The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-21

Seattle, Dec. 20. 1879.
TO the Editor: All soldiers who have
ever fought under the command Of Gen.
Henry Lawtop appreciate the full signifl-
cance OF the statement In yesterdays dis.
patches that numbers Of his command felt
his death TO be . personal loss. The First
washington volunteers served IN Gen. Law
tons division from early IN March until
they embarked for home IN September, ana
cficep and men are unanimous IN their
admiration for his absolute fearlessness
ana his swift and efkecttve lighting tactics
Gen. LAwton arrived in Manila about
March LIT. At that time the Washington
regiment was holding that portion OF the
line IN front Of San Pedro Macati. and ex-
tending south about . mile from the Paslg
river. Directly In front Of this line the
insurgents wera established In uuadelupe in
position which. II properly defended.
would have been an impregnabls strong
hold. When Gen. LAwton arrived In Ma
mia It was 70 this part OF the line he
cams hrst. and there he had hia frst In
PRODUCTION to insurxert Airing, s,ss
The nrgt battle ~ which the Washing-
ton regiment had the pleasure Of seeing
Gen. Lawton was that Of March 10. whom
Wheaton'a provisional brigade moved for
ward from San Pedro to take Guadelupe
and the Pasig delta towns.
After the weeks compaign in the Pasig
delta. Gen. Lawt0n was ordered to the
north line, where he conducted his famous
expedition to San Isidro. during which, In
twenty-nine days, he marched 40 miles,
captured twenty-seven towns, fighting four
teen battles. establishing number Of civil
municipal governments, destroying thou
sends Of tons Of provisions and scattering
to the winds the insurxent forces oppos-
ing. All with an almost ifconceivably small
loss in his own command.
After this expedition Gen. LAwton re-
turned to the south line, and commanded
the expedition to- Santa Cruz. in April.
This was considered atthe time the Wash
ington regiment left Manila one OF the most
brilliant movements OF the war. The troops.
Only 1909 in number, embarked on cascoes
at San Pedro and were towed across the
lake by steam launches and river gunboats.
arriving in front OF Santa Cruz about noon.
A landing was forced by Mai Weisen-
burger. Of the Washington regiment, with
battalion Of sharpshooters, and the en-
envy driven into the woods to allow the
entire command to disembark. On the fol-
lowing morning, after running fight Of
two hours. the town was taken and large
insurGent force driven out Gen. Lawton
established his headquarters In Santa
Crus, while Maj Weisenburger, during the
few days following, moved on down the
lake, fighting three battles and taking an
many towns. and recovering six steam
launches, which had been secreted by the
insurgents In the Santa Cruz river.
The Washington regiment fought under
Gen. Lawton In the battles Of Cfente and
Taytay. June and the morning Of June
g. and he was also in command of the
expedition 70 Calamba July %. though he
did not land from his launch until after
the town had been taken. ga
1t Il no surprise to men who have seen
him In action to learn that Gen. Lawton
was killed at the head of his troops since
he was always Indifferent to personsl dam
ger and evinced ON all occasions desire
to see for himself how the lighting was
progressing. JOE SMITH.