The times., 1898-06-15
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pulsed them and the Cubans are follow
ing them. Put shells 100 yards west of
the camp
The AIarblehead moved up and sent
a shell which passed close to the camp
and went crashing until il seemed that it
must have cut away half the bush and
woods on the harbor shore. The voice
from the hill called for another shell.
but It was not to come yet. The Mar
blehead moved into the channel to rake
before she got into position. The guer-
rillas had then ceased their firing ana
nothing more was done.
Cheers for the Flag.
Lieut.. NevilIe's band was still in am
bush when the Marblehead's bugler play
ed TO colors and her men sent up cheer
This was too much for Lieut. Neville.
who yelled. His men also cheered as did
his Cubans. who jumped up and yelled
for the flag and Cuba libre.
The day had begun. Two of Lieut..
Neville's wounded men walked into camp
and one was carried in on a stretcher.
iIlN dlb dUildlA bOAg "s%S PANHSN ~
later.
Seventeen Spaniards and one lieutenant
who were found dead by the Cubans when
morning dawned told the story Of the
night No systematic search of the
woods and brush has been made. IL is
probable that there are many more bodies
about. The circling vultures near the
head of the lagoon are a grewsome sug-
gestion, this afternoon.
The Wounded Americans.
The Americans injured. aside from those
hurt by stones sent flying by bullets or
| Shells are:
Corporal B. Hagguey and NJ. Costello, Of
Company B. who were injured, respect
lively. in the foot and ear.
T. Wallace. injured in the knee.
]. T Roxbury. wounded in the arm.
Private Martin. wounded in the thigh.
Private S. Dalton, wounded in the leg.
Private D. Burke, shot in the arm.
All of these belonged to Company B.
Word was brought to the camp today
that re-enforcements numbering 500 had
joined the Spaniards in the woods. The
question on all sides here is why IS not an
army of troops sent here?
Hospital Ship Arrives.
| Late today the hospital ship Solace ar
rived and the wounded were put aboard
| II was thought the Texas would shell
the town of Caimanera today, but Admi-
| raj Sampson has ordered her not to fire
on any of the forts unless she is fired on
| first The garrison at Caimanera was wise
enough not to fire first. Their town is
| still in a position to send re-enforcements
to the Spaniards in the bush.
Col. Laborde, of the Cuban insurgeni
army, and a party of scouts went into
the mountains this afternoon to search
for a water tank which the guerrillas are
said to be dependent upon to destroy 1t
| The Dolphin went this morning to destroy
the windmill which pumped the watei
into the tank. 1t is supposed that she
succeeded. She also destroyed BLOCK
| house on the coast last night
A Gallant Action.
Last night Cadets Homan and Ander
son, of the battleship Texas, In launches
explored the channel above the blockade
as far as the first fort. They found NJ
mines. They ran within 200 yards OF {
| gunboat, which carries two 4.7-10 quick
fire guns One of the launches attracted
the attention of sentry on the fort b!
its waving lights. The launches escaped
by running under the palm trees alonJ
the shore. Firing was heard In the direc
ton of the town today and it may be tha
the place was attacked by insurgents.
Sergt Mai Goode and Private TaumaI
were buried this afternoon on the slop'
of the hill where the camp was formerl!
located Chaplain Jones of the TeXa.
officiated.
Another Battle.
At dark, as the New York Suns dis
patch boat started away, an attack wa!
being made on three sides of the Ameri
can camp at once. For half an hour thu
shooting was rapid on both sides, with tn,
result unknown to those on the boat
One of the reporters in small boat hao
just attempted to reach the camp. He
was met by heavy fire from the Span.
ish rifles. The dispatch boat ran in and
picked him up.
AS We sailed out of the harbor the
Marblehead had opened fire on the woods
and was sending small shot ant" shen into
them in a most lively fashion. There
| were hand to hand fights between the
riflemen on the shore plainly to be seen.