The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-30

On BOARD THE DISPATCH Boar
WANDA, OFF JURAoUA, June "a, via
Playa del Este, Guantanamo bay, June
96.-This morning friday four troops
Of the First cavalry, four troops of the
Tenth cavalry and eight troops of
Roosevelt's rough riders, less than 200
men in all, dismounted and attacked
1900 Spanish soldiers in the thickets
within five miles of Santiago de Cuba.
The Americans beat the enemy back
into the city, but they left the follow.
ing dead upon the field:
Rough riders-Captain Allyn K. Cap
ron of Troop L, Sergeant Hamilton
Fish, Jr., Privates Tilman and Dawson,
both of Troop L, Private Dougherty of
Troop A and Private w. T. Erwin of
Troop F.
First cavalry-Private Dix, York.
Bejork, Kolbe, Berlin and Lenmock.
Tenth cavalry-Corporal White.
At least 90 Americans were 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 expe.
dition and was with the regulars, while
Colonel Wood directed the operations
of the rough riders several miles west
Both parties struck the Spaniards about
the same time and the fight lasted an
hour.
The Spaniards opened fire from the
thick brush and had every advantage
of numbers and position, but the troops
drove them back from the start,
stormed the blockhouse around which
they made the final stand and sent them
scattering over the mountains
The cavalrymen were afterward rein.
forced by the Seventh, Twelfth and
Seventeenth infantry, 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 a
final assault upon the city.
The following officers were wounded
Major Brodie, shot through the right
forearm.
Captain McChntock, Troop B, shot
through the right leg.
Lieutenant J. r. Thomas, Troop L.
shot through right leg. His condition is
serious.
AL the foregoing officers are rough
riders.
Other officers wounded are:
Captain Knox, whose condition is So
rious.
Major Bell.
Lieutenant Bryan.
These officers are of the First cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
wounded:
Rough Riders.
Troop B-Privates E. NJ. Hill, Shelley
F. IshleI, NJ. S. Newcomb, Fred N.
Beale and Corporal j. d. Rhodes.
Troop E-Corporal James F. Bean,
Privates Frank B. Booth, Albert @.
Hartle, R. G. Bailey, H. Alvers, E. ].
Atherton, Clifford Reed and Sergeant
G. w. Arringo.
Troop G-Sergeant Thomas F. Cava-
naugh, Corporal L. L. Stewart, Privates
George Rowland, H. J. Haefner,
Michael Coyle. X. NJ. Reid and NJ. Rus.
sell.
Troop L-Privates ]. R. Kean, John
p. Dernap, Thomas F. Meagher, Ed.
ward Calborst and Nathaniel Poe.
Troop B-Privates Russell, Gaines,
Miller, Cross, Braxton and Wheeler.
Troop I-Privates Ridd and May.
berry.
Edward Marshall, correspondent of
1he New York Journal and Advertiser,
was seriously wounded in the small of
the back.
1t is probable that at least ten in the
list OF wounded will die,
About 40 Cubans are reported killed.
NEW YORK, June 25.-Hamilton Fish.
Jr., one of the killed, was one Of the
yonng New Workers, of good position
and family, who went to che front with
Roosevelts rough riders. He was of
distinguished ancestry, his family being
one of the oldest in this state. His
father, Nicholas Fish, is the son of the
late Hamilton Fish, who was secretary
Of state in Grants cabinet. He is
banker and lives in this city. Hamilton
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