The daily sentinel., 1899-04-06
HOW THEY FIGHT.
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cheer after cheer greeted them. when
we got silence again these officers
bowed and the major said: "Boys if
had the lungs Of the entire Utah battery
| couldn't do you Colorado boys justice
by a cheer You are all right, We
then commenced bringing in the dead
and wounded Filipinos, and when we
we're relieved at l o'clock about SO dead
and sixty wounded were taken to the
rear. Our Springfelds had done terri
BILE execution, and the shells from the
Utah battery had almost blown some of
them to pieces. l brought out Maui
ser rifle, just new, which had captured
from the first Filipino l shot, and the
boys generally came out with guns,
swords, knives, etc. Our charge is said
to have been a brilliant one. 1t was
watched by battalion Of Nebraskans
and our boys who said they never
knew its equal, and cheered usuntil they
could't speak. Meanwhile there was
fight all along the line. The 14th and
Washington on our extreme right met
with strong opposition and lost many
men. The Nebraskaas and SouthDako-
tans did splendid work as well as the
Tennesseans and Idahos, with the Third
artillery. The Minnesotas were kept in
city with the Oregons and 18th to guard
the streets and all public buildings and
had their hands full. All day prisoners
we're brought in most of them wounded.
Our loss up to the present was 43 and
100 wounded Filipinos' loss estimated
at 5000 killed and wounded.
| returned to the arsenal at 3 p. m.
when our company vas relieved, and got
very severe turning over from the
chief ordinance officer. He insisted l
should have returned here when the
alarm was sounded, but as there was
nothing in the world to do, could not
see it in that light and told him so,
told him that believed MY duty at that
time was at the front with my company
But we couldn't agree on that point,
and probably never can. He, however.
was glad to hear al about the fight and
has said nothing more.
The fighting continued more or less
all Sunday night and Monday. The
boys advanced rapidly to the 'front.' driv
ing the insurgents before them and
burning village after village. All this
time Dewey's ships had bombarded and
destroyed all the villages on the bay
front from Cavite to Caloocan. 1t is in
these villages the insurgents gather to
prer are for their attacks. AT the pres
ent moment preparations are being made
ipino capital Things are to be pushed
to the bitter end, and have applied to
go back to my company. l can't stand
it to stay here with all this fighting go
ing on, and don't propose to il l can
help it. look for very heavy fighting
before we finish; but finish we will and
that in short order
1 forgot to tell you one thing that
greatly amused the boys. AS l men
toned BEFORE when the alarm was sound
ed l was wearing white shirt and col
lar. So quickly did the boys fall in that
l had barely time to get into a pair OF
overalls and blouse to march to the
front with them. The boiled shirt and
collar we're entirely forgotten until after
the fight was over. So guess 1 am the
only soldier in the eighth army corps
that went into action with boiled shirt
My attention was first called to it by the
boys laughing as threw open my blouse
in which the colonel and captain joined,
when politely informed them that l
always believed in going into battle as
carefully dressed as if for a ball; and
outside of personal appearance one
would be fully prepared for the next on
the program should he receive bullet
in the wrong place.
February 11-Have just come ip from
Caloocan which was captured at p. m :.
Th slaughter on the rebels side was ter
THE THOMPe