The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-15


Camp of the United States Marines,
Outer Harbor of Guantanamo, Monday,
June Is, noon, by the Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Wanda via Kingston,
Jamaica, June ii, a. m.)-After two
nights of hard fighting, the American
flag still floats over Cuba soil on the
encampment of the marine battalion,
and our boys say they will keep it
there until the belated troops arrive,
if it takes until winter.
Thus far the marines have had the
best of the fighting, but the situation
is grave, and they are exhausted with
repeliing almost incessant attacks. They
have little chance to rest or sleep, and
the time of the arrival of the relieving
troops is uncertain.
Were it not for the guns of the fleet,
the gallant little band would be ami
hilated by the Spanish troops in over
powering numbers from Santiago de
Cuba As it is, they probably can hold
their position, but they cannot move
forward until reinforcements come.
What first with the white tents on a
bold eminence against the tropic back
ground, looked like a holiday camp, is
Tow grim reality The tents have been
struck and rolled into bTeastworks, sup
plemented by trenches around the crest
OF the hill
The spot is lamentably exposed, while
surrounding il on all sides is heavy
brush. The least movement in the camp
is the signal for instant target practice
upon the part of the Spanish sharp
shooters, whose rifles carry much far
Their than ours, though their owners
rarely hit anything they aim at
II is impossible to accurately esti-
mate the Spanish attacking force, but
1t is numerous enough. About two
thirds of this force surrounds the camp
nightly with a deadly ring, and the
spatting of the Mausers make thi-Ss
lively, for the Spaniards are daring
enough TO crawl up and take a pop
shot at the marines from the bushes
about 80 yards from the camp.
At night the besiegers fight like In
dams and our old Apache fighters will
feel in their element.
Every yard OF chapparal is an am
bUscade, and picket duty is Tipping
coins with death.
After the first attack on Saturday
night, Colonel Huntington decided that
ar other attempt would be made on
Sunday night, and he caused entrench-
ments to be thrown UP on all sides of
The camp, and in the trenches the main
part of the battalion last night waited
for the attack that the colonel was GER
short time after dark, and from that
time until daybreak the firing was in
cessant, and at times very heavy.
TWO MORE KILLED.
On the American side two men were
killed and four wounded.
The dead are:
Sergeant Major Henry Goode of the
marines. shot through the right breast.
Private Tauman, wounded and fell off
the cliff and was instantly killed.
The injured are: Private Wallace,
fell off the cliff and sustained a frac-
ture of the leg; Private Martin, shot
through the left leg; Private RoXbury,
shot through the arm. The above are
all privates belonging to Company D.
Private Burke, shot through the arm.
The first attack of the Spaniards was
made at s o'clock and the last shot
was fired by them at about o'clock in
the morning
During the night the Spanish attack
ed the camp OF the marines on the
shore and the aAirblehead, believing
the Americans had been driven out,
threw several shells into the place.
The attack, however,, was repulsed by
the small detachment of marines in
camp without trouble. The shells of
the Marblehead struck among the ma
rines.
CRAZY CUBANS.
The fight was the first of the war in /
which the Cubans co-operated with /
the American forces, and their coop /
Grafton was not a glittering success. /
At one time during the afternoon when /
ever the marines were firing on a small |
detachment of Spaniards that made |
their appearance a short distance from /
the camp, the Cubans began firing /
without orders and sent a volley right !
among the Americans. There were /
several narrow escapes, but no one was /
injured.
Lieutenant Neville of Company D |
was sent out on scout duty and, as on
the day previous, he attacked a small I
stone fort. A hot fight followed and I
the Spaniards were driven off with a
loss. 1t was during this fight that Wal
lace and Tauman fell over the cliff.
FIFTEEN SPANIARDS KILLED
Fifteen Spaniards, including one lieu
tenant, were found in the fort.
During the attack several shots
struck the ships in the harbor, one pen
the pilot house of the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch boat Dandy. No
one was injured on board of her, how
ever
The night attack was picturesque and
a striking spectacle. The crack of the
Mausers. tongues of fire from every
bush encircling the camp; the twitter .
Of the long steel bullets overhead, while
the machine guns on the water line
were ripping open the pickets. and the
crash of the field guns could be heard
as they were driving in canister where
he fire of the Spaniards was the thick
sst. Then there was the screech of the
Iarblehead's shells as ne took a hand
n the fight, and the sharp. quick flash
ng of the Colts rapid-dre one-pounder
guns from the effectively placed ship
auncheS.
The Dolphin this morning located the
spanish water station on the ocean side
# the harbor entrance, which supplied
he water for the attacking force. The
we'll was situated in a block-house
Windmill having a small-.garrison. 1t
vas shelled at 1000 yards. Excellent !
practice was made. the station was
wrecked and canister followed the re-
reating Spaniards up the steep ravine. !