New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-27
FIGHT OF LA QUASINA.
MORE DET1ILS OF VICTORY OF
ROUGH RIDERS.
SIXTEEN AMERICANS WERE KILLED
AND THIRTY-SEVEN DEAD SPANIARDS
WERE FOUND IN BUSHES.

WERE FOUND IN BUSHES.
Juragua Cuba June 25 p. m. per As
sociated Press Dispatch-Boat Dandy. via
Kingston. Jamaica, June 26 10 a. m.-
That the initial skrmlsh of Colonel Woods
Rough Riders and the troopers of the 1st
known in history as the fight Of La Quasina-
did not end in the slaughter Of the Americans
not due TO any miscalculation in the plans
Of the Spaniards for as perfect ambuscade
as was ever formed in the brain of an Apache
Indian was prepared, and Colonel Wood and
Lieutenant-Colone Roosevelt and their men
walked squarely into 1t.
For hour and a half they held their ground
under perfect storm Of bullets from the front
and Sides and then Colonel Wood. to the right.
and Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt to the left.
led charge which turned the tide Of battle and
sent the enemy flying over the hills toward
Santiago.
1t is now definitely known that sixteen men
on the American side were killed. while sixty
were wounded or are reported to be missing.
1t is impossible TO calculate the Spanish losses.
but it is known hat they were far heavier than
those Of the Amercans-at least as REGARDS
actual loss of life.
Already thrty-seven dead Spanish soldiers
have been found and buried. while many others
are undoubtedly lying in the thick underbrush
on the side Of the gully and on the slope Of the
hill where the main body Of the enemy was To-
Gated The wounded were an removed.
complete list Of the Killed, wounded and
missing on the American side. revised at
o'clock this afternoon is follows:
THE DEAD.
BERLIN. Jack. private Troop X. 1st Reg Cav.
BJORK. Emil. private Troop X, lst Reg. Cav.
CAPRON. Allyn X. captain. lst Vol Cav.
DAWSON TiIden W. private. 1st Reg. Cav
Din. Peter H.. private. Troop X. lst Reg Cav.
DOHERTY, L. G. H.. sergeant, Troop a. lst Vol
FISH. Hamilton jr., sergeant. Troop L. lst Vol
HAEFNER II. J.. private. Troop G. lst VOL Cav.
IRWIN W r.. private Troop f. lst Vol. Cav.
Kobe, q. A.. private. Troop X list Reg Cav.
KRUPP -- private. Troop z, lst Reg Cav
LEGGETT -- private. Troop \. lst Vol. Cav.
LENAOcK. AK L.. private, Troop X. ist Res.
RUSSELL Marcus L.. sergeant, Troop G. lst Vol
STARK. -. private Troop A. 1st Reg. Cav.
WHITE, -- corporal Troop E. 10Th Reg. Cav
THE MISSING.
BELL. D. W. sergeant lst Vol Cav.
CAMP. Merriam, private. Troop G. lst Vol. Cav.
+ CHILCOT Fred, private. lst Vol. Cav
/ COCHRANE ~ H.. private. lst Vol. Cav.
DENISS. d. c.. private, 1st Vol. Cav.
MDONALD. T. r., rumpeter ist Vol. cav.
MILLER. J. 5, private, lst VOL Cav
SHARP W. s. private. lst Vol. Cav
/ STEDMAN. J. E.. private. lst Vol. Cav
THE WOUNDED.
/ ALBERTSON +. j.. private, Troop F. lst VOL cav
/ BAILEY. Robert T.. private. Troop F. lst VOL Cav.
/ BELL. James NJ. major. lst Cav. shot IN the ieS.
BOOTH Frank. private. Troop f. lst VOL Cav.
/ BRIXTON. George, private, Troop b. 10Th Cav.
i BYRAM. G l.. lieutenant, lst Cav. i
/ DAAfATT John private Troop L. lst Vol Cav.
DEAL. J. ~ private Troop D, lst Vol Cav.
/ DEAN. j. NJ corporal, Troop L, lst VOL Cav.
+ DOLE. Joseph. private. Troop B. lst Vol Cav.
F GAINS M0see. private. Troop 3. 10th cav
. GRYCE Theodore private Troop d. 10th Cav.
/ ISHLER ) F.. private. Troop c. 1st Vol Cav.
/ KEENE. John r. private. Troop l.. lst Vol. cav
+ MAYRERRY. Kelley. private. Troop |. 10th Cav.
! KNOX. Thomas T.. captain, lst Cav: shot In tne
stomach seriously.
/ MCLINTOCK. James H.. captain. ist Vol. Cav
MARSHALL. Edward. correspondent Of New
York newspaper; serious.
7 MEAGHFR Thomas f., trumpeter. Troop L. LIST
Vol Cav.
MILLER F. A, private Troop 3. 10th Cav.
/ NEWCONfB NJ. l.. private. Troop d. lst Vol. Cav.
/ POE Nathaniel ~ private. Troop L. lst Vol. Cav.
+ PREII. Martin. private. Troop G. lst Cav
REED c. L.. private Troop F. lst VOL Cav
/ REID. r. W.. private Troop G. lst Vol Cav
/ REILLY. -. private Troop B. lst Cav.
/ RHODES J. b. corporal. Troop D. lst Vol. Cav.
ROOD. Samuel private Troop q, lst Cav
ROLAND George. private. Troop C, lst Vol Cav
/ RUSSELL James. private Troop b. 10Th Cav
/ RYAN Thomas. private. Troop X. 10th Cav.
/ THOMAS j. R jr. private. lst Vol. Cav.
| WATSON. D. V. private Troop lst Cav.
WHEELER Arthur private. Troop B. 10th Cav.
WHITNEY. schuter private. lst Vol Cav
WIGGINS T w, private. Troop b, LIST VOL Cav.
Captain Mccormick and Captain Luna. OF the
1st Volunteer Cavalry. who were reported yes
terday as among the dead or wounded, were un-
harmed. as was also Colonel Wood. whom Adju-
tant Hall reported as mortay wounded
ENEMY WAS THOROUGHLY POSTED.
That the Spaniards were thoroughly posted
as to the route TO be taken by the Americans
in their movement toward Sevila evident,
as shown by the careful preparations they had
made The main body OF the Spaniards was
,,osted ON a hill on the heavily wooded slopes of
which had been erected two blockhouses fanked
bv irregular intrenchments of stone and fallen
trees
At the bottom Of these hills two roads
along which Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelts men
and eight troops of the 1st and 10th Cavalry.