The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

manned in camp in long line on the
banks of a stream north of the former
insurgent capital. ..
Hunting for the Foe.
April . the third battalion, under
command of Major Miller consisting
of F. I, B and A. made a reconnois-
sance. hunting for the enemy in the
vicinity of the Bagbag. April the en-
tire regiment made another reconnois-
sance in the same direction, accompan-
led by two field pieces and Colts au-
tomato gun in charge of Lieutenant
Cleland Davis, U. s. N. A point
within 200 yards of the Bagbag
was reached and hot fight ensued in
the glazing sun. During the engage
ment 80 men were Frustrated by heat
and Corporal o. H. Rowlands of Com
pany l. was killed and the following
wounded: Principal Musician George
Crowell, Private W. ]. Boast of G and
Private Frank Landreman of NJ
April Is Private Joseph A Wright of
B was@wounded in the trenches
rifles each We're issued to the compani-
les. Colonel Kessler was taken ill DUR
ing April and Lieutenant Colonel Wal
lace took temporary command, holding
1t to the movement on the Rio Grande.
April "a began the memorable march
on Calumpit and the Rio Grande de
Pampagna. The formation was the
rir,%
railway. the Montana to the left and an
armored car in the center The Bagbag
river was reached the first day, but in
the movement Musician William Pat
ton of H and Private Joseph E. Jette of
* were wounded. While bathing in the
river Private James Kennedy of X was
drowned.
April 26 the Bagbag was crossed and
the regiment advanced to within 600
yards Of the Rio Grande beyond which
the insurgents We're entrenched and
assisted by artillery. The river
is 200 feet wide at this point and only
the framework of the long steel bridge
had been left intact. All day of the
26th, and until the afternoon of the
that on the 9th Colonel Funston of
the Kansas regiment swan the river
with his volunteers led raft load over
and poured an enfiladng fire into the
enemy, already broken by the Mon
tana fire. Then the Montanas and
kansans crossed on the framework of
the bridge and chased the enemy be-
You'd Apalt.
The losses of April 26th were as fol-
lows: Killed, Sergeant Thomas G. An
derson of B and Private James A. CAL
lahan of X: wounded. Private Andrew
Davis of B, Corporal Adolph M Clay
of F, Private Edward B. Harvey of I
and Sergeant James O'Leary of M. On
the 9th they were: Killed, Private
Charles A. Murphy of NJ; wounded.
Major John r. Miller, Private James
Tierney of B, Private Goteib Molsen
of c. Captain Andrew Jensen of E,
Private Martin B. Hall of F, Private
Frank e. Tate of F. Private John Kir-
ley of and Private Robert Murphy
of X. @M
The regiment camped at Apalit for
the Kansas May and routing the
enemy at Santa Tomas that day.
Losses-Killed, Private Thomas Seal
Ion of K; wounded, Private Fred w.
Smith of c, Captain Thomas s. Dillon
of K and Private Bruce Belknap of X.
May 6 San Fernando was occupied
without resistance, and here the regi-
ment remained for two months, helping
to hold the principal part of the Fill
Pine army at bay. By this time less
than $50 men of the command were
fit for duty.
May the outpost was attacked and
First Sergeant Patrick Mcbride of X
was wounded. From May 10 to May
% Lieutenant Colonel Wallace was
provost marshal of San Fernando, with
the first battalion as his provost guard.
Fighting at San Fernando.
May "a the insurgents managed to
surround the American garrison at San
Fernando. Colonel Kessler took out the
regiment, cooperating with the Kan
sas regiment, and drove the enemy to
Bacolor chasing the "niggers" through
water-filled rice fields. Corporal James
c. Taylor of F, Private Joseph Frant-
zen of F, Private George B, Raymond