The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14

caught sight Of a. big "casco." or barge.
crammed with the enemy, polling over
10 the opposite shore. In less than TO
time be had his company lined ny behind
the convent inclesure through which Eaey
had fought their way, and opened fire. In
Ave minutes up went the white nag across
the stream. and under cover CT the rifles
Of whole battalion by this time ranged
along the bank, Cunningham went oyer.
found the insurgent captain and five men
dead. several MORALLY and seventeen
slightly wounded, and made the whole
detachment prisoners
But while the first brigade had car.
ried oft its plan Of battle without ap-
probable check there was some hard
work la front of the Fourteenth infantry
tregularsl Of Ovenshines (second) brigade,
farther To the right. Here in the thick
woods the insurgents had thrown up
bresssworks and possessed themselves Of
block house l4~onee occupied by our men,
but later abandoned because OF the
length of the line and the small number
of troops 10 defend 1t. Both IN front
81 the first and second brigaaes, but es-
pscialIy III front Of the flrsst AT santa
Ana bridge. the same condition Of affairs
was found to exist The inSurgeET Off
GERS had taught their men 20 believe that
the Americans were towards who dare
not fggft-wffo would probably run Il at
tackled. and would certainly reeoii before
a determined stand. For weeks the little
shareholders and men-would come
out 20 the bridge, whet their "bolos'' on
the stone parapet and dare CUR sentries
to fight. AS they drove or rode through
our lines and our Sentries Saluted the Of
acers as they were ordered, the latter
often ieered and tainted them, though
they behaved with exemplary propriety
when meeting parties of our officers. The
fftNtr Sss5y nd kwa NJ
wer. impatient for the attack to begin.
believing all Manila would be theirs and
the Americans even easier victims than
the Spa niards. This was the explanation
of their dash and spirit when assault!ng
early Sunday morning and Of their OBJ
stnaic defense for while at least. when
our lines advanced. Now. can only tell
from hearsay of the gallant act Of a
young officer OF the Fourteenth regulars.
but II Is the talk of the first division
and has won him the recommendation
for the medal of honor. A battalion OF
the regiment, checked by the fierce fire
from the thlckets in their front and dis
pirited by It's severe loss In killed and
wounded was lying down for shelter. One
Of IT'S best and hravest officers. Lieut..
Mitchell lay dying IN their midst, when
Lieut.. Perry l.. Miles. an Ohio boy. only
four years out of West Point. was sud
denly called upon to report 10 his c0m-
handing officer. In brief words. the hat
TALON chief gave him orders: THAT
block house must be taken at onee-and
I want you To DO IT. Miles ia one OF
the .'Quieiest" young fellows in the ser.
vice and he probably went Off without a
weird. AS the story comes ~ me, II was
decided that he should cail fer Sclun-
tcers, and he did. The men looked a;
the briStling block house few hundred
yards away ard shook their heads II
vas crammed with insurgents. and the
only way TO reach ii was a straight road
with dense bamboo and unaeror0sh on