Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25
REPORT OF col Ft NSTON.
Operations of the Twentieth Kansas
on the EirinG Line.

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Adjutant General Corbn today gave out
for publca ton the report of ColoneI Fred
erick Funston of the 10Th Kansas Regiment,
dated Caioocan, P. l., February 10, which
was an appendix to the report OF Major
General Macarthur.
The report deals with the operations OF
the Kansas regiment from the beginning OF
the outbreak February 4, until February
10. Colonel Funston confines himself gem
orally TO rather dry statement of the
daily events in that period 1t is as FOL!
lows:
The outpost of this regiment in the car
station of the CaoOcan road was fired upon
about 10 pm. by insurgent patrols. Before
this time the outposts of various other resI-
ments had been fired upon and the general
alarm had been given. The whole regi-
ment was under arms in a few minutes,
and, leaving Companies y. Is, F and l., I'M
der Captain Budian to guard the quarters,
the remaining companies, constituting the
I'd and Sd Battalions under Majors WHIT
man and Metcalf. marched to the relief OF
our outpost, now fighting vaiantly under
Captain A. G. Clark. We were Joined on
the way by detachment from the Utah
light Artillery, with one gun, under Lieu
tenant Seaman.
our men were making stand in the road
500 yards north of the car station. The
gun was placed in position in the middle of
the ROAD ana the four companies OF the I'd
Eattaiion depioyed II the gardens to the
left and right, and an occasional rep!y
mace 20 the cnen}ys fire, which appeared to
come from the woods about 500 wards on
our front With the coming of daylight an
other gun of the Utah Battery which mad
arrived, was placed in position. and two
companies Of the Sd Battalion paced on
the firing line.
During the day Major Whitman was
s"heH III ana returned TO the city, where
ne mas remained ever since At noon I re-
celVed orders from the brigade commander
VINO was on the ground, to advance the
nne 900 yards. This was done without
niHceity, the woods being first cleared of
lhe enemy by dozen well-directed yolleys
The two field pieces We're placed in the
ROAD IN front of the small church and
hred few well-directed shots. The in
surgent barbados and trenches were dis
tant only 500 yards, and the fire from them
was so calling that our advance was i'm
paratlVe. Major Metcalf had gone to pro-
tect our left flank with Companies G. ID
and K and did excellent service. Com
Pahles + ana l. had come out from the
clty' under capt. Budian, and with these
two and Companies E, H, /, l. and NJ I
ordered charge up the road and through
the gardens and bamboo thickets that
hahked 1t Thls charge. which l led In
hiring as they advanced The INSURGENTS
stood until we We're within sixty yards
when thsy gave way. We occupied both
lines of barbados and We're preparing to
assault the small bloclihouse when Major
strong, aujutant general of the division
arrived and ordered me to retire for the
night TO the position that we had just left.
This was done, and the night was passed
without Incident
Our casualties in the desutory fighting
of the day Were one enlisted man killed and
six enlisted men wounded
ION the morning of the eth received or
ders to advance to the insurgent barbados
that we had taken the previous evening
and occupy them. This was done without
d1f1culty, as the enemy had fed. During
the day we found and buried the bodies of
thirty-one Insurgents killed in our charge
of the previous day.
1.-The regiment was intrenchad facing the
north, the right resting on the railway,
WHERE it joined with the 1st Montana. and
the left on the impossible bayous from the
sea.
1.-THE day and night passed without Incl
dent, except for an occasional exchange
of shots with the enemy
on the afternoon of the 18th the enemy
became so bold, firing from behind a dyke
ooo yards IN front of our line, that it be-
came imperative to dislodge them, so, after
obtaining permission from the brigade COM
mander, led three and one-half companies
in an attack on this position carving 1t
First Lieut., A. G. Afford of Company B, a
most bright and promising young officer
killed. and six enlisted men severely
wounded e sis-'.r,.--, l-.l--.--,
Il counted twenty-siX dead insurgents on
the ground Where they made their stand. In
accordance with our. original orders we fell
pack TO ing trenches before dark and re-
manned there during the whole night un-
disturbed.
There were no further incidents of note
until the 10th, when in conjunction with the
lst Montana and Sd Artillery we were or
dered to advance on the town Of Caloocan
Ths attack, So far as this regiment was
concerned vas made through dense woods
and IN the face of, hot though badly d.
rected fire from the enemy, our loss being
two enlisted men killed and one officer and
eight enlisted men wounded We are now
fntrenched on the north side of the town
of Caioocan, with cur left on the water,
and right, as before, on the 1st Montana
Where everybody did so well it is i'm
possible to make distinctions but 1 wish to
bring TO your notice the splendid conduct
of Major Wilder S. Metcalf, who has been
my right hand during the trying operations
of the past ten days
Our entire losses have been five killed