The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
BRAVE LITTLE Band.
Marines Hold Their Ground
Under Second Attack.
Two MORE ADDED TO DEAD.
-Four others Wounded by the Span
iSh Fire.
SPANTARDS ARE SWARMINC:
Would Annihilate Americans EX-
Cept for Fleet.

Camp of the United States Marine. Outer
Harbor of Guantanamo, Monday. June 10,
noon. by the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda, via Kingston, JAM, June IA.
a. m.-After two nights of hard fighting
the American flag still floats on Cuban
soil over the encampment of the marine
battalion, and our boys say they will keep
1t there until the belated troops arrive if
it takes till winter.
Thus far the marines have had the best
of the fighting, but the situation is grave
and they are exhausted with repelling al
most incessant attacks. They have little
chance to rest or sleep and the time of
the arrival of the relieving troops is un-
certain.
Were It not for the protecting guns of
the fleet the gallant little band would be
annihilated by the Spanish troops In over
powering numbers from Santiago de Cuba
AS it is they probably can hold their posi-
ton, but they cannot move forward until
reinforced by troops.
What first, with the white tents on
bold eminence against the tropic back
ground, looked like a holiday camp, is
ION bAEliA ACelAALys AS NSAANS AofS DSSh
struck and rolled into breastworks, sup
plemented by trenches around the crest
OF the hill. The spot is lamentably ex-
posed, while surrounding 1t on all sides is
heavy brush.
The least movement in the camp is the
signal for instant target practice upon the
part of the Spanish sharpshooters, whose
rifles carry much further than ours,
though their owners rarely hit anything
they aim at.
It is impossible to accurately estimate
the Spanish attacking force, but it is nu-
merous enough. About two-thirds of this
force surrounds the camp nightly with a
deadly ring and the spatting of the
Nausers makes things quite lively for
the Spaniards are daring enough to crawl
up and take pop shot at the marines
from the bushes about thirty yards from
the camp.
At night the besiegers fight like Indians
and our old Apache lighters will feel in
their element.
Every yard of chapparal is an ambus-
cade and picket duty is Tipping coins with
death.
After the first attack on Saturday night
Col. Huntingdon decided that another at
tempt would be made on Sunday night
and he caused entertainments to be thrown
up on all sides of the camp and in the
trenches the main part of the battalion
last night waited for the attack that the
colonel was certain would come 1t ar
rived within a short time after dark and
from that time until daybreak the firing
was incessant and at times very heavy.
On the American side two men were
killed and four injured. The dead are:
sergt. Maj. Henry Goode of the Marines
shot through the right breast.
Private 1auman, wounded, and fell off
the cliff and was instantly killed.
The injured are:
Private Wallace, fell off the cliff and
sustained a fracture of the leg.
Private Martin, shot through the left
leg.
Private Roxbury, shot through the arm
The above are all privates belonging to
Company d.
Private Burke, shot through the arm.
The fcst attack OF the Spaniards was
made at o'clock, and the last shot was
fired by thern al about O'Clock in the
morning.
During the night the spaniards attacked
the camp of the marines on shore, and the
Marblehead, believing the Americans had
been driven out, threw several shells into
the place.
The attack, however, was repulsed by
the small detachment of marines in carnD
without trouble. The shells of the Marble
head struck among the marines.
The fight was the first OF the war I'm
which the CUbans co-operated with tho
American forces and their co-operation
was not a ghUering success.
At one tho turing The afternoon when
ever the marines were firing OIL a small
detachment of Spaniards that made their
appearance a short distance fro,I tbo
camp, the Cu6ans began frlnc Uithnrt
orders, and sent volley right among the
Americans.
There were several very narrow escanes
but no one was injured.
Lieut. Neville of Company d was cent
out on scout duty, and as on the do,
previous, he attacked small stone fort
a hot fight followed, and the Spaniords
were driven off with loss
1t was during this fight that Wallace and
Tauman fell over the cliff.
Fifteen dead Spaniards, Including one
lieutenant, were found dead In the fort
during the attack several shots struck tha
ships in the harbor one penetrat ting the
pllot house OF the Associated Press dis