Evening Bulletin in Honolulu, Hawaii

First encounters at San Juan blockhouse amid Cuban gunfire

The account recalls the initial clash at San Juan blockhouse during the Santiago campaign. Colonel Egbert and Captain Crowell led regiments into tall grass to press Spanish positions as Grimes and Parker’s batteries supported. Cuban scouts and regimental movements, artillery fire, and the effort to flank San Juan ridge defined the action. The narrative highlights the heavy casualties and the strategic attempts to break the defense with infantry and artillery.