The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-26

STREET FIGHT IN CANlTE.
fGunE Casalryman In Manila Writes
to His Parents In Seattle.

An interesting letter containing a TiylI
description Of a skirrnish with Insurgents
in Cavite has been received BY Mrs. y. &.
Young Of this city. from her son. Thomas
Young. who is with the Fourth cavalry az
Manila. TIE letter in part says;
The mails are most unreliable and alto
geiher uncertain in this country. Very Few.
II any, OF the boats ever leave this city
for the states direct. Most OF the mail
miles from here. There is one mail a
month ~ that city. From the states mail
reaches here every two weeks. as there IS
a regular schedule between the states ana
Hongkong.
THE cavalry arrived IT Cavite Angus.
p. We marched ashore. up the broad
driveway 20 the quartet or Spanish bar
racks. occupied by the marines before taeir
departure. when Dewey commenced his
bombardment The quarters were In ter
ribie condition, showing that they left
hastily. Thousands Of Mauser carblnes
back OF the quartet where We fished them
out from day 10 day.
THE streets OF Cavita are of a typical
Mexican style. Narrow and dirty. On each
side are low stone buildings In which are
rnyriads of small barred windows. 1t was
here that our first brush with the natives
took place.
About 9 O'Clock on the morning OF Au-
gust 8, 4 shot fired by one CT our sentres
awoke the little garrison 10 man. Five
minutes later six heavily armed troops
went marching toward the city. where the
natives, with loaded Maussrs and Spring
fields, We're at their narrow windows, on
top ot houses. behind stones and in fact
everywhere but in tho open. Hardly had
the troops. one II each street entered the
city when from every available covering
came a shower Of bullets. | was in the al
vance guard and a The first voliey from
the natives, my 'bunkIe' fell. mortaiiy
wounded.
bullets whizzed and whistlei about cur
heads, and the street was filled with smoke.
The deadly hail came thick and fast ard
vet Ne had received no order TO return the
fire Then came the command Fire ar
Will" How our hearts leaped with joy at
those words. Five minutes later flag OF
truce was raised and the command, Cease
firing was given. We marched back 10
our quarters At.erUari II was found that
we had only two killed on our side and
killed and eleven wounded.
"Cavte had patrol and the insurgents
also had one. II seems that in the arrest
of an american offender the insurgents
ciasned with our guard. causing the skirrn-
ism. on September 8 our squadron received
II order 70 embark at once ana REPORT AZ
Manila for further Instructions Bundles
were hastily tied up. pet monkeys birds
and other animals Were turned loose. and
We went on board the city Of Puehia and
departed for Manila.
There we were assigned 10 the trenches
After w had marched five miles We ar
rived at our destination. the largest cigar
factory In the world, where we campe1
permanently. That night detail u
through 4 tropical rain storm 10 the in
surgeon. lines, arriving there dripping wet
Il WAS asCertaired that the insurgents aad
not yes attacked the Americans. bat were
TN q very ugly mood on account OF The
order that they should lay down their arms
hy September I5 or fight
II VIII never forget that night. Sur
rounded by hlooG-;h!rsty Insurgents and in
an unknown country. The rain came dow n
IL torrents We were very gi8a when
| Ola Soi's face was seen IL she morning
ana went hack - o1r headquarters,
beir~ relieved by another detachment IN
September y several, thousand Insurgents
gave az their arms. still having ia their
asseSs.oa 3fs* Masser rifles taken from
tne Spanish prisoners.
Mach feeling IS expressed against the
Red Cross hospital officers here. II is SAID
that sBtY are not issuing tHe deI.cariaS
intended for the SIX soldiers. bat ara sell
ing them a. enormous prices - army Of
! ncers and merchants. Several lncatients ~
ta3s ad are cited. X seems a shame ard
ar outrage thst this American people
shou}t 20 hoodwinked irt0 donating Che.r
good dollars ~ enrich "a -aSeaI1y l9t II
ron-curs*ataatE ~b}le the real lighters. tfe
poor soldiers the uen VINO suffer hard
sasns are deprived ~ sfe deficaasea fur
n4She5 fre-n bv grateful rou9trymea.
Yesterday TIE Ias-s8astar visited Us and
today tAe jingle II money x heard among
the men