The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-02

Immediately opened fire on them and
then turned our attention to the in
trenchments. where We obtained % un-
INJURED prisoners and about 40 Reming-
ton and MauSer rifles. Scattered around
in the trenches were "A dead and
wounded Filipinos The detachment
that had crossed the river recrOssed to
the other side and resumed its march,
following the Third artillery across the
MarilaO river, where We had been pre-
ceded by Hale's brigade.
Just before we crossed the river
about I 900 of the enemy We're seen COM
ing across the field for an attack on the
Third artillery, and we were deplOyed
just in time to participate. 1t was a
very long range affair, but resulted in
the routing of the enemy All of Mac
ArthurS division was engaged.
Our losses this day were only five en-
listed men killed and three enlisted
men wounded.
on the 28th the army remained at
MarilaO resting, and on the morning of
the 18th resumed its advance. At this
time the fighting line of Otis brigade
consisted of the Twentieth Kansas on
the right and the First Montana on the
left, with the Third artillery 800 yards
behind in support. The whole division
advanced in extended order across open
country, with here and there rivers
which were passable only at the rail-
road trestle bridges. Three rivers were
crossed during the day in an advance
of six miles.
resistance to speak of. Here the enemy
fired until we reached the end and then
fled, the Kansas and Pennsylvania reg
iments crossing together
The division resumed its march up
the railroad after noon and took the
bridge at GuigintO without resistance,
but found that it was on fire. The fire
was put out quickly.
Hale's brigade had already crossed
and Kansas was crossing the bridge
and was deplOying, when a considerable
force of the enemy, intrenched 1000
yards away, opened a fierce and quite
we'll directed fire exclusively from Maui
sers. The infantry. the Colt gun and
two pieces of artillery replied. The
fight did not last more than 20 minutes,
but in that time Kansas had lost p
men killed and wounded, the losses of
the other commands being in about the
same proportion.
In the fighting earlier in the day we
had Metcalf and six enlisted men
wounded.
On the afternoon Of the 8Oth the en-
| tire command advanced along the rail-
road toward MalolOS. but did not pro-
| coed more than two miles when it
went into camp. Resuming the march
next morning, it was found that the
| enemy had practically deserted the
country and Malolos was entered with
| out opposition of any moment.
The regiment remained encamped at
| MalOlOs until the morning of the 25th
of April Gen. MacArthur's command
IN the ADVANCE from NaiOIOS was the
same as it had been heretofore with the
| exception that Gen. H. G. Otis had re-
! turned to the United States and Gen.
| LaWtOn had received command of his
| brigade. The Tenth Pennsylvania had
| been detached from the division.
In the advance from Malolos a very
conspicuous part was played by the
| armored train. and the infantry of
| WheatOn's brigade had little to do, save
! when a number of Montana men and
! one company of the Kansans, under
| cover of fire of the armored car, ad-
| vanced and occupied the bank of the
| Bagbag river.
SWAN THE BAGBAG.
Twelve men of the Kansas charged
| across the broken bridge while it was
| still under fire of the enemy, jumped
| into the river and swan to the other
| side, when all that were left of the
| enemy fed The bridge was repaired
| by the engineers during the day, and
| the next day the brigade advanced to
| the Rio Grande de Pampanga, the Sec
| ond largest river in Luzon Island. 1t
| was found here that the large railroad
| bridge of $50 feet span had been almost
| destroyed. The rails and ties had been
| taken up, and the insurgents had re-
| moved many Orders, leaving almost
nothing to walk on except a few pieces
| of steel not more than four inches in
| width.
obtained permission from Generals
Wheaton and Macarthur to attempt to
carry this bridge by assault, but was
told to attempt it only with men who
would volunteer for that special duty.
l sent Corporal Fergus on to recon-