Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-06-16
THE FIGuT AT GUANTANAMO.
The Spaniards Renew the Attack, Gut
Arc Kenmlhrd.

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United States Camp, Entrance OF
Guantanamo Bay WiN Kingston, Jl-
maica), June 1S.-The Spnniarls last
night attacked the camp of The first
battalion OF marines, under Lleuten-
ant K. w. Huntington, and were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. Four Ameri-
cans were killed namely:
SURGEON j. b. GIBBS of New York
city.
SERGEANT SMITH Of company D..
PRIVATE MCOLGAN of company
d.
PRIVATE DUNNRIsHY OF COM
pany d.
The wounded were: Private Me-
Cowan Of company d, hand shattered,
and the pilot on the United States
cruiser Marblchead, shot through the
leg.
The firing began after midnight and
lasted until daybreak, At times there
was a heavy fusillnde on both sides.
Lieutenants Neville and Shaw Of
company d. with thirty men. were on
picket duty all night and were Mt
tackled by heavy force Of Span'ards
All the men killed were in this de-
tachment except DR.. GIobs, who was
shot while in camp. The pickets held
the Spaniards off until relieved this
morning.
Reinforcements were landed from
the Texas and Mnrbehead this morn
ing. They consisted Of sixty men and
two rapid-ire guns. The men are
suffering greatly from heat and
thirst; but they are all behaving
splendidly IN and out Of the fire, Az
ter McColgan and Dunnrishy were
killed their heads were shockingly
mutilated with macheteB,
Late this morning the spaniards
opened fire from two guns placed on
the west side of the harbor, The
shots few wild. The Texas, Yankee
and torpedo boat Porter, which were
lying in the harbor, opened fire, and
in short time silenced the Spanish
guns, The latter fred only once after
the ships opened fire on them. There
were no casualties on the American
side.
1t was decided by Colonel Hunting
ton this morning to abandon the po-
sition first occupied as camp, as
there were no signs of renforcements
of troops and it was known that
force Of Spaniards six times more
numerous than the marine battalion
was in the vicinity. Therefore, the
crest of the hill which the troops
held last night was given up to bat
teries and rifle pits and the tents
were pitched on the side Of the hill
near the harbor, which Is protected
by the warships.
The London l..,s says this morn
ing: IT can not be denied that Ad
niiral Cervera has lost prestige in
sitting Curacao. He is now most dis
advanbageously piNcpd for any att
tempt at mischief on the seaboard OF
the United States; and II there were
ever thought OF ,.oing to The Pacific
1t has been wasted time. Our own
belief is that Admiral Cervera's ambi
tion is limited in keeping his feet in
being. Certainly it looks as II, Of al
Btrategical moves at his disposal, this
Is not the one which promises, at the
best, some initial success, to be dearly
paid for in any event by subsequent
collapse.
The British embassy was requested
recently to secure information con.
corning the Porto Rican correspond
emit of the New York Herald. NAMED
Halstead, "a British subject, who was
said to be undergoing torture at San
Juan. On inquiry Of the London
Foreign office, the embassy is inform
ed THAT Halstead was convicted of
making photographs Of the Porto
Bfcan forts. and was sentenced to
nine years imprisonment. The re-
ports of torture are denied.
New York Bakers are very busy
baking a big supply OF biscuits for
Me navy.