The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-01
X ALL RIGHT
It Played a Prominent Part in the
Battle of Caloocan.
BOYS ARE FEELING FINE
They Were Right in the Midst of the
Fray-Made Filipinos Think Rocky
Mountain Soldiers Are
Whirlwinds.

goo A letter has been received in Anaconda
from Private Nicholas, member of COM
pany x. Mr. Nicholas is well known here
and his note will be read with interest
Mr.. Nicholas writes in part as follows:
while looting a native shack at Calico
can I ran across a few sheets of writing
paper, and as it is quiet on the line this
morning, l will write a line to let you
know that, while we had mucha combata
with the Filpinos, we are still on earth
The Montana losses up to date are three
killed and 30 wounded. Lieutenant Colonel
Wallace was seriously wounded at the at
tack on Caloocan, being shot through the
breast, the bullet penetrating the right
lung. He will recover.
Company M has three wounded and
company K has one wounded, Thomas
Malloy, who was shot through the Shout
der. but none of these are serious
you know how much the American
forces We're standing in order to maintain
peace on the islands, and all the trouble
the insurgents have been giving US the
past three months
well, last Saturday night a week ago.
we took the last insult we will ever take
from these black devils, and a shot from a
Springfield in the hands of a Nebras ska
volunteer opened the fray at the Santiago
bridge, east of the city and north of the
Pasig river Companies NJ and I were on
outpost duty north of the city, on the
Tondo road, and about a mile from the
Bilibid prison. The insurgents made an
attack on every outpost from Malate up
to ours, but did not succeed in getting
through The trouble started on the
evening of the 4th about $50 p. m. Call
to arms was sounded at p. m. and in
half an hour all the available forces were
in the field. Company K guarded the
quarters until a. m. Sunday morning.
Colonel Wallace sent for them. There
was a great deal of shooting all night but
no one was hurt.
THE 14th infantry and the 1st Washing
ton lost heavily at Malate. and at 1920
a. m. Sunday morning we were ordered to
advance on Tondo cemetery, on the hill
three-quarters of a mile north of our out
post with companies K, l., H, M and c
on the line, with the Sd u. S. artillery on
the left and the 10th Pennsylvania on the
right. We formed a skirmish line and
started to advance. When we got to the
edge of the woods we came upon an open
space about a quarter of mile in width.
Scouts were sent out to locate the enemy
and Sergeant Reilly, Corporal Tonseth
and myself were taken from company X.
We had not proceeded more than Is yards
in advance of our line when we were fired
on by the insurgents from the graveyard
Four volleys came singing close to our
Z ears before we laid down in order to let
our forces open on them, and for two
hours we were under a terrific fire. The
hpb md
and began serving them solid shot on the
half-shell. This made them slack up on
their heavy firing, and after they quit fir
ing Colonel Wallace sent a man over to
Captain O'Mara, battery G, Sd U. S. ar
tillery to give him his compliments. tell
ing him to cease firing and we would take
the hill.
Now, he says, Boys, fix bayonets
and we will give them an old time
charge and with a whoop and a yell we
started for the hill. In 20 minutes we
were on top. After putting the niggers
to flight they retreated to their trenches
in front of Caloocan.
we lost one man in company l. and
six were wounded in companies H and L.
Company X was in the center, right in
the thickest of it, and came out without
a scratch. Colonel Wallace stayed with
our company and he said old X was all
right Colonel Kessler was right there
and that night he sent his compliments to
company x He said that during the four
years he served in the civil war he had
seen many engagements, but had never
seen a company stand the fire better than
X did, or all the companies, in fact, for
they all did well.
THAT night we took up our position in
front of Caloocan, near the bay. with the
10th Kansas on our left and the Sd artil-
lery on our right. Inc next day we moved
up on Tondo hill. From that point we
could see the insurgents in their trenches
in front of Caloocan. Nothing of a Sc
rious nature happened until Friday af-
terneon, when we made the attack on
Caloocan. The battle opened at long
range, but after dozen volleys we got
the order to advance on them, SO we left
our trenches and started on the charge.
After leaving the first ridge we gained we
were going down the hill, when Colonel