The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-05-19
TOLD OF THE BATTLE
Eugene Williams Has Some Hard EX-
pefieneeS in the Weeks March to
the City Of MalolOS.
Waded Through Rivers and SWampS and
Slot NiggerS-- Mitchell Boys are
All Doing We'll
0RGANTZEn TEN YEARS AG0
ORGANIZED TEN YEARS AGO
The BpWorth League Held Their Tenth
Anniversary Services at Methodist
Church Sunday Evening
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Good Work of South Dskota's Regiment
on the March to Malolos.
Under date of April 8, 1899, Eugene
L. Williams wrote an interesting letter
from Manila to Sam'l Webber contain
ing some information about the recent
battles in which the regiment was en-
gagged. Mr.. Williams was in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Webber before leaving for
the Philippines, and is q member of Co.
G. THE REPUBLICAN is permitted to
make some extracts from the letter:
DEAR FRIEND SAM: The past two
weeks have been full of important
events to our regiment, as it was one of
the number selected for the march to
Malolos. On the morning of March "a,
We we're ordered from our trenches At
5 o'clock, provided with 200 rounds OF
ammunition and one days rations,
which we realized at once as meaning
business. We had hard time OF it,
but successfully fought our way
through the lnsurgent's ranks, reach
ing Nevertheless that day. We stayed
there all night and the next morning
Sunday just at daybreak we were
ordered 10 the front and thrown out in
line of skirmishers. The first and
second battalions were on the firing
line and the second was in reserve,
with the first Nebraska on our right
and the tenth Pennsylvania on the left.
When the bugles sounded forward"
the line as one man advanced, and as
soon IS we were seen by the insurgents
they opened fire on us but we marched
steadily forward and when we got the
order TO fire we blazed away at them in
their trenches. Immediately following
came the order to charge and with
!, yelling and cheering we went at them,
driving them from their trenches like
so many sheep. In the afternoon we
had a battle and captured Meydauyars,
where we killed and wounded several
hundred natives and captured as many
, more prisoners. We were under 9
heavy fire all the time and the sight
was q grand one.
Captain McGregor was over heated
r that day and did not join his company
, until after we took Malolos, our only
: officer being Lieut.. Fisk. We stayed
: there over night and the next afternoon
we charged on the trenches at Merileo,
. but here We lost very heavy, and you
. can rest assured it was hard days
q work. While lying in the trenches
three men we're wounded-one in Co
G., one in Co. c., and another in Co. E.
q the last one dying shortly after.
8 We took days rest and ther
fought our way to the next town. Jus
@f v1 ~nSo
across the river the natives opened fr'
9 from hidden trenches. We had crossed
IS the railroad bridge, having gone mill
y further up, and got into position un
;. der q heavy fire. On March 80 we di,
y not go very far and after some littl
fighting halted two miles from Malolos
and the next day We started for tina
town. Our company, G, was put on tn
ririug line with the first battalion un
der 1t. Col. Slower. We fought ou
n way through the fields and bambo
patches to the railroad north Q
Malolos, but was just too late to cnptur
N an insurgent train. We fell back so
ol Yards and went into camp, where W
10 still remain.
- 1t Was very hard trip. Our clothe
were wet most all the time, as ther
70 were plenty of rivers and swamps t
SO cross and we would have to wad
through mud and water nearly waii
b. deep for half mile or more. AS tn
water is all salty We got our drinkin
9 water from the wells, but oven this
o. poor.
,e My blood is in bad condition and
10 have four of Jobs comforters on II
+, legs. but the doctor lanced then
~ Major Warne sent me to Manila to r
an ceive medical treatment This is tt
On first time have been off duty since
re enlisted II months ago. | have alwa,
been in good health. Fred Tobin
~ able to be around again and all tt
Mt other Mitchell boys are we'll. Frar
as McLain was with us, having charge
litter and Chinese carriers, but tn.
are no good. The natives are the be
III workers and will do anything for o.
rs. men. They were told by their leade
of that we would kill them if they we
caught, but they haye found out diffe
ent and now hundreds are coming
~ every day.
rs think the war is nearly over and
ut, is the opinion of the boys that they W
re- get home in either July or August.
- would like to return home. One thil
CD l forgot to mention: our regiment CO..
III. menced drilling the next day after '
lc- reached Malolos (six days ye shall fig
and on the seventh must ye drill.)
Our Easter Sunday ratiops for
,.u hours we're: potato, onion, slice
Ivy bacon, spoonful coffee and hard tao
ng the next "a hours was: small hand.
of II; ofA -f,,1