The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-16
HER ONLY SON A VICTIM.
Letter From Clyde z. Woods Reaches
His Mother After He Had Been
Killed Near Manila.
Special CorrespOndenCe,


CHEYENNE, Wye. May IA letter s
which seemed like a voice from the deaa
was received this morning by Mrs. Z. =.
Woods, from Ciye z. Woods her only son.
who was killed in the lighting IN front OK
listed I'm the First Washington infantry.
having been engaged as a clerk IN a
wholesale drug house at Seattle when the
war broke out. He was a bright. hand
some boy OF about 20 years, and was well
known IN this city and in Denver. Where
he had worked a. his profession before
going 10 Seattle. In his letter. which was
dated April G. Woods wrote:
Il suppose by this time you have receiV-
ed a letter from NE written since the war
began. and know that / am all right we
have had quite a number OF hgnts since
the nrst battle but | got out or them all
right Our company has been very lucky.
az We have lost only one man killed and
I'VE wcunis.. Two are in the hoSnitai.
bur will get we'll. We laid in the trenches
for twenty four hours at one stretch, ana
during that time had two or three little
fights with the insurgents every day, and
between times the filipinos used to aHlse
themselves By firing voileys into US when
we would line up for dinner, and they
would fire on us at night when We were
on cossack post
This Is the FRS. day since February
that We have not been under fire every
day ard night We have had about twcn-
ty-three Killed and over 100 wounded in
oar regiment. which, with ;he men SICK
In The hospital and those TIA: died from
siEeases leaves about seven nisa out or
every eleven 1T for duty so you can sec
thai | have been very lucky, AZ | have
not been sick a day since | Joined the
army.
The insurgents are much better armed
than Ne as they have iong-range five-shot
NaGsers. They can get hack oj2t Of range
of cur guns and pour vnileys into us. AMI
all We can, do is 10 stand there and take
them. This talk about bows and arrows is
a "a ff<H
company captured tive, and rapia-fre
euns The enemy had I'VE guns and OUT
numbered as TWO 10 one, and the only way
whipped hem was 10 charge righ; up
- their lines and shoot them down. In
the hrs; sight they stayed until shot
them down In tasdr trenches. Since then
n has been much easier 20 drive them be-
fore u.s. as showed them what they
would geI unless they ala run.
Here Is the list Of fights OR com2s ny
has been in: First fight, battle OF Lnaidu
Ana. February and s. Then four days
rest. when Ne ssnt into The trenches at
San Pedro MaeatL February IS the bat
tie of smiths Run, LED Icy Col. suAia. Of
the California regiment was fought. Had
~ retreat. as fse insurgents were on the
other side OF The river The Insurgents
followed 70 san Pedro and built ava
trenches in front Of orr lines. They be-
gan sAarpshoolug here and Kept IL ID
LAY AMI n.kat. and every morning they
~oul1 attack Is when We would NclleS
FIRE than nBal they wesiid retreat 1aits
a number N eur res .Tent were wounded
~ These ~faSs g~fsletats. February - me
secoUd hatt,~ - G9adel csiY+- was fought
TArTe sss az Oregon t>ay Killed tsa1 day
who MAS visiting - ana to4aed us In the
fs1t- March y nc third battle II GGads-
logT- Mas fought March "a tire Pasig
eatsss Nsrrh is capture 81 Pelosus ST.
ana where se are new. March IL, axat
GA he axe. tAe3na &c Il4y. drove tho
TNe@s3s bet = esSAt miles since then xo
nsFe HEo quite ar sSsv time 'rae lrSar-
-
@. oer guns, assa sank they viii con-
NnGs 10 Ga 80
Z ass ~ al 81 re rwats mentioned
As~sfe- have never fsst tAaI / sas ~
&cG - Se AiE sBt hsstwes yen s11 me
q dii9 ! SIT nos spelling tcs "a ngh. I sEl
aat a3 al sgTa.3 % nEs. ~ & a1y place
nevV 7 aave aeen ordered % &C. IL last.
tHe SsHt@F LA~ nAet 3ls 600 or 2sss 81
u$esfs Sss0~ fAfs - any one h<lt [
t&o2sas yo4 wes.fa Ike L. as.ss that I
aTn U3s a coward Tafs sounds rather
erAegT bat SEsl understand t. Don {
soy a. - any sne else, as they s2.Gas
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