The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-04-01

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EpiToh PRgs 4 wrote you hurried
y o. de mofnspg ~ tbe lDtb Inst, nsd
hid flct more ti|anci0svu ny brisflstlek
whsis fuah orders came IA march q
support 81 The Third Mountains ihfhi,lfy,
then skfrminhing With tAe sn0nit noFsil
u the city and distant thsSsfasm Glps
miles. The Flint ldnbo had ninse al,s
morning d tie bfh Inst. done their Ggif.
Ing IRON fsae0 bstage, southeast Of he
city, 70 Bsn Pedro Mneati, distance Of
I've miles from the city limits proper,
and when. late on The evening oftile eth
We returned 70 barracks, e was hoped
We would be enabled 70 enjoy q Few
days rest. and be SLOWED 70 write news
home; bat when orders shove spoken of
Reached ~. no other alternative had We
but 70 mlova. and move We did; when
not on double quick We weis stepping
81 pretty ''peart.- We reached the ap
pointed place Ia support o. the Flint
Montana ~ about 2 y. M, and after
shedding Onr blanket rolls and hayer.
sacks. and reliling our canteens, ne
we're moved up In close order % within
one hundred and ATTY yards Of the
Montana boys and In . boiling hot sun
reinained for over half hour, durIne
which urne three three inch guns on orr
left. and Tires three-inch guns on our
right kept up continuous Hrc on the
enemys entrenched line directly 10
front Of. - well ~ to the left Of our
position. While MI these mansusers
were taking place. Dewey1vessels were
basy dropping aix- and eight-ineh shells
IN TIE rear Of and in close proximity "a
the enemys line. At about 2,lS the
order Vas given 70 advance, and the
Montana boys rushed upon the iirst line
Of ADVERTISEMENTS. from which the In
sargents ied. taking rrfage behind their
neat nearest line, from which they
POURED yOliey after soiiey until again
pressed By our troops. forcing the enemy
thus from entrenchmeut TO entIeneh.
ment. for . distance Of three miles,
every foot Of which was contested By
the insurgents. with q zeal worthy Of =
better esnse. but with MI their stubborn
determination they could not stand
against American pluck, and yalor and
Ike Wellington prayed Cor might 70
come" The line Of battle thus pushed
forward the evening Of the 10th, con.
sisted Of the following organizations,
The same moving In q northWesterly d.
rection from Manila 70 the Grst town Of
Importance. viz: caIoocan, where the
principal fighting was done. On our
right wing was the Third artillery,
which being heavy artillery and having
no gums. were armed with Krag-J orgen-
sesrs and unanswered AZ infantry: to
their support was sent three troops Of
The Fourth cavalry. To tie left Of the
Third artillery came the Montana, First
supported BY companies u, C,
D, and @, First Idaho regiment, being
second battalion. To the left Of the
First Montana. and on the Haing line,
vas Tie Twentieth Kansas, supported
" the FirSt battalion Of the First Idaho.
consisting Of companies A, z, r, and q.
rhe thrce regiments on the front line
we're Unanswered In extended order IN
OemiciFcalnF Ilne. with the arc thrown
veil % the front. On and opposite our
Ell wing was the town az caloocan,
through which the Manila a DaRupan
ailway run1 sitnAted on = tolerably
'leyatcd spot. commanding = splendid
,OsitiOn for defense against the assault
4 the American troops who had 20 id.
'ancs across the railroad, into, and
hrOagh the thiekcts Of bamboo and
rOves Of banana. Insempersed with
hundreds OF HOUSES and native bamboo |
hack" which afforded magnificent GOV.
e Tor an enemy aud from which the In.
urEents had 70 be driven BY American
'lnek aud Valor. for cur line had been
o Gar advanced on the left as 70 make |
unsaIe fer our artillery or the gans
{ the neet 10 act In concert with the |
and forces. Ada TO the natural de-
rinse Of deIse thickets, the protection |
norded an enemy acting on the de-
eiisive. Of houses 10 take refuge behind,
nd Tie ride pits and entrenchmenls
nd tree tops 70 shOot FROM, aud you
m form some idea Of the lighting the
20 wing had 10 do: aud the best evi.
enCe Of the grim determination Of the
lsurgents here intrenched to defend
hemselvcs was 10 be seen In the person
{ many dead Insurgents: 10 fact on
his portion Of the llne more dead were
, be found than on any other portions
the Geld fought OYER On that day.
Ifter looking u an inteEesting group
twenty-nine good. real good. insur.
entA. all Of whom could have been
Isppad on from ose 70 the other with.
nt touching the ground. WIN Merriam
Id, -LetS 20 back. I've seen enough"
. the streets aud alleys Of the town,
lany lay dead, Othru wonndsd. and
Of = few Of whom were banning slowly
'Om the Gre from their bamboo thacka.
Ome were saved BY our men AZ the risk
their own lives. NOT only from the
Ames. but from the treaohery Of even
wounded enemy, ~ m instance. ]
III here mentiOn that while = wounded
'surgent was being treated by one Of
lr surgeons. lie. the insnrgent sieEed
rnn and nl,ua usnsl l,ln Sn.el eannr,ean