The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-05

1t was al Ca,umpit that he performed
his browning feat Of vaior. With five
| men he crept half way across the bridge.
then dropped into the river beneath and
swan under heavy FIRE right into the
face of the enemy. Such daring was un-
known to the Ftllplnos and they retreat
ed in disorder leaving Col. Funston and
his quintettte Of brave blowers In pos
session Of their trenches. He IS deserving
of all the honor It Is proposal TO bestow
upon him.
The Philadelphia Inquirerer says: There
Is new American hero today. 1t Is Col.
Fred Funston or the Kansas volunteers.
He is little, only five feet high. Sheri-
dan was little. go was Bonaparte He
is red-headed, and al his life he has
been doing daring things. Once ne made
journey Of 800 miles down the Yukon
river in a canoe and escaed with his life
by one miracle after another. Miracles
seems to preserve the lives of the few
men who act as If they despised death.
For nearly two years he fought under
Garcia in Cuba Wounded twice and
crushed by his horse. he fell into the
hands Of the spaniards. and on the out
break Of the war was appointed colone, OF
the Kansas regiment.
Three tines now Col. Funston has swan
across the rivers in the Philippines n the
face Of the insurgents fire. Thee third time
was on Thursday, when he swan into the
Rio Grande, with one end OF a long rope
between his teeth. holding his revolver
swimming with the other hand. The Ffu-
plnos on the opposite bluff fired On him
repeatedly, but missed their target. The
Kansas soldier. with one soldier who had
accompanied him. then pulled A raft
bearing ten soldiers across the stream.
and they in turn pulled ether loaded RATS
to the insurgent side. Col Funston then
led charge upon the euemyss aauk.
and the Ffhpinos fed from their strong
hold, which they had believed inacces-
sible, and straightway asked for an ar
mistice
This daring feat Of ColoneI Funs'on's
has the appearance Of being the rnos+
gallant thing done since we went 70 h~h+-
ing II recalls the daredevil acts co-Dbfu-
ed with cool ingenuity a which the cfvr
war was 50 prolific. II SIS results q was
more important than the act Of Hab~or
for Il enabled the United States ,roar~
n cross the river and defeat the irefrr-
gents, and 1t convinced the latter fhzr.
tneey could place no obstacle Ir the O-9-
gress OF the American troops would NJ.
De speedily overcome. L proved 20 them
that their opposition 20 American ru-e
was useless ard convinced them - ths
wisdom u suing OF peace.
noteworthy fact about thf- dee4 ~
daring is TIA, Il vas done by volunteer.
The pan was entiraiy HE. ans 10 err-r-- (
81 10 With brilliant success. n seems q. /
be The final proof - the urr1rde-7 ~ 4
the attitude ~ the army auth-rItser 20 .
ward volunteer Officers. a. YuarIfesf~F ~ +
thee outbreak - tas war ard go % ere /
present time IN the Philippines v-e- a I
volunteer coionoI has been f-ea-s-.tz+s., /
f7- physical reasons p regular q@-r- h--
been assigned 20 command h.r regimen.
Ths regular oflce-s have 8-7e tref- za.fe7
molly and they have r.o-F ~ ~ - $40.
IN most hgsinevs-'.k e wa. sas ss-ef =
the moEt brilliant feat in tte IN rr.r-
o. the We: Tnfics hsr Been rafarr7-
s1d !7Esniou=iv done bv Crl14e. F--s
Funston. the Kaneas volunteer
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