The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-24

nearer the city.
Never was more bravery shown thsn ~
The TweaJy-fonrth infantry. TIE Artng
line was directed BY Captain Ducat. Lieu
tenant Lyon. Lieutenant John Guruuy
and Lieutenant Austin This regiment
was compelled 70 advance for fully so
yards through fat. swampy ground sx-
posed 20 e most deadly FIRE fFOm the
blockhouse on the ridge. In ten minutes
after they advanced they were occupying
the Spanish intrenchments and pouring .
deadly IRE upon tie enemy As they re-
treated
Forty per cent % the Tweuty-four<h
regiment were killed OF wounded Willis
every offeer except Lieutenan; Lyon who
led the airing limo. was either killed or
were repelled By such heavy loss BY the
OF me hin ives filed with 80 many dead
Spaniards that foot could not Dc placed
In the trench without treading on ne
dead The wounded and ding of Tie enc
my were lying over the ground Ia the
vicinity OF the blOckhouse in great num-
bers.
The Spaniards made A bold attempt 20
regain the 6lockhouse on the MI. 30,
u1ortaEy wounded The trench at The top
use OF TWO eating guns thar they re-
treated in disorder.
Tae soss was also very great among the
seventh Ninth. Thirteenth and Sixteenth
United States infantry. ne THIRD and
Sixth cava.ry. the FIRST volunteer cavslry
and the Seveuty-nns; New York volun-
teerS. Great gallsntry was shown ey al
these regiments in the hard fight
After the capture % = Cancv General
Lawtons' division srrived a; the extreme
left OF the line after mareH the night
% July I The Third aad Twentieth IN
faatry then took position on the extreme
left. Al daybresk brisk are was opened
BY the spaniards all along the entire hns
which continued until 70 O'Clock a. m. with
little effect.
At about 10 o'clock July :. a crossnre
on some Spanish Entertainments was
GAINED By the Twentieth infantry CO..
operating With three Ga,iing gums near
the blockhouse. About moan TIRE spanish
were compelled 20 move farther back.
while the whole ief, Of our line moved "a
the top Of the ridge. where the CRY coua
be plainly seen Within easy rife range.
on July g the Spaniards having reSev~
ed heavy achievements. ordered KEN
eraI attack on our well-intrrnched posi-
ton ahou, o'c.ock ?. m. For about forty
I'VE Minutes their artillery nrcd upon our
intrenchments. after which they made .
general assault. Never before we're -
able 20 obtain such. a deadly ere upon ne
enemy our bullets moved them DOWN
with wonderful effect They retrcsted 20
their intrenchmen;s ana We could p1ainiy
see them with torches the rest % ne
night carrying back their dead and
wounded
Up TO July no encounters ~ any note
took place. our army holding the m
trenchmcnts and waiting untii the hsavT
artillery could be placed IN position
During the entire hsh; Ne were handi-
capped by tho small amount - artillery
on the field there being only sixteen pieces
in use. While the Seaniaris we're wei sup
piled By az least ffty Or sixty pieces %
artillery. both large and small ca.fhers-
The very superior quality Of the new
army rife the KraE-JofKseu. over the Oh
Springfield. was here demonstrated. u
was superior In length OF rNnEe. n the
shock which e produced when striking .
body. and had the Immense advantage %
srnokeless powder. Al the volunteef reg
iments who fought with us in the fr~' nd
second DAYS battle were armed With he
old Springfield In hriug from any post
ton their line % smoke could be plainly
seen by the enemy and Invariably drew
a heavy FIRE.