Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-05-19
co. y CHARGE.
John Peterson Writes Of a Charge Made
by Two North Dakota Com
panies.

John Peterson writes from the field,
five miles southeast of Manila:
There are a great many insurgents
in Malolos, Aguinaldo's capital. l
think when Malolos is captured it will
have a great effect on the insurgents.
There is seven American soldiers held
prisoners in Malolos and many Eng
lishmen are also held there. Sonora
A%guinaldo, wife of the insurgent
leader, is trying to organize Il Red
Cross society among her tribe.
A soldier of Co. C, Idaho. while cele-
brating st. Patrick's day, fell in Il well
and drowned. Not n man in North
Dakota regiment is killed or wounded
SO far; q splendid record, and they
have all been where the bullets flew
thick, and they have all had a chance
to fire the old ''long TOMS" Received
mail last night giving first account of
the outbreak of the insurgents; the San
Francisco Examiner gives a splendid
account of the trouble.
There are about 400 killed and
wounded since the beginning Of the
trouble. The insurgents loss is sup
posed to be a couple of thousand. The
hospitals here are pretty well crowded
at present. Have three paid of field
glasses in the company. Lieut.. Nc
Lean bought a pair and Thos. Dalton
and Will O1cn each won Il pair in a
rattle. Day before yesterday Il bat
talon of the Twentieth (which belongs
to the flying brigade)' had a fight about
a mile from our breastworks. They
drove the insurgents Out of their
trenches, killing Il great many. Our
loss is reported seven killed and about
twenty wounded. Insurgents haven't
won a. battle vet. l don't think the
insurgents al hold out much longer
as they are getting short of money.
provisions and ammunition. They have
a powder mill at Malolos. Just now
received orders to prepare for march,
ing.
On banks Of Pasig river, two miles
beyond Guadalupe church., April 4,
1890.
I have been unable to finish your let
ter as we have been on the move and
a great deal has happened since /
started this letter. You know by this
time that MalolOs has fallen. There
wasn't any insurgents there when our
forces marched into the insurgent cap
ital. They took the seven American
prisoners with them.
March 2S.-AdOlph KOplen. a men,
Der of Co. a, was drowned in the Pasig
river. He tried to swim the river with
his clothes tied on his back. He has
a twin brother in the company who
feels very bad YER it. In all his life.
he says, he has never been separated
from his brother more than three
months. We are in General Kings
brigade now. Companies A and D
made a charge April LIST. the details
of which 1 will give you out Of my
diary.
April Loot up this morning about
4 O'Clock. After our breakfast of
salmon and bareback. Companies A
and d fell in and proceeded down a
ravine. Ito go around Il hilD as we
We're to surprise the insurgents. AS
I had my bugle I had to go with Major
White, who was leading the two com
panies. We marched through ravines
and brush about an hour. when We
drew near the enemy. They were
just sounding their reveille. When
the two companies came to Il small hill
they threw out skirmish lines and adj
vanced over the ridge; Gust breaking
day. when the boys were about on tor
Of the hill a squad with Gen. King
fired a vollcy, which was the signal
A few second after the signal the bal
opened up; Il boys just poured it into
them. The insurgents answered will
a heavy fire. and bullets were whistline
and flying in every direction.
Major White ordered me to soun(
forward; 1 sounded it and the boys
kept advancing and pouring a stead!
stream of lead into the bamboos; some
of the boys had to knock their way
through the brush with the butt enc
of their guns. Company D was OF
the left of the line. and had a yer!
heavy bunch Of brush to go through
When less than a hundred yards from
the enemy. Major White ordered
Charge, which 1 sounded. and the
boys with Il yell made a rush toward
them, theinsurgents taking to theil
heels. When we reached their camp
they were running down the hill anl
our boys We're still pumping it into
them. Lieut.. Baldwin was wounded
in the right leg below the knee. AS
Gen. Kings orders were not to chase
them, the boys stayed on the hill anG
cracked it to them. Major ordered
"cease firing" and for the companies
to look over and see if any men were
missing. Major ut the same time
sent some scouts to the left so as tt
look out for a flank movement. The
scouts hadn't gone over thirty fee,
when a volley of "Mausers'' came
cracking through the air. Company \
threw out a skirmish line again ant
made q kind of a left turn Ito face thu
insurgents.) Some of the boys were
cleaning their guns and others smok