Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-03-30

gatlings, msusers, Sprlngields, car blnee,
etc., all helped to enliven the scene.
Whenever the insurgents attempted to
advance our boys hurled them back with
terrible loss, after which our boys were
ordered not to waste their ammunition
shooting into the darkness, but to do as
little firing as possible until the morrow
when they could see and "bag their
game"
There was heavy fire from the in
surgent trenches all night with slight
intervals of rest at various points, while
our boys poured in deadly volleys for a
while aud convinced the natives that
they would not eat their Sunday morn.
ing breakfast in Manila, sfter which they
only turned loose their guns at various
points when Decessary.
Oh, how the boys longed for daylight
to appear! How they longed to get at the
insurgents and drive them from their
trenches. yea, far into the mountalns!
The 'cocks shrill clarion" announced
the approach of dawn and at last the
first rays of light appeared. There was
Joy in our trenches There was the old
flag, insulted by those it sought to aid
and protect. Before them they saw the
admirably constructed trenches filed
with men who would clay their bene.
factors snd traa the starry banner Of
freedom in the dcst. Such base ingrati
tude! History records no parallel
Troops we're quickly formed. The in
sur9euts seeing the formation and think
ing that we we're about to return to the
city to eat and rest during the day la
Spanish fashion, returning again at night
to ward off the attacks OF the night as
sassions, yelled IN derlson, "Amerlcanos
mucho melo," (Amerlcans much bsds
which had the effect Of red flag waved
before 90 already enraRed bull. But
the "reckened without the host." They
we're sooc 10 learn that the Americans
we're not the Spaniards-that while in
peace az gentle ss doves, 10 war they
were as bold and swift ss the eagle.
The order to advance on the enemy
give, there arose all along The line one
wild shout from thoussnde OF throsts as
they fcrmed ss ekirmishers and advanced
on the toe, who form block horses, nips
huts, trees and their almost perfect
trenches poured forth deadly fire-a
perfect hail OF Msusers. But The fierce
onslaught of the boys in brown was
not to be stopped though many were
LETT dead or wounded to be picked up by
the hospital corps. Over the trenches
they rushed bayoneting and shooting
the aatives on every hand leaving the
grouod covered With the dead snd, dying
but eew we're taken prisoners. Not con-
tent with driving the enemy from their
trenches We followed them miles into the
country, routing them from ttelr huts,
destroying those in which we're found
oontrabsnd goods, also those ueed by the
enemy as fortifcation or hiding place.
But We must not forget to mention the
important part played by the navy.
With bis usual foresight Admiral
Dewey had previously stationed the
Monitor Monadnock of Fort Mslate
and little further south. During the
engagement Of Sunday night the Charl-
eston sn6 Concord we're stationed off
Tondo in the northeast OF the oity 80
that gray dawn had scarcely appeared
before the loud roar OF csnoon, the
rumbling OF the shells ss they passed
through air bursting in the eoemy's
trenches, terrorizing the natives and
demolishing their block horses and other
places OF shelter except their deep and
we'll constructed trenches which we're
below the level OF the ground. This
terrible end effective shelling was i'm
mediately followed by the daring and
suooessful infantry and cavslry charge,
"uHo OUH o. tlAA0Ay oocuoN IL OVAOouSo
everywhere. Away from reach OF the
ships the artillery poured in deadly
fire on the strong Notifications Of the
enemy making an opportunity for the
impetuous aud irreslstable infantry
charges. 1t is useless to attempt to
mention the commands that performed
deeds OF vaior. II you wish to find a
command deserving special mention, no
matter IN what branch OF the service
take the roster of the Sth army CORPS |
and point to any and all command.
Same is true Ct the naval forces. The
only regrets to be heard Is from the
whose post we're not on the
firing line. But all could not be there
Each man was at bis post and there he
did his duty like man-an American
soldier whether that post was the one
he most desired or not, each man re-
namhora1 pona's wOrda ssacs we'll vOur