The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-12

toral spot might have ancopportunlty
OF acknowledging their gratitude. The
priest said there were no 5gAurrectos"
q, Des Mnrinas. on
lols
The accommodating column moved
slowly along the road toward iDes Mar
mas. Doggy rice fields and deep
sloughs and bitches retarded the adj
vance. The people came out of their
huts, and stood with hats of, bow
ing and smiling as the column moved
along.
The last place where the bpgle halt
ed in Its advance was a shady stretch
in the road, which was here sunk for
eight feet below the banks On either
side. Heavy growths of bamboo and
vines shut on the view from the
road.
The bugle sounded "forwardI again,
and the companies that had been squat
ting in the dusty road went swinging
forward again. The men who march,
ed in advance of the column seemed to
have no idea of the ncarness Of the en-
envy, for they picked flowers. and put
them in their hats. Major Shields. the
surgeon Of the expedition, stopped his
horse. 81 see men over there" he
reported to Major Bubb. They are
in uniform, and have swords" The
bugle sounded halt" and, ssH that
that had been the signal they had been
waiting for, there came the first vol
ley from the insurgents. AS the bull
let's whizzed overhead, Major Bulbs
men crouched under the protecting
banks along the road. The volleys
from the insurgents were now pouring
in as fast as they could FIRE. The four
companies Of the First battalion eau
tlously wriggled to the top of the bank
and peered over. The commands were
given, the Rrag- Jorgensons swung over
the top of the bank. and then there
came a crashing volIey, The firing
continued, and 1t looked as though the
enemy had been driven back.
But from clump of trees of to the
right, where the firing seemed to have
begun at first, there still came heavy
fire that was fairly accurate. The
three-inch gun clattered down to the
head of the column, and opened on the
clump of trees from which the heavy
firing came.
At the first Gre Of the cannon men
swarmed out of the ciump of trees at
which 1t had been aimed. and ran to
safer places A little group Of six,
with swords drawn. who apparently
were officers, still fingered as the gun
again roared. and another charge Of
shrapnel was sent skurryIng across the
Fields. The six went down as though
bowled over and were found hours az
Rewards by the reiniorcements. Just
where they had fallen.
Now came the word for our column to
retire. The object OF the rcconnoIs-
sance had been accomplished. The
troops had been sent to locate the enc
my. The enemy seemed little too
well located to encourage any further
curiosity. and the little column pre-
pared to fall back.
K. Company was divided hastily. and
onc-half was sent to the front asithc
advance guard. while the other portion
formed a rear guard. b. Company was
to skIrmlsh along tho right flank. while
ID. and l.. took the left. The wounded
were loaded Into the ambulance. and.
with the big gun following. the column
began TO retire. The Gre continued to
come from the TANKS, but suddenly a
lieutenant galloped back to the say the
enemy was massIng in front. The am
bulance was Jerked over to the side
OF the road. and the thrce-inch gun
whirled past in n cloud OF dust to the
front Of the column
There was a hnlt while the gun was
at work The ambulance tried to md