The record-union., 1898-06-14
Fight Renewed Sunday Morning, and
the Enemy Again Routed.
The Spaniards Open Fire From Two Guns on
West Side of the narhor, but Were
Silenced by the Texas,
Yankee and Porter.


Of Guantanamo Bay, Sunday, June
18th, via Kingston, Jamaica, Monday,
June 13, $40 a. m.)-(Copyright, 1898,
by the Associated Press)-The Span
iards who last night attacked the camp
of the first battalion of marines under
Lieutenant r. W. Huntington We're re-
pulsed with heavy loss. Four Ameri-
cans We're killed, namely:
Surgeon j. B. Gibbs of New York
City. &
Sergeant Smith Of Company D.
Private McColgan of Company d.
Private Dunnrishy of Company =.
The wounded were: Private McGow-
an of Company D, hand shattered, ard
Marblehead shot through the leg.
The firing began after midnight, and
lasted until daybreak. AT times there
was a heavy fusillade on both sides.
Lieutenants Neville and Shaw of
Company d, with fifty men. were on
picket duty all night, and were attacked
by a heavy force of Spaniards. All
the men killed We're in this detachment
except DR.. Gibbs, who was shot while
in camp. The pickets held the Span
iards off until relieved this morning.
Reinforcements were landed from the
Texas and Marblehead this morning.
They consisted Of sky men and two
rapid fire guns
inc t1xy
heat and thirst. bu: they are all be-
having splendidly in and out of the fire.
After McColgan and Dunnrishy were
killed their heads We're shockingly
mutilated with machetes.
When the Associated Press dispatch
boat Dauntless left Guantanamo Bay
early this morning, after the thin teen
hours skirmish between the United
States marines, under Lieutenant Col
onel Huntington, and rhe Spanish guer-
rillas and regulars, it was expected that
the fighting would be renewed. The
Marblehead was landing reinforce
ments, and nothing had been heard of
the advance pickets under Lieutenant
Neville and Lieutenant Melville J..
Shaw
AT o'clock the firing was again re-
newed by the Spaniards, who appeared
off the camp on the edge cf small ISL
and, about mile to the northeast. 1t
was promptly returned by thirteen
rifles and a three-inch field gun, and in
a short time all signs of the enemy
had disappeared.
Colonel Huntington then went to the
landing for second three-inch gun.
which was dragged up the hill and
placed in position at the summit. Skirm-
ish lines thrown around the camp kept
up a popping all the morning, but with
not much result to show for it. Mean
while the Mrblehead left the harbor
and threw few shells into the woods.
To the great delight of the marines
in camp Lieutenants Neville and Shaw.
with thirty men of Company D, re-
turned Jn good shape, but much ex-
hausted with eighteen hours of picket
duty. One man, Sergeant Smith of
Company K, had been shot through the
abdomen and instantly killed. For
most of the day and night Lieutenants
Neville and Shaw had been surrounded
by much superior force, but men and
officers behaved splendidly, and, al
though the firing of the Spaniards was
constant and heavy, Lieutenant Ne
ville's detachment held its own. infiict-
ing much more damage than it sus-
tanned. AT least five Spaniards are
known to have been killed, and as Lieu
tenant Neville's men kept up a steady
fire throughout the night and the en-
emy was not at a great distance, it is
believed that the Spanish casualties
We're heavy.
morning, and sent ashore eight marines
and two automatic Colt guns as rein
forcements.
The Marblehead also sent an addi-
tional small detachment. Private Nc
Gowan of Company d will lose his
hand. which was shattered by bullet
Amputation will be necessary
The Marblehead's pilot, who was shot
through the leg while guiding the
cruiser out of the harbor this morning,
held the rank of Colonel in the Cuban
service.
Late this morning the Spaniards
opened fire from two guns placed on
the west side of the karbor. The shots
flew wild The Texas, Yankee and
torpedo boat Porter. which were lying