Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
Full Details Regarding the Out
break Of February 4th.
BRASS COATED BULLETS.
Thomas nrynn shot Throuri the
croin-Two Hours Later ESQ
Dies In Agony.


cintcd Press has received the following
correspondence from Manila, dated
February 2ist; The American troops
arc anxiousiy awaiting the arrival OF
the six regiments of endorsements
now on the way TO Manila. Untn that
time will come there will probably be
no very decided movement OF the
American soldiers. as tho long line
that has TO be- maintained r. too thin
TO permit Of serious offensive operations
against the Fillplnos. when the
American achievements do arrive. II
u expected that short work will bo
made Of Aguinaldo's men.
Fun details have been received OF tho
outbreak Of the night Of February 9TH
For the past two months the First Me-
braska has been campcd at santa Me-
"a. which was practically ON tho firing
line. The acntinols " tho insurgents
near the Nebraska outposts were very
close at several places, and for several
nights previous 10 the flrHt firing an
lnhurgcnt lieutenant had caused trnu.
bic near outpost No. ., by attempting
20 post his aontlneia within tho Me-
brarka lines.
Saturday evening at o o'clock. on
February 1th. the lnsurgcnt lieutenant
advanced with a few men and dllrc-
garded the challenge ~ the sentinel
near No. ?. Private 0rayHOn of com.
pany n. after properly challenging tho
advancing party. who paid no atten-
tion 10 him. fired, killing the lieutenant
and private. The insurgents returned
the iirc and rutratcd.
The battle really began when Scrgt.
o. 4. Curtis ordered his mon 10 frc
upon large body " insurgents who
were attempting TO Cfoaa the river OPP
poaltc his post. scrEt. Curtis was
wounded and compelled 10 retire.
Whom the battle began the insurgents
seemed TO be ready. and the Nebraska
regiment was made the center OF their
attack. The American soldiers. how
ever. stood them on and positions were
held frmly all along the line. ~ day
light companies l.. ~, and &. ted by
Capt. Il0llinFHVorth. advanced "a
dive back the insurgents who had cf-
fccted crossinR further w the river
and had gained n poaition on the left
flank. from which they poured q terrific
arc on the advancing line. Notwith-
standing the fact that they had TO adj
vance n quarter OF a mile In plain Wow
OF the enemy. the Scbranknna drove
the Insurgents back 10 their boat and
across the river.
The Utah battery. acting IN con-
junction with the Nebraska troops. did
great service.
The Insurgents retrcatcd hastily.
leaving seventy dead comrades
behind stone wall. II was here that
u. q, Edlund OF company II was Killed,
and Fred Kuhn ~ company G wound
cd. 4 MauHcr bullet passed through
Capt. liollinFworth'a hat.
fllts luaufrVuta urr nHluF lruHu-00utgl
bullets. which inniet shocking wounds
lilood.polaoning almost Invariably ~.
suits from a wound inflicted by one OF
these bullets.
Thomas liryan.a member OF the Calf
fornin regiment. was shot through the
groin hy "a Remington. The wound was
not considered DANGEROUS, but TIVE
hours after he was brought IN from
the Held Notwithstanding Hct IN. lock-
| NV snHued. and fifteen minutes latci
| Bryan was dead.
The bodies OF two members OF the
| California regiment. Privatch Nelson
| and Rlcknr1, were brought In from
| beyond cnloocan on February 18th
| They had been missing since Fcbrunr,
| IN whom In company with two com
| radca,nll having leaving OF absence, thcS
| Joined u company Of the Kansas rcgi'
| ment going to the front, The four CAL
| ifornia mon slipped through a deer
| FORTY ana advanced ny tnenihNlNeN y
| mile and q half beyond our line. Pri'
| Yates brown ana Duncan Of company
| g. two OF the four men, reported bacl
/ 10 company quarters Tuesday night
aud stated that they had been fired
upon by u large body of insurgents
leaving Nicinon and l,ickard 10 follow
ON February i2th their dead bodies
| were found In tho timber. stripped OF
| all clothlnF The numerous empty car
fridge shcllg Htrown about told III,
story.
on February 18th Admiral Dewey
| Cant. Inmbert0n OF the olympia ant
several ladies went M the river In III,
Admlrars launch and visited san Pedro
Mncnii while az the headquarters ol
General King, the inunrgenth sent q
| shower OF MnuHor bullets whlzxlDg al
around. and the naval party hastily
returned TO the launch aud went full
speed down the river. where the ladlei
were out OF danger