The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03


ne een,ez Of the lie was held BY
-,.,ry Nvtson. which. until Gen
- arrived a. EpoI was commanded
~. sumner Owing 20 Gen. YounE's
Col WOOD. .. the Rough Riders.
ndd his brigade. which consisted
8. r,rs. regulars. tns Ftsst volunteers
-. Tenth regulars and ore battalion
-. Ninth regular cavalry III cisnouat-
s1eh the Exception % two troops on
1utreme right under Gems. LA~scn
c,eaee. fully FIVE miles from the sea-
Z. "a been arranged thxs Cen Duf3eId
IA make a teznt OF attacking Aqua
-. "a order 10 draw attention from the
:. o,oyes7sens and ~ i've O'clock Cen
.-.~o,s troops moved forward. ssd by
Of he FIRST artillery under COM
- Il Capt Allyn Capron-
rvwr man in the army carried rnres
L.. rxsionS and ammunition TO match.
- eyery ore knew that he was not ex-
- 10 return to camp Until Santiago
= ssiasn
n c~,,en Fires the First shot.
i O. LAwton's division opened the fsh'
= = thirsess pound shot, quickly follow
~ others, the infantry opening fire I'M
-.sss.ely Afterwards AT go A. M Cen
80 advanced rapldly through the brush
|. ~ valley, meeting with no opposition.
- 0n 1Awton advanced along the
l.w,h side. tie infantry and artillery mr.
y hssvlly. Capt Grimes guns had Just
esspsd 20 the pateau in graad style
- epsnsd fire. The telegraph Lines. La
H.,y,s,, xupsriniendsng, kept UP w.h tho
.sy.uce In IRE style. The observation
II s.s.m vas inflated for the first time and
\ -. tsrss successsul experimental ascen-
i -. me car holding six men.
\ =. ars, shot was fired from the bat
n sec By Capt, Capron, whose son,
"a. Allyn X. Capron. OF the Rough Rid
-. killed In the battle at SevillA The
/ AZ vas directed at caney, where the
Is-nlarte we're in force. and II fell in the
n -, Al the town. The firing continued
i ..euy minutes without response.
...n,,rue the cavalry division had moved
sv,rd ON the main Santiago trail. head
= nrht battery OF the Second artillery
i 500, gapt. Grimes The movement OF
i an battery was heart-breaking task. ow-
!. 70 the mud in the valley and steep
aa Under the musketry fire OF the cav
.rymen the spaniards In the little town
4 u rzso retreaied. and Capt. Grimes
ARTERY took position there and began a
| ,vo batteries made the place SO hot that
! ,ss sasmy finally retired. having no ariii-
lsrs. Tns town vas surrounded by earth
| ssgss ana lines of barbed wire.
| A,,er the enemy had been driven from
n Paso, twenty-one shots were fired by
i Cast. Crimes and Capt. Capron from that
I posi.ion Gntc the outer fortifieat.ons of San
! ,.aso tesoFe response came. When ii did
seuraey, shots and shells from three-inch
rass. evidently taken from Admiral Ger
wsa's xarshlcs and mounted behind the
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which 81 Pass stands. which meantime had
s@H made the headquarters OF Gen sum-
n1had the Cuban generals. Garcia. Cas-
tia. cspo,e and RaM One she'll struck a
large sugar storehouse. on the red CORFU
gated roof o. which stood Cutans viewing
The esat- The roof fell aud all the Cubans
were wounded. Three Of them Will die.
/ astsehment o! Eli Cubaus went for
ward from IL paso. and then Col. Wood
via he Rough Riders. the FRS, and Tenth
sasalry started down the hillside ssraigh,
i's TIE tnemy's Notifications.
ssiiaat Charge by Rouah Riders.
Capt. Grimes battery poured a steady
ne INTO the spaniaFds 10 protec; Col.
woods advance. The dlsmoun.ed cavalry
passed on their way through the tangled
ras and underbrlsh, and hal. way down
ss hillside selected n good spot To halt,
sha f'om there opened and maintained FOR
sensy minutes hot fire. The opposing
sss'eriss banged away. Capt. Grimes send
as storm OF lead down into the outer
''fahea'iens and The spaniards pounding
way at the hilltop with persisiency
Nest OK the Spanish shells went over the
SaRcps ard fell IN a ravine beyond. Here
@ss'aa attachments ~ Cuban troops were
"asahed as reserves. and before they could
aesed seven insurgents were seriously
''Saied and several slightly hurt.
a Tue SAME time TWO Americans were
AEsa and n.ne Wounded. The Spanianis
s'sa s'neasless powder and shot with
1Asn mere accuracy than iurinx the pre-
WIS engagements The wonder IS that
1aaY more lives we're net lost. as The op-
f@'"s batteries were less than two miles
ssayt
VI Woet's command behaved with
Eat bravery. firing steadily and with
"aay eject. with the enemy-s shells
'sssAng ard bursting over their heads.
Aeh'F minutes OF fearfnily hot work
''aesa ihe Spanish batteries. Ten shots
'''s sent sa'o Them after they ceased nr-
g sa; there VAS no response. ara Il Is
NsaHea thar the guns were discounted
Ss ggnners driven ugY.
spanish Line Is Broken.
/, away to .Ae lef, Gen. Iaw;oa's dlvls.