The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-17
FOUGHT LIKE VETERANS.
Western Psnnsylysnia Troops in tn. Battle
Of haiats.
HOWARD CROMWELL, OF SOMERSET, Be
LIEVED TO BE AMONG THE
WOUNDED.

Corporal Howard Cromwell, only soE
of Mrs. Catherine Cromwell and grand
son of Major John NJ. Holderbaum. o
this place, is believed TO have been among
fought on Sunday night, July 3lst, In the
faraway Philippines. The only news OF
the battle reeeiyed up 70 this time is con-
tanned Ia the associated press dispatches
which say that Corporal Crowpell-be-
lieved 70 be Cromwell--was shot in the
hand and leg. The same dispatches
bring the pleasing assurance that the
young Corporal's wounds are not serious.
Corporal Cromwell is a member OF
Company d, Tenth Pennsylvania volun-
teers. having joined that command short
ly after the Presidents first call for vol
unteers was issued. He gave up a posi-
ton in one of the Union Supply Com
pany's stores in the coke region and went
with the recruits for the Tenth to Mt
tiretna- He wrote to his mother asking
her consent before enIisting. but before
she had time 10 reply second letter was
received bearing the information that he
had already donned the blue and had
been ordered with his regiment to the
Philippines. News csme from San Fran
cisco that he had been appointed a cor
poral of his company.
In-the battle of Malate the Compan les
from Connellsville and Mt Pleasant
suffered severely. the former having one
man killed and IL men wounded, aud the
latter four killed and eight wounded.
The fight took place at Malate, forti-
fed town, which had been invested by
the insurgents. The latter were celebrat-
ing a feast day and left the American
right OF en-. The Americans under Cen
eral Greene were intrenched when 5000
Spaniards made desperate attack on
the right flank. When the fight started,
typhOon was raging. the rain falling
in torrents and the night as dark as
Egypt Three times did the frenzied
Spanish throw themselves on the little
band of 800 Americans, but each time
they were repulsed with e eat loss. Their
superior numbers must have told in the
end had not reinforcements arrived.
When they did come the fighting Tenth
had only four rounds of ammunition left
The First battsllion of the Tenth was in
the thick OF the fight, Companies d of
Connellsville and Eof Mt. Pleasant doing
noteworthy work. The vol
unteers behaved with the greatest brss-
very, fighting desperately against heavy
odds for several hours. The American
loss was 10 killed and about 40 wounded.
The Spanish loss is estimated at from
800 to 400 killed aud 1000 wounded. The
next day Gen. Greene issued the following
address to the troops: "The Brigadier
General commanding desires to thank
the troops engaged last night, for gall
lantry and skill displayed by them in
rer elling such vigorous attack by large
ly superior forces of Spaniards. Not an
inch of ground was yielded by the Tenth
Pennsylvania infantry and Utah artillery
stationed in the trenches. A Battalion
Of the Third artillery and First Regiment
California infantry moved forward to
their support through CALLING fire, with
the utmost intrepidity. The courage and
steadiness shown by all in this engage
ment are worthy of the highest commend
atiOn."
The American dead were buried the
next day in the convent of Maraban. On
the night of August lst the fighting was
bat the enemy had been taught
a lesson and made the attack at long
range with heavy artillery. The Utah
battery replied and the artillery duel
lasted an hour during which one Ameri-
can was killed. The artillery fire con-
iinued the night of August I'd, with two
men killed.