The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
BATTLE NEAR SANTIAGO.
One Thousand Americans Against Two
Thousand SpaniardS.

One Thousand Americans Against Two
Thousand Spaniards.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.l
On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Wanda off Juragua. Fr,daT
afternoon. June II. via Playa lei Este.
Guantanamo Bay. June "a p. m
This morning friday four troops Of the
First cavalry, our troops Of the Tenth
cavalry and eight troops # Rooscveli's
Rough Riders, less than a thousand non
in all. dismounted and attacked 1000
Spanish soldiers in the thickcts within
five miles Of Santiago DC Cuba.
The American beat the enemy back
into the city, but they left the following
dead upon the field:
Rough Rider>-Captoin Allen i. From
Of Troop l.; Sergeant Hamilton Fish.
Jr.. Privatcs Tillamn ami Dawson, both
Of Troop l.: Private Dou-herty. of Troop
y; Private w. T. Erwin. of Troop f..
First cavalry: Privates Dix and York.
Bejork. Kobe. Berlin and Lenmock.
Tenth Cavalry: Corporal White.
Vt least fifty American We're wounded.
including SIX officers. Several Of the
wounded will die.
Twelve dead Spaniards were found in
the bushes after the fight. but their loss
was doubtless far in excess Of that.
General Young commanded the expedi
ton and was with the regulars. while
Col: Wood directed the operations II the
Rough Riders. several miles west.
Both parties struck the Spaniard~ about
the same time and the fight lasted nm
hour. The Spaniards opened ire from
the thick brush and had every advantage
Of numbers ard position. but the troops
| drove them back from the start, Stcrmcd
the hlockhouSe. around which they made
the final stand and sent them scattering
over the mountains.
The cavalrymen were afterward re-
inforced by the Seventh. Twelfth and
Seventeenth in fantry, part of the Ninth
cavalry. the Second Massachusetts and
the Seventy First New York.
The Americans now hold the position
at the threshold of Santiago De Cuba.
with more troops going forward con
stantly and they are preparing for Il final
assault upon the city.
The following officers were wounded:
Major Brodie. shot through the right
forearm. Captain McClintock, Troop 3
shot through the right leg. Lieut.. j. X.
Thomas. Troop l., shot through the right
leg. His condition is serious.
All the foregoing officers are Rough
Riders. Other officers wounded are.
Captain Knox, whose condition is Sc
riOuS.
Major Bell. Lieut.. Bryan, these officers
are of the First cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
wounded:
Rough Riders. Troop B-Privatcs f.
NJ. jill Shelley. +, lshelr. NJ :. New.
comb. Fred n. Beale, and Corporal j
ID. Rhodes.
Troop E-Corporal James +. Bean
Privates Frank b. Booth. Albert G
Harle. r. G. Bailey. S. Alvers, f. j
Atherton, Clifford Reed and Sergeant W
Arringo.
Troop G-Privates George Rowland
II. j. Haefner, Michael, Coyle, X. NJ
Reid. and NJ. Russell.
Troop L-Privates J. X. Kean, Johl
p. Dernap. Thomas +. Meagher, Ed
ward Calborst. and Nathaniel Poe.
Tenth Cavalry, Troop B-Privates Rus
sell, Gaines, Miller. Cross, BraXton. an
Wheeler.
Troop I-Priyates Rldd and Mayberry
Edward Marshall, Correspondent of tn
New York Journal and Advertiser. wa
seriously wounded in the small Of tn
back. 1t is probable that at least tel
in the list Of wounded will die.