Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-05
A SORTIE BY SPANIARDS
Made Sunday Morning, It IS Repelled With
Heavy loss 10 Spain.
AMERICANS CHEER THE NAVAL VICTORY.


At the front. Headquarters ~ Gen.
Skaters Army. before Santiago de-
cuba. sunday. July o. VIA Kingston.
Jamaica, July t-lCopyrlght i,gs. ly
The Associated l'rossl-Euuy In the
any mon ON Che lookout bad report
cl that tho Spanish uest bad called ont
~ the harhor OF Santiago Oh. cuba. but
90 was not until late this afternoon that
the result wus known ut th. front
"Whon the word uf tho victory. flow
from sentry TO sentry and was shouted
Go the camps. regiments nn1 brImdos,
q great cheer swept down the lime W
weary men. which gathered force us 10
went until the rattle OF muskctry was
drowned IN the roar uf the glad udlnga
The news was flashed back into the
uudcfbruHh, whore tho reserves iay.
ana the men almost Hlmpsded ln their
enthusiastic desire Co rot Co th, 'front.'
Tho cheering continued through the
evening us the details 81 the nrht
came In. The men could not have dis
played more enthusiasm had the vic-
tory been theirs Instead Of the nnvy'a.
Although tho firing continued an day
between the uutpoFtH very little dam.
nEr was done ON either side Gen.
Chunco was wounded slightly. q rifle
ballet cutting through bio foot but be-
VIII not De- compelled 60 leave the held.
The only severe nrlnF during tho day
utcuutd when the spanish iicpf was
leaving tho hHrhur The enemy eve
dDnty attempted Co divert the nttUn-
tinn ~ our troops. but the Americans
responded Hu willingly that tho nrv
soon ro1Hei and WINS only resumed ut
Intervals during the remainder " the
day
Last nlght the only aggressive move
m"ut the SrnuinrdH made resulted iu
their severe defeat a. about 10 O'Clock
iln 'nrmN came out uf the breaches
about tho city walls In large force aud
dnHh.d straight fur tho American
lines. 10 One nr two places our mon
fol- back from their positions. hut
quickly rallied and drove tho enemy
back pell m"ll Into their own bitches.
Tho spanish losses must have boon
itlEhtful as They wrrH exposed CO.
terrific nru fnf a quarter 90 an hour.
The losses IN the American rie were
very llghi ar our soldiers ny in tho
rlne pits ana had every advantage.
The most daring ~ tho Sp4nIrfdH
are the sharp hooters. They take their
positions almost "a tho wall. and fr1m
dense irrta tops shooting with unofn.
lcHa powder, making u dlncult On locate
them. Several times thoy have shot in-
10 General Skaters tent. which Is srv-
erai milDa from tho front. and they
have Infested the tran fur ten miles
between lurlgun and the uutpnsts. One
OF the most horrible features ~ tho war
" that dozens of mon have been Killed
49, thry lay On littrrH and that surgeons
wearing the emblem ~ the RED cross
society upon their arms have boon the
special objects of attack The number
of Killed ana wounded Tor the week
reaches tonight about $500 No EFFORT
~, apparently being mldn boy our ON.
Gers ~ expedite thH listing " tho
casualties and not ous-ffih NJ thc total
names are known rVru 90 the com.
handing officers Already MOO cases
have been handled ni thf hospital hHyH
because ~ tho overflow from tho Nos.
pith AZ tho front an fha wounded hars
are recovering. Their has been only
one death since ih' hospital was oatth-
I lIfhed. that M Private Meyers. of thr
Sixth Infantry whFh occurred today.
/ liO WIS shot through 600. body.
Adluilni Wood M Poe N'ufh Cavalry
who was shot through tho ftcr.nui who
was not expected tn recover Ia lmpr1y.
Ing rapidly ana viii Doc sent tu Roy
There hlH been much conjecture TO.
day aa 90 whether Lieut. ~ \. Mthun
of the Tenth cavalry who b. the act.
Ing typographical oNiH.r M the stan.
made tho mans Df thF trails before
Fridays battle %, hls been ut worl,
ever since mont ui fh' time IN aud
around me Spanish lIu.l &C. has ui.
most always rflrl bn Drcort. ana
though :. hls hHrU shot az several
times hr hlF moo boon wound a. ThuTH.
dIy Wh.n 1ui win tNp men, hr enc