The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-25
BATTLE OF FEB. 4 AND ).
Correspondents story of the Fight
deadly Brass-Tipped Bullets.

-Deaufy Bullets.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2i.-The Asso-
ciated Press has received the following cor
respondence from Manila dated Feb. 81:
Full details have been received OF the out
break on the night of Feb. T. For the past
two months the First Nebraska has been
camped at Santa Masa, which was prac-
tically on the firing line. The sentineIs of
the insurgents near the Nebraska outposts
were very close at several places and for
several nights previous to the first firing
an insurgent lieutenant had caused trouble
near outpost No. by attempting to post his
sentinels within the Nebraska lines Satur-
day evening at o'clock on Feb. 4 the in
surgent lieutenant advanced with a few
more and disregarded the challenge of the
sentinel near No. .. Private Grayson, of
Company Il, after properly challenging the
advancing party, who paid no attention to
him, fired, killing the lieutenant and a
private. The insurgents returned the fire
| and retreated.
The battle really began when Sergeant E.
A. Curtis ordered his men TO fire upon a
large party of insurgents who were attempt
ing TO cross the river opposite his post.
Sergeant Curtis was wounded and compelled
TO retire. When the battle began the in
surgents seemed to be ready and the Ne
braska regiment was made the center of
their attack. The American soldiers, how
ever. stood them off and positions were
held firmly all along the line.
AT daylight Companies l.. NJ and c. led
| by Captain Hollingsworth, advanced to
| drive back the insurgents, who had effected
| a crossing further up the river and gained
| a position on the left flank, from which
| they poured a terrific fire on the advancing
| line. Notwithstanding the fact that they
| had to advance a quarter of a mile in plain
view of the enemy, the Nebraskans drove
the insurgents back to their boat and across
| the river. The insurgents fed leaving sew
! enty-nine dead behind stone wall. 1t was
stated that Il. G. Edlund, of Company b.
was killed and Fred Kuhn, of Company C,
wounded. Mauser bullet passed through
| Captain Hollngswerth's hat
The insurgents are using brass-tipped bull
| lets, which inflict shocking wounds Blood
| poisoning almost invariably results from a
/ wound inflicted by one of these bullets.
| Thomas Bryan, a member of the California
| regiment, was shot through the groin by a
| Remington. The wound was not considered
| dangerous but two hours after he was
| brought in blood poisoning set in locxiaw
ensued and fifteen minutes later BRYAN was
dead.
The bodies of two members of the Cali
| fornia regiment Privates Nelson and Rack
| ard, were brought in from beyond Caloocan
| on Feb. Il They had been missing since
Feb. 4. when, in company with two COM
rades, all having leave Of absence, they
| Joined a company OF the Kansas regiment
/ going to the front. The four California men
| slipped through deep gorge and advanced
/ by themselves n mile and a half beyond
| our line. Privates Brown and Duncan, of
| Company G.. two of the four men, reported
| back TO company quarters Tuesday night.
| They stated that they had been fired upon
| by a large body OF insurgents, leaving Mel
son and Rackard 10 follow. On Feb. u their
dead bodies were found in the timber
stripped Of all clothing. The numerous
empty cartridge shells strewn about told the
| story.
| On Feb. II Admiral Dewey. Captain LAM
berton. of the Olympia, and several ladies
| went up the river in the admiral's launch
| and visited San Pedro MacatL While AT
| the headquarters OF General King the in
| surgents sent a shower of Mauser bullets
whizzing all around. ana the naval party
| hastily returned to the launch and went
full speed down the river, where the ladies
were out OF danger