The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-27
BATTLE OF
La QUASlNA.
American Loss Greater Than
First Reported.
Is Dead and 60 Wounded or
Missing.
1T WAS AMBUSCADE.
Many Deeds of HerOism Per-
formed by Our Boys.
Roosevelt Seized a Gun and
Fought Like a Soldier.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press)
Juragua, Cuba, June Is, per Associa-
ted Press Dispatch Boat Dandy, via
Kingston, jamaica June 27.-The initial
fight of Col. Woods rough riders and
the troopers of the First and Tenth reg
ular cavalry will be known in history
as the battle of La Quasina. That 1t
did not end in the complete slaughter Of
the Americans was not due to any mis-
calculation in the plan of the Spaniards
for as perfect an ambuscade as was
ever formed in the brain of an Apache
Indian was prepared, and Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt and his men walked
squarely into it. For an hour and
half they held their ground under
perfect storm of bullets from the front
and sides, and then Col. Wood at the
right, and Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt at the
left, led a charge which turned the tide
of battle and sent the enemy flying over
the hills toward Santiago.
1t IS now definitely known that 16
men on the American side were killed,
while so were wounded OF are reported
to be missing. It is impossible to cal
culate the Spanish losses, but it is
known that they were far heavier than
those of the Americans, at least as re-
CARDS actual loss of life. Already 81
dead Spanish soldiers have been found
and buried, while many others I'M
doubtedIy are lying in the thick under
brush on the side of the gully and on
the slope of the HILL where the main
body of the enemy was located. The
wounded were all removed.
A complete list Of the killed, wounded
and missing on the American side, is as
follows:
Captain Allyn K Capron. First volun-
Sergeant Hamilton Fish. Jr., Troop L,
First volunteer cavalry.
Sergeant Marcus D. Russell, Troop G,
First volunteer cavalry. Sergeant Rus
sell lived in Troy. N Y, and was formerly
Pr pI4el Ieggett. Troop T 4. First volun-
Private Harry Henner. Troop G. First
Private Mnden w. Danson. Troop L,
Privafe W. 7. Irwin. Troop F. First vol
Private slennoc, Troop K. First regular
Private B. Work. Troop B. First regular
Private Krupp. Troop B, First regular
Private Stark. Troop a, First regular
Private - Troop K. First regular
Private Ke1be. Troop K. First regular
Private Barlin, Troop K. First regular
Corporal White. Troop E. Tenth regular
cavalry.
Major James Bell. First regular cavalry,
Captain THOMAS T. Knox. First regular
cavalry, shot in the stomach; serious.
Lieutenant Byran, First regular cav
Private Frank Booth. Troop F. First
Private George Brixton, Troop B, Tenth
Private S. F. Ishler, Troop C. First vol
Private John Dole. Troop B. First vol
Private John B. Keene. Troop L. First
Private NJ l. Newcombe. Troop D. First
Private Martin PrelI. Troop G. First reg
Private Samuel Redd. Troop G. First
regular cavalry.
Private Arthur Wheeler. Troop B. Tenth
Private Theodore Gryce, Troop D. Tenth
Private Kelley Mayberry. Troop 1, Tenth
Private James Russell, Troop B. Tenth
Edward Marshall, correspondent Of the
New York Journal; serious
Private Schuelter Whitney, First vol
Private Nathaniel NJ Poe, Troop L.
Corporal j. NJ. Dean. Troop F. First vol
Private J.. II. Deal. Troop d. First vol
1nteer cavalry.
Private c. L. Reed. Troop F, First vol
Corporal J. 3. Rhodes. Troop D, First
sergeant Thomas Ryan. Troop K, Tenth
cavalry
Private E. J. Albertson, Troop F, First
Trumpeter 1. E: Meagher. Troop L, First
Private George Roland. Troop G, First
volunteer cavalry.
cavalry.
Private D. v. Watson, Troop C. First
Private John Damatt, Troop L, First
volunteer cavalry.
Captain James H McCnntock, First
Lieutenant J. X Thomas. Jr.. First vol
Private T. W Virgins, Troop B. First
Private Robert z. Bailey, Troop F, First
Private R; ". Reed. Troop G. First vol
griyats Gems SaiTI7e, Troop B Tenth cavalry.
MISSING.
Private Merriam Camp, Troop G. First
Sergeant D. W. Bell. First volunteer
Trumpeter. T. r. Mcdonald, First vol
Private n. H Cochrane, First volunteer
Private Fred Chilcot. First volunteer
Private ]. S. Miller, First volunteer cav
Private J. E. Sharp. First volunteer cav
Private ]. e. steadman. First volunteer
Private D. c. Deniss. First volunteer
cavalry
Captain Mccormick and Captain Luz
ma, of the first volunteer cavalry, who
were reported as among the dead or
wounded, were unframed, as was also
Colonel Wood, whom Adju2ant Hall re-
ported as mortally wounded.
That the SpaniardS were thoroughly
posted as to the route to be taken by
the Americans in their movements to-
ward Sevilla was evident, as shown by
the careful preparations they had made
Tina main body Of thu SpRniardS was