The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02

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tn enig}t Of July 31st, when our regiment,
the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers, was
quietly working away building the in
trenchment. On that morning the Titan
battery stationed two Of their pieces on
this line and I suppose the Spaniards
thought that 1t was time for them 10 do
something. 50 about II o'clock p. m. a
few Shots were heard and our pickets
came running in and informed US that
the Spaniards were attempting to flank US,
also preparing to make a charge on our
breastworks. In a moments notice every
man was at his place and the firing be-
gan. 1t was quite dark but there was
a continual fash of fire along our breast
works. The companies that were IN the
rear for support were Immediately
brought to the front and placed on our
right to prevent flank movement of the
Spaniards, and 1t was well they were so
placed, for the enemy tried very hard to
get around our right. steady fire was
kept up for about two hours, when we
began 10 get short of ammunition. A de-
tail was made to go after ammunition
and in about an hour we were amply sup
piled, but before it came we had been
ordered 10 fix bayOnets and stop any
charge they made. We would occasionally
give out a cheer and fire one voIley and
by so doing kept them at bay until we
received ammunition and also reinforce
ments. Our colonel, A L. Hawkins, who
was unable to go with us in the morning,
heard the firing and we'll knew that some
thing was wrong. He Immediately arose
and came TO where We were. while the
bullets wiIe whistling all around him.
1t made US feel as though we had re-
ceived reinforcements when he came, for
every man seemed to fight with more
vigor.
He is an old veteran Of 81 and knows
what war is, and he said that he could
not remain in camp and know that his
boys were fighting. He had TO be with
them. Well, the firing was kept up until
about $50, when the Spaniards Withdrew
back into the city, behind the walls We
lost eight killed and about thirty wound
ed while the Spaniards, from the most re-
liable information we can obtain, LOST
about $50 killed and 400 wounded The
strength of our forces was our regiment
Of $40 men, reinforced by about 300 men.
while the Spaniards had against Us about
six times as many, or about all the force
they had that was available. We have
several old veterans of 81 with US ard
they say that they were never IN a BAT
tie during the rebellion IN which there
was any harder fighting done It was
quite an experience to some OF US, and
an experience 10, soon to be forgotten.
We were all satisfied with it. and sa d
then that we hoped Manila would surren-
der without, a ,hUt.
Next morning, August !, at s O'Clock,
we were relieved by another regiment and
marched back to tho camp, very tired and
/ hungry. This same work Of building in
! trenchments was kept up until Dewey
made his attack. August IS, but the Span
! iards never came out to make an attack
| on US Ike they did on July 81. They fully
! expected 10 drive us out that night and
! gain control of our breastworks We had
/ thrown up.
''The left Of our intrenchments reached
! TO the bay. Around 10 the right about a
mile are the insurgents breastworks. but
| when the battle began on the night OF
July g.. and while il was at the hardest,
/ the insurgents We're retreating as fast as
/ their legs could carry them They are
very poor soldiers. They are Ike the
/ Spaniards, treacherous and cowardly-al-
ways want TO fight at night.
The third expedition OF troops arrived
on August with General Merritt in com
| mand. We knew now that It would not be
long until an attack would be made or
the city. as there were now in all about
1900 soldiers here.
ION August z Wa. the Tenth Pennsyl
van.a, We're again sent on outpost duty ant
We had a hard JOB u It. as il was rumore5
that Dewey was 70 begin the hombard.n IN.
Of the city at 10 o'clock the next day. W,
worked Ike troopers. filing sandbags an,
throwing up earthworlls. Il ratnea nearl,
the entire day, an das we were workins
then in water mp TO our knees f made Il
quite disagreeabIe. \ very close watch wa,
kept that night The next morn ng n.
entire division was moved 70 the front
We were sent back 20 our quarters 70 ge
cur breakfast. two DAYS rat.ons and -
rounds Of ammunition. We were givel
forty minutes to set ready 10 20 back
While We were eating our breakfast can
non began n boom We al knew wha
il meant soon We were ~ ne march :,
the front. We We're moved I'D the beacl
! and expected % take our position on III,
left Of the line of hreastworks hut befor
We reached Il word came along the lin
TIA, whi-e rag was floating on the f1-
NJ Mania. on we went. beyond the in
trenchments right straight into the note
/ city - Manila TIE troops took d.Teren
positions in the civ. The town was irnue
/ diste'v places under martial law. and Gen
eral Merritt proclaimed himself as govern
or general Of the island
We are At present CHARTERED n an oil
theater. ard are doing patrol work IN n
city
~ ne -i-ns We marched into ne cf+y
when W reached the walls detail u re
from al regiments we're left ST the wa
70 keep q" natives 7ut and allow none :
/ enter the city. They were greatly disap