The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-21
WASHINGTON TROOPS PART IN THE FIGHT.
Complete Details Of the Insgent Attack Manila and the
Manner in Which Il Was Repulsed

direction and ran forward For the .irst
| loo yards the emenay's FIRE was fast furious
and faeai. Then st wavered. hesitatei and
almost ceased.
ro1r hundred Niilea.
They were on the run. all Hho had SUI
| icient SCH. possession. a; least: though 10
were captured IN the trenches ard twice as
many killed on our immediate front. The
cover behind them was the village OF Santa
Ana and 1t was impossible to see them rum
Ming away. Hundreds threw their guns in
| the river and jumping IN. swan across and
escaped. Dozens were shot by our men
while swimming across
Pursais az rlecing Ftipinos.
| The battle was over and the pursuit be-
gan. The Californians have likened II TO a
/ jack rabbit drive. bat we had the enemy
| surrounded ON only three sides. and they
| escaped on thu fourth, out beyond San
| Luis Macaii. about three miles 10 the right
or Santa Ana. At that point the Califox
| mans captured the enezny's arsenal with
/ few heavy guns and 4 large store of artii-
| lery ammunition Of German manufacture.
Bsra the Eneny's villages.
| The Washington regiment sired the huts
OF Santa Ana. from which they had been
| fred upon by the enemy, and took up
| quarters in the captured town In barracks
/ formerly occupied by the insurgents. n
/ the furnishings and property captured
| there plainly showed.
Three Days Of Fighting.
| The fighting continued along tho front
| Sunday, Monday and until Tuesday noon.
/ bat there was no general engagement and
| no very great resistance 10 our advance at
| any point. BY this time the Washington
/ regiment has established itself in its new
location. where II will remain temporarily,
/ II not permanently.
| GEN. Kings Commendation.
| Yesterday morning Gen. King reviewed
! the regiment and thanked II very heartily
| on behalf OF the corps commander and on
| his own behalf. concluding with: There
may be moro work for you TO do, but It
could not be done better than the work was
| done Sunday morning In by far the most
important engagement that ever took
! place on the island
| Fife Fought In the Ranks.
Lieut.. Col. Fife. being under suspension,
| did not command. hut took a rifle and join
Ell Company d as a private IN the ranks
| Capts- Miller and Bufrum were sick, and
| not in the fight, and Capt. Ssineman was
officer OF the day in command OF the In
| terror guard.
All the convaiescents were turned out OF
/ the hospitals to fight. and all the prisoners
turned cut Of the guard house to guard
prisoners OF war.
Insurgents Fought Like Denaons.
The insurgents fought like demons, and
nearly all the killed and wounded wore
charms the body OF which was written
! guarantee from the priests that American
bullets would not injure them.
Aguinaldo Disclaims Responsibility.
I. is rnmored that Aguinaldo wired Gen.
| Otis that he disclaimed all responsibility for
| the attack; that he had lost control Of his
| army. and desired TO establish neutral
zone In which peace negotiations might be
conducted. Otis replied that 1t was too late
| and too early to talk peace: that he had
| fun control and would take all RESPONSE
| bii;y
| Another rumor has Il that Aguuaido
| wired Dewey asking him 10 intercede for
peace by arbitration. and tnst Dewey re-
1 piled that he would do 40 when he desired
| peace, bat that he s,iii had two years sup
| ply Of ammunition.
1 Before houses were set IRE 10 the men
| rummaged them and carried away every
/ thing valuable or curious Many fine me-
| msntoes and relies were thus obtained.
| Planned the Ashes Of the Church.
Californian secured gold pan and
washed several hundred dollars worn, Of
| gold ard silver out Of the ashes of tas
/ burned church.
! II was rlisnored yesterday that the Ger
| man warship Irene had been caught in the
1 - L. "a
| arrested by Dewey. The rumor proved to
/ be without foundation.
The How md Arrow Brigade.
| Several hundred mountain men attacked
| the batteries OF the Tairs artillery with
| bows and arrows, and were shelled ont by
| The gunboats. killing asty. Three hum
| aired were captured.
Notes Of the Battle.
| The inxurgsn, lass tn estimated az aa. but
/ It is too early 20 form any definite IDEA Of
/ g.
There was sn uprising Of natives in tie
/ walled city, and several were shot.
/ All tne Washington companies had
| chicken dinner tan day after fhe battle
Adis William /. Lshn ana serst. Mai
| Thomas ". Isman were in tae shlekess OF
! the nghs throughout.
| Char plain Thompson was employed az the
| general hospital visiting and encouraging
/ sAe wounded
| Mai Surgeon Lewis n. usnmcn ard As
| sLstslt saTgeon Elu7sr ". Erown were sv-
/ erywaers present. even under the heaxies.
/ arEng. giving prompt ard er3eten; aid 10
/ sue wounded
| A great snaHy os TIE boys are proud PCS
! SCISSORS % Naaser or Remington rifles aai
/ usache.;es captured during tb. hghs
/ great many ~ the snwargHufs waen
| captured had shf0wn away shesr gunx ard
/ Uniforms ard rrstensea Ga bs civilians
! No respect was PAID hr tfse insurgents so
I the Ted tsro~w az airy time. ssversl hospital
I c@rps men ard ore surgeon haysag been
/. Killed In ire fight, and sn1halsnoes ssrssa
/ ag9n from arnfsasa-
JOE sMgTH.
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LETTERS FROM OrR BOfs.