The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-10-21
Colonel Frost had withheld ths most

Colonel Frost had withheld ths most
of his fire.
The advance IN the face Of the ferce
fire d the crucial test that de-
termined whether the men from South.
bakbta had the stuff Of which heroes
are made. It was American nerve
against insufgeft jnausers. The INES
having been reformed, the order Mas
given to hault and fire by y0lieys.
insurgents fed from tie rife pits N
terror. Then the order to charge the
church rang out: Forward! "
center:double timc!'
Straight for the dome of La ~
the tidal wave OF South Dakotans
swept on. As The fleeing insurgents
broke from cover the meif would @de-
liberateiy pot them like jackrabbits.
They forgot that behind that man1-
moth wall swas packed a mass OF i'm
sargents; forgot that mnuser bullets
sang of death; forgot everything ex-
eept that South Dakota was ia h
forefront mixing history.
On they went, mp to the very Wall,
while Tie iHstrgent sharpshooters ! IA
the church dropped bullets i'll their
ranks. With the assistance OF n Of
his men Colonel Frost succeeded in
reaching the top Of the wall. Waving
his cap he shouted: Up. men; over
the WALTZ Along the entire length OF
the wall the regiment swarmed. The
church was won, the enemy having
broke and fled toward Caloocan. The.
regiment lad passed through It's hap
gtism of fire.
AT Marilao river the regiment again
distinguished itself. The orders were
to move ON the line of trees OF the
south bank of the river. There the
regiment was to halt IL there was no
opposition, but IL the movement
should develop the insurgent forces
to act according to circumstances.
There was nothing 70 indicate to the
men in the fringe of timber that death.
was in their front, marking them Tor
its prey. Suddenly from the rifle pits
iii the river bend, from the trenches on
the farther shore md from the stone
church beyond, sheets OF flame burst
forth, sending the leaden hail storm OF
death through their ranks.
Flower OF ~Agutnnido's Army.
The enemy opened at ZOO yards
range. 1t was the flower of Agui-
naldo's army that opposed the advance
of the South Dakotahs that day. Gen.
Itinn was in command of the insur-
gent forces. and the fate of Malolos,
the insurgent capital. was stalsed on
The issue. The Marilho river, a tide
water stream easily fordable at low
tide, but now up to the mems arm
pits, formed a sharp bend with the
bridge near its center and the enemy's
trenches in d semi-circle around them.
From front and flank a terrific fire
smote the American soldiers. To adj
vance looked like certain death, but
there was honor and d possibility OF
victory; to retreat was death. On the
left the third artillery was supposed
to be advancing. Nebraska belonged
on their right, and could be depended
upon TO IRISH to their support. Colonel
| Frost dashed down the line. He
ordered the men TO lie down and sent
the brave and Inflated Ad%jutant Jonas
II. Lien to order up the supports and
reserves.
The fire of the insurgents finally be-
came uncomfortable, and Colonel Frost
commanded Forward" The dashing
South Dakotans sprang 4 their feet
and rushed on the foe. Gallant Adju-
tant Lien delivered his order to Lieu
tenant-Colonel Slower and Major Alli-
son, who had %deployed their battalions
and were rushing to the front. Wheel
ing his horse the a%djutant gnlloped
back to the front, only to fall, pierced.
to the heart. Brave L~ieutenants Adams
and Morrison fell while cheering on
their men.
The second battalion rushed TO the
front and as tie ilsurgent fire re-
doubled in furs, dropped, delivered a
volley, then We're up and or toward the
foe. The enemy fed from the rifle pits
to the trenches acruas the river. They
had held on until the Dakotans were
almost upon them. Now they faced
about and poured deadly volleys at
close range into the American ranks.
Men fell. some dead others wounded,
but on the very rivers brink rushed
the heroes of the Second battalion.
Filipino flesh and blood could not
face them.
Retrent of Insurgents.
The insurgents fled from the
trenches to the left of the track, but
from heavy works up the river bend
kept up a deadly cross-ire. Company
D rushed across the bridge. On the
bank stood the little mountain gun
ordered up by ColonelFrost.
why don't you get that gun.
across 2" Captain Van Houten shouted.
"We can't do it, captain" the officer
in charge replied. THE ties are taken
up so two men canno walk abreast to
carry"
"Dismount your gum" Van Houten
Numbered, and taking the little can
non on his shoulder he coolly walked
across on tue stringers. while four
of his men carried over the carriage.
In less time than ittakes to tell it
the little piece was dealing out death,
on the flank of the foe. Company p
quickly followed across the bridge,
and the two companies struck the In
surgent right. The supports and re-
serves had come up under heavy fire,
and with Companies H and NJ plunged
into the river above the bridge. The
tide was in and the water rose to their
waists, their armpits, their shoulders,
almost lifting them from their foot
ing. But holding guns and belts above
their heals they plunged through,
went up the bank firing and on over
The enemy's works.
The day was won. Six battalions,
1900 men, the pick of the insnrgent
army. had gone down in defeat, driven
from almost impregnable works in O
position naturally strong, by 500
South Dakotans. No other regiment
or company, not another man, had
contributed in the slightest degree to
the victory.
On March %, Adjutaat General Cor
bin cabled Colonel Frost the follow
ing: sThe entire country views with
admiration your skill and that Of your
brave officers and men,
IN all the hard-fonght battles none
other of the many gallant regiments
on the field won from. the department
public special recognition. Of their gal
lantry. At Malolos, San Fernando,
Calnmpit and other places the South
Dakota regiment won additional