The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-16
They Would be Apnlhilated We're 1t
Not For the Assistance OF the
Shells From Warships.
TWO MORE MEN KILLED
AND SEVERAL WOUNDED.
They Are From Company u, and Were
Slain While Attacking a Tert.
Fifteen Spanlards Killed Dur.
Ing the Fight.

Copyrighted. lsl's, by the Associated Press
Camp OF the United States Marines,
Outside Harbor Of Guantanamo, Mon
day, June l3-by the Associated Press
dispatch boat Wanda, via Kingston,
June l6.-After two nights OF hard
fighting the American flag still floats on
Cuban soil over the encampment Of the
marine battalion and our boys say they
viii keep II there until the belated
troops arrive II IL takes until winter.
Thus far the marines have had the
best Of the fighting, but the situation is
grave, and they are exhausted with re-
pellinR almost incessant attacks They
have little chance 90 rest or sleep, and
the time Of the arrival Of the relieving
troops is uncertain.
Were IL not for the protecting guns Of
the fleet the gallant little land would Be
annihilated by the Spanish troops in
overpowering numbers, from Santiago
de Cuba. As IL is, they probably can
hold their position. but they cannot
move forward until reinforced by
troops.
II is impossible to accurately estimate
the Spanish attacking force, but IL is nu.
merous enough About two.thirds Ct
this force surrounds the camp nightly
with deadly ring, and the spatting Of
the Mausers make things quite lively,
for the Spaniaris are daring enough to
crawl mp and take pop at the marines
from the bushes about 30 yards from the
camp. AZ night the besiegers fight like
Indians Every yard Of chappaEl u an
ambuscado, and picket duty is hiFi Ag
coins with death. ~
After the first attack on Saturday
night Colonel Huntington decided that
another attempt would be made on Sun.
day night. aud he caused intrenchments
TO BE- thrown mp on all sides Of the
camp, and In the trenches the main part
Of the battalion last night waited for
the attack. IL arrived within a short
time after dark, and from that time
until daybrcak the fighting continued,
and at times the fighting was very
heavy 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
OF the cliff and was instantly killed.
The injured are;
Private Wallace, fell of the cliff and
sustained a fracture Of the leg.
Private Martin, shot through the left
leg
Private Roxbury, shot through the
arm.
The above are all the privates belong.
ing TO company d.
Private Burk, shot through the arm.
The first attack Of the spaniards was
made at o'clock and the last shot was
fired by them about O'Clock In the
morning
The fight was the first Of the war in
which the Cubans cooperated with the
American forces aud their coop Grafton
was not a glittering success At one
time the Cubans began firing without
orders and sent volley right among the
Americans. There were several very
narrow escapes, but no one was injured.
Lieutenant Neville Of company ID
was sent out ON scout duty aud he at.
tackled a small stone fort. A hot fight
followed and the Spaniards were driven
of with loss. IL was during this fight
that Wallace and Tauman fell over the
cliff Fifteen dead Spaniards, includ.
ing one lieutenant, were found In the
fort.