The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-03

which have earned respect and admira-
ton from all officers and men OF the
command. He has habitually been on
the firing line mounted, in order TO
reach the wounded more quickly, IN
GLIDING the advance from the La Iona
lines, in which the battalion lost an OF
fcer and 80 men in a few minutes.
"At Marilos river he swan across
with his horse in order to keep up with
the firing line which crossed on a
bridge impossible for animals. He has
gone to the wounded wherever they
were, at any or all hours, personally
performing duties often delegated to
snbordinates. and at the same time
drilled and disciplined the hospital de-
tachment and the Chinese litter bearers
to a high state of efficiency He has
done this with a total disregard of
personal comfort and safety, sacrificing
his healt at least for the time be-
ing.
"W. A. Kobbe,
"Maior Third Artillery Commanding.
Major Mathews is also recommended
for promotion for the cool. gallant ana
most efficient performance OF ms pro
fessional duty under CALLING hre,
rendering first aid on the firing line
Feb. 3. 1897. Both recommendations
are signed by Major Kobbe and in
dorsed by Gems. Otis and Macarthur
His father, Patrolman Matthews, re-
ceived a letter from him yesterday Of
which the following is an extract;
I'VE have had 102 casualties since
Feb. 4; of these "a were killed and IS
wounded. The entire army only lost
200 killed and $50 wounded. 1t has been
INV duty to give these men aid on the
firing line, and see that they reached
Manila safely. one day (March %,
1891 we had five killed and 20 wound
ed in five minutes. This is the largest
percentage of any regiment out mere,
as we have only 500 men on the firing
"The First brigade, second division,
| TO which, our regiment belongs, took
position on the Manila Dagupan rail-
road on the night Of Feb. 4, when the
firing began. All night long the insur-
gents kept up their fire, but they ala
| very little harm, as our men were We'll
entrenched behind the bikes of the rice
fields. At 10 o'clock on the morning
of the 5th of February, the order to ad-
vance was given, and to occupy the
| trenches used by the Spaniards, which
were from one to two miles in front
of our position. The navy assisted by
| firing some larger shells into the IN
surgents' line, but they did little good,
as the range could not be found by the
/
"During this advance the Third ar
tillerv lost six killed and "a wounded,
but the artillery succeeded in routing
tbe insurgents from their position. The
entire army lost about $50 that day. We
were not called on again to advance
until the 10th, when the brigade the
Third artillery is in was ordered to ad-
vance and capture the town of Caloo-
can. which is one of the railroad june
lions. Here the army captured some
rolling stock which has since come in
| handy. In this advance the Third lost
/ 10 badly wounded. After Caloocan was
captured, the entire army was en-
trenched and few shots were fired.
Sharpshooters made things uncomfort-
able. One of the best things that has
vet been done out here is the capture
of the water works by the Nebraska
volunteers. who lost their colonel a few
hours before I started to write this let
| ter.
ION March % it was rumored that
the Second division. of which the Third