Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-15

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go after them. 1t was no time at all
before they reached the railroad and
the niggers had scattered.
But Just at this time the insur.
gents threw out two skirmish lines
about l! miles long that seemed to
have been in the reserve and when
they saw Col. Funston's little party
they charged on them.
At first the colonel thought it was
some OF our own men on account of
their excellent line and as General
Lawton who is somewhat on our
right was supposed to be working
around behind the niggers and Funs-
ton did not know but it might be
some Of his men but when they got a
little closer he saw who they were
and the boys opened on them.
When the boys opened on the mig
gers they faltered for minute but
some man on large horse kept urg-
ing them on and wherever he was the
niggers would put up good fight
but the moment he rode to another
part of the line they would break.
The boys could see his saber flash and
he seemed to be hitting the men with
it but at last they could not stand the
fire and all broke and ran for a train
that was on the railroad farther up
and as soon as they got aboard the
train, which was a double header,
pulled out and they got away. Be-
fore the niggers got away Companies
|, X, M, A, B, and l., got into the
fight and about eight men were
wounded. Capt. Bishop Of Co. M,
Salina, got very slight wound in his
left leg. Three of the wounded have
since died Terry Of Co. L, Whitta-
ker Of Co. A and Morrison OF Co. M.
1t is not known how many niggers
were killed but ! saw about 10 and we
took care Of about 20 OF their wound
ed; 20 prisoners were captured with
arms and during the night about 20
more came in and surrendered with
their guns. | think that nearly 200
Mausers and Remingtons were cap
tured and one small brass cannon.
During the fight some Of the boys
shot so fast that the wood under the
barrels of their guns got to smoking
and they picked up some insurgent
guns and used them.
Twenty-Five men in each company
have been issued Krag-Jorgensen
rifles and most of the fighting was
done at a range Of about LOO to
1000 yards. All the men that the
colonel took across with him were
armed with Krags but when the rein
forcements came across great many
of them had Springfelds and the
Springfelds would hardly reach half
way to the niggers while all their bull
lets reached us. A Remington will
shoot great deal farther than a
Springfield and | think a Mauser will
shoot about five miles and then kill a
man. They never seem to stop.
What few men have Krags drew them
at Malolos and up to that time the
entire regiment was armed with
Springfelds and the niggers would be
out of our range and still kill our men
when we could not reach them. When
we crossed the Guiguinto river March
29th we had three men killed and 10
wounded and the next morning we
found lots-of our bullets that had not
reached to near where the insurgents
were.
Our regiment is now occupying the
native houses in Calumpit but don't
know when we will have to advance
again. When we were at Malolos the
colonel thought we would not have to
go any fartherithan Calumpit but to.
day the companies are drawing more
ammunition and that does not look at
all like we are going to be relieved.
Col. Funston is hardly able to get
around but he never will ask to be re-
lieved as long as there is any fighting
to do.
The Abilene boys are all well but
Carl Merrill has been in the hospital
for about week with stomach trou.
BILE.
Thia ecron wos tho fret tbat boyo