Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-09

the batteries at short range and left
only the SCARED hillsides TO show
where the batteries have been located.
The Massachusetts, and New York
then opened with their big guns,
%plunging a heavy fire into the enemy's
lines. Common shells of reduced
charges were used for the purpose, and
they d~emoraliZed the enemy's ranks.
The shells were fired so as to clear the
towering coast line ridge.
The Newark joined the feet this
morning and at noon the Iowa steamed
within a thousand yards of MORO cas-
tie. Sampson had signalled from the
flagship for the Iowa TO engage Moro,
but a few moments later, just ms the
Iowa was about to open fire, the annul-
] ling pennant was hoisted.
The Harvard arrived at Altares this
morning with 1900 Michigan volun-
teers. They were hurried ashore and
FASTENED to join the American line.
AS che enemy was pressed back to-
ward Santiago both at Caney and at
Ag%uadores, the progress Of our forces
was in entire harmony with the plans
of General Shafter. Our lines thus be-
came more closely knit, and now the
Cubans present u continuous front
from the southeast to the north of
tho city.
On the right at EI Caney now is
Lawton, with three brigades-the
First under Colonel Van Horn, com
handing the Eighth United States ar
tillery and the Twenty-second United
States infanry and the Second Massa-
chusetts, Colonel Clark commanding.
The Second brigade is composed of
the First, Fourth and Twenty-fifth
United States infantry. The Third
brigade, under Chafee, is composed of
the Seventh, Twelfth and Seventh
United States infantry.
General Wheeler, with four light
batteries, is strung out in the rear of
Lawton's division. General Young is
attached to Wheelcr's command. This
cavalry force is |dismounted and is
composed of eight troops of the First
cavalry, eight troops Of the Third,
eight troops Of the Sixth, eight troops
of the Ninth and eight troops OF the
Tenth.
On the left Of Lawton, in the center,
resting ON the second crossing of the
river Guam, just back Of Sevilla, and
moving toward Aguadores, is "a force
composed of the First brigade under
General Hawkins, with the Sixteenth
and Sixth United States infantry;
Sev~enty-frst New York, under Colonel
Wallace Downcs; the Second brigade,
Colonel Pierson commanding; the Sec
ond United States infantry; Third
brigade, Colonel Worth commanding;
Ninth, Thirteenth and Twenty-fourth
United States infantry.
General Bates has the Thirty-third
Michigan, Colonel Boynton command
ing, and u battalion of the Thirty
fourth Michigan, Colonel Peterman,
commanding.
One Thousand Killed and Wounded
Siboney, Province Santiago de Cuba,
July I, 0 p. m.-(Delayed in transmits
sion.)-Fighting practically stopped
at 9 D. m, to be resumed in he morn
ing. Our troops have advanced nearly
to the city. Their losses are estimated
at over 1000 killed and wounded.
Dispatch From Shafter.
Washington, July 2.-Late last night
the war department received the fol
lowing from General Shafter, dated at
Siboney:
Had n very hot engagement To-Day,
which lasted from s o'clock n. m. till
shutdown. We have carried their out
works and are now in possession of
them. There is now about three-quar-
tiers of a mile of open ground between
my lines and the city.
"By morning troops will be in
trenched and considerable augmenta-
ton of forces will be there. General
Lawton's division and General Bates
brigade, which have been engaged all
day in carrying El Caney, which was
accomplished at 4 p. m, will be in line
and i'm front of Santiago during the
night. | regret to say that u casu-
allies will be above 100. OF these not
monv were killed. Shafter."