The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-15

line OF Sk1rm1SherS," he says, made It's
way through the fences, and as we
passed an open spot in the timber
fringing the river, there came from the
canetield on the other side volleys of
Mauser bullets. For the first time In
our experience the insurgents shot low
and had our range to perfection. If
our company had been In close forma-
ton, there would have been a tale Of
death to tell. No sooner. however. had
the bullets begun to sing than the
Colorado bugle sounded "Lie down.
and Commence firing" So fat on our
bellies we threw ourselves and raked
that canefield.
Major Anderson's conduct before and
after receiving a severe wound is one
of the proud traditions the regiment
brings home. The men took shelter
from a perfect hail of Mausers under
a rice ridge. Major Anderson gave the
firing orders, but insisted that the
men expose themselves no further than
necessary for effect. He. however.
stood,at full height to watch the move
ments of the enemy. Suddenly q bull
let pierced his ankle. Hopping about
on the sound foot, he exclaimed, Good
shot; for those fellowsw and then con
tinued the commands he had begun
when struck. "Ready-aim-fre-load
observation-disclosures firing, boys.
and give your guns a chance to COOL"
he said, without a show Of pain or ex-
element. Then he sat down. His
men and comrade officers urged him to
go to the rear, but he refused to leave
the firing line until Colonel Mccoy
reached the spot and ordered him to
retire.
1t took an hour Of hard fighting to
capture old Maraquina, defended by
600 natives. Everything went well on
the lines under the new guard, and
when the army was marched out
against Malolos the Colorados were or
dered to stay and hold the fort In spite
of the appeal of Colonel Mccoy to join
the fighting bands. ssThat point (the
water station) must be held at all haz-
ards," telegraphed the commander,
adding by the way Of a salve to
wounded ambition, "It is sometimes
unfortunate to be in command of q
thoroughly reliable regiment" Never
theless the Rocky mountain braves can
inscribe upon their flags the battle be-
fore Malolos, March %. The Ne
braskas had the front of the advance
and started from their old stamping
ground on Maraquina road. Colonel
Mccoy went to the front with the line
and watched the work until the bat
tie vas well on. Going back to his
telegraph station, he soon got a mes
sage, saying, "Send two companies at
once to connect with Major Diggle's
right"
The companies selected were A and
NJ, the guard on the Maraquina road
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
Moses. 1t vas q case Of corrniling the
natives, and the men deployed in Skin
mishing order, Company A. under Cap
tain Stewart, bringing up in front Of q
series of rocks which formed a native
fortress. After sweeping the position
with bullets, the company charged
forward. A last rally and rush was
made within 100 yards Of the last
trench Of the enemy. Captain Stewart
had taken perhaps 20 PAGES in this
last dash when he was shot down with
O wound that made him unconscious
He died in a few minutes. Earth.
works Of the strongest could have been
taken at that moment by the desperate
men who surged forward to avenge
their captains death but for the recall
Of the advance. ALI the line was or.
dered to wait for fresh ammunition,
rations and water.
Soon after this battle and the death
of Captain Stewart one. of his men,
Fred Kirby. wrote as follows in an.
swer to inquiries about the regiment
Said he:
you seem to wonder where the
Colorado boys are and why they are
not mentioned. Well, when this thing
started, the Colorado boys fought their
way over about IL miles of unknown
country and captured the arsenal and
waterworks, etc. AS they have made
a name for themselves over and over
again, they are guarding the works
where the water comes from that sup