The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-29
Letter From Gen. King.


Milwaukee, Wis. July e. 1sa9
Mr.. F. J. Parker.-My Dear Sir: Only
few hours ago did ! get your kind
letter Of April is with lts inelosed
tribute to the memory of that brave old
soldier-McConviile. II took a voyage
and chased me TO my home where I
am rapidly regatnina much Of the
health and-alasi too much of the flesh
/ lest in the Philippines.
You ask me 10 decide the question as
to who took he Krupps ?--and .iifii-
cult question II In. McConviile's little
three-company battalion Of the fdahoA
went intc hattie after crossing the Con-
cufdia bridge tso called In support ~
the attack OF FortSon-s battalion -four
cnmpaniesl Of the First Washington.
l gave hcf'onville verbally and person
ally as he reacned me on the field or
Jars TO form facing east just beyond
the stone Enclosure Of the Norwegian
e0nsuts home. and sweep tho intrench-
ments in front of Santa Ana.
brilliant Charge of Volunteers.
We had advanced In echeion from
my right. as my plan was TO drive the
insurgents from their lighter works
into the open fields soafh Of TIE Santa
Ara read. then wheeling each battalion
liue simultaneously 10 the left 10 en-
fSlaae tae tnSurgent line north of that
read aad pen them down between rs
Conviiie charged the redouhts close to
the river bank. IL worked 10 charm
and as ffaTtsanIs . right and AcCoayille' =
lef; united and seep; In together. &
resulted that the two fs tEirich's
FIRST Washington and Warrington
First Idaho5 drove di5gonaiiy acToss the
field reaching the pasig between ths
mound and the kFupp TedoatasS- Fort
xnu's left companies GashsnE through
the cGnror3.a up To their waists and
b fFF
erxed in fun view OF the mound re3osIbf
sfiil dsgs wiki the little brown war
rtnrs, charged 81 once and took tl~-as
IL were ln their stride. These conapan-
les fhsresore~-G of Idaho and r.
ard -, or Washington. had The
honor Of driving 4 A-avy force into the
rtver~~feae5fsss over forty dead thirty
wounsied and some atty prisoners in
oar h2ustA~~issit !; was the companies 10
sAa right az these thar asnf ,9uNainS
oxer - so-cailed river feaaaEte in which
we're the kfUpps III. FIRST wash
iurstyn was one cs thssp. and Ief-oYs-
viiss's remaining fogfffaa i1fss~f.o IA
number we're probably toe others. w1th
fss Washington company u the right
of TIRE ldahoS-
Idaho Had the Guns.
Gallant ola Mac got hts death wound
leading this DISH Wilmington s'sc-
r.satseyS 10 the battalion command sTa
vhea. after having acco ossp8nis5 8sss-
a,iiierger's hsftakDD--rny rlsnt center.
Ia SIS dash Info Santa Ana. I turned
sarE 20 tire rg3cubrs I found the AasS9
men In possession % TIRE krHpFss
Thai tAstr asss he@r hgaveiy defended
wa< zffe&fsd hT fhe inSnrEsnt dead ~.
iyag about sAsm. ha; @Sa0 shall ssy
wft.th@r Idaho or Washington contrib
assss En0sl 70 she a9ger % their cap
sgser There is g!oTY enough 70 go all
sOsanS
Tire Statesman snSee9 sent n STgls4-
lsfsi xassaa % the NaF. What 81 uassla
leses-~sssx ii arf8t3 have hs~u Raj nst-
Fs4rosas Eastern jea.nSts ssnt more Of
their su@n tnEo Ire urlhE Lie tssseAd
- after If-@a@ they 8sd,
MAv u u@ cnfy few weeks before
fsezsa hyawe bays ~ my old hFigass@
reach yes ones again IN strength ana
safety You mag well be srgu3 OF
resesn Faithfully yassg..
CHARLES KING.
Bfsgas1ieT NsesseTal so3auteeTs-