The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-28

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cxrpsrAt kalra ao~a OK Company r.
Ftrsg Washington vsaunss~r~. sas vssn
Capt Fuvss1ss xs@sa ne sssea After the
FeTssvsa s&1 saker Aepn ssse xeves 81 ire
nesrs~s hnspss8E f1s failed r&ptats. ssssasr-
tax gyxas axaHs. Ls~&s. G&russxy ~As sso-
ssne~s ny sesswyspa - s~sss s<ssts<@aEa - shs
captain a. pnes fsaa@ a esss1 ger.aaat
ffssna a. the aYfuE nsau, was orstarsss 70
his sasss. Esoea Yoxse fasrsesn nssaes aa~n
tins river hax llfs ia eaageT pvaxy sssg, ~
sAs war. ara naAsiy rna@ssee the hoegAfa1
"a tire - see wssssaHxson.s hero alive
ssa aks~ se talk. Tss letter 10 his father
and nseshsr. M. ard Airs James Ro~#
written March e ard resa~ssss a~vs yes-.
tefssy. corF~sf1s Hoxs says.
YESTERDAY HssnsHg. ~ r2xsx cts,
WAefs we sers ssatsoGesi. Capt. Furts1n
asnAs 81 ssaa nrf@Yec 10 60 fail ia We
bad rxr<sfess Asrssas trouble for two ~
three sAse We marched 10 fAs ssEus
hfsANr. ~sers A company bad already
Iey asss~r.ss h asmssng CO cross sae orisxe
~ ssnHss nse Capt FFsssGn was ~ eur
hss. Tha snsar9s<sss had se~x sssssssinx
insresss siss*fss1 scrf*s Ihe efssk All saiksst-
af1a ossr ssnerfes heard issesa AMI gave an
alarm. Th~y very likely intended 10 make
xY1fsa stack on th@ city ssxf nssrsssnx.
naArvsssa fear columns Of tours saso
esstkfs fie and started 30 erosa she bridge.
u NAs pas1ss ssask. just a. ffse head az
oar sssHfasy Fad sfrsaSs lfc read, while
eh~ Tsst we're ALL eH lbs sncians sssstinx
y - al awful voissy came from ali saIss.
Tram the rsxas. stass irft and sEeai- iFs
heArd 4 gFaan All Just ere cry, Ny Ged,
b<An HIT
Then thas carried three al our boys
bAesk. wUanasa seriously TsssaEy at Us
Nssu Placed bealnd xssae bsrrteade en
the ersaks an1 ~s had "a sfay theirs and
~. whassssr came MaassF and Rsm.
u <NfEgR f.txtt NJ .e.a 4sts
arcuna ss. A little s~s.r three mere Of cur
company wsr~ shit TIE liasse FL front Of
" wa ssr1sSlss Esngae. and We esfsaa
nat locate as.s OF the aFsesss exeeps fssoss
ffDsG a frs aksrIsStasA2@fs | Lay there
uHsii io.N In the ns0snaas. When | soe
60 fhe resi- of the eWnsans ard informed
shssn that sha captain. aasrteffnasier
&eT6ss 1Usingtsn. rasis. aosss sney Fiansy.
Patterson and Wari had all been shot,
The fFee Eve seriously.
'.As II - a M. they were Al. taken In
The hospital boat 10 the firsa reserve he's
pasai Al p. ~. telegram came to Lieut.
Gormtaf 20 ssTs safsss one doHn to aee
C@pf. Fyrssgn Immediately. I was sent
! VAS artaascss 10 80 ga the water hcsst. and
Waisst on ase river until after 5 o'clock.
but II hal nos eesase, 80 then ! sa4aled my
herxe and rssts fourteen miles along the
river ru.a 10 Manila and how / did SO
~ .Iss osss .s wa e sasa n dead ss , Va.
beswsefs the ferry ard saH Pestro. 4 xat
70 the nGanixzl ~ about a'clask and Naa
teAEI ia 10 s4xs tart Fs<FsM0ft. There as
i4Y. dying. lie knew ssae and TALKED 10
ms
Il attended 10 the company and his per-
6aasai Affairs ia the presence oe witnesses.
bat, or h1~ l felt 10 AnoE that nc lay
there breasning hts last He Was 10
brave so gossd Why ssAn'; they hi.
seane Vt as xooss- form tnfng 0aes instsad
a. him. HIS wanted 10 ssss the boys again
- hads | never passsSs through stAsa an
axpefisaeA before AMI l pray God that
may ssssr have IN again. He died Al ea-
arsly 100 D. III. III. pain be- endured saa
awful. lie vas never mses5 from the
litter hH MAS fffst placed on In tks marn-
ING. TIE nurses vefe 10 kind bal, oh, ~c
were hrokeA-neaftess. JSsss think nog even
our own company bays can eosna 20 his
funeral to-day for they are nxhtsng now
left the hospital at IL - the morning AFT
Mr his death. Ard ros5~ out to our cid bar
racks near Aan pesfrv and went 20 bed
but did not sleep d wink.
II san there uuA. writing tAAs bat arm
- lame ana sore I can hardly stand up
t1Ad twu swallows Of uofYee and usse hard
tnek III o'clock yeNsarsiay morning, and
d,1 nut Get another bite until osie~nall hsar
49, New ! mast 80 to the hospital Meme
1T nur tsnya can % 10 the funeral, and an
Ido1ru mAtT told ms last nIghs thai II
they couldn't. he would furnish an es-
cart from his regiment 80 l must 20 and
ae4 him. l mali stay ia the funeral IL
am essust 4nArsiasesa for It
William Courtney aiss yesterday aft
esn1ssn ~ AsAne