The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-19
snen.al NOTWITHSTANDING.

SAN FRANCISCO. April IA graphic
story OF the charge of IN. Western Toiun-
;eers and the brilliant victory they wen at
Santa Ana is told by esea- Charles King.
II was the First brigade. First division.
generally known as Kings brigade" that
forced the stubborn F.iip.nos from their
position. and iu tho dghtiag the First
Washington toek conspicuous and gla~
rtous part. fact no; oseysooked by Gen.
King. In his aeeouat of the victory he
says:
The Gallant Ftrat Washiaatoa.
by presoncsrtei arrangement the In
surgent forces attacked the American
lines on the nights of February and s.
What follows must be told you from the
point az view OF oar brigade. II was just
2s&a o'clock In the morning when the In
surgeufs turned loose on our oMtposts-
a, that moment the First Washington had
six companies at eur front supporting
hiockhcuse II. This gallant regiment had
been the delight of the brigade commander
fer weeks past. Ii was 50 soidsesiy, 50
well drilled and 50 thorough In every duty.
Now 4 had TO lie down IN the rice fields
ard answer, as best IL could. a raspsng fire
coming from three directions. from across
the straam~--a narrow estuary OF the psssig
that formed the dividing line between Ma
gents.
Il have seen the hounds ioosed from
their leash. and the racers of the best
states given the drum tsp and %. word
GO but In all my life have seen no mo-
ment. known nc exhiiaration like that that
came when. launching rho washingtons
across the stream and letting the tdahos
follow close. rode In TO the attack. Haw-
thorne. with the Aafer battery guns. was
already we'll forward near the Santa Ana
bridge. and. unIinhsfing. let drive shot
after shot across the rice fsslas ,o our left
front aiming ever AT thw blaze os the
hitherto concealed kFapps, To right ard
lef, Of the old bridge that so long had been
the Gre medium % communication between
Filip.no!and and Tankeedorn on the east
ward front Of the city. the Washingtons
took the pluag. into the narrow little
estuary and eianhefed up the opposite
bank In mud Up 20 their midslEeS. hut in
an instant their Springfseias were hlax,ng
across the fields and Johnny Filipino
s,reaked II for his sntranchm1nss. dove
Into them Ike SO many prairie dogs. and
then. turning. set drive with Maussr ard
Remington on the steadily advancing
lines.
"As this stage OF the game. 20, our
Filipino horses took sides wish their na-
tive country. Only three OF the stan were
with rne al TIE moment and ene orderly.
! was ALREADY on nay second. mount sftn-
legged little brute I'll. wasAingtons had
given nfa twa hours earlier because Mug
sey's' conduct under Gre had provwts posi-
tiYely disgrscefuI Something had To be
done Is ar least partially aaeli that in-
f.Tuai FIRE fran shs iefs sront and f,aklng
aboas mo for available Infantry could
for an instant see nothing b1t the lead
and wouaaed of the wasasnxtens SILL ~
ing on the original hattie isns wfsere 80
l0Bg We were aeia In check by orIsrs from
the rear
''Ain5es. The tirs officer stricken there
was f8eut. Erwin. a Badger boy rem
Towah an1 when The word forward was
given their captain otis. rose up grsgnly
with hls right cheek ard ear Frorsd by a
Mapsev ard led on down into the muddy
ditch.