The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-25
SAMPLE DAYS FIGHTING.
A Battalion Dat Scouting Strikes the
Enemy In Force and II Compeiied
70 Retreat-ls Reinforced and
The riHpanos Are Driven Back.


MANILA. March &L--In afnnflag hsas
yesterday the Twenty second infantry, Sec
end Oregon, ard First Washington pasa-
ed large insurgent force back along the
west side Of Iaguna lake toward Para
naaue, nine miles. Firing continued the
whole distance. with heavy losses on oosn
sides.
waahinxton Boys Wounded.
The First Washington loss was:
Corporal r. e Bucklin. Company x. shot
through the left thigh.
Private Edward Il. Bartlett. Company d.
shot through the left breast and lung
Private Henry O. Ness. Company ID, shot
through the upper left arm
Corporal Hugh Waters. Company D. SHOT
through the right shoulder, touching the
lung.
In the engagement % March Il near Pa
teros there were two casualties:
Killed: Private X. E. Van Buskirk. Com
pany T.
Wounded: Private Rodney L. Church.
Company d, injured by the explosion OF his
How the Fight started.
Yesterdays engagement was precipstated
by the Twenty-second regular Infantry. A
ing about there niles beyond Pater s Sat
urday afternoon, March Is and encounter
ed the enemy in considerable force in a
small valley. where the Flpinos surround
derous crossfire into their ranks. The p ace
became too hot for such a small force ana
slowly and Stubbornly they fell back upon
the main body, fghts0g Their way inca
by inch and contest:ng the ground with a
savage horde OF yelling demons several
times their number. In the retreat the
Americans lost about twenty men in killed
and wounded, two OF them falling into the
hands of the enemy. One Of these was
dubbed to death and the other cut to pieces
with knives. Their bodies, stripped or
clothing and equipments. were found when
the line advanced the next day.
When the Twenty-second infantry had
fallen back to a place where they could not
be fianked or Gu, off by the urgenis,
they made q stand and stopped the insur-
gents advance. Desultory nghting con-
tinued during the entire night Z.
The Entire Brigade Takes . Hand.
At daylight yesterday morning the entire
brigade formed In battle front and engaged
the enemy along line some three miles
on the right and the Second Oregon in the
center and the First Washington on the
left, with its flank resting on the lake.
Filipinos strongly Intrenched.
At an early hour the advance was order
ed During the night the Fslp,nos had left
a few pickets 10 keep up the firing and
fallen back, a short distance, where they
strongly intrenched. their entire Inc When
the Americans approached tbs line they
were greeted by roar Of infantry fire and
a hail OF leaden balls. But without the
highest hesitation they advanced, yelling
like fury and the enemy gave way. Then
followed a repetition of the fight of the
previous day. excenpthat the sides were
reversed We advanced upon the iusur-
gents line, forcing them back foo by foot
over the ground they had gained Saturday.
Splendid Advance Under Fire.
II was a magnificent battle scene. The
long line advanced firmly and steadily, un-
wavering in the face of the heavy fire and
hating occasionally to send In a few vol
leys where they would be the most ef-
fective on dispensing the enemy.
The Insurgents fought with faEatic cour-
age and stubbornness. and gave way only
when compelled 10 by the advance Ct our
lines. In all. II is estimated that the ma
tive troops were driven back nine mi s
during the day, and during the entire dis
lance the firing was kept up hot and heavy
JOE SMITH.