The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-09

Filipino trenches the right being in
the Jungle but the left in the open.
Before this time the natives were
flying from the trenches in grea'
shape and shooting at the clouds.
Not many of our men were killed or
wounded in the first charge. When
the insurgents see u line coming to-
ward them they began to get fright
ened and fire high. When they see
the line still advancing they fire still
higher and usually fairly fly before
our lines get to their trench. But in
some places they have stayed and
fought hand to hand. In one case
when Nebraska conn any struck
such trench a Filipino sprang at n
lieutenant who showed the native
back. But the Filipino sliced his
thumb in his mouth and almost bit it
off. One boy, Vim. TUll Co. |, WAS
wounded in the leg. Both bones were
broken below the knee. BY nine
o'clock that morning our regiment
had reached and waded the Fuliahan
river which was as far ~ they were
to advance the first day. Capt. Clark
of Go n was severely wounded here
Then they halted until the next morn
ing. The right end of course was way
behind US and don't know when, if
ever, they caught up with us. After
the start it was mighty hard to keep
track of anything and very difficult
to maintain the line. One regiment
might find pretty country to march
through and another have to march
and counter march to cross n river or
swamps The rivers were very
plentiful and deep a. we were so near
the bay the water was salt The
insurgents blew up or burned the
wagon bridges, but were fortunately
content with taking up rails and
leaving the rail road bridges standing,
which were used To great advantage
not only in getting the lines across
but also in bringing up the train.
The country you might say was uu-
explored. OF course me general lay
shes and jungles and river crossings
and location of trenches were un-
known. From the movements Of
some regiments / think sometimes
one would lose its place. Gen,
Wheaton's brigade must have mad a
time as they were nearest the bay
where were the marshes and more
streams and rivers deeper. On one
occasion | think his whole brigade
was brought way over behind ours 10
cross a raj road bridge 1t looked
like his brigade any way and | know
the 4th Infantry or some of them were
there. ON the right / think they
were having a hard time to catch up
Our brigade WAS near the railroad
and main roads from Caloocan tC
lieve they caught the most trenches
and towns. 1t was impossible, q,
course, TO tell who was going TO strike
them, the trenches / mean, as they
scatter them about good deal. one
a hundred or two hundred feet long
here and another way of yondei
somewhere. But they were strongest
along the rail roads aud wagon roads
and | believe the worst along the
railroad.
An awfully hot fight occurred Al
the town of Marilao on the nth,
think. Our regiment was crOssi 9
the railroad bridge there when tn,
insurgents began firing from trenches
beyond. The crossing of that bridge
was terrible and the fighting
Our regiment had twenty-five killed
aud wounded. Keeney and Hatfield
of Company !, both from near Pitts
burg, were killed Three Officers
were killed and one wounded in thu
| South Dakota and Nebraska regi
meuts here. Al this place 1t Hardy
of Company II, with several mel
swan the river in y storm of bullet
after casco, or boat. BY this timt
the "GoOgooso had learned tn,
superiority of their guns over our
and generally kept out eff range o
the Springfield. The Mauser, witt
which they are armed, is one of tn,
very pest small calibre long ranged
guns and Will carry twice as far as I
Springfield. They learned this an,
used it to good advantage.
At Bocave where Major Metcal
was shot plenty ofretreating FilipilO
could be seen whose bullets were
raining around our men, but tn,
Springfield bullets all kicked up the
dust at several hundred yards short
At nearly every river the insurgents
put up good fight. There was {
town on the bank of every river neal