New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
FUNSTON'S OWN STORY.
THE KANSAS HERO ON THE NIGHT or
FEBRUARY -

MEN OF HIS COMMAND WERE EAGER FOR
THE FIGHT AND COULD NoT BE HELD
RACK MARVELLOUS ESCAPES
N DANGER FROM
NAVY FIRE.
San Fernando. Luzon.
Philippine Islands July rs
Just previous 10 rclnquishing the command
Of the First Brigade Of General MacArthurs
division preparatory 70 entering tho second
Reserve Hospital 10 undergo an operation for
an old injury received in the campaign With
Garcia. General Frederick Funston gave the
appended account Of the most dramatic scene
Of the Filipino Instruction. Al the time re-
ferred TO- the night Of February and The two
days succeeding, the now famous little General
was the colonel Of the Goth Kansas Regiment Il
volunteer infantry His regiment was quar-
tered In tho Binondo district Of Manila his own
house being about three blocks away from the
building used as regImental headquarters Pref
acng his account with the plain and positive
statement that an OF the American forces had
firmly believed for weeks that war was neW-
table and sure he continues
For some DAYS previous 20 this time Tho IN
surgents had almost hourly grown moro ln-
sulting In speech and daring in manner The
conflict So soon 10 occur had been nearly pre-
cipitated on the - hy an inSurgont officer WITH
detachment Of about forty natives -aI armed
anu Ne'S "'u"N "t''i"P'i% I'D l'So 'l'' '.'.'
Hr'u "S ."' .''"l "'N@ I-Ii'i'i,' ." ~. Y'a
Colonel StOtsenhurg prevented fight Bot 10
come To the night ~ the ith Twice challenged
alI 'V.L 10 nan "t s"l''ii.'' I'' ~. '"'.."
Mesa bridge. party of four armed Insurgents
attempted 10 force our lines and rsfaI Dish an
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NOT ahated and The check IN tbafr rh4nlrs
was indeed bur ternrorarv. trDv soon lrok.
/ out again 10 ada a. rho ,ar<ar -fhara was NJ,
confusion-at irregular Intervals there toro over
our heads shrapuol from the old smoothl0re
that the rebels had plantel about three. qrIr-
tors Of a milo 20 our front bur on uf tho mar
roy street We vent and soon I'm and through
gardens behind walls and houses and ue npro
in position a battalion ON either side ~ The
street That old cannon kept ripping Dut US
informal roar and tho mon were fairly crazy
10 locate its position. once established. ur
opened with voilevs firing slowly and we'll uu-
der control but the Insurgents. wifh plenty Of
ammunition kept the scenery pretty thorough
/ IS punctured with their rife fire Thev Aere
using individual fire and were re Ne~s Iu fln
! extreme In their expenditure Through tht
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