The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-28
COMPANY E'S BRAVERY.
1t Wins the Commentator of Col
Reeve at the Church,

1t Wins the Com mendRt1On or Ool'
Reeve at the Church.
Written for The Globe.
MANILA, Aug IA 1S9S.-On the evening of
the 18th we received our orders TO move to
the front on the following day, and to say
the boys were delighted at the chance would
be putting it light. Orders were: Reveille,
a. M; mess, 4:3O, and start for the front,
3 o'clock. This was carried out to the let
ter Company E mustered up its full roll
of men, with the exception of CorDorals Hart
and Hoyt; PrEates Morgan, Scovel and
Sperry, left behind sick. The first three men
toned in the hospital at Cavite, the latter
two at camp. Line of march was taken UP
at ) sharp in a heavy rain, which continued
until we reached the first line of entrench-
ments. The boys carried 100 ROUNDS OF am
munition, rifles. haversack of bareback, can
teen and rubber poncho. Our hrst matt was
at the first line of entertainments; were sta
toned in house and here Capt. Spear and
Lieut.. Clark showed great tact in oversee
ing the building of our entrenchment which
the boys threw up in such shape in thirty
minutes that we could hold it against ten
times our number, but 1t was unnecessary as
after events proved. We stayed here until
the close OF the silencing of shore batteries
by Dewey. Our march was then resumed
past the second line of entertainments. Al
ter passing this We double-timed to the
third line, where came under fire at long
range. The batteries at this place had set
fire to a Spanish arsenal. which was burn
ing briskly, and here we deployed and Iald
down for a matter of ten minutes, waiting
for some companies to come I'D which be-
longed in the lead-CompRnies and C-but
the Impotence 10 be at the front overruled
ell other things and the boys were hustled
out and the way we went down that road
to the front, under fire. would have done
some of our brave fathers good to have seen.
Each man was trying to get the best Of the
other haversacks and ponchos were left be
hind to tighten up the load. We passed all
advance companies and came into the firing
line with H, and the boys behaved heauu-
fully Any one of us who had a doubt about
the ability of our officers lost it there and
then Lieut.. Clark succumbed to the heat.
Capt Spear and Lieut.. Trowbridge were
everywhere The boys went straight to the
front and took up a parallel position with
the Astor battery, which had been doing
good work but needed our support, and when
Col Reeve gave the order, "Compay to
the front" it went with a Minnesota yell.
In all the battle lasted fortyfve minutes to
an hour and we sustained the heaviest
losses The following from our company were
among the wounded: Sergeant Carleton.
flesh wound through thigh Corporal Williams,
same through shoulder; Private Rice through
hip and heel. All are doing nicely. The
line of march to Manila from this on was
quiet and the city capitulated without fur
Their struggles.
Cen Macarthur and Col. Reeve. In their off,
ciaI reports very highly commended Capt.
Spear and Lieut.. Trowbridge on their per-
sonal bravery, and Company E on its fine be-
havior at the front.
More particulars will follow in a few days