The times., 1898-06-15

the reading of the burial service when the
Spaniards, who could see plainly what
the men had gathered for, gave a fine
exhibition of their boasted chivairy.
Fire ON Burial Party.
They began shooting at the party from
the western ehaparral, and this action
convinced everybody, if conviction were
needed, that the stories told of Spanish
brutality and barbarism are true.
Fall in, Company A. Company B.
Company D; fall IN; fall ill.," was the
word from the END of the camp to the
other The graves were deserted by all
stood unmoved. The men sprang every
where to arms and then placed them
selves behind the rolled tents, their KNAPP
sacks, the bushes in the hollows, boxes
and piles of stones, with rifles ready and
eyes strained into the brush.
The ScoundrcIs Punished.
The little Colts began splitting, the
howitzers roared. blue smoke arose where
the shells struck and burst in the chap
arral and rifles snapped angrily. Then
as the men caught sight of the place
whence the enemy's bullets came there
was hell for the Spaniards in that stretch
of chaparral.
Then to add to the booming and bark
ing fusilade in honor almost it seemed of
the dead heroes. from across the bay.
there came the sharp crack of Spanish
and in futile anger were firing on the
| Suns dispatch boat which lay at anchor
in the harbor.
The challenge was answered by the
Texas. which opened with her 6-pounders.
J Only seven shots were fired by the battle
! ship but the result was that the Span
! iards were driven out from that side. 1t
was hot work for the Suns boat and she
was hit once.
The Services Resumed.
Shortly the firing ceased everywhere in
the brush. and the funeral was resumed
/ The Texas still kept shooting with her
| smaller guns on the chaparraI near the
: camp. Once more the men gathered about
! the graves and Chaplain Jones begar
reading the Episcopal service. He hat
nearly finished when the rifles of the en-
emy again cracked, this time to tht
| east.
A dozen men in the pits by the OLE
bIockhouse answered and the chaplain
! kept right on with the solemn service
| When he had finished the men again tool
their rifles and resumed their work o
watching
Meanwhile the Panther, which lay clos
in near the camp landing, began sheIIini
the brush to the east. She kept at it 70
| half an hour.
From that time on less trouble was ex
perienced. In the afternoon the tent
were all struck and carried TO the loI
stretch of land, rising from the beach
but were not again pitched. They Wi
remain down temporarily for the reaso
that if they were raised they would max
too good targets while the spaniards ar
in the brush.
Defending Old Glory.
AS the men marched down the hill, tn
Marblehead went off TO the west an
shelled the holIows in the neighborin
hills with her big guns. The Panthe
kept at it and the Sterling, with her six
FOUNDER. pumped in storm of shells
The men marched up the hill again an
then the Spaniards fired on the flag froI
four or five different spots. Every she
from the enemy was answered with fft
from the marines.
The firing ceased for half an hour, bu
was resumed at o'clock by the Marble
head and Panther. which had discovere
bunch of Spaniards in the brush TO tn
west of the camp. The firing was Iivel
for time. and the Spaniards disappeared
Whether any of them were hit is no
known.
, Little is known of the result OF all tn
firing on the enemy, but buzzards ar
gathering over the hills tonight. and tina
is a sign that dead men are lying there.
Lie ut. NeviIle's story.
Lieut.. Neville, who was in charge c
the reconnoitering party who left cam
Saturday afternoon, thus describes hi
trip to your correspondent:
Il had charge of a party of ten, an
} Lieut. Shaw had the same number. "
formed a rendezvous about a mile froI