Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-23

San Fernando, and the list battalion be-
came the provost guard. They were re-
lieved on May 25th.
On the Path of May, the insurgents
completely surrounded and isolated the
American forces at San Fernando. On
parts of the line the attack was made as
early as 3 o'clock in the morning, but
there was no firing on the Montana pa
troll until about $50 a. m. Col. Kessler
took out the Whole regiment. The enemy
was occupying a long and deep en-
trenchnent to the west of the town. Two
battalions of the Montanas, Companies
A, f, G., Il, *, l., H, and c, took position
unobserVed at one of his TANKS and two
battalions of Kansas on tie other. The
Montanas then began the fire, which
caused the insurgents to run from their
end of the ditch only to fall into the
hands of the Kansans at the other end.
lhe slaughter was great, and the enemy
fled towards Bacolor in wild confusion.
The Montanas went in pursuit of them,
advancing as far as Bacolor, but the
fiettless of the Filipinos before the vol
leys sent after them, was such that our
boys had to give up the race at this
place, and returned to camp. 1t had been
necessary to wade, part OF the distance.
through rice fields filed with water. and
the physical effort attending this was in
describabiy ~exhausting. The casualties
We're: Corp. James G. Taylor, Company
f: Private Joseph Frantzen, F; Private
George E.. Raymond, G, and Private
Barney O'Neil, NJ. wounded.
June Sd, the outpost was again fired
upon. Private Theodore Schuele, of
Company G, was wounded.
On the 18th, another extended attack
was made by the enemy. The events of
that day show the peculiar methods of
the Filipinos. and illustrates to what
extent they are in the habit of violating
the most ordinary rules of civilized war;
fare. Company c was on the outpost. At
the extreme left, Corp. Charles ]. Lisle
and Privates William Howen, William
Kincade and Lester F. Pierstorff were on
guard. About 5:15 a. m. they We're APP
preached by a party of $50 F%ilipinos in
single file. carrying white flags. The fact
that the party, instead of coming up the
road. was advancing across the rice
fields, and also the regularity of their
formation, excited suspicion, and led the
guards 10 think that they might not be
what they pretended. namely, friendly
natives, seeking protection. In order to
test their intentions, one shot was fired
at them. Knowing that if they were
friendly they would fall to the ground to
wait for Identification. Instead a volley
from their concealed Mansers was the
response and they We're thus revealed
III Il true llSHt. Our nre tnat Followed
soon put them to route. After an hour
and a half's sharp fight, in which all the
forces in San Fernando were engaged,
the enemy fled. Over $50 of them were
killed. Sergt. George w. Boardman,
Company a: Sergt. James w. Dennis, D:
Private Warren Morris, c; Private
Charles Robb, f, and Private Davir Sill
Yer, NJ, were wounded. The latter died
of his wounds the same day. To make
the lesson an impressive one TO the ma
tives, the division commander ordered
all of the enemy killed 10 be brought ito
San Fernando and laid together in one
place in the cemetery. so that the
amount of punishment would be realiz-
ed. This was the last battle in which
the Montanas took part.
On June 10th. Companies D and i
made a reconnaissance of the country
lying between Bacolor and Santa Rita.
They found the enemy In some force and
had a sharp brush with him. Privates
Abraham Glenn and William F. Kraemer,
both of Company D, were wounded.