The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05

,erscaai i8coaveniences and
seI's ..-,5se work - dT.u or camp
" srs. but now they had left all
,.atty annoy srres, which had al
ls .ss,,,ess such great troubles, and
- as1t fac IL face with actual war
sk,r FreEa TINS time or the rife be-
.pe uespan. nor "a plaything; the cart
g. - ,he dezrh-Gealiag IeaGeEi or nickel
a.. the copper zistii MED with pow
"a $50 tn 5argaet gathered TN its
~ -. -, ,he f1rot.iiy u a hand-to-hand
80 tsste4d O. merely fehecnng from
isE. s.,sgfai surface the shafts OF the
~ 80 - or efterneJn sun. The bugle
49,. vsroe oEG soues. but with q DIFF
So. e~ert. ~ longer tie boys laziiy
isss.s.es themselves IL the sound Of the
-. ,rellow poie ard prepared FOR drin
s..neetion New the b1gie' blast
- each man - his feet, with &C.
e..ts,,st,ts FL place. cartridge box flied.
=. ,a~ thf. charge Or resistance the
,.rf cal might sound
a. nYvs * yhe FIRST Washington were
sn,gsr volunteer simply. they were
s~,ssrr and they awaited their baptism
Sc wifb the courage. the faith, the
-, n men who love their country and
- a. and vino know their cause TO be
sasi one
p.viment's FIRST Active Duty.
~Aa frat active duty - which the mem
=. - the First Washington were as
- was on the second day after the
se~se,sns's arrival Ia the Philippines, and
= aua az the greatest trials the boys
loved They were sent 90 police the
-, district. with their hands tied. fig
.-,,lxely speaking. As previously stated.
=. paco district was inhabited almost
.rsluslyely by natives ell Of whom were
.,,tu..i dos followers. The United States
.raofs were instructed Ia keep hands on
,.s ,atlxeS unless il WAS in matter Of
.srsnnaf conflict They were warned not
= ,sslv 10 the iusDlgnce and taunts OF
,ss natives and 70 interfere with them In
- nav. unless Il vas absolutely neces-
.sry 50 % do 10 preserve life or property.
he natives soon became aware OF the
sature Of the orders, and day after day
.ss,r tauuts Increased. The Washington
kaYs stood the strain until November &.
"a ghen n change came.
A detachment u the regiment vas or
s.rsd % garrison outpost IL, relieving a
sy,sehment az Idaho troops. The guard
xas nader command or Sergt. Wright. OF
Z company. with Corps. Welch. OF Com
sauy D. and Ray Clarke. of Company Il.
eg,pnst. which was blockhouse, became
IA scene % some OF the severest Tight
Irg around Manila.
AxiIinaldo had been keeping up the
Meetings Of his so-called congress at
gacios and at the same time filling the
trenches about Manila with armed troops,
s. strained was the situation that at the
tine the Washington boys went TO out
SOS. Il each sentry on duty carried fifty
TSsnds Of ammunition. while tho relief
ssI. IN tho blockhousa on their arms.
rsaae for instant service. No one was al
syej 20 pass from Agninaido's lines
iarough the American lines bearing arms
{. aay kin1 and vice versa. our soldiers
SAVING on their own sitie of the trenches
This state OF armed neutrality con
nnasa. Asunaldo growing daily more In
sqlsh. and aggressive and the natives un-
.ss him more daring and restless. II was
.sstent trouble was brewing. and Com
sanies y and N of,tho Washington boys
we're sent by Gen. King Ia tbs extreme
sstpasts along our line The regiment
ed this line for weeks. companies chang
Is the guard every three days II was
dangerous situation AMI tho boys knew
< Al any minute the Insurgents We're