Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-07
ANOTHER STORY OF THE FIGHT.
a Partial List of tho Killed Carrying
out the Ruse.

Copyright. 1898, the Associated prcss)
With the advance of the 33d Michigan,
In front OF Aguadores, Friday, July |,
noon, by Associated Press boat Dandy, by
way of Port Antonio, Saturday, July 2, s
A. m.-via Kingston, 1l:l5 a. m. delayed
in transmission -The American fleet has
been Smelling the fort and rifle pits at
Aguadores all the morning. The 33d Mich
igan volunteers took "a train at Juragua
In two divisions, the first at a. m, and
the second at 7:l5. A rickety engine ran
the six miles in about one hour and stop
ped Il mile and II half from the fort out
of sight. Gen. Dunicd, commanding
the land force, slgnalled TO the New
York to begin firing at $50. Tho New
York and the Suwanec advanced until
about 200 yards distant from the fort.
The Suwancc with three successive shots
Knocked the Spanish flag off the fort,
wrecked one corner of the structure, ana
shot away the staff.
The Cubans and the Sd threw out skir-
mishors on the hill and shots were oX-
changed all the morning with the rife
pits. The fort and the block houses were
both silencod by the New York, whose
secondary battery peppcred the ravine,
while occasionally the dcafcnlng roar OF
her turrct guns was heard.
Early I'm the advance eight companies
marched up the railroad track and am
other force wen, around the beach ont
of sight Of the Spanish forts. Six small
shells were thrown over the heads of the
men too close for comfort and the troops
were sent to cover under the embank-
ment in the railroad cut. There they are
now awaiting orders. The sharp shoot
erS are popping away from the hill side
and occasionally the report Of IA ship s
gun Is heard.
The officers and men who formed this
advance were Gen. Dufilcld, Col. Boynton,
with tho sd Michigan; Major Webb, third
battalion; Lieut.. Col. Schmidt, first bat
talon; and Major Burton, second batta-
Hon. capt Fred Alger, son of the sccro-
tary OF war. who is an aide to Gen. SHAFT
ter. was with the regiment.
/ No AMERICANS have been hurt so far
At o'clock this afternoon the engine
was forced to return for water on the
FIRST trip half of the command were
brought back and the train returned fol
the others.
It develops that this attack was mere.
~ Il diversion In favor of Gen. Lawton's
rovcmont around the right flank. It 1.
Impossible to take Aguadores as the river
Is unfordablc and the Spanlards have
blown up tho far end of the railroad
bridge. only companies Il, ID and II tool
part In the action owing to the limited
space whore the men could be dcploycd
Tho killed thus far were all the victim!
Of the first shells fired by the Spaniard,
who rad the line q range Of tho railfoa,
though the firing was high The men haC
just thrown off their packs when a shei
from three inch cannon exploded in tn,
ranks Of Company l.. The killed Were:
. John Franklin, of Diamundalo, Mich.
--.Scahright.
| The wounded are
Frank Lawtun. Of Lawton Mich. lief
arm fractured.
II. y. STARK, Ann Arbor Mich, righ
arm fractured.
Clifnrd II. Curtis Of Land Lake.
All the killed and wounded were mombcr
&C Company L., which is made up o
veterans.
As the train left second shell explode,
on the track. wounding number o
others.