Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21
SOON COMING HOME.

OWN llONAEs
Letter from John Peterson of the North
Dakota, Now in Camp at
Manila.
John Peterson writes the following
letter from Manila, under date of MAY
81:
We just returned from our trip north
with Gen. LawtOn. Went as far north
as San 1sidro. which is about eighty
miles north Of here. During the whole
trip only five men out of our regiment
We're wounded. We left here April
21st and returned May Goth. It was
a very hard trip, as there was a great
deal of marching done. When we left
Manila II expedition consisted Of the
End and Bird U. s. Inf, SCOTS and
Hawthorne's batteries, the 4th cavalry
ana North Dakota volunteers. During
Jul trip we had five engagements. The
first place that was captured was Nova
llches, from there pushed on to Angat,
where the troops rested a couple of
days. from there marched to Bustas
ana Balinag, which are situated on the
river Rio Grande. After getting pro-
visions from Malolos here. the column
passed on to San Miguel and then to
San 1sidro. Chief of n. d. scouts, VIM.
Young, was wounded Mt San Miguel.
n died a couple of days later at the
hospital. Harrington. chief of Oregon
scouts. was killed between San Miguel
ana San lsidro. Both scouts are as
brave men as can be found in the army
corps. Harrington was buried mt San
lsidro and Young ut Battery Knoll.
After the troops marched into San
lsidro. visited a large dismal looking
prison.. where the following names
were written in charcoal on the walls
in one of the cells:
CAPTURED.
January p. 1S99-J. O'Bricn. prosp.;
y. Sonnichsen. u. S. Il. service; A.
Huber. hosp. corps.
January 80. 1S99-W. Bruce. First
Nevada cavalry; Il. Horningman. First
Nevada cavalry: y. Bishop. Bat. II, Bird
artillery.
Y. S. S. Yorktown. April IL. 1885,
Lieut.. Gilmore. Z. S. ~; l.. p. Edwards.
Inndsman; w. Walton. Oh. O.. NJ: S.
BriSolese. O. s.: =. Vandart, s. VI. NJ:
\. PETERSON. APP: j. Ellsworth. Cox:
Il. Anderson. landSman.
The above prisoners We're all in San
lsldro two days pHior 10 its capture. ac-
cording to a story of a Spaniard here.
IN leaving San Isidro the column
changed the direction toward the south.
and headed for Condaba. In Il short
engagement Il couple of miles south of
San lsadro. seven men of the 22nd
were wounded. inc Ia corporaD was
shot seven times. hut died ncXt day.
We also had to ford the Rio Grandr.
Which was about five feet deep. II
was Il very amusing sight to see the
wagons. cannon. cavalry. caribou. sol
diers and Chinos crossing the river.
The boys tied their clothes on tile end
of their guns and waded. The Oregon
and Minnesotas crossed after IFS: we
picked them up at Angat. At Canlaba
the Oregons received notice to report
at Manila. When til" order was ,ca;l
cheer after cheer arose from the Ore
gon camp. as they knew they were
going home. Next day the 18th Mimi.
marched with them. the 18Th bidding us
good bye as they passed our camp.
telling us they were sorry to leave us
but would meet us in Frisco. etc.
From here our regiment Went to Cal
umpit where we stayed for a couple Of
days. While we were here we saw
Pillar and gang of Filipino peace COM
mlSsioners. on their way out from
Manila. We took a train from here
to Manila. We passed the 18th MINI.
on the road.
Since we have been in quarters we
have signed the pay roll ana were
issued our new khaki uniforms.
Yesterday was Decoration day and
the following program was observed:
paco Cemetery at 8 Il. III.
l. Music by band.
2. Procession and decoration of sol
diers' graves.
3. Solemn high mass with choir and
orchestral in cemetery chapel.
4. Sermon appropriate to the occa-
sion by Rev. Joseph p. McQuaid.
5. Music by band.
6. Closing hymn.
National Cemetery-Battery Knoll. 4
p. III.
1. Music by band.
= Invocation by Chaplain Stull of
First Montana volunteers.
3. Hymn. .
I. Grafton by Chaplain Pierce of the
-oiu iHlitllliy.
). Band.
G. Grafton by Chaplain Cressy of the
18th Mimi volunteers.
Z. Hymn.
s. Band.
In the morning Il detail Of men from
Companies A. c, G. and I marched to
Battery Knoll and decorated the graves
of our boys. There are two hundred
and sixty-six graves at Battery Knoll,
and all were decorated with flags and
flowers. Among the beautiful decora-
tons was a large monument of flowers
purchased by the scouts and laid on the
grave of their dead chief. Young. Dur
ing the ermon we could hear the Mon
adnock Smelling P%aranaque. The day
was very pleasant with the exception
of a light shower about i p. m.
Sues for nsmaree