The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-26
The Enemy Finally Routed from Block
House and Sent Fleeing to Santiago.
Hamilton Fish, Jr., the First to FALL Shot through
the Heart-Much Bravery Displayed by
Roosevelt, Wood and Others.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press,

Copyright, 1898, BY the Associated Press.)
FOUR MILES NORTHWEST OF JURA-
qua, Cuba, Thursday. June %, 2 p. M, per
the Associated Press Dispatch Boat Wanda
to Port Antonio, Jamaica. June rs, a. M,
via Kingston, Jamaica, 1880 a. m.-Dis-
mounted American cavalrymen forced their
way over the rough mountain trail this
morning and encountered the Spanish in
fantry in dense thicket on a high plateau,
almost overlooking the city of Santiago de
Cuba, and routed them after sharp battle
lasting one hour. This afternoon, strongly
reinforced by the arrival of additional
forces, the cavalrymen held a position a
little more than five miles from the Spanish
stronghold in southeastern Cuba preparing
for a general movement on that city. To-
day's victory was not gained without the
shedd!ns Of American blood, and one officer
and twelve of the troops lie under the
ground on the field of battle, while about
fifty others, including six officers, are in the
field hospital suffering from wounds. OF
these, eight or ten will probably die. 1t is
believed that the enemy's loss was at least
fifty dead. besides many wounded. The
Americans killed were:
CAPT. ALLYN X. CAPRoN, of Troop
L, First Volunteer Cavalry.
sERGT. HAMILTON FISH, JR.,
Troop L.
PRIvATEs T1LDEN and DAWSON,
Troop L
GEORGE DAUGHERTY. Troop A.
w. T. IRWIN, Troop F. All four of the
above named privates were ofsthe same reg
iment more familiarly known as Rough
Riders"
PRIvATEs DIX, YORK, BJoRK,
COLBE, BERLIN and LEMoNCK, all of
Troop X, First Regular Cavalry.
CORPORAL WHITE, Troop E, Tenth
Cavalry
The following officers were wounded:
MAJOR BRoDIE. shot through right
forearm
CAPTAIN McLrNTocK. Troop B. shot
through the right leg.
LIEUT.. J. R. THOMAS. Troop L. shot
through right leg.
All the foregoing officers were Rough
Riders" Other officers wounded are:
CAPTAIN KNOX, MAJOR BELL AND
LIEUTENANT BYRON. These officers are
of the First Cavalry.
The following are among the Rough
Riders injured:
Troop B-PRIvATEs e. NJ. HILL,
SHELLY FISHLER, NJ. s. NEWCOMB,
FRED N BEALE and CORPORAL J. D.
RHODES.
Troop E-CoRPoRAL JAMES f. BoAN.
PRIVATES FRANK j. BOOTH, ALBERT
HARTLE, r. G. BAILEY, z. j. ATHER-
TON. CLIFFORD REED. SERGT. C.
WARINGO.
Troop G-sERGT. THOMAS f. CAyA-
MACH, CORPORAL L. L. STEWART,
PRIvATES GEORGE ROWLAND, H. ].
HAFFNER, MICHAEL COYLE, r. NJ.
REID and M. RUSSELL
Troop L-PRIvATES j. r. KEEG, JOHN
II. LORD, THOMAS F. MEAGHER. ED
WARD CALBORST and NATHANIEL
POE.
The following privates of the Tenth Cav
airy were wounded:
Troop B-RUssELL. GAINES. MILLER.
GROSS. BRAxTON and WHEELER
Troop T-R1DD and MAYBERRY.
Edward Marshall. correspondent OF the
New York Journal and Advertiser. was seri-
ously wounded in the small of the back.
Practically two battles were fought at the
same time. one by the Rough Riders un-
der the immediate command of Colonel
Wood, and the other several miles away by
the regulars with whom was General
young. The expedition started from Jura-
gua-marked in some Cuban maps as AL
tares-a small town on the coast. nine miles
east Of Morro Castle, which was the first
place occupied by the troops after their
landing at Baiquiri last Wednesday.
Information was brought to the American
army headquarters by Cubans on Tuesday
that forces of Spanish soldiers had assem-
bIed at the place where the battle occurred,
to block the march on Santiago. General
Young went there to disodge them. the un-
derstanding being that the Cubans under
General Castillo would cooperate with
them. but the latter failed to appear until
the fight was nearly finished. Then they
asked permission to chase the fleeing Span
iards. but as the victory was already won.
General Young refused to allow them to
take part in the fight
General Youngs plans contemplated the
movement of half of his command along the