Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-06-18
A BATTLE ON LAND
Our Marines at Guantanamo Are
Assailed By Spaniards.
A Flercely Contested Skirmish Follows, tho
Fight Being Waged for IS Hours
American Loss, Four Killed
and Ono Wounded-The
Enemy Repulsed.

Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 13.-
The invasion of Cuba by the American
forces began Friday. Six hundred ma
rines pitched their tents about the
smoking ruins of the outer fortifica-
tions of Guantanamo and the stars
and stripes for the first time float
from Spanish flagstaff in Cuba. To
Capt. Clark and the battleship Oregon
belong the honor of accomplishing the
first successful landing of the war.
Forty marines from the battleship
went ashore and occupied the left en-
trSnce of the bay until the troopship
Panther arrived with 600 marines.
These arrived at 3 o'clock and within
half an hour they had burned the
buildings of the Spanish camp and
set fire to the little village which
crouched on the beach under the hill
top of Guantanamo.
The Marblehead, Vixen and Dolphin
opened fire on the earthworks. The
shores to the right of the entrance
were lined with guns and rifle pits,
but the Spaniards stampeded after
firing few shots. The city of Guam
tanamo lies four miles up the bay
and little Spanish gunboat came
down to help the shore batteries. But
she stayed just long enough to turn
around. Numerous shots were fired
by the Spaniards, but not one landed
and no Americans were injured. The
main fort lies within the city limits
and is still to be reduced, but it is
not in a difficult position and the
American officers say it can be taken
in IS minutes when desired.
In contrOllinr the hnrhDr Of Guau-
tanamo Rear Admiral Sampson Sc
cures possession of the Cuban termi-
nus of the French cable to Hayti. The
apparatus in the Office at the harbor
mouth was wrecked by shell, but the
cable steamer Adria has instruments
and operators aboard and direct COM
munication with Washington will soon
be established
The Cubans believe that there are
about $500 soldiers in the vicinity Of
Caimanera, which lies at the entrance
to the inner harbor. Guantanamo
city is inland about Is miles. The
two harbors are connected by a mar
row channel. 1t is the outer harbor
which Admiral Sampson now holds.
On Board the Dispatch Boat Daunt-
less, off Guantanamo, via Mole St.
Nicholas, Hayti, June 13.-Lt. Col.
-,
which landed on Friday and encamped
on the hill guarding the abandoned
cable station has been engaged in
beating off n bush attack by Spanish
guerillas and regulars since o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The fighting
was almost continuous for 13 hours
until o'clock Sunday morning, when
reinforcements were landed from the
Marblehead.
Guantanamo, Cuba, via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 14.-The Spaniards on
Saturday night attacked the camp of
the first battalion of marines under
Lieut.. Col. Huntington and were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. Four Ameri-
cans were killed, namely, Surgeon j.
B. Gibbs, of New York City; Sergeant
Smith, of Co. d; Private McCalligan,
of Co. ID, and Private Runnrishy, of
Co. ID. The wounded were Private Nc
Gowan, of Co. ID, hand shattered. and
the pilot on the cruiser Marblehead,
shot through the leg. The firing be-
daybreak. At times there was heavy
fuslllade on both sides. Lieuts. Ne
vile and Shaw, of Co. d, with 30 men
were on picket duty all night and
were attacked by a heavy force of
Spaniards. All the men killed were
in this detachment except DIR. Gibbs,
who was shot while in camp. The
pickets held the Spaniards off until
released Sunday morning.
Reinforcements were landed from
the Texas and Marblehead in the
morning. They consisted of 60 men
and two rapid-ire guns. The men are
suffering greatly from heat and
thirst, but they are all behaving
splendidly in and out of fire.
After NcCalligan and Dunnrishy
were killed their heads were shocking
ly mutilated with matchetes. Late in
the morning the Spaniards opened
fire from two guns on the west side
of the harbor. The shots flew wild.
The Texas. Yankee and torpedo boat
Porter, which were lying in the har-
Dor, opened fire and in short time
silenced the Spanish guns. The lat
ter fired only once after the ships
opened on them. There were no cas-
ualities on the American side.
A THREAD MONOPOLY.