Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-05-18
Report That the Gallant Ad-
jutant May Lose the
Wounded Leg.
Description Of the Battle IN
Which Adjt. Baldwin
Was Wounded.
A Chance Shot Struck Him
and His Leg Was Shat
tered.

In letter from Manila, dated April 1,
Sergeant Edwards writes:
"Tbe boys have just told me that The
Freedom says that Adjutant Bald win
will have his right leg amputated at the
knee because OF blood poisoning having
set in at the last moment; the whole
regiment will regret to hear this"
OF the wonnding OF Adjutant Baldwin
Sergeant Edwards writes:
"A sad piece OF business occurred
April l, which has tendency to make
ones blood boil, and We ache for revenge.
Cos. A and D we're ordered out to make
few insurgent sharpshooters retire
from certain point, where for several
days they had been taking occasion al
shots at whoever happened to appear IN
view. Under the personal command OF
Major White, the companies soon had
the enemy on the run, and 1t is also re-
ported that several Of the latter were
killed. Having accomplished their
mission they started back, when several
shots were heard in another direction,
and Adjutant Baldwin fell, with Il
Mauser ball piercing the lower part OF
bis right leg, which was afterwards found
to have also shattered one of the bones
in that member. Although not q sound
escaped the lips of the wounded man,
some one saw him fall, and crowd was
soon standing around him. Little Stew.
art McIntyre was on the spot, and had
a couple Of bamboo splints and band
ages out, and bad the wound washed
when DR.. Pease came running up, hav-
ing been notified from the other end Of
the line.
Il visited the ambulance at the land
,pc before the boat arrived. Adjutsnt
Baldwin lay on his back in the lower
psrt OF the wagon, his eyes shining, bis
face covered with weeks growth OF
beard, and his teeth Get. He was calm,
and replied most naturally to my greet
ing, expressing faith in DR.. Pease's skill,
and saying that he would be with US
sRaln soon; one could see, however. that
be was in great PAIN"
Miss Nellie Wallace OF Bismarck has
received an interesting letter from
Lieutenant Dorman Baldwin, who WIS
recently wounded in an engagement
with the Filipiuos. He says:
'One OF the insurgents played quite
an April fool trick on me-took a long
chance shot and got me below the knee;
but they never knew they hurt any bod,
for at about that time things were
getting pretty warm for them. TTo
other men were INJURED while they were
dressing my wound. The boys are all
very good to me, calling every day to
INQUIRE after my condition. Miss Penney
(the North Dakota purse) gives me Il
good halt hour Of her time every day
* * The troops are nov preparing
to take Paranaque. That is one scrap
I've planned on being in. After guard
ing those lines for nice or ten weeks
expecting an attack everp day and then
not be in at the killing is shame. 1t
would not be half as bad to be shot in q
big scrap such as that will be.
Do YOU know Lieut.. Mclean of Co. A:
Well, he is all right. In the fight the
day l got it, be was out in front OF the
company yelling ''come on boys" and
waving his hat, and the bullets were
coming one way like hail storm. Bill
has never had a chance before to chow
what he was made Of. I had good
chance of judging, as l was with Major
White as acting adiutant."