The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-31
RED CROSS AT MANILA
Frightful Execution OF the Amer
lean Arms.
CONTESTED EVERY INCH
The F'ilipinos Fought Bravely Dead
Bodies of the Natives Stacked Up
for Breastworks-Tagalos Par
aly2sd by Our Activity.
The Filipino

Washington, March 3O--The following
extracts are furnished from a report
just received by the Red Cross from F.
A. Blake of California, in charge of the
Red Cross work at Manila The report
is dated Feb 49, 1t says:
Just one week ago did the fighting
actually commence and the past week
has brought about changes little dream
ed of. The insurgents have been push
ed back on all sides, until our circle and
outposts have advanced in some direc-
lions as much as II miles. Our boys
fought like tigers and made such a
name for themselves for bravery, en-
durance and strict discipline as will be
handed down to posterty for ages to
come. With the SO wounded last night
at Malabay it brings our total dead and
wounded up to date trif1e under 200. I
never saw such execution in my life and
hope never to see such sights as met
me on all sides as our little corps pass
ed over the field, dressing wounded
legs and arm, nearly demolished total
decapitation, horrible wounds. in chests
and abdomens. showing the determine
ton of our soldiers to kill every native
in sight.
THE Filipinos did stand their ground
heroically, contesting every inch, but
proved themselves unable to stand the
deadly fire of our weli-trained and
eager boys in blue. I counted 10 dead
natives in one small field, and I learn
that on the other side of the river their
bodies were stacked up for breastworks
The blockhouses filled with natives were
stubbornly held and only taken after a
bayonet charge. There is where we had
so many wounded. You see, they seek
shelter behind the densely wooded local
tiles, while we must advance in the open
and many times only guess at their 10
cation.
Il witnessed many daring deeds of in
dividual soldiers and officers absolutely
defying death under a perfect shower
of bullets. This kind of fighting and
pushing forward has completely para
lyzed the natives. as the Spaniards
would simply make a sortie and return
for siesta and smoke, walt for another
week or month and repeat. A Spanish
ing information preparatory to ma
mark that the Americans had no ETH
quette in warfare, not allowing the
troops to stop for week after an at
tack. This rush is putting the fear of
God in the natives, and I think when
Aguinaldos headquarters is attacked
tiiCS VIII tlS eIlOu6D anu
Blake goes on to tell of arduous work
performed by Dwight. Tanner, Muir
rows and himself; how the Filipinos
fired on wounded being carried from
the front, and adds:
We found all we could do dressing
wounded Filipinos after first satisfy
ing ourselves our own had been attend
ed to. The moral effect it had on the
natives to see their wounded being so
humanely looked after was electrify-
ing. Had the order of things been re-
versed our wounded would have been
treated to machete stab.
Our surgeon. DR.. Young of Utah.
while actually dressing wounded man
on the field, was entrapped and throat
cut from ear to ear. fingers cut off and
otherwise most cruelty slaughtered,
showing the treachery of the natives
and utter disregard for Red Cross at
taches.
Yesterday was with Colonel Smith
of the LIST California, and in the name of
the society presented $1,000 for regi-
ment and $1,000 for Ermita hospital
Both were most grateful