The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-13
GUANTANAMOFIGHT
Four American Soldiers Killed and
One Wounded.


thIckets with eaden stream.
shortly after midnight came the main at
tack. The spanards made gallant charge
In the southwest slope, but were met by re
peatcd voleys from the marines, aud they
came so close that 1t was almost hand-to-
hand struggle The officers used their re-
volvers.
Three spaniards got through the opcn torn
alton to the edge of the camp. Colonel Jose
Gamma. the Cuban guide, DISCHARGED his re-
volvor, and they, turning and finding them
selves without support. ran heiter SHELTER
down the reverse side OF the hill.
II was during this assault that Assistant
surgeon Gibbs was killed. He was shot in the
head in front Of his own tent. the fur'hcrmos'
poin, OF attack.
He fell into the arms Of Private sullivan.
.rd both dronped A second bullet threw dust
IN their faces. Surgeon Gibbs lived ten MIN
utes, but did no, regain consciousness
The surgeons hospital corps then removed
their quarters to the trenches above the old
spanish stockade north Of the camp. The at
taeks we're continued at intervals throughout
the rest OF the night, with firms from small
, SQUADS in various directions.
Towards morning the Are siackened Dawn
,s the favoritc time for attack, and as the
| cast paled the marines were up and ready
although they had had no sleep for forty
eight hours.
The attack came. Three new l2-pounder
Guns which could not be used during tho
night for fear of hitting our own men. shelled
several squads of spaniards after daylight
They drove into the bushes like prairie dogs
into burrows as the shells broke over them
In me gray dawn.
As the correspondent Of the Associated ffesS
talked with Major cockrelL who was in cnar2s
of the outposts, word came of the finding OF
the body of Sergeant Smith. He was reported
as having been killed Mt o'clock on the
previous day, but Il appears that he had beer
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seen alive at 10 o'clock.
The men had not been mustered. nor har
the outposts of Lieutenants Neville and shaw
been relieved. Colonel Huntington and Ma,o
Cockrell gave high praise to the nerve au'
steadlness of officers aud men. and especial!
the Young ones, MS the engagement was
BAPTISM of fire for a majority OF them
Blu, they stood to their posts 1ith couFas
ora fortitudc. and there was no symptom
manic. The marines though much exhausted
we're eager for moro hshtinI promising
,ns,c, heavy punishment. They compliments
Tho daring Of the spauiards With eharac'e''S''
camp profanity
Today tho ampiest precautions have oee
taken and as the Daunticss was 'e1''"e
,...,,orts we're landing from the Ma'''
: stormy S-ae was expected
r.,uotes vary as to the a''aeS''s -
80, 90 and the figures run as n'sn
s c,,ors campliu. Cuban guide -
sn,n,.s we're mostly guerriliAs, The oa''
,,,s =. rule hssc more dash ana Gov
are ,han the regulars .,,,.,,
rne new campaign uniforms prov
Il tor,. .,,, accidents
e drawing cartridges. Corporal CLASS ''
hi, hand are kecr
y ,s.,,te the loss of the men, who aiS Nv.
= ,,,.a the marines rejoice 'ha' '"'' -
IS ,asn engaged in their first fight on. : :,
!, They saslel from New f0f" wv ),
\ ror vas declared and expected TO 'A"'
% a week at Havana ~, sh,
s,nos lien. until they landed on 'ae sa
al ,.,,.n,.namo BAY, they bad been '00p'u
= - ,e Panther. and they had begun y
ma ,rocps would beat 'nein si'''
Is vorx Juns I..--JOhn Blair 6'coS'
lie ,.,.a Killed at Guantanamo WAs
pc ..rs old single and lived alone, ne :
~ lave been a gcsdua,e Of the o"Se's's
= virginia. -. ah
20 y, lived and praetiesd ned'sius ns'' -
al .,,r wears. About two men'ns 40
q ssi,sd the appointment q a'su'ans 's''
and vas ordered 70 KY Wet
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