Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-06-30
FRAME A FRon.
The First Official Report of the Doings
of North Dakota Troops Reaches
Here.

Major John II. Frame, commanding
the Second battalion, n. d. U. S. ",
has reported to Lieut.. Col. w. C. Treu-
mann, commanding First regiment.
First n. D. v. Inf. His report in full
is as follows:
Col. w. G. Treumann. command
ing First n. d Vol. Infantry:
Sir: l have the honor to report the
following operations of the Second
battalion, First n. d. U. S. V. l., for
the 4th and 9th days OF February, A..
D. 1889.
At about $3.50 p. M. Feb. 4, 1899. the
was ordered under arms. and
to the previously appointed position of
the battalion in case of an attack by
the insurgents upon the city of Manila.
Within ten minutes after receiving the
order the companies Of this battalion
were disposed Of as follows:
Company u in the trenches running
from Fort Malate or San Antonio de
.Ahad. north to the cable office on Gale
Real. Company c deployed as skir-
misllerS behind stone walls and like
p1OlCSllO11 ulLCCIlN Gus VI CtklC ~ NlSN IL
to the right of Company X. which de-
ployed as skirmishers in like manner
to and along the old Spanish intrench-
ments on Gale de .Anders. Company
l had been designated ms reserve COM
pany at Cingalon church. Companies
G, ID and X maintained these positions
until 1880 Il. H.. Feb. 5. at which time
Company ID was ordered into the Span
ish trench running east from Fort San
Antonio to blockhouse ii, and consti-
tuted part Of the firing line at that
point. Company G vas at the same
time moved up to take a position ut
Fort San Antonio to be used as Il sup
port. Company X was extended ut
the same time to occupy the position
Heretofore held by Company G. These
changes were made under Il heavy fire.
with perfect steadinesS and GOODNESS.
At 1880 a. III. Il charge was ordered.
by which the insurgents were routed.
with heavy loss from the cemetery and
trenches at Neutebig.
Company u participated III this
charge, which was Il brilliant and well
executed movement. After routing
the enemy from the trenches and Gem
etery. the company was ordered back
to the position occupied. before the
charge, and these remained on the mr.
inc line until about S p. m.. When
Companies IL. u and c were ordered
with Major Whites battalion to all
vance as skirmishers. clearing inc
country before them to Il line runnins
east and west through Pasai. inns
was done and a line of outposts estab
lishel on said line from the beach eas'
of Pasai. about $50 p. M. by Com
Danies C. l and X. Company ID belhs
attached to Major Whites battalion
ON the left, being posted ut the BAN
boo bridge east of Pasai. The com
names camping for the night on the
line occupied. Company l having re
ported at Cingalon church. was orderet
to an %intrenched position W
M~ockhouses II and 13. ut about 10 p
M. which position they occupied witt
! the effect of protecting that flank fron
! the assault of the insurgents wlei
| they advanced at about , p. m.: thu
company waiting until they We're il
| plain sight. advancing then. using VOL
leys with such good effect that the in
| surcents were diven Off. and took posi-
| ton in Il point of timber and jungle
| about 400 yards to the south Of Com
pany is front. where they seemed t.
be intrenched. and from which posi-
ton they frequently fired on block
houses II and 13. Company l on eacl
occasion replying thereto with tn
effect of silencing their fire. Betwce1
II and / o'clock midday. a platoon 0
the company was ordered to block
house IL to support a gun OF the SlXtl
artillery.
After the rout of the insurgents
Company l was ordered to rejoin tn
regiment.
The conduct of all the men and off
GERS during this time was beyOn
praise, the officers cool. brave. vigilar
and looking well after their variou
duties. seeing to it that there was n
useless expenditure of ammunition
and that the men fired aiming and nc
carelessly. The men steady and III
termined, executing all orders wit
promptness and perfect order. and a
officers and men exposed to a heavy fir
for more than four hours. makes
showing that proves to me that til
Second battalion of the First n. D. I
S. V. is a force that can be depende
upon.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) JOHN H. FRAME.
Major LIST n. D. U. s. v.
A true copy:
(Signed) H. G. PROCTOR.
list Lieut.. l. Adgt. list n. D. l., U. S.
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