The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-01-10

company "A all rigs met Win were
taken and used. One horse was
actually driven TO death.
When the news of the location
of the enemy at Manoa was re-
ceived at headquarters, Deputy
Brown offered to Colonel Fisher,
the services of Captain Murravand
thirty-hve members of the Citizens
Guard who were in Palolo valley
looking for Nowlein and his wing
of the rebel army. Colonel Fisher,
directed that Murray and command
be moved towards Manoa. This
order was taken out by Deputy
Brown i'll person. Its delivery was
the cause of considerable excite
ment at headquarters. Brown and
Murray signaled to each other with
white handkerchiefs. This caused
the lookout on top Of the Executive
Building to report just what the
appearance indicated. 1t was sup
posed for time, that either large
party of rebels had surrendered, or
that detachment of the Govern
ment force had been captured.
Just in the pen of Manoa is a
place owned by John Ena. Here
Capt. Smith established headquar-
tiers for his company and the Sharp
shooters. 1t was within firing
distance of some OF the rebels. The
artillery was planted on a promin
ent knoll about thousand yards
beyond the Ena house and well to
the left. The firing from the sides
of the pen had been quite sharp un-
til the field piece arrived. The
rebels had acquired holy horror OF
Smelling, and did not invite any OF
it. Scouts Of Company A and
the Sharpshooters pressed on TO the
right and left of the valley, and on
their reports Captain Smith direct
ed the Smelling. Johnson has be
come very skillful with this gun
and can throw shell into any
clump of bushes pointed out.
Wilcox seems more desperate
and more inclined to fight than the
rebels have been at any time yet.
With a much smaller force he
seemed about as anxious to do some
killing as his men were to get
away.
There were numerous acts Of
individual bravery shown on the
skirmish lines of Company A and
the Sharpshooters. Nearly every
man seemed determined to distin
guish himself. They pushed aheat
constantly firing wherever there
was any sign Of the enemy i'll the
lantana and .guava bushes. The
ground in Manoa is much more
favorable for action than was the
hot field Of Moiliili. Some of the
men scampered into the thicket,
over ridges and up the slope like
goats. Capt. Smith gives specia
praise to squads in charge of Lieut.
Rowald and Sergeant Duschalsky
though he says that every man die
his full duty. A good many Of the
fighters under Capt. Kidwell were
we'll acquainted with the pen. They
had heavy ammunition made espec
tally for long shooting, and i'll thi.
regard were better equipped thar
tine militia.
The continuance of firing fol
two or three hours shows more
than anything else the determine
ton of the enemy. They sen
probably three hundred bullets a
the squads of the combined Skin
mish line. Company A and tn,
Sharpshooters used about twent,
rounds to the man. A few o
Wilcox's braves had either Spring
field or heavy Winchester guns
Some of their bullets came with ;
louder whiz and a greater fore
than others. K
With all this action in full bias
messenger came up from the hos
pital to see if there were an,
. wounded, and to bring telephone
messages. He told among othe
things, that searching detail hac
found twenty-seven dynamit
bombs of the regulation hand
grenade pattern in house on tn
right of the valley near Montana
place. This news caused the militi
and Sharpshooters to move wit
: renewed energy upon the enemy
After few minutes of rapid fl
, ing, word passed along the line t
cease. Two rebels were approach
: ing with a poi flag. AS they cam
up there was firing from benin
them. Wilcox had ordered tina
, when deserters were moving ava
they be shot if possible. Man
men in the Government force wer
' scarcely able to restain themselve
from firing towards the truce bar
Y ner. However, this was avoided
4 One of the men who surrendere
S had lost portion of his right cal
1 1t had been cut off by bullet.
n was after receiving this wound, thu
he decided to surrender. This ma
r works at the Honolulu Iron Work!
The fellow with him was in tt
t Government employ on the watel
: front, until he refused about tw
e weeks ago, to take the oath. The
I said there was a dead man in Il
y guava clump from which the
came. The corpse was brought il
d placed on Major Potter's horse, al
l. taken back to the hospital camp.
e The Iron Works employee spoil
e English very well. He was f
IS three years, in the Kamehamef
If school. First his father paid h
h tuition. and then w. H. Rice,
= Lihue, Kauai, was his patron. +
r made quite an extended statemel
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