Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-06
GOOD WORK OF GLOUCESTER
LIEUTENANT HUSE'S COMMAND HAS
A BIT OF PRACTICE.
Throws Up an Intrenchment, Defends
Ii With Barbed Wire and Then
Kills Four Spa aniards TO
Make fhe Affair More
Realistic.
(cerrespondence Of the Assoclated Press.l

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
GUANICA. ISLAND OF PORTO RICO,
July 25.-When the Associated Press dis
patch boat. Cynthia IL. arrived at Guam
tanamo bay. last Thursday. July z, at 6
p m, General Miles and his squadron were
just starting for Porto Rico. Thereupon
the dispatch boat promptly put to sea and
followed the transports and their convoy
ing warshps to Porto Rico
The transports were slower than the
porpoises that clumsily gamboled around
them, and there was a feeling of relief
when General Miles. on Sunday morning
headed south by west into the Mona pas
sage, and it became known that the SOUTH
ern and not the northern coast of Porto
Rico was to be the scene of the landing
OF the American army on the island of
Porto Rico.
Early on Monday morning the Glouces-
ter formerly ]. Pierpont Morgans yacht
Ccrsair), commanded by Lieutenant Com
manGer Wainwright, turned boldly toward
the Porto Rican coast and steamed into
the harbor of Guanica. Steadily the Glou-
cester went ahead of the Massachusetts,
the Yale and the Columbia. her lead line
constantly going, and her commander
pointing out the points which offered the
safest anchorage for the big warships.
As the ~sachusetts and her consorts
let go their anchors Lieutenant Command
er Wainwright headed the Gloucester into
The port, and for time she was lost to
View. Shortly afterwards the reports of
he- six-pounders were heard and then
silence followed
The dispatch boat then obtained permis-
Sion 10 enter the harbor, and steamed in
after the Gloucester. As the dispatch boat
entered the harbor. those on board of her
saw the launch of the Gloucester. with a
id-ffr -p1t r,.,r
thirty sailors under Lieutenant Huse.
The little party promptly advanced OF
the run, TO the spot from which the Span
ish flag was floating.
The red and yellow of Spain was quickly
hauled down, and then went up the-stars
and stripes the Spanish fagstatA a
hearty cheer rising.
A few minutes later there WAS a spite
ful spatter OF bullets around the Glouces-
ter and the dispatch boat from Il squad of
Spanish soldiers who were concealed among
the houses up the main street of Guanica
which runs direct from the beach. In less
time than II takes TO tell il, the treacher-
Gus. guerrilia-like foes. who had not fired
a shot while their flag was up We're fleeing
I'm every direction before the answering fire
of the Americans ashore, backed up by the
guns of the Gloucester, board of which
even the doctor and paymaster took a
FOUNDERS of the converted yacht merrily
sheled the blockhouse and the hills to the
west. sending some Spanish cavalry on
their way TO reinforce Guanica. scurrying
toward the mountains like jackrabbits be-
fore prairie fire.
Ashore Lieutenant Huse and his men had
not been idle .'As much for practice as
anything" as he put it, they threw up an
intrenchment across the street. mounted
NO IL -fira to-,
sled some barbed wire in front of the
fntrenchment 10 renel a possible cavalry
charge. signaled for reinforcements and
. then opened fire on the Spaniards with the
Colt, with the result that four of the enemy
were soon killed. while not one American
was even wounded.
General Miles stopped on his way ashore
:. boarded the Gloucester and warmly thank
ed Lieutenant Commander Wainwright. for.
had not the Spaniards been uncovered by
the Gloucester's fire. many American lives
might have been sacrificed in the landing
: OF the troops. which followed immediately.
, Inc landing OF the troops was easily ac-
complished. having been carefully planned.
a strong detachment Of troops wat, sent to
fauco. small place about five miles in
land, which forms the western terminus of
me railroad leading 10 Ponce, fifteen miles
distant, due east.
is taken. and fears of yellow fever as an
epidemic. need not be entertained.
Al the request of Colonel Whitney, of
General Miles staff. who made the ia
nous reconnaissance of Porto Rico. the
dispatch boat OF the Associated Press TO-
night will take from ST. Thomas to Guam
lea. philip &. Hanna. consul of the I-nited
States at Porto Rico. who left San Juan
al about the time General Fitzhugh Lee
ieft Havana. and who has been in ST.
1homss ever since. He will be able TO as
slst General Miles in number of ways
ne VIII take with him several Porto Rican
guides for the use of the army
Mr. Hanna thinks the only troops to be
feared IN Porto Rico are about 5gDJ Span
ish regulars and 1000 colonial troops.
Hnnufncture OF Shells Goes On.
READING. PA. Aug. 5.-Notwithstand
ING peace negotiations the Carpenter Steel
works are working on shells and proiec-