The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-01
MYLES KELLY WOUNDED
He Receives a Slight Injury to
the Wrist.
HURT is NOT SERIOUS
He Will Be All Right Again in Short
Time-His Story OF the Bat
tie of the Come
terry.

The dispatches of yesterday contained
the information that Myles Kelly was
slightly wounded in the fight near
Malolos. The dispatch gave no details
of the condition of Mr.. Kelly or of any
of the others who We're wounded, except
to give in the briefest way the nature
of the injuries. OF Mr. Kelly's injuries
the press dispatchs said he was slightly
wounded in the wrist. From this brief
announcement it appears that his in
juries are not at all serious and that
he will be. as sound a man as ever as
soon as the wound heals up.
Myles Kelly is well known in Ana
conda. He has resided here for six
years and is immensely popular with
all who know him. He is % years old
and was born in Waterford. Ireland.
He came to America seven years ago,
resided in New York for year and
came to Anaconda six years ago. He
worked here at the refinery for a time
and afterwards was promoted to the
position of foreman at the conVerters.
He held that position until he enlisted
under the call of the president Prior
to his enlistment he was member of
the militia company here, which was
He left Anaconda with Company K as
first sergeant. At Manila he was pro-
NOTED to the lieutenancy, being as
signed to Company H of kalispell as
first lieutenant, but afterwards was
transferred to his old company, as sec
ond in command of which he was when
the Filipino bullet struck him. He has
three brothers in Anaconda, Capt. W.
NJ. Kelly, the democratic nominee for
alderman from the Second ward, Nick
and Martin Kelly, all of whom are well
known citizens.
1t was only yesterday that his broth
er, Captain Kelly, received a letter
from him. In that letter he says:
II have just returned from the firing
line. AS you must know, the ba' is
rolling to its full capacity. The / lie
started on the night of the Sd, which
was Saturday The regiment was un
der arms Sunday afternoon. Compa-
MES X and H were ordered to the firing
line. The situation was very grave, as
the enemy was concentrated on a
height, on graveyard. We did not
sight the insurgents until we We're
within 200 yards of them, and then we
commenced volley fire. The Pennsyl
vania regiment was on our right flank
and the Sd artillery on our left. We
lay in trench six inches deep and con-
tinued our fire. which lasted two hours
and 3S minutes When Colonel Wallace
gave orders to fix bayonets and charge,
we did so and took the hill General
Macarthur said it was the bravest
charge he ever saw.
Then we followed the insurgents for
five miles, in fact until darkness came
and put a stop to the chase. We kept
up a constant fire. That night we were
kept awake by their continuous firing.
The total number of dead was IS and
the wounded numbered 100 The Mon
tana regiment lost four killed and seven
wounded. Company K did not get a
scratch. Company H had one killed
and three wounded. We came back
yesterday (the 9th). and the colonel
placed me with detachment of 10 men
in the rear Of the firing line to guard
the ammunition. The boys had another
engagement and chased the insurgents
out of their trenches and pursued them
for two miles. They had a bitter fight,
in which four Montana men were killed
and seven wounded. Colonel Wallace
was shot through the lungs and Captain
Hill was shot through the grons. but
both will recover. The boys are doing
nicely. Our company has been ordered
in to guard the city, and / am very
much vexed about being taken from
the battle field, but before this letter
is mailed I expect to be in the firing
line attached to Company X. We have
killed a large number of insurgents,
but I don't believe they will ever sur