Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20
killed five!
Five North Dakota Boys Killed
in Battle at Manila Last
Thursday.
TWO MORE WOUNDED.
Caught in Cross Fire by Insur-
gents in Ambush Near
Santa Cruz.

santa Cruz.
Since the cablegram was re-
,eived last Friday from Manila
ceiling briefly that at last the long
had happened and that
i've of North Dakota's volunteers
had fallen before the fire Of the
treacherous Filipinos feeling Of
gloom has generally prevailed the
state.
The story as related in a press
dispatch of that date and authenit-
Gated by cablsgram to the war
department at Washington from
General Otis says:
Manila, April 14.-General Lawton's
YESTERDAYS moved north from
Santa Crux twelve miles, taking two
more towns. When the advance reach
ed Paete, the center Of the insurgent
movement where the road is
Aanked by steep hills, the rebels had
built entertainments. The North Da-
kota regiment ran into cross fire.
Squrds consisting of five sharpshooters
each were sent up steep hill and
through the thick brush to fla k the in
surgents. One of the North Dakota
squads came upon the insurgent
trenches, hating when only fifteen yards
off. Only one man in this sqnad got
away unhnrt. The loss sustained Oh the
American side was five killed and two
wounded all belonging to the LIST Reg of
North Dakota Volunteers.
Not until Monday was the de-
partment at Washington in receipt
of casualties of the engagement
when the list from General Otis
cabled on Sunday gave out the list
as follows:
KILLED.
CORPORAL, [. DR1sCoLL, Go Co.
Wagner, j. P.Thompson, Co G.
Private Alfred Almen, Go G.
Private VIM. G.. Lamb, Co G.
Musician, G.. Schneider, Col
WOUNDED.
Private, Herbert Files, Co I
axellu, severe
DIED.
Serg't Albert II. Whitaker, &c
A., on the 18th of dysantery.
The following information comes
from Grafton with reference tc
the members Of Company @, whose
names appear on the death roll:
Isadore Driscoll was a son of J
G. Driscoll, a pioneer farmer OF
this section, and had lately been
promoted from the ranks to cor.
poral; he was q single man.. and
has several brothers and sisters
here; he was very highly esteem.
ed. He was not relative of State
Treasurer Drlscoll.
J. Peter Tompkins was about
20 years Of age, was. single, haG
worked for D. @. Grover since
1895, on his farm and in his livery
stable. Shortly before leaving
here he took up a farm out west
for himself, and he leaves an in.
surance policy of thousand dol.
lars which is in Mr.. Growers safe
He had many friends here and
enlisted at the first call, not hav-
ing been member Of the company
before war was declared.
Alfred Almen was a son of Hon
John M. Almen who was mem.
Der Of the constitutional conven.
ton and also of the first state
senate; he lived with his parents
west of this city, and when the
call came for troops he rode in on
his wheel and enlisted; he was
only 10 years old and was a pro.
missing young man.
William G.. Lamb was a son OF
A. G.. Lamb of Hamilton and he
was also single young man. He
came here when the call was made
and joined Coo, and went to San
Francisco in his citizens clothes,
which he sent back here when
he obtained his uniform and his
father was here last week and
obtained these articles. He was