The times., 1899-05-11

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| means under the trying conditions of lack
of men and suitable material for SO great
a field of operations.
so also with Lieut. Charles E. Kill
bourne, jr, in charge Of communications
| for Andersons division. To his credit
| falls the performance of one OF the most
| conspicuous and telling acts of that hot
day, the 5th, when, under fire at short
| range of q body of insurgents ensconced
in Paco Church. and in the line of fire of
our own infantry, he personally effected
the repair of an important wire.
Lieut.. f. H. Bailey gave ample evidence
of thoroughness and reliability in his ex
tensive line work from Santa Mesa to the
Deposito, and thence to the pumping sta
| ton, and in fearlessly connecting up
blockhouses and advanced points.
Lieut.. Charles H. Gordon's excellent
work on the shore in maintaining COM
munication with the navy, though cut off
| with his party and under fire off and on
for thirty-siX hours, is another instance
of devotion to duty and its intelligent per-
| Torrance.
Lieut.. E. E. Kelly's operations at Fort
Malate and thence forward to Pasai IRE
practically the counterpart of his achieve
| ments in the opposite direction at the cap
ture of Manila.
Lieut.. George S. Gibbs, jr's, duties took
him to the front with the left of Ander-
sons division, and he performed them
| under the fire encountered by Kings bri-
gade with such directness and judgment
as to gain. the field, the personal COM
mendation of the brigade commander.
"The peculiar effect of battle action on
the sick is remarkable feature of the out
break. Notwithstanding the large number
| of wounded added to the list, the number
| of patients remaining in hospital at the
end of the first days fighting was less
than at the beginning,
PROSTATE with Fever.
-Four of the signal officers had long
been prostrated by typhoid fever, and their
convalescence had been exasperatingly
slow. The strongest of these, Lieut. A. ].
Rudd reported for duty at once, but was
not permitted Immediately TO take the
field, though entrusted with charge of the
central station. A chance to participate in
the capture of Calooean, however, set him
up, and made a well man of him immedi-
ately. and, being given the opportunity
he ran the wire TO the front over the open
line Of railway under continuous fire from
start to finish, and so beneficial has baen
the result Of intense action that he has
been continuously on duty ever since, mo- t
of the time at the immediate front.
Capt. E. A. McKenna, convalescing
at the Corregidor Hospital, heard of the
lighting at Manila and came at once and
though still apparently unfit for duty, tooh
command of his company on the 11th, and
has added TO his already exceedingly
bright record by the most efficient service
in skirmishes, engagements, and advance:
that have since fallen TO the share of tbs
First Division. He, too, has been made
| we'll
Though it seemed hardly prudent thai
| Capt. Philip j. Perkins should be allowed
| to leave the hospital so soon, he has no
been content until assigned duties within
, his strength, and is now in the midst Of
organizing and equipping the new sigma
company, recently authorized since tn,
: tremendous expansion of business has de.
veloped the inadequacy of the presen
force.
'As to the men, no tax upon their en-.
durance or resolution, however irksome
has interfered with the most vigorous per
formance OF duty, and they respond to eaci
new call with unabated zeal, thought full,
appreciating the risks involved and ex
peeting only a fair show and a fighting
chance for distinction. 1t is well nigl
impossible to oyerestimate the hardship
of their work and the faithfulness witt
, which duties of the highest order entrust
. ed to their execution are carried out.
! : has never been my lot to serve with
, more conscientious, resourceful class o
, Z
. work at the beginning, their service ha
been SO continuous that now they ar
, veterans and at the height of their use
fulness. Without them and their tireles
! work at the telegraph, endless confusiol
: would prevail, and so greatly have the.
) been appreciated that four commission
for merit have already been gained iron
their ranks.
For Conspicuous Service.
"The following have rendered especiall.
conspicuous service: Sergt Thomas A
McKinstry, Corporals William F. Schoene
[ man and Fred Shalda, and First Glass Pri
e vate Tracy E. Inman, in repairing line
= under heavy fire. and Sergt. Dan L. Hop
, kins for similar work through burning
/ village; Corporal Fred Gellerman in car
S rying wounded from the field under fire
b Sergts. Emmett r. Jones and William "
n Howser. Corporal Fritz NJ Biebel. an
8 First Glass Private Allen B. Forman il
{ maintaining signals with the navy from
n Fort Malate while compelled to stand OF
d the ramparts under FIRE. Howser and Bic
S bel also marking the advance of the lin
e with flags during a charge; Sergts. Pau
y o. Pauison, David T. Flannery. and Ar
}. thur A. Alexander. and Private Allen Kir
4 by for excellence OF their service in sig
e Mailing under fire at Caloocan; Sergt. Au
n gustus NJ. Ma1einer and First Glass Pri
= Yates John X. Weir and Clarence ]. Prem
= dergast for long and trying service unde
e FIRE at outposts. and First Glass Privat
Herschell II. Young for carrying an impor
I iant dispatch TO blockhouse in face OF
E heavy FIRE.
The order for the Iloilo command I
make a landing was received the mornin
. of the nth. Information Of the intentio
and an nl 'matum were sent 10 the insur
/ gents at .. m, giving them time {
u withdraw OF surrender. On the mornin
Of the 18th. instead of withdrawing. as ex
e pected, they began throwing up entrench
i ments. couple of warning shots froI
q the Petrol brought return fire. TO whic
! the Petrel and Boston replied, directin
u everything against the fort. Immedatel
the town was set ahre by the insurgen'
n and the flames spread rapidly over III
70 south end. The detachment under Captai
e Tilly aboard the Newport then. In accord
is ance with instructions. directed the dis
+ embarking OF troops from the Arizona an
ST. Paul by signals, and also worked wit
a. the cruiser Boston, through which a to
y of boats containing part of the Tennesst
/ regiment was landed. signal static
N was soon established within the fort, oper
= ing up communication with the ships al
l.. transports, and the telegraph put in opel
alton out TO the line of the burning built
Is ings. The town was soon cleared Of II
it surgents and the troops advanced to Il
le Jaro and Mo!o bridges.
:. Through the Burning District.
es in the construction of telegraph lin'
I'd through the burning district the men su
s. fered greatly from the smoke and hea
ie and occasionally received scattering fir
The signal party sent with the force