The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-01
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under IRE Our ever-advsacing line sosk
trenches, swept D*er earthwoxKs carried
fortified places and contributed c0ntinn-
casiy % the ecaas cs th<. conflict. net 80
eay he gsiesy 81 the nations, while over
~ Was heard the dreadful crash Of cur
fnsansrs are asad the fearsame rear Of the
artillery Nothing cossd and nothing did
tsssrain the nsaxnifsen& nrdor OF cur mag
AZ MaiSses itself there was only feeble
Resistance ny the enemy, whose warriorD
a~son. .IssnoraIsxeI ~ Their repeated end
nnyaryinx defeats. sra had proved hcm-
seises The premier sprsssssrx Ut oSf nsw
81 sssst2s possessions.
.Jssss before we entered Axuinalao.s
abandoned - pstAi. II MAS fired. ali the
towns had been ffrss4 BY the rear guard u
The refreatlng enemy. Ny brigade march
palace Ia located. and BY the time the adj
vance guard 5an reached the puaisc square
tho big building and scores OF smaller
ones were snveaoped ia flames and too far
gone 10 b. saved
This was sn0rsiy before 10 o'clock In tho
forenoon. by that hour Cur Ksand5rgie, With
ilae Starr and stripes in the lead. were fly
erected the rssnlic square and answer
Ing to the feryaa tropAe breeze and the
shouts OF our victorious soldiers. The
beating sun and the burning buildings
nsast1 the very air fsllsase with heat.
The Second brigade marched in almost
simultaneously. entering on the opposite
y.
Its progress had been retarded 81 ghtly by
the greater resistance OF the enemy IN shAs
direction
THE casualties ia nay brigade during
two weeks sz operation aggregated LIS In
killed and Hoxnded.'
And that u the way n which Maiolos
WAS taken?"
Eyes. 50 4 fell me Taxalo dictator.
OTIS for profit. had been dang 10 much last
ditch shouting. had escaped his American
purxucrr-
II wish to be understood as desiring 10
give FUN credit impartiaiiy to % the ar
Ganizattons and all the troops that took
part In the brilliant and successful cam
pAikn which In . single week Gave the
United States possession Of the rebel CAPT
tai. and 1 cannot hope to do them COM
plete Justice In this short talk. IL have
spoken more particularly Of the brigade
work, It's achievements and its battle roll.
l viii be pard0ned. because to have done
20 u bat natural since am better quail
fed to speak for my own immedisfe com
mand than for troops with which neces-
sariiy. did not come in such close con-
tact,
brigade WAS composed Of such good men
Il do. fully. The conduct OF the troops
In the campaign was distinguish tor
cheerful endurance. susordination, disci-
tesigence, and by the most splendid ari0r
In the supreme hour of conflict. Moth ng
save orders. death or severe wounds could
keep them back from the firing line. and
nothing that ever came out 81 Oriental
lains could Withstand their impetnous on
sets a1pnx AID across the rough odGs OF
battle.
my regimental commanders arm
glad you asked about them. could not
help but acquire respect admiration and
affection for every one Of them. They are
all men Of standing In their respective
nemes and officers of established high
character in the army. Col. kesser, Of
Montana. Il a veteran of the war of the
Tntan. a careful and intelligent com
snaader and big business man Of Rat;e.
Col Hawkins. OF Pennsylvania formerly
In my bssEAae,, ID also veteran. white
headed and vigorous; he had for twenty
two years commanded the Tenth regiment
OF the Pennsylvania National Guard. and
IL now a state senatar~eIeef. Col. Funston,
of Kansas. is younger tafd snfatlerl. but
is soldier II many and varied expert
enees In different lands aud has Spanish
iead ia his hasfys he ss a man fond of dar-
Ing adventures and loves TO lead his men
into the thick Of the fight
Mai. kohsae. comma tsd.ng the two bat
talions 81 the Third United States artii-
lrty ssoou. IL ~ educated ard accom-
plishea officer of long experience: a vet
eran courteous and kindly gentleman ans,
a superb soldier
s.you may wei say that could afford to
place high confidence in such true mer,
and tried rwgimenta carnman dess when
isadlng snch soldiers as they did