The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-26
Copyright isss by Associated Press.

Cuba, June %. . p. m, per dispatch
boat Wanda to Port Antonio. Jamaica,
June 25. a. M, via Kingston, Jamaica
-Dismounted American cavalrymen
forced their way over the mountain
trail this morning and encountered the
Spanish infantry in a dense thcket on
a 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
cavalrymen held a position a little more
than five miles from the Spanish
stronghold ir Southeastern Cuba. pre-
pairing for general movement on that
city. The days victory was not gain
ed without the shedding of American
blood, and one officer and IL of the
troops lie under the ground on the field
Of battle, while about so others, includ-
ing six officers. are in the field hospital
suffering from wounds. OF these eight
or ten probably will die. Ii is believed
that the enemy's loss was at least so
dead, besides many wounded
The American dead are:
Captain Allyn X. Capron of troop l.,
list volunteer cavalry. Sergeant Ham
ilton Fish. jr.. troop l.. Privates Til
den. Dawson. troop l.; George Dawson
Daugherty. troop A. w. t. Irwin. troop
A. all four of the same regiment. more
Familiarity known as the rough riders.
and Privates Dix. York. Bjork. Cobb.
Berlin and Lemonck. all OF troop X. LIST
regular cavalry, and Corporal White,
troop T.. 10th cavalry.
The following officers were wounded:
Major Brodie, shot through the arm.
Captain McClntock. troop B. shot
.,
II. Thomas, troop NJ, shot through
the right leg. All the forego-
ing officers were rough riders. Other
officers wounded: Captain Knox, Ma
jor Bell. Lieutenant Byram. These off,
GERS are of the LIST cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
wounded: Rough riders-Troop b
Privates +. NJ. Hill. Shelly Ishler, NJ. s.
Newcomb. Fred n. Beale and Corporal
J. u. Rhodes. Troop E-Corporal J. r.
Roan, Privates Frank b. Booth. Albert
Hartley. X. g. Bailey. II. Alvers f.
J. Atyrton. Clifford Reed and Sergeant
c. w. Arringo. Troop G-Sergeant
Thomas f. Cavanaugh. Corporal l.. l..
Stewart, Privates George Rowland. II.
]. Haefner. Michael Coyle. X. NJ. Reid
and NJ. Russell. Troop L-Privates J. r.
Keane, J. II. Dernal Thomas +. Meagh-
er Edward Cablecost. Nathaniel Poe.
Tenth cavalry-Troop B-Privates Rus
sell. Gaines. Miller. Gross Braxton aud
Wheeler. Troop I-Privates Ridd and
Mayberry. Edward Marshall. corre-
spondent of the New York Journal and
Advertiser. was seriously wounded in
the small of the back.
Practically two battles were fought
at the same time. one by the rough
riders under the immediate command
Of Colonel Wood. on the top of the
plateau. and the other on the hillsid IS.
several miles away. by the regulars.
with whom was General Young. The
expedition started from Juragua-
marked on some Cuban maps as Al
tares-a small town on the coast. nine
miles east of Morro castle. which was
the first place occupied by the troops
after their landing at Baiquiri last
Wednesday. Information was brought
to the American army headquarters by
Cubans on Thursday that forces of
Spanish soldiers had assembled at the
place where the battle occurred and
began a march on Santiago. General
Young went there 10 dislodge them. the
understanding being that the Cubans.
under Castillo. would cooperate with
him. but the latter failed 10 appear un-
I'll the fight was nearly finished. Then
they asked permission to chase the flee
ing Spaniards. but as the victory was
already won General Young refused TO
diibN NhfHi W BdiA AHt hShA.
General Young's plans contemplated the
movement of half of his command along
the trail at the base of the range of hills
leading back from the coast. so that he
could attack the Spaniards on the
flank. while the roagh riders were to
follow the trail leading over the hill
10 attack them i'm front, This plan was
carried out completely. The troops left
Juragua at daybreak. The route of
General NnnnU and the
comparatively level and easy Of travel.
Three Hotchkiss guns were taken with
this command.
The first part of the journey of the
rough riders was over steep hills. seF-
eral hundred feet high. The men car
ried 200 rounds OF ammunition AMI
heavy camp equipment. Although this
was done easily in the early morning
the weather became intensely hot and
the sun beat down upon the cowboys
and Eastern athletes as they toiled up
the grade with their heavy packs, and
frequent rests We're necessary. The
trail was so narrow for the greater part
OF the way that the men had to pro-
ceed in single file. Prickly cactus bush
lined both sides Of the trail and the un-
derbrush was so thick that ii was I'M
possible to see 10 feet on either side.
All the conditions were favorable for
a murderous ambuscade. but the troops
kept a close watch and made as little
noise as possible. The rough riders en-
tered into the spirit OF the occasion
with the greatest enthusiasm. Ii was
their opportunity for a fight. and every
man Was eager for IL. The weather
grew sweltering hot and one by one
the men threw away blankets and tent
rolls and emptied their canteens.
The first irtimation had by Colonel
Woods command that there were
Spaniards in the vicinity was when
they reached point three or four
miles back from the coast where the
low cuckoo calls of the Spaniards were
heard in the bush. liz was difficult n
locate the exact point from which
these sounds came. The men were or
dered 10 speak in whispers, and fire.
quent halts were made.
Finally place was reached about
O'Clock where the trail opened into =