Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-08-23


Arthu established headquarters I'M
der the bridge in this ravine and wait
ed for word from Hale. Occasionally
the Filipino sharpshooters broke the
stiffness of the air, but the Mauser
makes little noise, not enough to
frighten the birds that chirped around
in .he treetops. No one was hit by
the bullets which thwacked against
the green bamboo poles that marked
the rayine. A courier on painting
horse came crashing through the dry
brush in the shelter of the trees, gave
General Hale's compliments to Gene
raj Macarthur and said the latter was
in position. An orderly rode over to
the Montauas. Funston of the Kansas
regiment took his own instructions
from General Wheaton. There was
silence then, except for the crunch OF
the orderly's heel in the gravel rs be
toiied up the steep bank to the ar
mored train. lie touched his hat to
Lieutenant Bridges, and Lieutenant
Bridges gave orders to move ahead
slowly, with all the men on the left OF
the train. A Krag at the right barked
out its sharp, short note, and low
laugh of relief trickled down the raw
inc, gaining as it went until it was q
hearty and happy gu6aw. The Kan
sas men were crawling up to their
places and settling themselves for
firing at 1900 yards.
The wheels kept turning and the
armored cor moved on until the SER
pentine trenches, with their yellow,
coverings, came into sight beyond the
fringes of wools. Corporal j. n
Smith was manning that 6-poundele
and he got his range. The first die
charge came rs the. clap of thunde'
which releases the rain. Again cam
the report. The train was stoppe.
and the infantrymen stepped into tls'
protection between. the cars. Tt
Hotchkiss now caught the range, arl
Privates Benson, Kelly and Slauseu
worked in turn with that rapid -tAs
instrument of destruction. Then t.,
Gatlings, which always strike terri,
into the hearts of the Filipinos, begt'
to grind out their murderous fire. ~
these two guns were Privates Hao
and Turnquist and Privates LuYe
Mann and Marquis. The fire was ten
rife and swept from left to right. n
jor Young sent shot from his Utter
battery, which began ut once to wa,'s wa,
up for action, and there was an ecl'
which told that Hale was coming do w
the point between the two rivers ao
sending in fanking fire. Lieutt
ant Bridges ear told him this as u
sat with his hat on the back OF is
head. p
"Push ahead!' he called; "wf a
get 'em on the runr' Nothing m nl
was said on the armored train as
slowly moved down the track. /.
around the Mausers were strikii a
for the woods had been passed gre
the train stood out, fair and cpd
target. The regulars stuck to I'M
posts With their shoulders against nc
projections OF the cars. A man ne
fallen inside arl his life blood eal
dripping out on the ties, but tn III
men are veterans. al
At the same instant every gun Ioy
the train was put in action. le
NAsels ceased to revolve, blt tcc
flashes leaped from each side AM dud
front, and smoke that was blat tof'
than night rolled off into the lazy
Like the noise of triphammer ceae
the reports of the Hotchkiss ande
blows from the 6-pouuder. The PIE
lings were purring and smoking, un
The mir was full of lead, when ten
came up from.the rsvine cheer