The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-21
WASHINGTON TROOPS
PART IN THE Fight.

Continued From PAGE oae.
are so no longer They have in almost
every battle borne the orarns OF tas fight
ing. and the returns and results Of every
engagement IN which he home hoys have
been engaged has added another leaf %
tue wreath Of laurel TIA, belongs on the
ero~s Of the brave.
From few Of the many letters resolved
+ from Manila The following extracts % in
terest are taken. They will bs apprvcs-
asea as coming from the men themselves.
They are like real picture taken 10y cur
artist On the spot, inasmueh as they give
the true situation without tae eoioring.
fear or favor that dispatches from that
troubled and troublesome land usually
have
Carl Pennington, in writing 10 Dear
Mother and All says: santa Ana Feb
II. lSs.-I write as soon as possible to re-
lieye your anxiety Our regiment and
Hawthorne's battery did the hardest part
of the fight around this spot Then he
tells OF the work of that eyentfui night
How he and a companion crsps through
the lines TO carry messages 20 their COM
rades. How they lay sleeping on their
arms. ami as the dawn broke the In
surgents charged the line. In that charge
Capt Otis had his ear shot Oh and Lieut.
Irwin was shot through the neck and
shoulder. Then came the charge led by
Capt Forison. six-shooser in hand.
Come On. boys he said. I'm going
across, and not man could catch up TO
him until we had captured their fort"
Then he tells Of the merciiess warfare Of
The insurgents. 80 fierce that Gen Ander-
son issued orders ito take no prisoners,
but shoot every Filipino on sight After
the battle Pennington was one OF the COM
pany sent over the field fer the wounded
Il do not want TO see another sight like
II, he writes. While we were fighting
! II wasn't so bad. but the battlefield IN cold
blood is sickening sight
The treachery OF the insurgents in send
ing out a white flag and then sta.ionirg
sharpshooters where they could pick OF
the men who answered II. The shooting Of
surgeons. Red Cross nurses and drivers
or anlhulances on the field sent cut 20 sue
cor the wounded natives is vividiy de-
scrthed. The effect Of such work on our
boys can easily De imagined.
Gen king publicly thanked the WASH
ington boys for their bravery ana excel
!. lent work. Pennington admits he doesn't
remember what the general said. ..for."
ne writes. after he had talked abou, our
courage and discipline under FIRE In the
!! nercesi battle OF the war. our heads go.
so s"siiea that we forgot the exact
words
Private Haywood. who Was shot in the
leg and bad q limb ampusatess died. and
Pennington simply adds: "He died like
"a soldier"
From Sergs. Charles Head comes A let
ter 10 Mrs. A. t. Head. Of Fremont. 1.
tells or the same battle, but from diff
80 xsta
! crossed the Pacific 20 get he says. ave
! have had" He led a little hand of four
teen men sen. 20 dlsloage the fnsargent
sharpshoosers from the fags of ,h.. traea
where hey were picking or our men
we came 10 an open space" II. SAYS.
ana felt We would never eross IL alive.
bat our duty was before MS ans. / asked
Gods guidance 20 shelter. Surely h
was granted Us. for MOI a man was hi, in
the most awful rain Of bullets vcs. can
imagine. Then we settled Town. ana i've
OF my men Set their sights az 30 Ia ~,
yards. respectively. and every one got bis
man Then came the message. we have
killed every Filipino on our righs. ara
they are floating down the river ike
dogs
We must now take shas fort SAYS
capt Forfson. VIII you make the eharsy.
with me- The answer Ia a yell ss wa
fix aayonets. and away we %. Tive a..
Killed and six wounded. but the enemy Is
driven 10 the river into which -hav tbrnu.
their guns ana surrender. The wrrxs ~,
tie OF the Philippine campaign has beer
fought and WON
with a parting word to give an ssaa ~
how hot the fire was. Sergeant Hal
closes; y hay. bullet hole tarotsxh sha
top of nay hat but bullet holes In x,,sh
much
Roy D"yer writes briefly Of his views Of
the battle, and says he haaa't much ,fnaa
10 look around shot $50 rounds ~ ! w :
muHssion away during the aght. ha.i q
close shave crossing an open SPACE VIZ,
| had box OF shells shot from under rnv
arm. hat wasn't tetseh he'd We wera cs-~ss
tns the shells IN the front
Perhaps the most interesting secaxr. -
/ the hig battle Is gwen by ls4at N ~
taoriniey. az the First Washington ~.
vas in command Of block house No 81
during the fight. He tells how ,ust before
oawn me battle at his point commenced
Eask about noise ard flying hs.tse.ss r.
~as IKE thousand Fourth of Irtv resa-
erasions occurring at tia same time There
Vas continual cracking like popping corn
! made by the Aause- bullets fy1sxsss xtss
the hnzx ef the Remingtons. for .hs ,p.
Sursents have both We had "a fire at .na
/ hasn Q, saeir guns We kept up steady
sssieS ftrtng for three hours during xhlT5
time we fired about 20 rounds s.r rsay
All along tae lire was continuous sfaza
or guns OH both sides. but oar fire uss tor
Asssvy ard they had To fall hack
Fa@n ne tells 81 ire memorable cha .va
which he says WIS like ra sb.t .srsxs
! SEs insurgents being gradually aernrn.ss t,,
ard driven hack. How avavejy ctr eaxs
+. fought ard sow tsrfs they shosssts ~.
/ themselves Is sassn in one little instance
speaking OF narrow escapes In the rain
. OF bullets. Lieut.. esogrsatey SAYS Of Dssser.y
OF Company r. enc Of the txo Yrspfs II. fsg~
+. detachment wounded IN tire charge. sshe
was wounded IN the leg bs.s didn't knew
u arta afternoon. aaf hcush the bullet ess.
farrow five Inches aargs
Ard ~ fR cont nass. CLOSING his ssesersp-
ton with these words: Oh 4 was gaxsr4-
ofss | wns1la nus hate missed h for half
81 srs life. Meme Of ths soldiers ana a.
wei or showed as yaush d pine as OF.
Washington boss did
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