Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-31
Red Cross Worker Writes Regard
Ing Conduct Of Troops.
HORRIBLE SIDE OF THE WAR
BODIES Of Piiip,nos stacked for
Brcastworks by Hebcis-storf OF
DIR. Young. Death HsctoId.

Washington. March ao.-The follow
ing extracts are furnished from n re-
port Just received from the Red Cross
nom Mr.. +. \. Blake Of California, IN
charge OF the Rcd Cross work at Ma
nlln. The report IL dated February 10.
IL says:
Just one week ago dld the fighting
nctuaiIy commence. and the past week
has brought about changes little
dreamed Of. The insurgents have been
pushed back on all sides. until our
circle and outposis have advanced In
some directions as much as twelve
miles. our boys fought like tigers,
and made such a name for themselves
for bravery, endurance and strict dis
cipline as will be handed down TO pos
terity for ages 60 come. WIN the
thlr.y-thrce wounded last night AZ
Malabny, II brings our total dead and
wounded up to date n tribe under 200.
Il never saw such execution In my
life. and hope never TO see such sights
M mot me ON all Sides M our little
corps passed over the Held. drcaning
wounded iegr and arms nearly dcmol-
ishcd. total decapitation, horrible
wounds In chest and abdomen, show
ing the determination OF our soldiers
10 Nil every native In sight. The Fill
plnos did stand their ground hctoicaliy
contentlng every Inch. but proved them
solves unable 20 stand the deadly nrc
Of our well.trained aud eager boys In
blue. | counted scvcnty-ninc dead ma
tives In one small field, and learned on
the other side Of the river their bodies
were stacked up for brcartworks.
''The blockhouscs filled with natives
werc rttbbornly held and only taken
after bnyonct charge. There iH
where We had 20 many wounded. You
zee. they seek shelter behind the dense
~ wooded localities. while we must ad-
vance In the open. and many times
only guess az their location. Wit
nofned many daring deeds OF individ-
uni soldiers and officers absolutely de.
flying death under n perfect shower OF
bullets.
'srhls kind OF fighting and pushing
forward has completely paralyzed the
natives. M the Spanish would simply
make n aortlc and return for ricttn
and smoke. and walt for another week
or month and repeat. a spanish officer.
surveying the Held. made tho remark
that the Americans had no etiquette In
warfare not allowing troops TO stop for
week after an attack. This rush II
putting the fear OF God In the natives.
and think that whom Aguinaido'a
irtu1uhil'Ib " utth'hfis hh's VIII w
enough and surrender"
Blake goes on 10 tell 81 the nrduour
work performed by Dwight, Tanner.
burrows and himself: how the Fiiipi-
NOS trrd on wounded being carried
from the front. and adds. We found
nii We could do dressing wounded Fill
pInor. after nfnt satisfying ourselves
our own had been attended to. Tho
moral effect II had on the natives 10
see their wounded being 20 humanciy
looked after was electrifying. Had the
order OF things been reversed. our
wounded would have been treated TO
q machete stab.
'Our surgeon CDR. Young OF Utah
while actually dressing n wounded man
on the Held was cntrappcd and throat
cut from ear 10 ear. flnRorr cut OF and
otherwise most cruelty slaughtered.
showing the trcnchcry OF the natives
ana utter disregard for He'd cross at
tarhca.
Yesterday ! was with Col. smith OF
the First California. and In the name of
the society presented $1,000 for regiment
and 81 600 for the Ermlta hospital. Both
were most grateful.