The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-19

to get into TIE fight, it was not long
before they al had their posts at the
different points OF the line and were in
action. On the Pasig river the gunboat
Laguna de Bay, with a crew of Utahns
and Third artillery regulars, under the
command of Captain Randolph of the
latter regiment, did excellent work.
This gunboat, together with two more
boats, the Napidan and the Oeste, COM
prised what was known as the Utah
navy and was later commanded by
Captain Grant. The work of these
boats has been very prominently men
toned in the military dispatches, be-
cause of the great services that they
rendered.
When the fighting began the Utah
guns We're the only artillery from the
PaSig river to Manila bay, away to the
north of Manila. To the south of the
Pasig the Sixth United States artillery
was stationed. Caloocan was taken On
the 10th Of February. six Utah guns be-
ing in the fight. and firing from their
stations along the line of trenches.
Seven Utah Men Shot.
It was in this fight that seven Utah
men were shot, three being killed. The
killed in this engagement were DR..
Harry 4. Young, Corporal John Gran
ger Young and Private Wilhelm Good
man, all Of Salt Lake City. The wound
ed batterymen were George b. Ward
law, battery 3, of Ogden; Peter An
derson, battery Is, Richfield; Isaac Rus
sell of Salt Lake and Benjamin a. Har-
bour. who served as a senator in the
Second state legislature.
In the cable reports Of the battle of
Caloocan that reached here Feb IL
the story of the fight is given thus:
Brigadier General Otis holds the eX-
treme left of the American line from the
bay near Caloocan. The regiments on
the line and in support are the Twen-
tieth Kansas. Colonel Fernstrom; First
Montana, Colonel kessler: Third artil-
lery, Major Kobbe; while two compa-
MES of the Tenth Pennsylvania are be-
hind the walls of De la LONE church
yard; across the ravine from the Mon
tana regiment is Captain Jensen's COM
pany. holding the stone fort and sup
porting Grants battery of four Utah
guns.
To reach its present position the brig
ade has advanced four times since Sat
urday in a series of brilliant combats
on different parts of the line of ac-
ton.
The city was reduced in short order.
At a signal from the tower of the
church the United States double tur-
reted monitor MOnadnock opened fire
from the bay with the big guns of her
fore turret on the earth works. Soon
after the batteries bombarded the place
from the land side. The rebels reserved
their fire until the bombardment ceased,
when they fire volleys of musketry as
the Montana regiment advanced on the
jungle. The Kansas regiment on the
extreme left. with the artillery deploy-
ing to the right, charged across the
open and carried the earthworks. Sup
ported by Captain Grants artillery at
the church. the troops further ad-
vanced, driving the enemy and fight
ing every step, right into the town
line, where they penetrated to the pres
idency and lowered the Filipino flag.
Murder of DR.. Young.
A few days later the insurgents were
again engaged by the Utah batteries.
-Four companies of the Nebraska regi-
ment and part of the Utah battery.
with two Hotchkiss guns, met the en-
envy half mile out of town, and a
sharp engagement took place. DR..
Filipinos were driven back and retired
in very bad order. but not before they
had made the day a memorable one to
the brave boys from Utah.
DR.. Young, who had up till this time
served battery A as quartermaster SER
geant. had been appointed assistant
surgeon of the Utah artillery battalion
by Governor Wells a few DAYS before
his death. His commission. which was
dated Jan. Is. was on the road. so the
news of his appointment never reached
the gallant young lieutenant
Lieutenant George A. Seaman of bat