The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-09
PRAISE THE REGIMENTS.

PRAISE THE REGIMENTS.
sam Francisco Newspapers Contain
Complimentary Editorials.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. s.-The San
Francico papers Speaka-very highly this
morning Of the Minnesota and South Da-
kota volunteers. The Call says under the
heading:
GALLANT MINNESOTANS. SPLENDID.
WAR RECORD.
The Thirteenth Minnesota regiment
sailed from San Francisco ON the City of
Para with the third military expeui.ion
on June II, 1888. Though half of the reSi-
ment were recruits Of but six weeks
training when they arrived at Cavite they
soon proved that they were something
more than exhibition soldiers. In the as
sault and capture of the city of Manila.
on Aug IL, this gallant regiment led OF
the columns in advance on the Spanish
works, and though twenty-stx Of their
number fell three Of whom were mortally
wounded, there was no halt or falter with
them until the sight of the Stars and
Stripes floating over the walled city an
nounced the surrender of the foe. A we'll
merited tribute to the good discipline OF
this regiment was it's selection for pro-
vost duty in the city when the attitude Of
the FilipfnoS began to indicate trouble.
They were employed on this duty under
the direction of Gen. Hughes, when the
outbreak came on the night Of Feb. 4, and
in the trying scenes Of the three days and
nights that followed they proved them
selves tactful, Vigilant and brave.
Soon after the regiment was sent to the
front and from that time on until the end
of May, they were on continuous duty,
picketing, marching or fighting, and the
roll of dead and wounded bears good evil
dence of how faithfully they stuck to
their work. On Feb. % in the. engage
ment before MaFabon, they lost in very
short time two men killed and ten wound
ed, but they cleared everything before
them. On the re-bItgading of the regi-
ments, March 10, they We're assigned to
Halls brigade, Of MeArthur's division,
ing of March "a to q, from Malabon to
Miralae, in which they lost three men
killed and twelve wounded. On April 10,
while in reserve at Miralae they repulsed
an attempt by large force of the enemy
to break MacArthur's line Of comnunica-
t1on with Manila. losing three men killed
and fifteen wounded. Their conduct on
this occasion was that of veteran soldiers
and earned official mention.
When Gen. Lawton's flying column was
started from Novaliches northward the
Thirteenth Minnesota. with the Second
cave and Joined him near Marunco. From
that time until the capture of Can Isidro
and return therefrom, they remained I'M
der his command. taking part in the va
guel and San ldefonSo, with loss of
men killed and Is wounded. among the
former being their brave and much Ia
mented Maj. Arthur H. Diggles, who was
killed by a Filipino sharpShooter on May
at Balinag.
And this under Brave Boys From the
Blizzard State"
Not one body of troops among them
all comes back from the Philippines with
a finer record as soldiers and fighting
men than the gallant First South Dakota
regiment. From the inception of the Fill
pino trouble on the night Of Feb. 4. to
the capture of Calumpit on April %, they
bore most gallantly their full part in Che.
very forefront of the American advance.
as is well attested by the official casualty
fought feids by Which MaeArt dy H Won
his way from Caloocan to the Rio Grande
river.
Beginning with the fighting at Binaldo
church. between Santa Mesa and Calico
can. on Feb. and 6, when they lost
men killed and 8 wounded until the
former numbers IS and the latter SO men
They suffered most severely in the en-.
gagements incident to the beginning Of
MacArthurs advance toward MaIolos
Feb. "a and Is. when between Cafoocan
and Paio they lost L men killed and 33
wounded. and on Hale's advance along
the north side Of the river from Quingua
to Calumpit and the capture Of the latter
place, when their list Of casualties was
81. Of which were killed and mortaliy
percentage of ron-commissioned officers,
with four ieUtenants.- Harting. Morrf-
son. Adams and Lien. the latter being
the adiutant of the regiment.
The South Dakota regiment mustered
1.006 strong on leaving San Francisco for
Manila. The first detachment. consisting
of two battalions. sailed on July % on the
transport Rio Janeiro, and the remainder
followed on the st. Paul July Is. Though
coming from a country of extreme cold.
where the blizzard often dragged the
mercury down to &C (?l degrees below
dured the extreme heat incident to their
passage across the Pacific without Sc
rious hurt and without a n1urmur Of dis
ships of their camping and campaigning
under a swekering heat in the fever In
tested fields and swamps Of Luzon.'
MORE PRAISE.
The Chronicle, speaking of the work
of the regiments. says:
South Dakota on the firing line from
early till late and Minnesota dividing her
time between policing plot-ridden Manila
and doing fighting at the front is the
story in brief OF these two fine organiza-
lions from the Northwest.
1t was the Minnesota regiment that
saved Manila from being burned by
treacherous Fiiipfnos. who shot at SOL
diers as they were extinguishing the
flames. 1t was this same regiment that
prevented outbreaks and massacres in
the city that guarded the prison and re-
strained native criminals. Maj. Bean. Of
the Thirteenth. formerly a sheriff in Min
nesota. was in charge Of the Preside. in
Manila, and wrought marvellous changes
for the better in prison methods, expos
ing corruption and thieving that had ex-
listed for years among the Spanish It
was the Minnesota boys also that were
the best friends of the CaIifornians in all
the Philippines The First and Thir-
teenth were together as brothers, and
together they will be again as soon as
the Minnesotas land.