The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-02
VOLUNTEERS
PASS SUNDAY At THE FRONT
WITHOUT ANY FIGHTING.

fantry came so near the insurgents as 10
receive cuts from machetes IN the hand,
OF the enemy. One insargent who thus
severely wounded a private OF the Four
seenth was promptly killed by one Of our
men with bayonet. Two or three !n-
surgenss were killed with the butts OF
guns. One Washington man Jumped alone
into a trench where there were five in
surEents. three very much aiiys. one
wounded and enc killed He killed one.
wounded one. and the third ab,e-bodied one
escaped There were more insurgents than
they had guns. and they tried their old
tactics OF saving the guns Of the killed
and wounded But the fighting was 90 fast
and furious that they found this impossible
and sn unusually large number OF guns
were taken and destroyed. In one Of the
trenches the men found number OF wood
en- guns. made to resemble very closely the
ReminStons they used. These were EVIL
dent'y used for drill purposss only. and
not for the purpose Of making an impress
I've appearance ~ 20 strength. as reported
on other parts OF the iine. A number Of
improvised cannon we're captured They
were made OF large iron pfpfas. wrapped
with hemp rope. The Insurgents at Santa
Cruz were found armed with much better
machetes than any yet encountered. A
number OF beautiful ones were brought
back by members Of the expedition Al rel
les
List OF PickeA sAarpshoosers.
The Washington men who composed the
sharpshoosers' company which went on the
expedition were:
First Lieut.. e E Southern. commanding.
Second Lieut. r. T. Hazard.
First Sergt. John ]. Charlton. Company
II. acting drst sergeant.
Company A-corporai Fox. privases
Scott Richart, Owens. MacDonell
Company B-CorporaI Crockett, privates
Jensen. Mills. Williams. Kempel.
Company C-corporal Blythe. Pr.vases
FELTON,. johnson. McMElIen. Manning
Company D-corporai Beck. Privases
Becker. Michels. Thygerson. McNichaei
Company E-Corporai washburn. Pri.
Yates Spaulding. Mitchell. Crimmfns
Palmer.
Company r-corporai Strain. Priva,es
Stevens Patterson. Fay, Blair.
Company G-corporal Benedict. Priva.es
Ray. Marew. Sayies. Brennen.
Company H-Corporal Junge Privatcs
Company I--corporai Painter. Privates
Barber. Cromwell. Johnson. cusker.
Company K-Corporai Houghsinrton
Prsvates Snipes. Buckley. Hammeli. Han
son.
Company r.-corporai Dixon. Priva.es
Miller Fleming. Adams. Eck.and.
Company M-corporaI Haxaard. Privases
Bingham, Bay. Clock. LngeIhaek.
Since the return os the expedition shese
msr have gone back 10 duty with their re-
spective companies. bat are doing the
scouting far the regiment.
Notes of the Regimeat.
Lieut. William L. Iuan. the rexinsn'ai
adsnsan,. has been detailed as acting ad-
,u.ar, general OF ire F-frs. brigade, First
division. OF which Col. whnliey In in tenn
porary command I.leas J. b. Nc
Coy Is acting -eximensal aiiutan. during
Lieut.. Lafns ahs<nce.
Iasuf Bryan. the regimen:ai quartermas-
ter. IL ssill acting brigade aaarssrmssser.
and Lieut.. wiilisn, L. Lemon II acting
rewlsnsn,al auarsermas:er.
First sergt. Louis ssesxer. OF Company
c. has been sick for several weeks. but
liz recovering.
Lieut. George II. Dorr has been returned!
10 duty after q spell Of sickness In the
FRS. rss-rve hosritai
Company r. which has been stationed
al Pasag. wen, today 70 Tawisx 70 rein
force MAJ wetsensurgsr's command. Cam-
panses n and ".
A erea: deal ~ anxiety u srpyexs3 In
the regiment about when II viii be ordered
home Nearly all the officers ard men are
anxious for ,hef. services here to en9.
though there ss ttsie srumbsing or COM
paint.