The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-03


Garcia, were started to cut off the re-
treat. No report has yet been received
from them. A large detachment of
Generai kent's reserves was sent to
aid General Garcia in this work, and
it is probable that fierce fighting oc-
Cured.
WHEELER TO THE FRONT.
All this time General Sumner had
commanded the center, owing to Cen
eraI Wheeier's illness. but about IL 80
O'Clock General Wheeler started on the
two miles journey to the front with
an ambulance. About half way to the
front he met number of filters bear
ing wounded. The veteran, under pro-
test by the surgeons, Immediately or
dered his horse, and, after personally
I assisting the wounded into the ambu-
lance, mounted and rode onward. The
men burst into frantic cheers, which
| followed the general all along the
J lines. By noon although still very i'll.
| General Wheeler had established
/ headquarters at the extreme front and
center of the line, and still holds his
position.
The hardest fighting ON the day
| seems to have been on the right flank,
and heavy casualties are reported from
there. The advance there was more
rapid than at other points on the line,
and General Chaffee's brigade was the
! first to cross the little San Juan river,
close TO the line of outer fortifications.
AT O'Clock Caney had not been en-
tered by the American troops, but they
mad pushed on past and 1T was theirs
at any time they chose to march into it,
AT that hour General Shafter, while
ms headquarters for the day had been
| three miles in the rear, went forward
to assume personal control of the OPP
erations. Some surprise is expressed
that he did not wait for the siege guns
before beginning the final attack. as
the siege guns are still on the beach at
BaiGulri, but he decided yesterday that
they were unnecessary, and determined
to strike at once.
DUFFIELD'S FAILURE.
The only movement that did not meet
with success was General Duffield's at
tempt to occupy the sea village of
Aguadores. The New York, Suanee
and Gloucester shelled the old fort and
The rl1e pits during the forenoon, drove
all the Spaniards from the vicinity
and BOWED over the parapet from
which flew the Spanish flag, but owing
to the blowing up of the railroad bridge,
General Duffield's troops were unable
to get across the river which separated
them from the little town, and were
compelled to DO back to Juragua It
is probable that an effort will be made
tomorrow to repair the bridge, and a
completekmovement attempted. Today
1t was reported at Juragua that Gen
eral Duffield had been defeated but
this is not true, as he did not encounter
any large body of Spaniards.
Many dramatic incidents occurred
during the day, with numerous evil
denceS of splendid personal bravery of
the American officers and men in their
work of continuous and intense ply
steal strain, owing to the hills and
swamps and the fierce tropical sun,
which hammered down upon them the
greater part of the day.
The Cubans behaved with skill and
valor. and rendered valuable aid. Cen
eral Garcia and the other Cuban gen
erals led the troops in person, and
showed great GOODNESS in tight places.
SPANISH. BRAVERY.
The Spaniards fought stubbornly
throughout, and the retreat, though
steady, was slowly and coolly conduct |
ed. They contested every inch of the |
way, and fought with unexpected skill |
their officers handling the troops with |
bravery and good judgment. AS in all |
Of their fighting so far, however, they |
Gid most of their work under cover, |
rarely showing themselves in large |
were toward Santiago. and it is prob !
able that by nightfall the entire force |
OF Spaniard2 in the province of San |
tiago de Cuba Will be within the city's |
walls. with the exception of 400 under |
General Pando, whose attempt to rein |
force Santiago is believed to have been
frustrated. (
RESERVES ORDERED UP.
S p. NAT this hour the fighting still
continues. The entire reserves of the
American army have been ordered to
the front at once, apparently with the
intention of forcing our way to San
tiago de Cuba. 1.-THE troops have ad-
yanced nearly to the city, but the for
tifications are very strong.
A THOUSAND KILLED AND
WOUNDED.
Our losses are heavy. An officer from
the field estimates our killed and
at over Loco men. Shells, sup
pcsedly from the Spanish fleet, did
heavy execution among our troops,
During lull in the fighting an i'm
pressive incident occurred. The Tween
ty-first infantry was out in front and
suffering loss from the Spanish fire, but
the men sung THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." even the wounded joining in the
singing.
p. NAT this hour. a. m, the
fighting hiss practically stopped. 1t
Will be resumed il the morning. Our
troops have gained several breastworks
and have advanced nearly to the city.
They encountered a barbed wire fence
eight feet high. Their losses are esti-
mated at over LOCO killed and wounded.
RESULTS OF THE BATTLE.
At G:sO Friday evening General Shat
ter said to the Associated Press cor
at his headquarters:
I'VE have Caney in our possession
and the whole crest of the plateau at
Caney. We have taken some 1000 pris-
)ners on this side of Santiago. Cen
eral Lawton is moving to the left to
Join the line with General Wheeler
The Spaniards have been driven back
nto the city. and tomorrow we will
AXE and enter it,
This statement was fully confirmed
oy what the correspondent had seen q
half hour before from Captain Grimes
artillery position, which was still thej
pest point of vantage from which to
survey the field. At shutdown, as the
stood on the summit
behind the cannon that had done such
gallant execution during the day, our
in possession of the block
Iouse opposite our original center, were
yet perSiStently and cheerfully popping
lway at the Spaniards who were
;kulking behind the lesser retrench- !
nentS and the refugees between them
md the city.
1t appeared when darkness came that
lot Spaniard would be found outside