The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-04-07
THE FILIPINO INSURGENTS.
Paralyzed by the Bravery and Endurance
of the Americans.

Paralyzed by the Bravery and Endurance
of the Americans.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The fol-
lowing extracts are furnished from
a report just received by the Red
Cross from f. A. Blake, of California,
in charge of the Red Cross work at
Manila. The report is dated Feb. Is.
1t says;
"Just one week ago to-day did the
fighting actually begin, and the past
week has brought about changes little
dreamed of. The insurgents have been
pushed back on all sides. Our boys
fought like tigers and made such name
for themselves for bravery, endurance
and strict discipline as will be handed
down to posterity for ages to come.
II never saw such execution in my
life, and hope never to see such sights
as met me on all sides as our little corps
passed over the field, dressing the
wounded-legs and arms nearly demol-
ished, total decapitation, horrible
wounds in chests and abdomen, show
ing the determination of our soldiers to
kill every native in sight. The Filipinos
did stand their ground heroically, con-
testing every inch, but proved them
selves unable to stand the deadly fire OF
our well-trained and.eager boys in blue.
IL counted seventy-nine dead natives
| in one small field, and learn on the
| other side of the river tb cir bodies were
stacked up for breast-works. The block
| houses filled with natives were stub
| bornly held, and only taken after bay
| onet charge. Here is where we had so
many wounded. You see they seek
! shelter behind the dense woods, while
we must fight in the open and guess
| against their location.
II 4 4 4
! dividual soldiers and officers, absolute
| ly defying death under a perfect shower
of bullets. This kind of lighting and
pushing forward has completely para
| lyzed the natives, AS the Spanish would
simply make short sortie, and return
for siesta and smoke, wait for another
week or month and repeat. A Spanish
officer surveying the field, made the re.
mark that the Americans had no eti-
quette in warfare, not allowing the
troops to stop for week after an attack.
This rush is putting the fear of God in
the natives, and | think when Aguinal-
dos headquarters are attacked they will
cry enough and surrender.
II must say the general hospital corps
acted most heroically, working early
and late until really exhausted. IL was
marvellous the rapid manner they got
our wounded in, and, lastly, al the enc
my. The moral effect it had on the ma
tives to see their wounded being so hu-
namely looked after was electrifying,
and trust will make them realize the
greatness of the Anglo-SaXon race. Had
the order of things been reversed our
wounded would have been treated co q
machete stab
"Our surgeon (Dr. Young, Utahl,
while actually dressing a wounded man
on the field, was entrapped and throat
cut from ear To ear, fingers cut of and
otherwise most cruelty slaughtered,
showing the treachery OF the natives
and utter disregard for Red Cross at.
. taches.
The girl nurses-GOd bless them
worked like beavers and won well-mer-
tied praise. They worked up to I and ?
O'Clock every morning, with a sea of
blood in the operating room, amid most
sickening sights that would make many
man vince, then after operations
dressing wounds and all without a word
a. 10 being tired"