The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
Fighting WIS FURIOUS
Spanish Lost so Killed in
the SkirmiSh.
DEFEAT OF DONS COMPLETE.
Rough Riders and CaValYmen Did
All the Work.
DEFEAT OF DONS COMPLETE.

Two Battles in Progress at the Same
Time Several Miles Apart While
the Two Forces Were Moving in
Expectation of Executing "a Flank
MOvement-The Two Forces Moved
over Trails So Narrow That They
Had TO March Single FiIe-Trail
Lined by Almost ImpenetrabIe I'm
derbrush.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
-Four Miles Northwest of Juragua, Cuba,
Friday, June "A, 2 p. M, per the Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Wanda to Port An
tonic, Jamaica, June %, a. M, via King
ston, Jamaica, June 25 II 80 a. m.-Dis
mounted American cavalrymen forced
their way over the rough mountain trail
this morning and encountered the Spanish
infantry in a dense thicket high
plateau, almost overlooking the city of
Santiago de Cuba. and routed them after
a sharp battle, lasting one hour.
This afternoon, strongly reinforced by
the arrival of additional forces, the cav
alrymen held a position a little more than
five miles from the Spanish stronghold in
Southeastern Cuba, preparing for a gen.
eral movement on that city.
To-days victory was not gained with
out the shedding of American blood, and
one officer and twelve of the troops lie un-
der the ground on the field of battle. while
about fifty others, including six officers,
are in the field hospital suffering from
wounds.
OF these, eight or ten win probably die.
1t is believed that the enemys loss was
at least fifty dead. besides many wounded.
The American dead are:
CAPT. ALLYN K. CAPRON or Troop
L, First Volunteer Cavalry.
sERGT. HAMILTON FISH. JR.,
PRIvATEs TILDEN, DAWSON of
Troop l..
GEORGE DAUGHERTY or Troop A.
w. T. IRWIN of Troop f.
All four are of the same regiment, more
Familiarity known as the Rough Riders"
Privates Dix, York, Bjork, Colbe, Ber-
lin and Lemnock, all of Troop K, First
Regular Cavalry
Corpl. White, Troop E, Tenth Cavalry
The following officers were wounded
Maj Brodie, shot through the right
forearm.
Capt. McClintocl. Troop b, shot through
the right leg.
Lieut.. ]. r. Thomas of Troop L. shot
through the right leg
All the foregoing officers are "Rough
Riders"
Other officers wounded are:
Capt. Knox.
Maj Bell.
Lieut.. Byron.
These officers are of the First Cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
wounded:
Rough Riders
Troop B-Privates e. NJ Hill, Shelley F.
Ishler, M. S. Newcomb, Fred ~ Beale
and Corpl. ]. D. Rhodes.
troop E-Corpl. James f. Boan Pri-
Yates Frank B. Booth. Albert Hartle, r.
g. Bailey, II. Alvers, f. ]. Athertoa, Cliff
ford Reed and Sergt. c. w. Arrngo.
troop G.-Sergt. Thomas f. Cavanaugh,
0orpi. L. L. Stepwart Privates George
1towland, H. ]. Haefner. Michael Coyle.
H. NJ. Reid and NJ Russell
Troop L.-Privates j. r. Kean. John P.
Dernat, Thomas T. Meagher Edward Cal
borst and Nathaniel Poe.
tenth Cavalry. Troop B-Privates Rus
sell sell Gaines, Miller, Gross, Braxton and
Wheeler
Troop I.-Privates Ridd and Mayberry.
Edward Marshall, correspondent of the
NeW Nork Journal and Advertiser was
seriously wounded in the head and back.
Practically two battles were fought at
Ile same time, one by the Rough Riders
under the immediate command of Col
WOOD on the top of the plateau end the
o'hef on the hill sides, several miles away
Young.
me expedition started from Juragua-
marked on some Cuban maps as AItares-
9naIl town on the coast nine miles east
VI MOTTO Castle which was the first place
occupied by the troops after their land
ing at Baiquiri last Wednesday.
lulormation was brought to the Amerl-
G o,n army headquarters by Cubans on
thursday that forces of Spanish soldiers
nad assembled at the place where the bat
tIago. 20
Gen. Young went there to dislodge them.
,ue understanding being that the Cubans
senoer Gen. Castillo would cooperate with
nlIh' put the latter failed TO appear until
'ne hSht was nearly finished
Inen they asked permission to chase the
.iSelng aSg Spaniards, but as the victory was
aleady Won, Gen. Young refused to allow
mem TO take part In the fight.
zen. foung's plans contemplated the
noveneht Of half of his comand, along the
,rall at the base of the range of hills
teadtng back from the coast, so that he
could attack the Spaniards on the nan;x
slde, while the Rough Riders went off
70 follow the trail leading over the hilI
" atacK them in front. This plan was
carried out compile tely.
,r me troops left Juragua at daybrcak
The route of Gen. Young and the regulars
was comparatively level and easy of trav-
el ' u tiaN-
Three Hotchkiss guns were taken with
this command The first part of tbo {o,,r-
ney or the Rough Riders was over gfeen
h'lls several hundred feet high. The men
carried 200 rounds of ammunition ana
heaVy camp equipments Although this
was done easily in the early morning the
weather became intensely hot and me s'ln