The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-21
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Judge c. H. Hanford. os this city. il in
receipts of letters from his son, Ned. who
is with the First Washington troops at
Manila. and was in the thick Of the first
big battle against the F1iipinos. Young,
Hanford was Gen. Kings personal orderly
at the time Of the battle. He writes as
follows:
For forty-eight hours I have been
through the shickest part OF one OF tina
hardest, IL not the hardest. fight OF tho
war In the very front was the First
Washington. Our regiment was covered
by the hottest fire and held the most inns
portant position OF any volunteers during
the war. Capt. Otis company-Company
A--sought like demons the whole time
His company had it in particular. but all
the other companies. OF course. were on
the same line. but not beside the bridge.
The First California did little shooting,
but captured two important places The
First Idaho merely supported us.
Gen. King and Col John f. Wholley
have gained the two finest regulations
during the war. Col. whoiiey Is 4 won-
der. Gen. King a marvel, and tho COM
pany officers-weiI. they are the same
AT 80 there were = few scattering
shots followed by a roar frcsn the insur
gents smoosh-bore guns. over In the Pan
1acan district, and as we had been ox-
Mai Shields, who Ii fine man and brave
awful brave. and goes right into the hor
nets nest at danger rnound-took me with
him over there and We went right QUO
there on the firing line. So that is where
first felt the sensation every soldier tries
so hard 10 describe. shall not try, but it
is not fear. recovered immediately II
was IL had tainted from awe. All that
night and the next day was right among
the bullets. but never minded them.
about 3.s5 it opened up in terrific force
on our regimentai front. They say thew
had greater numbers than We had The
cream OF the Filipino army was against
rs. bat they had the First Washington
facing them.
as they commenced on us. II was a terri
bly, hot Ore. and We just kept up voil~ys
firing all night Just as IL was dawninr
Aajt. Luhn. q our regiment came hack
ard said TO the general:
. Col. wholley wants permission 10 adj
vance Gen. King said: u~--n IT, II
would like TO let that man 20 ahead. but
must wait Tor the idahoes to get In po-
sition on our ranks. Then we will all 20
fn,'
Between and 10 o'clock they advanced
with part ug the FIRST California and Ida.
hoes in support II was the srs,iefert ac.
vance with an occasional charge Col.
Wholiey's voice rang out above II All
holding his men Just right snd pu~hinss
them just right Gen. King went along
rixhf IN The midst Of ii. One battery OF the
sixth artillery with their mountain how-
tiers dsa the most excellent and effective
work Capt. Howard. at their head. shall
never forget Everybody was watching
him he was cool and steady and brave
He didn't care for anything Lieut. Haw-
thorne. OF Hawthornee battery. sixth 4.
= light artillery, with the Assor guns did
magnificent work. He was phesogra pgr
OF eoolness- We cleared everything for ..
couple or three or four sniies back TO SAN
"a Ana, their headquarters
The general sent m. hack to the block
house with n message 10 Lieut. AL De Bose
OF the First California, and as went thu
shaFp-sfsoos~rs shot at me from different
directions. The bullets pingea in every III
recsion around ne, bur none hit They
had one pretty coed shot. who planked
them around my head. felt sor the hole.
once. Ny. felt funny when I found nos
blood. tried 70 tind where they were. bat
they used ssnokeIAsx powder. and could
not tell. fired into every house on fha
roaa as passed
Coming back. ! got a sew nj me. bssa
they were rot much. When got little
ways out on ssss road saw Capt SAxtcn.
me asf5utas1t general lysax hy the road
wbsf sne Of the noys from Headquarters
attending him, l thought he was shot.
aai ne Was Knocked by xunssroke. I nurs.
Ell haEn for a while. then pushed on until
joined battalion OF the Idaho regiment
stayed with them far . while. and Saw
MAI. AeGonsisle. fins officer. killed
worked with the hospital corps for a time
ard saw all sorts ~ horrible sights bun
none tuEnsd me n s,st- Their I went to the
rsnsrsd at Santa Ana aGaig; and as r
PASSED the regiment the officers ard mem
aszzan ling 70 me. and shaking banda