The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-06-17


ineton's battalion Of marlne-, y bich
landed from the transport Panther
on Friday and encamped on the
hlll guarding the abandoned cable
station at the entrance to the outer
hrbor Of Guantansma, has bon
engsg.d In leating OF q bush At
tack BY spanish guerri.las and
Spanish regnlaTs since 3 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. The nghting
wns nImo.t continaous for thirteen
hour until six O'Clock this morn
ing. when re-enforcemenis were
landed frOm the Marblshead.
Four OF our men were killed and
one wounded. The advance pick
sts under I.isuts. Neville and shsw
ars unnccounted for.
The spanish loss is unknown, but
Il was probably considerable. The
.plushs. Of blood found At daylight
a the positions the SpsnlArds oe-
cupled indicate fatalities. bat their
comrades carried OF the dead and
wonnded.
The engagement began with dss-
ultorS asshg 1t the plcket-, =
thousand yards Inland foon the
camp.
fiio dead bodies we're stripped Of
shoes. hats and cartridges, and hor-
rlhIy mutllaied with msehetes
when they werv brought In the
whole battalion formed three sides
of = hollow square about the camp
on the hilltop. Below In the bay
were the warshlps II anchor. In
land from the hill camp IL . deep
navine, and beyond this are high
hills. The adjacent country !.
heavy with . thick growth
The sky vss blackencd with
} elouda. aud when the sun sei gale
vas blowing seauard. Night fell
thick aud Impsnstrable. The Span
f.h squads concealed In the chsP
parel cover, had the advantage.t .ths
Americans on the hill aaOrding fin'
targets against the sky aud whii'
tents The spsnIArds fought frou
shelter until midnight, discovera
BE only In flashes. AZ which the ma
rlnes fred vollsys.
The Marblshcad Ianneh. the Coli
machine on her bow, pushed az
the bay, enhlnding tho SpsBiArds
and Il 4 thoaght ihst some wer
killed. The marlnes trailed mael
blood 10 the waters edge aud Their
lost r. sharks are numerous Il
the vicinity.
The ships threw tbslr search
lights ashore. the pOwerfsl eiectrt'
eyes swssriag the deep tropic &c
IIags. and dlscIosing occasionally
skuIking parties of spaniard-. ]
al rsssmbied . transformation
acona a the harbor.
Each discovery Of the enem.
Was greeted By tie cracks Of car
hlno are along ths edge Of IN
camp ridge or BY the long roll Q
the launcn's machine gun, search
ing the thIckets with a leade
stream.
shortly Sftsr midnight came ih
main attack. The Spsnlarsls mad
agallant charge upon the soutl
west slope. but were met by repeal
ID voIleys from the main body an
broke before thsy were One-thlrd I
the way up the hill, nut they cam
% Gloss thst si points there ".
almost = haad 10 hand struggle
Ths ollssrs used their rsvolSers.
The attacks were continued
intervals throug ghOnt ths rest Of u
night. sIlh llrlng iron small squad
In various dirscss5ns.
Toward morning the firsslackel
"a. Dawn Is the IavOriis time &
attack, and - the eat palssi u
marlneA lying on their gun
Aroused. Some were actually asie'
~ they had had no resi for fort
oI<ht houra bat no attack cam
Esr~s nsw twelve pound Geld gul
which could not b. used during q
nlkht for fear q hitting our ou
nrn. ssslssd several -quads Of q
spanlards after daylight. IN
dove into the bashes like Prail
dors into burrSNs. - the hu
shells broke over them in the ~
dawn-
LIINas Aol- lAu4NaNt.-u anu =
Cockrell gavs high praise 10
nerve anh sieadlness OF the ofllc'
and men. especially the young On
~ the engagement was = b.pili
of Ore Tor = large majority I
men were In darkness and In
strange land. but they stoJd TO tn
posts with courage and fortitu
ana there Was NO symptoms Q
panic. The marines, thongh mu
exhausted, were eager for m
lghllng, promising TO lniiiei hes
panlshmenL Ta~y complime.
The dAsiss II the SpsaiArl' "
chnraclsrlsllc camp profanity.
roday lhe amplest preeansl'
have ben taken, r'.rNioreeme
~,'e l.udlng lrom tue Mari
head. A s'ormy TINE was exe'
"a.
rnn new goinl algn uullo'
p'.vv ,a''.iaetrs aud are s''n