The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
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|s - = Adams. oefta-sen cemmam1sf. -
/ sG eosoeoal istter to coa. =. p. Edsen. OF
- Afy.
- modest and manly naTsafSve, w4u3ch
- nsse printed. begins with the sttna4lon
80 a. eutposts on ths night Of Febsusry
Il b written with al ths detail and
q an official report, and - without
1HaD beasttnx.
&rQ1dDy the scenes Of actual U4r oSo -
1Dted unffi the reader can Alnaot tmag-
hsnno1f on the firing line. axnong tho
- houses. and 1t requires no opnme
- of the imagination to hear the
- ~ shot and sheH. - the desls
n1lsof3vs ana individual vaJor aPo ~
$3.50 eoe by enc, each bearing upea its
- 4nee the mark Of absolute 81 ~
GouenUed truth, ~ American eaa rad
10y without . thrill q Dg3do. aaA
s.. molfng convict1o0 tha4 ~ Ill the
80 ef the world sthere are nons IKE
Ames1can soldier tor DersonAl ceusngs
AtneA with individual tuteiliGooee. m
nnuA1nco and reoouFco1ulooou. wash
- II = tbs commander figuring out the
Gct pooifion. Or the bAttery that areo
- two more shots Into the 17Iiptno
oaehoad. or the Ions man Who CROSSES
" eeetjene bridge. earTyinG. fho cool oil
80 y = ignite the church. tho ngnres
81 verify 81 Daintsy's canvas.
/ Nkpk Adams exact and defa1led sspsrs
Sd a the greater value ana signihcance
49, e ths tact that the San Franaisco
uuDoDafs have given the full credit Of
| e 1atinS Of Pa0o church TO the First
0o1geea1a regiment. From Santa Ana,
Gow 6ste OF March n. Capt Adams
11m Col. Edsen ~ follows:
~ night Of February { was DARK snd
80 ssry Suieily: With mort 81 the
a TIA nufEo2f1 and aloag the slfvs>
Tween block houses 10 and IL ana on
ms st block house n. under oergt
= & Il TOBACCO acc factory il West ~ Sa co
= xrInry Knsii. between block houses
~ u. on the east side Of Pace and
R asin s been on d at u Tor ~ .s vera
4 u the evening With Nrs. Adams.
lad arrived In the city ON Esb-
-Dissrfhsting the rreeDs.
s3nt before o'clock Private George
snaun. OF my company. who was On
Rasd ~ the otficsrs' uuartars calbsd ne
"a md: Captain. think there - firing
- hsar Pandacan.' listened for .
HmHt ana heard = shot or two. but
eesnt little OF u - II was OF frequent
1lfence. Soon after this Nrs. Adams
Z
lN 81 vinrisnt, which / had secursA
Il there should be trouble. /. then
bath and vent % bed 70 read. but
~ distinetly the sharp report Of rifies.
Nh quarters Of Companies b. = and r.
NY Ind FORMED 1s sSsn I ne. come
md marched II TO Pace bfidgs.
= I directed the men to report 70
seyerai companies on the line. and
I knoil where ! found that Company
] hd reported. Having been battalion
4 handler Of Companies ID. r. r and x
- p and X and placed Company x
1aW Capt. Smith In line Of skirmish.
70 the trent and close to the little
sem which divided the American ter
Ae;d 4 small portion Of Company u
M Lieut.. Isamp.ng on the right OF
Qnpany x and upon little knoll which
4hn4s In front OF Artillery knoll: this
il a. the left OF Company X rested
u the right of a portion of l.. then came
ana A and block house IL. occupied by
portion Of Company B.. under Lieut..
Company d IN reserve. under Lieut.
{8el. and found that one platoon Of Bat
Efy .. OF the Sixth artillery, was upon
os knoll and consisted Of two s-ioinch
we has proved himself TO he very ca
after completing the distribution OF
Ae troops I sent Trumpeter Fred Gun
= Npcrt my action TO Col. Wholley, but
found Gen. King first ana reported 20
Mn. and received orders to remain In
appcrt OF the battery.
During this time the firing had In
eessed and extended aiorfg the entire
eerfh line OF the city. from the ofy to
e.oek house & and in the dead stiffness
the night II sometimes sounded Ike q
ymau boy running a stick along picket
nate. ana then again like distant thun-
kan troops
Awaiting Time fer Actiea.
Before long We could see the search
ushfs OF the neet flashing signals. and
men came tho heavy boom OF the big
sns OF tho Monterey at thu NORTH fol-
ssxss ~ the scresch a the shell ana then
Me report OF the shell ~ |, burst Tfe
eoaunusd for scme hours. and stiii the In
fssnts did not attack our immediate
lere under awaiting the firing Of the
~ shot which would bring our line into
salpn. However. the men all took II As
s esssss Of course. and these not On pos;
trough great portion OF the early psf'
- the night
About a. M. of the 5th nrlng com
1eEced at block house II, which guards
sAs main road leading from the city OF
MAnii% TO the towns along the Pasig river
eno We Gould see tho flashes froin th<
9aas or each side. and IL seemed as
snsukh thousands We're enEaaed at this
Sae point. the firing was so rapid; II Was
thas point that Company A. Of spokane
- 10 many men. Killed ard wounded
nons the wounded being Capt. Otis and
xaent Erwin.
We saen received scattering valley
nees our immediate front and from she
yoeSs southeast ~ block house Il. ana
snsn the firing became general around tho
nuse city, ara | sent squad Under
fcr. Cox Nessea 10 reinforce Lieut.
AAmpsnS
TIE engagement continue! until day
sSot Without any material change IN tins
sstse1< or cur troops. bat as IL became
ss1ns thr battery Oh Artillery Knoll gs'
80 acton and sent shells 20 the from
* rght ana the return fire from the
asafxsnis became very heavy. especially
=, the Saod. which Is high and ex'
uaslng this time the fighting alsout ths
ssase city Was very fierce. and the sharp
s"<ptsre Inside the city began their wcTk
arse number Of them being located IT
We snco church. from which point they
SNu&ht the range oi the knaii. and "a al
rssoa TO shos'itng at and into the kes
Ne1 or ambulance wagons which passes
- church. they took occasion 10 diree'
aeH nre a. 49,. Thus We were IN Q cross