Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06

bic location. hating the gun at the
top OF the ridge until he found H.
Down at the bottom Of the valley was
a stream. dcep sst In high prccipituus
banks. our road ran down 10 the ruined
bridge.
ON the opposite side the Insurgents
had built one Of the most scientific aud
strongest breast works ever saw. Hell
and I crcpt down from the road aud
found n place for our gun. The cavnl.
~ men were down near the river cross.
Ing. we met n number OF the troopers
coming up the road wounded, nine out
OF twcnty-four were hit, think Of that.
their own most nobiy. II WIS Roy
Morrlr's troop but fortunately he had
been left CT tho barracks In town on
guard. ! ycnt back Immediately for the
gun and down she came; the rad was
terribly hot and the Filipino Maurcrs
sang around US with n uclOusness
never heard before. We unlimbercd the
gun and put the mules behind fence.
and opened W az n dintnncc u say one
hundred and twenty-five yards, not
much farther from our house NJ home
60 Miiiariu. the bullets coming through
the trees MI around Us. but tuck was
with ~ and not man was touched.
Lieutenant Davis Of the navy was
there with his Colts automatic gun and
we opened with the two. our first shot
or two brought hot Response from
the enemies trenches. hut after about
the NTH shot. they fun pcii mcii fruin
their protection, and away they ran up
the HIN under the IRE from the cavalry
and our rhrapnoL
IL did not last long. but II was OK.
trcmcly warm during IT, progrcrs the
wnrineat experience Of my career. Then
We built road down the bank OF the
stream M tho other side and camrcd IN
their trcnchrE We saw numbers 81
dead and wounded fiilplnos. during the
WE LOST TWO.
There have been over ave hundred
Killed and wounded during tho week,
over i.iOl sine, February ith. Killed and
luet. our own list u thtV Killed and
eight wounded. The noxt day We adj
vanccd westward. did some firing IN
tho morning. and In the evening came
into action at about Leo ynriA from
the Flllplnon who were behind a trench
by the railroad track. after Hh0r,
iomhar,lmcnt the infantry charged and
soon carried their position, We had %
null our guns for several milcn over
rlce bikes. and az niKht We cnmped be.
hind tho trenches. at which We bad
been shooting. J went forward y M
the country was ~ rough We could not
make a. A. the railwa. bridge We
saw our troops chasing them away up
the country leaving a colonel aud ffiy
or sixty dead ON the Held. How my
good friend captain kraEvnbuhl was
Killed. I myself experienced quite
CLOSE call. the bullet landing between
my feet Just grazing my ieRRinr. Next
day We advanced upon Mnycnnynni II
had been almost entirely destroyed BY
nrr. AEulnaido'H general had Issued nm
order that every town after talng nban-
dousd should be- burned. and they have
done that In an effective manner the
whole country II In flames before uHthe
peot,le have lied FROM their homes IN
terror leaving their chickens and PIGS,
which our hoyr are living on.
The next day We moved ~ 10 Malr.
loo. We had not gone very far before
m. Kansas rrglmont un our ffunt and
left developed q strong resistance on
the river bank I brought
cnITcIlLow's TWO utiSs
forward to point behind n fence with