The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-26
LIEUT.. wEDGwooD WOUNDED.
News In Letter From
Charlie Stanton.

Major Charles E. Stanton, pay
master in the United States army, sta
toned in the Philippine islands writes
to an old friend in this city. as follows
from Manila under date of April 81:
This post don't appeal to the average
citizen, for it is too far from home
base, but 1 would be glad to remain
here for a year at least. War is still
going on, and the niggers are giving
our men hell. Your papers have told
you all about the big fight beginning
March 20 and ending the 31st, and @:
our big loss of life in taking Malolos.
Last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
they pounded our men frightfully, kill
ing Colonel Stotsenberg of the Nebras-
kas, Lieutenant Lisson of the Nebras-
kas and twenty-four men, and wound
ing fully hundred.
The Utah batteries, lucky up to that
time, are now getting it heavy. Cap
places by the bursting of a breech-
block. while Privates Alplanalp and
Davis got it, the former in the arm,
the latter in the leg. Max Madsen was
killed outright Sunday, while Corporal
Jensen of battery B, Private Louis
Bumiller of F and Selmer of A were
wounded Jensen and Bumiller died in
few hours, while Selmer, who had
his leg shattered. died yesterday Mad
sen, Jensen and Bumiller were buried
at the same time yesterday, and Sci
mer will be inferred this afternoon.
The havoc in some of our regiments
has been fearful. The First Nebraskas,
for instance, have never been in the
city since the fight began on Feb f.
This regiment had only sixty-five men
in company, with a colonel, three
mo frtsc fns.
and twelve second lieutenants. Today
more than 200 have been killed and
wounded in battle, while the sun and
fever and discharges for disability have
taken great many more. They have
now one major, three captains. five first
lieutenants and four second lieutenants
only One company is now commanded
temporarily by a corporal, while sew
eral have a sergeant as the highest
officer. They haven't 200 men who can
answer muster call.
The Twentieth Kansas has lost 1879
killed and wounded. while Washington
comes third, with 123. Montana, South
Dakota, Oregon and Idaho have suf-
fered severely, while the Tenth Penn
sylvania. with two battalions only,
have done the work of a whole regi-
ment.
The Pennsylvanians are the only vol
unteers mere east of the Mississippi,
and as history does not equal such
fighting as has been done in the Phil
ippines, the Eighth army corps will
become famous through the western
and intermountain country. The Thir- {
teenth Minnesota did police duty here
for long time, and did themselves
proud, too, and now they are getting
day and night by the niggers, |
and their loss has been heavy Ne |
vada, Wyoming and California have !
been kept out of it, the two former |
holding the lines at San Rogue, near |
Cavite, while the latter. under my old |
chum, Colonel James F. Smith. as |
governor, control the island of !
Panay. The Fifty-first Iowa had been |
at Cavite, and are now at the front at |
and will doubtless be in the |
next benefit.
The niggers are fighting intelligently |!
now, and their sharpshooters are pick |
ing off our artillerymen, knowing their 4
chances are increased 100 per cent if |
our batteries can be silenced.
WONDERFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP.
These Utah men are wonders. They |
can shoot their big guns as accurately !
as you could rifle, and from a mile
to a mile and a quarter they skin the |
niggers out of their trenches as easily
as you could shell a pea, thus giving
our men the chance to advance.
Dick Young, Critchlow, Gibbs, Nay
Tor and Hines have won admiration on
all sides, while Gran. as admiral of
the river fleet, supported by Webb has
captured property worth $4,000
The boys think they will be ordered |
home soon. and you folks ought to give
them sendoff such as Utah never saw.
wish / could be with them as his
torian. and I'd tell you folks some facts
that would surprise you, and some in
stances of individual bravery that
would adorn the pages of history.
Utah soldiers are all right, and wish
could say as much for her alleged
but I'll have to pass them
up.
On the 1st of May the pay corps will
get into the fight officially, as we are
% pay the troops on the firing line and
n the trenches. That means travelling
rom Santa Cruz to Malolos-about
'orty miles-with bullets fired at us
any hour of the day. 1 hope / can
,ome off with whole skin, but it may
De my turn to stop a bullet