West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-12-28
LETTER FROM LUZ0N
Lieut. Harry NeR Writes Enter.
tainingly Of His Soldering in
the Philippines.
TARLAC, LUZON. Z. L., !
Nov. 18th, 1899 {

w "N'N AOi oOnc Iiilt 10 come 10
wait for the railroad to be repaired,
so we can get supplies up to us.
We left Angeles on Nov. Sth at
$3.50 a. m. IN Gen. McArthur's
division and Gen. Whecler's
brigade and Mabalacat at Ais d.
m. same date, after II running
fight of all day, almost. there we
lay until Nov. llth. waiting to
get supplies up.
At 5:l5 on the l1th, we again
pulled out and did not en-
counter any enemy, but rivers Of
mud until just before we crossed
the river to enter Bnmban; there
the enemy WAS strongly cntrenchcd
on the other side of the RIVER and
they had torn up the big railroad
bridge and run abUui forty or fifty
freight cars into the river and
five engines but the damage 20 the
engines are very slight and can be
gotten out very easy and only
slightly damaged but from Angles
to here he railroad was all torn up.
but they left the railroad in good
shape from there to Tarlac for
their own use.
Well, when we reached the Cd.
poste side of the river from their
trenches they opened up II very
heavy fire on Us, but we were ex.
pectlng 1t as our scouts had re.
ported the enemy entrenched on
the opposite bank. So we opened
up on them almost as soon as they
did on us and kept up u steady
advance until we reached the banks
of the river aud then we com menced
to throw it into them as If the
earth had broke loose. Then the
general sent Two battalons of the
saith, infantry up and crossed the
river and swept down their trenches
from the flank. They stood that
so long as they could and then
they rose up and started to run
right down their trenches and di.
rectly in front Of us, and then
we commenced to pour it into
them again. And they had to run
he gauntlet. Some Of them were
lucky enough TO esc,p entirely.
But all the time they had tner
train all ready and waiting on the
railroad slightly in their rear and
all during the fight the litter
bearers were busy carrying their
dead and wounded and putting
them on the train and when we
found them and hey saw the ilg
was up, III" lr.in whIstlcd and
pulled out for Torlnc.
We stayed there hat night and
slept i'm the church aud as was
officer Of the day, it was my bust
ness o see that the church jewclry
and money and everything like
that was not disturbed. slept in
the vestry that night G. small
room off from the nltar). So
had all the gold aud silver and
yaIuables moved INTO my room.
The next morning we went on to
Cnpins aud campcd there with the
usual Sklrmishcs, etc, en- route
The ueX' morning We lett for
I"rIac, expecting to have IL hard
fight before entering rarlac but
all the Eight seemed to be taken
out Of them and they abandoned
1t after only % slight skirmish.
AZ Murclt We took the rail
ROAD rack and came for 81
miles up tho r,i'ro ID and plankcd
bridges and everything Of the kind
to enable us to get the horses over.
but even ut that it was better Than
ilouudcring in the mud. for we
had mud up TO the horses stonachs,
and they would get down in punches
and founder and flop around in
the mud. Men and horses were a
complete mass OF mud. You could
not tell what they were made Of
| never in my life had to march
and fight under such difficulties.
But the fight booms you up and
you enjoy 10 so much th,t Won
actually forget about your own
discomfors
But | think nov hat The thing
ls almost over, that "Aggle" has
about finished his last run and
Gen. McArthur is making dircc.
north, Gen. Llwton making from
East 20 West aud Gen. Wheaton
has landed lt Dagup,n TO prevent
escape that way and all arc closing
Zoo. So you see INC ,hlng coming
10 point But still they may