The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-01

for shelter"
As stated at the opening Of this arti-
Gle, every regiment had it's particu- |
lar experience, and although countless
stories have been given Of the out
break Of the instruction the narrative !
of Corporal Bradley Of Company X,
First California, is especially interest |
ing. The writer says that during the
whole Of January the city was on the |
verge OF panic, and the slightest\ex-
element led TO q commotion which in
itself almost precipitated trouble. |
Then, just ut the close Of January. !
quiet reigned. but it was the
quiet which precedes the storm.
The next development was the ap- |
pearance Of the Filipino proclamations. |
which Corporal Bradley says were ut !
times reasonable and again ridicu- |
lous. .'One." he declares, "purported
to emanate from IN English soldier, 4
but its execrable English betrayed its /
origin. 1t called upon all the American
soldiers to fire into the air, in case of
an attack upon u lines, and to sur !
render to the attacking party.
From not a few reliable sources we |
learned that Spanish soldiers ON parole !
had joined the insurgents, and the !
number Of dead soldiers among the |
fallen proved the truth of these state
mepts. For months immense quaint /
ties Of provisions were sent up the !
river to the natives. From our out !
posts, beyond which we could not go !
without a pass from Aguinaldo, we !
could look into the native territory, 1
see the marching regiments and hear
their bugles and drums. For q month";
u entire army was held in quarters. /
ready at a moments notice to be turn /
ed loose in case Of attack. So intense
was the strain that once when a false
alarm was sounded the whole city was
in a ferment Of excitement in q few !
minutes. Nothing less than riot and
slaughter was looked for by the entire
populace.
"At length we came to look upon all
signs of war with c~omplacence. But on
the 18th Of February the city was star
tied by the sound Of infantry fire. The
outbreak had come at last. The first FIR
Ing was in front Of the Nebraska regi- I
ment, but soon extended along the line
and continued until about ii p. M. |
when it ceased for about two hours. /
only to be resumed by the natives
along the same line from time to time.
About 4:30 on Sunday morning the
Utah battery. along the Montana front.
poured shells into the churches, houses +
and trenches occupied by the enemy.
The corporal tells how the battery /
kept abreast Of the advancing infan-
try, firing shrapnel into the native
quarters. In the charge the battery
became separated from the California
regiment, but during a lull in the ar
tillery firing Bradley hurried back to
his company. For more than a mile"
he says, "along the Paco and Santa
Ana road 1t was a panorama Of death
and desolation. On the knoll in the
bend Of the Pasig, where the natives
found their retreat cut off, they made +
a desperate stand in the trenches. An
open stretch of paddy fields, with mud
knee deep, and the Santa Ana creek. !
with water up to the waists, separated
the Americans from this stronghold. +
With a rush and a shout the Wash |
ington. California and Idaho boys
plunged in and either killed, wounded, F.
took captive or drove into the Pasig
every native found on that little isle F
Of the river. The dead lay four deep
Inc We're buried in the trenches in
which they fell the following day. We
captured every one Of their strong
holds and drove them farther back as
they steadily advanced. The trenches F
and breastworks Of the insurgents