| Show WHOLESALE BLOODSHED the latest news Is disquieting general shatter shafter sends a dispatch to the government at washington saying his previous estimate of killed and wounded was below the actual figures which hach from other sources Is shown to le be more than 1000 1000 white while this by comparison with the great battles of history is not heavy it is in still serious when all things are considered the information in mitigation to some extent of such unwelcome news is in hardly adequate to tho the situation it is that our men have taken several lines of breastworks from the spaniards and now occupy advanced ground in the direction of santiago betat but at the rate things are going and the price being paid for all the ground taken it would seem to be paying too dearly for it the americans have been and presumably are now fighting with a vigor and a courage that must be sublime it must also be conceded that the enemy are r fighting the light fight of desperation and contesting every inch of ground with a valor and determination worthy a better cause our men have to meet not only them but their defenses and abd ab obstructions besides being subjected to a vigorous bombardment from the fleet to which they are wholly unable to td reply where is sampson where is the vesuvius are the cuban liberators tp to suffer a check after their splendid work and heavy sacrifices and all tor for want of concerted action let us hope otherwise although there Is no concealment of the effort which such a hope costs to add to the calamities visited upon the american forces the spaniards have received reinforcements general pando having effected a junction with general linares defending the spanish position what were the cubans doing all the time these men were drawing nearer to the city anything or nothing the spanish troops have arrived as a result of negligence or want of strength and these must now be fought in addition to the forces previously counted on some batteries have been captured from the enemy and with these trained in the other direction there will be some benefit in it to our men but whether enough to amount to an important factor in the struggle or not is of course to be determined the spanish used smokeless powder giving them another decided advantage general shatter shafter has sent for a hospital ship and a large corps of medical attendants to take care of the wounded this has an unwelcome sound even though one of the things naturally to be expected A few things at least are gratifying our forces were not repulsed but kept all the advanced ground with the design of forcing the contest at an early hour this morning and caney and san juan the latter a stronghold near morro castle have been captured it is very evident that the outcome will be an american victory as they are doing the hardest and best fighting and achieving all the favorable results so far the question that now remains is as to what price will be placed upon the victory and when it will occur at the rate at which things are now going the battle should not last very long like a thunder storm the greater the violence the briefer the duration and many many precious lives with a still greater creater number maimed and seriously or slightly injured will pay for what is taken it will be a day of rejoicing when it is all over |
