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THE FIGHT
wagcd All nay Friday and Resulted In
IA Big Advaice by Gen. Shafter-FIre
From Cervora's Guns.

| Copyright 1893, the Associated prcssD
on Board the Associated Press Des-
patch Boat Dandy, off Juragua, Friday,
July |, 4 p m, via Port Antonio, Ja-
maca, Saturday, July 2, a. m, via
Kingston, Jamaica, July 2, II a. m.-1he
battle of Santiago has ragged all day and
7 at o'clock this afternoon loo American
troops are laundering at tho outer forti-
hcations of the doomed city. Since day
break Gen. Skaters army has fought
its way across two and half miles of
bitterly contested and strongly fortified
country and the entire line from left to
right Is within gunshot of Santiago town
| The American losses are thus far csti-
mated ut the hospital corps headquarters
at 20 killed and ~ wounded, but 1t will bo
hours before the death roll can be ac-
curatcly given. Lcut.-Col. Patterson of
the 22d infantry, is the only officer known
to have been wounded. but he IL not NOR
tally hurt.
The Spanish killed and wounded are
undoubtedly numbered by hundreds.
The Spanish stronghods of Caney and
III paso have fallen and the fort at
Aguadorcs, Just east of MORO Castle on
the coast, has neen blown to ruins by the
guns of the fleet.
with the exception Of about a thousand
troops who are guarding Ba!quiri and
Juragua. the entire army is engaged with
ilm OF Gen. GarCil's Cuban troops. The
men fought goriously and If the same
measure of success which attended to-
days engagement follows the fighting Of
the next u hours. the American flag viii
NY from santiago walls on Sunday. The
ofNccrs and men are fully convinced that
the city Will be theirs by tomorrow night.
The battle began just at daylight at a
point about eight mi cs from Jurugua ana
four miles MOI theast Of the outer fortti-
cations of santiago. The general order
for an advance was issued by Gen. SHAFT
ter at dark last night. and by midnight
every man in the army knew that dos
perate struggle would come with the
dawn The news put the troops in a fever
of eNcit, mont, and the night was spent
IN cheering and singing, the popular
strain being "Thcre'll be a hot time In
Santiago TOMORROW"
At four o'clock this morning hundreds
of bugles rang out the revelle and before
. the sun had risen the great line was COM
p'ctc. To the extreme left was Gen. DUFF
iicd with the 33d Michigan, his command
having reached the AuGuadorcs bridge by
train. Next to the northeast was Gen.
kcnts division, a mile and half from
the sea and held as a reserve force. Tho
, centre of the line was held by cavalry
! division which, until Gen. Wheeler arrived
: at noon, was commanded by Gen. Sumner.
Owing to Gen. Youngs Illness Colonel
> Wood Of the Rough Elders comma nded
, his brigade. which consisted of the First
: regulars, the First Volunteers and the
, Tenth Regulars and one battalion of tie
Ninth regular cavalry all d. smountcd with
: the exception of two troops on the eX-
tremc right under Generals Lawton and
Chaffec fully five miles from the sea.
1t had been arranged that Gen. Dufflcd
should make a fcint of attacking Aqua
, dorcs, In order to draw attention from the
main movement and at five o'clock Con.
, Lawton's troops moved forward. led by
u battery of the First Artillery under
nI of n
Every man in the army carried three
days rations and ammunition, ana every
one knew that he was not expected 20 re-
, turn to camp until Santiago had fallen.
: General Ldwtons division opened tho
: bal! with 1S-pourd shot quickly followC d
by others the infantry opening lire i'm
mcdiatcly afterward. At $40 General
/, Garcia advanced rapidly through the
. brush in the valley meeting with no OPP
position, and Gen. Lawton advanced along
the north slope the infantry and artillery
: firing heavily. Captain Grimes guns
; had Just aalloped on to the plateau IN
. grand style and opened fire.
:, The telegraph line, La Brunette super
: intending kept up with the advance In
ne style. The observation balloon was
-, inflated yesterday for the first time and
= made three successful cxperimntul as
:, cents the car holding six men.
The first shot was fired from the bat
@ terry at GAO by Capt. Capron, whose son
" Capt. Allyn *, Capron, of the rough rid.
!, ers, was killed in the battle at Sevllla
- The shot was directed at Cancy, where the
Spaniards were in force and 1t fell in tho
y, heart of the town. The firing continued
u 20 minutes without response. Meantime
the cavalry division had moved forward
!, on the main Santiago trail. readed by Il
u light battery of the second artillery under
= Capt, Grimes. Tho movement % this bat
II terry was Notwithstanding task, owing tC
thy in h.. llANs and !,
l Under the muskctry fire of the cavalry
men the Spaniards in the little town o
p FL Paso rctreatcd, and Capt. Grimes bat
!, terry took up position there ana began {
II rapid firing into Caney. The guns OF tn,
! two batteries made the place SO hot thai
=. the enemy finally retired having no ar
u tillcry,
!, The town was surrounded by rougl
u earthworks and lines of barbcd wire.
: After the enemy had been driven from
" FL Paso 81 shots were fired by Captain
Grimes and Captain Capron from that pc
. sltion into the outer fortihoations of San
~ tiago before response came. When /
did come, however, 1t came with uneXpect
" ed accuracy, the shots being from three
T. and five inch rapid fire rifles EVIDENT,
"a taken from Admiral Cervera's warship
and mounted behind the Notifications
l. The Spanish gunners raked the hill OF
~ which El Paso stands and which mean
y time had been made the headquarters o
q Gen. Sumner and the Cuban generals
II Garcia Castillo, Capete and RabL on
shell struck large sugar storehouse OF
le the red corrugated roof, on which stoo'
he ten Cubans viewing the fight. The roo
AZ fell In and all the Cubans were wounde
N and three Of them will die.
n A detachment of 25c0 Cubans went for
u ward from FL Paso and then Col. Woo
with the Rough Riders, the First AM
II. Tenth Cavalry, started down the hi
sides straight for the enemy's fortified
III lions.
Ut Captain Grimes battery poured stead
lu ire into the Spaniards to protect Co
PHI Woods advance The dismounted caVal
rs paused on their way through the tan
d. gled grass and underbrush and half-wa
as down the hillside selected "A good spot I
ne halt and from there opened and maintain
ar ed for 20 minutes a hot fire. The oposin
ds batteries banged away, Captain Crime
sending storm of lead down into IN
al pounding away at the hill top with viciou
T." persistence,
Most of the Spanish shells went over tn
III hill top and fell in ravine beyond Her
, several detachments Of Cuban troor
us were stationed as reserves, and befor
en- they could be moved seven insurgent
ne were seriously wounded and sever;
p slightly hurt At the same time tw
" Americans were killed and nine wounde'
ne The Spanlards used smoheless powder an
eu shot with much more accuracy than dun
~ Ing the previous engagement The wor
y, der Ia that many more lives were not los
eu as the opposition batteries were less tina