The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-15
4 HOT TIME.

| tell YOU il was the hottest place |
ever saw. Hen could not be hotter.
But we finally got to their strongest
cntrenChment ana they had all left
that were alive and abb" to get away.
Then We had one more strong place
to take and it was impossible to charge
on them for they had strong breast
works and we did not know how many
OF them there were i'm it, so we kept
UP a heavy Volley fire al them when
ever they would show up, and they
soon raised the white flag. That place
was called Santa Ann. The two COM
panieS of us numbered then about fifty
men each, as number We're left at
quarters and good many We're
wounded. The two companies on our
left--and they We're the only troops
between us and PasiG riVer--were one
company Of Idaho and one of Washing
ton. and they did very good work too,
fOr when we broke the niggers' lines
some went down the river and IL was
sport for those boys to pick them off.
Some got into boats and tried to cross
but they We're shot and their canoe
was swamped with bullets. 1t did not
last more than an hour and a half,
but it was good and interesting while
it was going on and we We're all ready
to rest minute. We had In my COM
pany killed three, and wounded five.
In the other two companies of our
regiment that were with us none was
killed and only two or three in each
ComLary wounded.
Wen, on Monday, Feb. 6. work haC
commenced. They brought all the
g
had taken the day before-to bury the
dead niggers that lay very thick in
places; and TO make short work of it
they dug large graves and filed them
| up with those that were handy, and
| then dug others, In one grave they
| piled seyenty-tWo of them and a great
many would contain from two to
| twelve. Altogether on our side where
| there We're only four companies Of us,
| there were laid away to rest one hun
! dred and thirty-five and q great many
| wounded and 215 taken prisoners. That
| was one day that will be remembered
| by all the men that were here, Feb. 8,
| go: for every regiment and battery
| and everybody was out after niggers
| and drove them back on every point
| and at some places drove them back
! eight miles. ] do not believe it will
ever be known the correct number of
niggers that We're killed that day, for
| even where we We're, half Of our Mig
| gers fell into the river. But just so
they were gone was all we wanted.
NO REST FOR THE WEARY.
We remained at Santa Ann from the
| time we had the battle on the 9Th
until the afternoon of the 9Th, when
we moved inland about four miles ia
place called San Pedro Macati, where
the rest of our regiment and division
was and camped there that night with
about One-third Of our troops on guard
and outpost. On Tuesday, Feb. T, we
had a skrmish line thrown out of six
companies and travelled about fifteen
miles in kind of circle and had scout
| ing squads out, but could not see any
| niggers Except now and then some
| old men and women and them we
would not botheD until we got near
to the town of Pasig, which is a walled
city and only two ways to get ia.C
! it. 1t is situated on the banks of the
| Pasig river and we were on a higl
! bluff and could take in the whole town