The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-15
GALLANT BAND
BRAVE MARINES STILL HOLDING
THEIR OWN ON CUBAN SOIL,
And Determined to Keep "oId Glory"
FIOaaing Above Them Until the
United States Troops Arrive
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ANOTHER NIGHT SKIRMISH
TWO BLUE JACKETS KILLED AND
-FOUR SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
Shells Thrown from the Cruiser Mar
bIehead Into the Camp of the Ma
rines, but No One Injured.
FIFTEEN SPANIARDS SLAIN
THEIR BODIES FOUND IN FORT
AFTER SHARP ENGAGEMENT.
Wild Shooting by the Insurgents who
Were Trying to Assist the Invaders
water Station Wrecked.
Shells Thrown from the Cruiser Ma r.
bIehead Into the Camp of the Ma
rines, but No One Injured.
FIFTEEN SPANIARDS SLAIN
THEIR BODIES FOUND IN FORT
AFTER A SHARP ENGAGEMENT.
Wild Shooting by the Insurgents who
Were Trying to Assist the Invaders
water Station Wrecked.
Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press,

Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press)
CAMP OF THE UNITED STATES
MARINES. Outer Harbor of Guantanamo,
Monday, June 13, noon, by the Associated
Press dispatch boat Wana. via Kingston.
Jamaica, June ID. a. m.-After two nights
of hard fighting the American flag still
floats on Cuban soil over the encampment
OF the marine battalion, and our boys say
they will keep it there until the belated
troops arrive if it takes till winter.
Thus far the marines have had the best
Of the lighting, but the situation is grave,
and they are exhausted with repelling al
most incessant attacks. They have little
chance to rest or sleep, and the time for the
arrival of the relieving troops is uncertain.
Were 1t not for the protecting guns of the
feet the gallant little band would be an
initiated by the Spanish troops, in overpow-
ering numbers from Santiago de Cuba. AS
It is they probably can hold their position,
but they cannot move forward until rein
forced by troops.
What first. with the white tents on a bold
eminence against the tropical background,
looked Ikea holiday camp is now grim duty.
The tents have been struck and rolled into
breastwerks, supplemented by trenches
around the crest of the hill. The spot is la
mentally exposed ground. while sur
rounding it on all sides is heavy brush. The
least movement in the camp is the signal
for instant target practice on the part of
the Spanish sharpshooters whose rifles car
ry much further than ours. though their
owners rarely hit anything they aim at.
1t is impossible to accurately estimate the
Spanish attacking force, but it is numerous
enough. About two-thirds of this force sur
rounds the camp nightly with deadly ring,
and the spatting of the Mausers makes the
evenings quite lively for the Spaniards are
daring enough to crawl up and take a pot
shot at the marines from the bushes about
thirty yards from the camp. At night the
besiegers fight like Indians. and our old
Apache fighters will feel in their element.
Every yard of chapparal is an ambuscade.
and picket duty is Tipping coins with death.
After the first attack, on Saturday night,
Colonel Huntington decided that another at
tempt would be made on Sunday night, and
he caused intrenchments to be thrown up
on ali sides of the camp. and in the trenches
the main part Of the battalion last night
waited for the attack that the colonel was
certain would come. 1t arrived in a short
time after dark. and from that time until
daybreak the firing was incessant and at
times very heavy. On the American side
two men were killed and four wounded. The
dead are:
SERGEANT MAJOR HENRY GOODE, of
the marines. shot through the right breast.
PRIVATE TAUMAN, Company d.
wounded and fell off the cliff and was in
stantly killed.
The injured are:
PRIVATE WALLACE, Company D, fell
off the cliff and suffered a fracture of the
leg.
PRIVATE MARTIN. Company D, shot
through the left leg.
PRIVATE RoXBURY, Company D, shot
through the arm.
PRIVATE BURKE, shot through the
arm
The first attack of the Spaniards was
made at s o'clock. and the last shot was
fired by them at about o'clock in the morn
ing.
During the night the Spaniards attacked
the camp of the marines on the shore and
the Marbehead, believing the Americans
had been driven out threw several shells
into the place. The attack. however, was
repulsed by the small detachment of ma
rines in camp without trouble. The shells
of the Marblehead struck among the ma
rines.
The fight was the first of the war in which
the Cubans co-operated with the American
forces, and their cooperation was not
glittering success. At one time during the
afternoon. whenever the marines were firing
on small detachment of Spaniards that
made their appearance a short distance
from the camp. the Cubans began firing
without orders. and sent wild voley right
among the Americans. There were several
very narrow escapes. but no one was In
3ured.
Lieutenant Neville. of Company d, was
senHcut Or scout duty and as on the day
prs pus. he attacked small stone fort. A
hot ght followed. and the spaniards were
driVsa or with loss. 1t was during this