The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-15
MARINES STILL THERE
Spa nish Made Frequent Attacks on
Guantauamo Camp.
THE AMERICAN FLAG STILL FLOATS
It Took Two Nights OF Hard Fight
ing to Do II.
srAxlARDS SHOOT FROM BUSH
Americans Lost Two Men Killed and
Four Wounded.
FIFTEEN OF THE ENEMY KILLED
Cuban Insurgents Co-opcrnted Tor
the first Time with American
SHOOT FROM BUSH
Americans Lost Two Men Killed and
Four Wounded.
FIFTEEN OF THE ENEMY KILLED
Cuban Insurgents Co-opcrnted for
the First Time with American
Troops, but Failed.

copyrighted 1898, by Associated PressP
Camp OF the United states Marines, ont
side the Harbor of Guantanamo. MONDAY
June IL, Noon, by the Associated frsss
Dispatch Boat Wanda, via Kingston, June
IL, Z a m.--After two nights of hard fighi-
ing the American flag still floats on Canaan
soil over the encampment OF the marine
battalion. and our boys say they VIII KEY
1t there until the belated troops arrive, II
Il takes all winter.
THUS far Tie marines have had the best
OF the fighting, but the situation is grave
rrd they are exhausted with rcpellng al
u est incessant attacks. They have little
chance 10 rest or sleep, and the time of the
arrival of the relieving troops Is uncertain
Were IL not for the projecting guns OF
the fleet the gallant little hand would be
annlhllated by the Spanish troops In over
pow ering numbers from Santiago de Cuba,
AS 1t is. they probably can hold their po-
siton. but they can not move forward until
reinforced by troops.
What fiist, with white tents on bold
eninonce against the troplc background,
looked like holiday camp. is now grim
reality. The tents have been struck and
rolled Into breastworks, supplemented by
trenches around the crest Of the hill,
The spot Is lamentably exposed, while
surrounding II on all sides il heavy brush.
Tho least movement In the camp Is the sig
nal fol instant target practice on the part
OF the spanish sharpshooters. whose rifles
carry much further than ours though their
owners rarely hit anything they aim Al,
1t Is impossible to accurately estimate the
Spanish attacking force. but 1T q numerous
enough.
About two-t thirds OF this force surrounds
the camp nightly with u lily rluf, and
the epattlug OF the Mausers makes things
quite lively for the SpaniarGs are darinl,
enough TO crawl M and take pop at the
ndrines IRON the bushes about thirty yards
hcm the camp
AZ night the besicgers fight like Indians
AID our old Apache fighters feel IN their
element. Every yard OF chappura Is an
anhuacade, and picket duty is tippius
coins with death.
After the first attack on Saturday night
Colonel Huntington decided that another
attempt would be made on Sunday night,
and he caused entrcuchncnts 10 I've thrown
Up on all sides Of the camp. and in the
trenches the main par, or the battalion
last night waited for the attack IL ar
rived within ehori ;ime after dark. and
from that time until daybroalt the fighting
continued, aud at times the firing was very
heavy.
ON the American side two men were
Killed and four wounded. The dead are
Sergeant Major Henry Goode OF the ma
fines. shot through the rigat Breast Pri-
Nate Taunan, wounded aud fell OF the cliff
and was instantly killed,
Tho injured are Private Wallace fell
off the emf and sustained fracture OF
the log; Private Martin. rhot through the
left Leg Private Roxbury. shot through
the arm.
The above are NIL prlvates belonging to
Private Burke was ehot through the
arm.
The first attack OF the spanlards was
made at o'clock, and the last shot was
hrod by them about o'clock in tho morn
Ing.
During the night the spaniards attacked
the camp OF the marines on the shore and
the Marblehvad believing the Americans
had been driven out, threw several shele
into the place. The attack however was
repulsed by tho small detachment OF ma
rines iu camp
The shells OF the Marhlehead struck
isnong tho marines, The fight was tho
hrst OF the war In which the Cubans CO.
operated with tho American forces end
their cooperation was not a slitteriug
success.
AT one time during theafternoon whenever
the marines wore firing on small d.
tachmont OF spanlards that made their an.
peaiance short distance from the camp
. the Cubans began firing without orders and
sent yolley right among the Americans
There We're several very narrow escapcs
but no one was injured.
Lieutenant Neville Of Company D was
sent out on scout duty. and as on the DAY
previous. he attacked small stone fort
hot fight followed and the Spaniards
were driven of with loss
II vas during this fight that Wallace