Private Burke shot through the arm
Tho above prsyates except Burke. be-
long TO Company n,
Lsens Neville OF Company y. was sent
oe, on scout duty. and as on the day
previous. he attacked small stone fort
no: agh; followed. and the Spanish
weye driven of with iess. II vas during
this agh, ,!4si Wallace ana TAuman s@ll
over the clln Fifteen dead spani1ris. In
clading ons lieutenant. were found In the
sCrs.
The arss attack of the spaniards was
made az 3 o'clock. and the last shot vas
lred by them about : o'clock in ,he norm
ing
Fired ON Americans by Mistake.
rurIag tas night ne Iaraiehsad. seiev-
lng Arc Americans had been driven oat of
fhsar camp threw several sstssis into the
place. The attack. howeyc- was rspuIsed
by me small detachment OF marines n
camp without trouble The shells OF the
aarbleaeaa struck among ,he marines
The aghf was the frst OF .he war IN
wAioa sns cubans eS-operated with ths
American forces and their cooperation
wAs roe a Ys.tsersBx keseegz. at ore tine
aurieg The afternoon while the .rarsrps
were gring oa a small detachment of
spsfslafds ;hat made their appearance a
short distance from tbs camp. the cIbans
besan arIas without orders and ssgx Q