Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-07-02
BLOODY BATTLE At SANTIAGO
MANY DEAD AND WOUNDED
ROOseveIt's Rough Riders md p
ul"r Cavalry Charge Into the
Brush-Put Spaniards to Flight
Ten Wounded VIII Die-Socie,v
Men Killed.

On Board the Associated Press Roat
Wanda, off Jungua, June pa. via plava
del Este, Cuba, June 25.-This mornin,
friday four troops of the First cavalry
four troops of the Tenth cavalry and
eight troops of ROosevelt's Rough Riders
less than 1000 men in all, dismounted
and attacked 1000 Spanish soldiers in the
thickets within five miles of Santiago do
Cuba. The Americans beat the enemy
back into the city, but left IS dead unon
the field OF the 90 wounded 10 will die
The dead are: Rough Riders-Captaip
Allyn X. Capron, Troop l.; Sergeant
Hamilton Fish, Jr. Private Tillmon
Troop /; Private Dawson, Troop l.: Pr.
vate Dougherty, Troop A; Private w. f.
Erwin, Troop f. First cavalry-Priyate
Dix, Private York, Private Reiork, Pri.
vate Kobe, Private Berlin, Private Len.
mock. Tenth cavalry-Corporal White
At least 80 Americans were wounded
including six officers. The officers wound.
ed were; Major Brodie, shot through the
right forearm; Captain McClintoek, 1roop
b, shot through the right leg; Lieutenant
j. r. Thomas, Troop L, shot through the
right leg. His condition is serious. All
the foregoing officers are Rough Riders
Other officers who were wounded are.
Captain Knox, whose condition is serj.
Gus; Major Bell, Lieutenant George l.
Byram. These officers are of the First
cavalry.
The following are among tine soldiers
who were wounded: Rough Riders;
Troop B-Privates NJ. Hill, Shelly.
FISHER, Nj. S. Newcomb, Fred
n. Beale, Corporal Rhodes; Troop
+ - Corporal Bean, Privates Frank
Booth, w. Bert, Charley, Daley, Hal.
vers, 4. G. Atherton Clifford Beed, Ser.
geant G. w. Arringo; Troop C--Sergeant
Joseph f. Cavanaugh, Corporal L. L.
Stewart, Privates George Rowland, H. j.
Haefner, Michael Coyle, r. NJ. Reid, NJ
RUSSELL Troop Il-Privates J. r. Kean
John p. Dernap, Thomas F. Meagher, Ed
ward Calyers, Nathaniel p. Poe. Tenth
cavalry: Troop b - Privates Russell,
Gaines, Miller, Cross, Braton, Wheeler
Troop I-Priyates Rid, Mayberry.
Edward Marshall, correspondent for
the New York journal and Advertiser
was seriously wounded in the small of the
back
1t is probable that at least 10 in the list
of the wounded -r-in dfc.
Twelve dead Spaniards were found in
the brush after the fight, but their loss
was doubtless far in excess of tina:
An Hour of Fierce Fighting.
General Young commanded the expedi.
ton, and was with the regulars, while
Colonel Wood directed the operations Of
the Rough Riders several miles west Both
parties struck the Spaniards about the
same time, and the fight lasted an hour
The Spaniards opened fire from the thick.
cts and had every advantage of numbers
and position, but the troops drove them
back from their station, stormed the
blockhOuse around which they made
final stand, and sent them scattering Oya / T.
the mountains. The cavalrymen were / a,
afterwards reinforced by the Seventh IN
Twelfth and Seventeenth infantry, part 1 vi
the Ninth cavalry and the Second Massa
chusetts and the Seventy-irst New IoH mi
The Americans now hold the position ana
the threshold of Santiago de Cuba, VIII Ods
more troops going forward constantly as .
and they are preparing for final assam
upon the city.