The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-06-14
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IA, 1899.
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
another Interesting Letter From
Edwards, Formerly of Morgan.

another Interesting Letter From
Edwards, Formerly of Morgan.
Ina letter from Albert E. Edwards
Formerly of Morgan, but now with
the 18th regiment in the Philippines,
ander date of April 25th, to DR.. j
+. Adams of Morgan, now in Chica-
go, the attorney states that he is
still at the front Is miles from Ma
Mia, at a place called Biyaa, protect
ing the railroad track and acting as
a reserve for the main body.
LAS you will have learned by this
time the Minnesotas have been in
evidence, our company having been
along the line four times within the
last month, but our company seems
TO be specially favored by Provi-
dence-only one member of it hav-
ing been wounded, and that was in
the scrap last Friday, which, though
not lasting long, was pretty warm
while it lasted, and had it not been
tor the arrival of relnforcements-
Co. H of our regiment am afraid
that quite number of our company
would have been among the angels
now. We got into quite a nest of the
insurgents about two miles north of
Guiguento, and as we only had from
i2O to $50 men, and the natives must
have had a regiment, which would
be at least l 200, it looked for time
as if we were surrounded. The
insurgents tried to right flank our
company, which at one time was
alone on the line, Co. A having gone
to the rear to prevent the natives
from fianking us. The heat was in
tense, two men being Frustrated by
it during the engagement, and a
sarge number in some of the other
companies-two seriously. being
likewise Frustrated.
''We had each used 100 rounds Of
ammunition, and we all felt SO done up
with the heat that it required all the
energy we could command the con-
tinue the firing. The natives were
making stubborn resistance, and
taking all things into consideration,
we seemed to be in hard place
when wesaw Co. H approaching. A
cheer went from our ranks, which
seemed to dishearten the natives, for
they started to retreat, and were
shortly afterward on the run. The
officers in command of our men
deemed it inadvisable to follow, SO
we returned to Auiguinto without
having learned what damage we had
inflicted on the enemy, but friend
ay native who gave himself up to-
day states that the insurgent loss
on that day was the death OF the
commanding officer, one lieutenant,
and between 30 and 40 privates
wounded. Our loss was one wound
ed, which is remarkable. Consider
able of lead was flying around in our
vicinity and it is surprise to me tc
know that we are alive today.
Zone of our men was treacherous
ay killed, presumably by amigos,
afriends.) Our camp was then loca
ted three miles from Guiguinto, in.l
westerly direction. The natives
were aying all around us, they hav
ing been allowed to come in under
the Peace Commission proclamation
and they were supposed to be friend
ly( to our side. Cole, the muir
dered man, went out shortly aftel
dinner, and not returning for sup
per, the Captain became uneasy ant
a gang was organized to search fo1
him. He was found in the brush
about three quarters Of mile from
our camp, stabbed in eight places
a victim to the treachery and peri
DIV OF Filipinos. /, with three others
had been sent out for outpost dut.
Cor the night when Cole S dead body
was brought by the outpost. A few
minutes before we had been laugh
ing and talking about what W.
should do when we returned t.