The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-27
Soldiers Never F1lter In Their
Duty - Most DANGEROUS
Service Undertaken Eag-
cry - Major Weisenber-
gers LaurelS Won on the
Expedition to Santa Cruz.
Special Correspondence.

Exped1t10n TO Santa Cruz.
Special Correspondence
an LAGUNA DE BAY. April H.
All has been reasonably quiet with
" the Washington volunteers for the
past three weeks. qualify the
statement guardedly. Reasonably quiet
does not mean that the troops have not
been doing q great Deal of routine work:
IL does not mean that they have not
held . very important position dur
not mean that they have not been con-
stantly exposed TO attack. nor does II
mean that they have not had any fight
ing. II II meant any OF these the express
sion would be here used improperly.
mean only that a. compared with some
OF their earlier service the past twenty
days have been spent In comparative
peace.
The regiment il still doing outpost duty
In three cities-Pas.g. Pateros and Taguig-
forming q point extending out some three
miles beyond the rest Of the division line.
Around this position are insurgents In
every direction except one; insurgents in
force. arrogant and active. Around the
regiments position extends . complete line
OF scouts watching the enemy system-
attcally from every point Of vantage. Al
most every day these scouts have . skfr-
mish with small bodies OF the enemy in
different directions. and the scouts seldom
come away from one OF these engage.
ments without killing one or more of their
opponents. and usually bring in one or
more rtnes or machetes 70 verify their
claims In these engagements there have
been many striking acts Of 9allantry and
coolness- So many. In fact. that II Is
impossible 10 even enumerafe them. For
present purposes Il II sufficient to say
n In nvA Al
stances there has never been q single sue-
Gestion that q single soldier has faltered
o. hesitated In the duty assigned to him.
by far the majority OF ms -1nces proving
that the men are ever ready to enter
voluntarily into dangerous positions or
stand unsupported against any assault OF
the enemy. The skill In scouting displayed
by our men and their vigilance In guard.
ing against any surprise by the enemy
are proven by the fact that In q score
skirmishes. In which more than a score
Of insurgents are known 70 have been
killed. only one Of our men has been
wounded-Ccrpora Cal. WELDON. OF D CON-
pany. who was slishtiy injured by q gum
shot wound In the left side April . In q
skirmish near Taguig.
Positions 81 the Cempanies.
All during this month to date Conn
panies b. c, e. r. I. X and NJ have been
stationed at Pasig. During most OF that
time Company A has also been stationed
there. though since April 8 a detachment
OF that company. under Lieut. Hinckley.
has been stationed along the line in front
Of Guadeloupe Companies l. and G. un-
der Capt. Moore. were stationed at Pa
teros until April .. when they. too. were
moved back 10 the division tire until this
morning. when they were relieved by a
battalion OF the Twelfth regulars and re-.
turned TO Pateros Companies D and II
have been stationed at Taeu.g until April
>. under Maj. Weisenburger and since
then under Maj. Canton.
About the first OF the month the resi-
ment was supplied with IA krag-Jorgen-
sen rides. These were distributed twelve
10 each company. and the men 10 whom
the new guns were issued were given the
scouting duty. The superiority OF the long
range rapid firing gun for the service here
has been amply demonstrated by the ex-
persence here. and the men who are han
ding them are proving their superior con-
hdence tn the new arm by acts OF daring
which they did not approach while they
were armed with sprinshelds.
sAarpshooters Selected.
Interest II the past week has conferred In
the expedition 10 Santa Cruz None OF the
companies Of the First Washington wen,
on the expedition as companies though
provisional company o. shsrpshoosers was
organized by men from the severa, COM
panies. made NJ OF First Lieut.. e. E.
Southern. commanding; Second Lieut.. r.
r. Ha1sard. First serst John J. Charlton
and one corporal and four priva:es from
each company. This company made a par,
OF battalion OF saarpehoo;ers under COM
mand Of MAJ. Wstsenhurxer the other
three companies OF the battalion being SIM
Harry composed % picked men from the
Fourteenth infantry. First Idaho ana FRS.
North Dakota regiments. In all respects i.
Was undoubtedly :he fnes. body OF fish.ing
men that has been assembled together
during the ertire instruction.
This battalion made part os flying hri-
aade. the rest Of the troops composing the
brigade being two sastsIions Of the Four
tee5th infantry. THREE troops Of he Fourth
cavalry. battalion % the First Idaho. and
battalion 81 the Fgrs, Nerth Dakota
The brigade started ous under the inme-
dia:~ command % Brig. Gen. Charles King
~ho. - shorSagh solder sna aartar and
gsilar; axhtrr. has during The pre~en.
trouble made sor himself an envia Die rec
ord. Mai Gen. Laushien had command Of
the expedition AMI accompanied :: az FAR N
Santa CrGs where he established his tenn
Torary headquarters
Expedition Quickly ORGANIZED.
The brigade was Organize! Saturday
Asrt2 : ara that afternoon IRE fr2r rs corr
reesng IL were ioassa or stxsee, ca~rcs o-
river Beats ct San Pedro Aaea.l ART TIA,
night six launches towel he h<sa,s a;l ne
fasss river into ana acres he lake
*fAgusns Sc Bar" Tarse a-rzsnr~s
iaunches on ssssch were mounted several
rtsr~s ~ artillery. ard which ey stretching
the term somewhat are called rsnoosts.
accompanied .hs exSes..tsen.
TIE expedition returned today AFTER .sw-
srs hsse~ Awmv eight laws turing WHICH
tIEls four battles were fought. sazsr towns
81 considerable size taken. fully ~ nsur-
rsrss ktlses ara a rsuch iarxe~ number
woun;~6 ia-re number ~ prisoners TAX
81. ~sx steam launches ~ an estimated
v~fae - fssaerY captured ard SEVERAL o.
ncsrs sssisss srs-e wser1 was Col orrsa.
"a iee ~t-~ srar3" ot shs iu<urrsar army
wAn<e regiment has al along beer 0sss %
TIRE rz9ss -r~saa ssea-e sest>s ~ -sen wstA
which The American .srw.s have had 20
Seal Al this wss accomplished ~sts q
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