The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-03

wounded in thigh.
Captain Morgan, Third cavalry.
Captain Dodd, Third cavalry, wound
ed in head.
Captain Carpenter, Seventeenth,
wounded in stomach.
Captain Kerr, Sixth cavalry, wound
ed in arm.
Captain Torrey. shot in the leg.
Lieutenant BesarO. Seventh infantry.
Major Corliss, Seventh cavalry.
Captain Jackson, Seventh cavalry.
Lieutenant Charles E. Field, Seventh
cavalry, shot through the forehead;
fatally.
1t is also reported that Colonel EN-
cry was killed In some cases every
officer in a company was lost.
HEAVY SPANISH LOSSES.
The Spanish loss must have been
heavy. The Spaniards opposing Cen
eral Lawton's division lost in killed,
wounded or taken prisoners, $500 men.
and the loss on the center and left
must be double that number. Most of
our troops took possession during the
night, although General Bates reserves
did not come up until morning.
General LawtOn's division, on the ex-
/ IRENE right, supported by Captain Cap
ron's battery, General Kents division
IN the center and General Wheeler's
/ division on the left, supported by Cap
| tain Grimes battery, planted on a hill,
/ formed line which stretched across
/ the whole width OF the basin in which
Santiago lies, distance of fully I'VE
miles.
Immediately in front of General Law
ton lay Caney, surrounded by book
] houses and entertainments, and against
thlS point were the operations directed.
Beyond the San Juan river, 1000 yards
before the center and left, lay a line of
entertainments, mile east of the city
IheSe two divisions were covered by
a heavy tangled underground between
/ the san Juan and the Rio Guiana.
On the extreme left, on the heights
beyond Captain Grimes battery. be-
hind which, in the shelter of an old
sugar house, where the rear cavalry
division was massed, were General
Dufield's Michigan volunteers, who
moved out at daylight over the line of
railroad from Si5Oney. The Ameri-
cans had the advantage of the sun in
the morning. which shone directly in
the enemy's face.
he engagement opened when the
fleet, lying outside the entrance TO the
harbor. began dropping shells into the
lower end of the Spanish earthworks
This firing, which was entirely by bear
lngs, was not effective.
AT 100 the land engagement opened
with firing from Captain Capron's bat
terry on the extreme right upon the
block houses and entertainments before
Caney. This was followed quickly by
simultaneous attacks by General Chat
fee and Colonel Ludlow, who occupied
a thanking position to the north The
Spanish replied with great spirit and
nerve, when our shells burst directly
over their trenches. A few minutes be-
fore o'clock Captain Grimes opened
with his battery on the heights to the
right of the main redOubt, situated in
the center of the Spanish line of en-
trenchments, directly before the city
The Spanish reply was immediate and
wonderfully accurate. The second or
third of their shells broke over one of
Captain Grimes guns, killing two men
and wOunding four. Both the Spanish
and American batteries used shrapnel
The next Spanish shell burst Just be-
yOnd the battery. and riddled a sugar
house, behind which Colonel Woods
rough riders We're waiting a forward
movement 1t was from this elevation
that the English, German and Japa-
nese military attaches viewed the en-
gagement.
HAD THE WORST OF IT.
Captain Grimes shells, set for a
range of $500 yards, slightly overshot
the mark. 1t was difficult to locate
the Spanish guns, as they used smoke
less powder, and in this, the first ar
tillery duel, we had the worst of il.
Up to this time there had been no in
fantry firing except on the extreme
right, where the Spaniards were being
hard pressed by General Chaffee and
General Lawton.
BALLOON SENT UP.
About $50 o'clock a balloon was sent
up in front of the cavalry division.
This drew the first voliey from the
Spanish entertainments. Though volley
followed volley, the daring officer made
a reconnaissance and got safely down,
having obtained complete details OF the
of the enemy.
The advance of the cavalry and Gen.
eral Kents division Immediately began
along the line of the main road to San
tiago. 1t was about two hours later
before our advance began breaking
through the covering OF the Spanish
trenches. They met with hail from
HIauser rifles, which temporarily stay
ed the forward movement
The SpaniardS had the range, and
their practice was good. Our men lay
OH their breasts. and poured volley
after voliey into them at range so
close that the opposing lines could see
the whites of each others eyes
Captain Grimes then re-Opened with
his battery and in the second duel with
the Spanish artilleryists. did much bet
ter execution. planting shell after shell
in the first main redoubt, and silencing
two guns
The Spanish gunners then turned
their attention to our infantry, and be-
gan dropping shells in the advance {
guard.
A few minutes after Clark's brigade
and the right of Kent's division made
a gallant charge TO the knoll to the
ncrtn of the extreme left of the Span