Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-23

Of the ground. Almost more harassing
than the hostile bullets. were the blight
ing rays of the tropical sun, and the
thorns of the jungle WHICH tore clothes
and flesh. Heat prostrations were num-
erous and had soon decimated the COM
mand
The entertainments at the Tuliahan
were formidable works, but the well-di-
rected bullets from our side soon cleared
them of living F%ilipinos. two strong
block houses of the enemy also impeded
the progress of the MOntanaS, but Com
panies D and G killed six insurgents by
firing at and through the portfolios. 1t
was the latter Company, too, that suffer-
ed most severely on this day.
By 10 O'Clock in the morning the
trenches had been cleared, ard the Mon
tanas took a well-deserved rest on the
near bank of the Tuliahan. At noon, the
entire command crossed. the LIST battalion
wading through water that reached to
the armpits, and the I'd, about waist
deep. The Sd came up the Polo Road.
and forded at the Malabon pumping sta
ton. Here, just north of the river, the
Montanas pitched camp, or rather laid
down on the ground in their company
formation for a few hours rest, for they
had no tents. no bedding. and no blank |
cts. The losses of the day We're: Killed, |
Private Percy r. Lockhart and Private
Steve Stephens. both of Company G.;
/ lIb VI olAl -Aill-
ficer Joseph A. J. Beckman. F. Private
Robert Brown. G, died the next day of
a mortal wound received at the Tuliahan.
The wounded We're Private Thomas Rick
ard. Company D; Private John Cayan-
eugh, f: Private James Enright. E: Mu-
sician James NJ. McQuary. f; Private
George 7. Banks, f: Private William H.
Mccarthy, G; Private Hayes AXtell. G;
Private Conner Williams. Ct; Private Jo-
seph P. Meyer. G; Private John Il. Nc
Laughlin. Ct: Private Charles E. Young,
G: I'd Lieut.. Myles Kelly, H: Private
Louis Pollat. H; Private Edward j. Lynn,
L; Private Edward NJ. Weaver. L: and
Private John E. Robinson, NJ: a total of
five killed and sixteen wounded, of which
three killed and six wounded belonged to
Company G..
Fighting the next day was desultory.
Early in the morning the regiment form
ed columns of fouls and marched north
ward until 1t came in sight of Polo and
the railroad. The dense smoke of the
burning village of Malabon, which the
rebels had put to the torch before eva
c%uation, obscured the horizon to the west.
In the early afternoon Gen. H. G.. Otis
had a drill of his brigade. Later, the
march was resumed, and by ) p. m, the
regiment was encamped in the trenches
of the enemy a mile or so north Of Polo
and to the right Of the track of the Ma
Mia and Dagupan Railway. Nearby was
" SOW oAid oiiN VI NiiC itlCll
awaited themselves of the opportunity OF
a cooling bath, although the whistle of oc-
casional bullets from rebel SharpshOot-
ers was still to be heard. To the front
the glare of the burning towns, abandon
ed by the enemy, lit up the night.
Maj. and Surgeon Francis ]. Adams.
who had been in the tickest of the fight,
binding up wounds and al!eviating the
suffering of those overcome by heat. and
Private Edward Morrissey. Company B.,
were wounded this day March 26th.)
On the 9th, the regiment was in re-
serve, the Third United States Artillery
constituting the firing line of the first
brigade. Camp was broken about 6:45 a.
M, and the march proceeded in column
of fours. Meycauayan was reached
about 1870 a. m. AT about 5 p. M, the
command moved northward on the road
about a mile, to the Marilao River. find
ing the bridge destroyed. Here it bivou-
acked for the night. The road to the rear
was crowded with the supply train of
the army, and means had to be provided
for its crossing. Under the direction of
Capt. Francis p. Skunk of the Corps of
Engineers. the Montanas built a pontOon
bridge. Work was begun about 8 D. m.
Some canoes Were found in the river and
lumber was obtained from the church.
This lumber was very hard and heavy.
Much of it had to be sawed into suitable
lengths, and there was much delay on ac-
count Of having only one saw. The
bridge was supported by two cascoes,
one transverse to the length of the bridge,
the other longitudinal. 1t was finished
by 1880 a. M, the next morning, details
Of sixty men each working all night for
two-hour shifts. ,
The position of reserve is almost as
perilous as the firing line. for eight yer
We're wounded this day lMarch 27I. They
were Private Henry T. Athey, A: Private
Volkey, c; Private William H.
Yost. G: Private Frank A. Gibson, H:
Corp. Joseph Lorenz, 1; Private Seymour
Addison, I; Private John T. Tierney, K:
and Private Lawrence Keenan,. X. Dur
Ing the afternoon Maj. Miller crossed the