The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16


seeing ysat they wsTe psnnec 81. they
tried % escape by running frous tie
bseckhoose 10 4 groap Ct n1gEes 9E
TIE right E.xsry 5ex ks1s51rss g-Sesss
% two CO tGrse g5gsi9 o. ssea RIA king
ran Ter t1S houses Tat zos aa@ os
them reached ais designation W. had
ceased ay1ag When I ss4& ere black
Gss:s make q rna from ths fscsgxe 40
yards Of. ard seat nssn sEso esg-nsgy.
4 minute later the yoor felfaw wao
was nxht3ng by nT SIDE Was Killed.
ard fifteen minutes later We had the
Fsaee taken. Heavy fsring was then
opened - CO as from Tie extreme left.
and two companies, r and G. made 4
flank movement and crossed saesr fire
and made them retreat. when they re-
cssyed relEfercsmsnts fruu the right.
We wsre then a. q s.andskili. pouring
yoisey after sosley INTO them. while
they KEPT raining bullets over our heads
right and left TSo CT oar men reAr Eue
went down. one Stzot through the
brain and one clean through The bn5y.
ard . moment LATER tie uaan OK my leT-
was struck AEaE killed instantly. rgsif-
ed him cut 81 the way zsd f2oh his
cartridges. ~ rntze we're gssslng Ahpss.
We had nothing 10 shield us from faefr
Ere 81 tfsfs place. oily IS Ne escss 10
the ground and ksep Up he orspg.
BRAVE FoRTsON LEANS THE WAY
Our rsen were beng wounded right
and ietr. ard they had now rsached
their stronghold, a banana asana1.
while We we're below them add across
the river. We saw tina 9 some thing isaA
10 be done quickly TO 4se oar mem, for
our wounded we're Increasing GaA-sAey
had the Advantage hy being en- htxngx
err "A gysv~ So So - frxnr
and a new supply was being issHed u
rs and / got Ia1 mere reGnGs
We gave them anotfer yol Iay, when
Acting Mai Forts0n eAms riEuins up
the line and shouted:
Boys, we will have 70 snake q
desperate charge NJ them acroaa
that river al once and up that
mound. III We want 10 gain the
day A good many of us will fail.
but IL IL eur only hope. will
head You.
Every Enaa jumped to bis side. and We
counted our E4ela. and AL thai Was JEFF.
OF a4T three companies Of 80 nea was
&c, who we're st for battle. ana he said:
Hoys. there are not many of US,
but We mast make q charge On
them.
Every mar responded with a cheer
So We formed for the Final charge. asca
was either 10 win or less the day ter
ns, for there were between $50 nd 200
Of them ora the Hill. Oh, Il was then
that / ofreged sap prayer asking God
20 help ara pr3teci my darling wife and
child < anything should happen, for
no man knew II he would cone cut %
that awful charge dead or alive. for we
had everything against US
SgxTx-THREE AGAINST 400.
We started "a TIE charge. yelling like
devils. and firing at the same time. and
dropped 10 the ground after running
fifty feet.
Then rising we dashed into the
river and SWAN to the opposite
shore, about forty-av~ feet, and
reaching the other eide. We gave
them another voiiey, sfili Yell
ing. We were then NJ the base
of the Hill. aud kept runnfng up
the hill, which we had now come
10, and nxfag our bayonets ae
the same time, while they con-
tinued To pour bullets down ON
ms. IL is a very miracle that up
to this time. from the start Of
three was killed. while every
shot we Aired at them told, and
life paid the forfeit.
Up the hill we went. and, Mary. every
man was more like a demon than a
human being els We came closer 10
them. We were now % the top of the
Hill. and over their intrenchmen.s we
Jumped. ~ the same tine pumping Lad
t7sss -
charge Ike this before aid 1t took
them hT sargaise
Three Il sssT men ware killed Instant
II on reaching the top Of shs Ali and
"a FEN were wounded. hut | viii never
forget the dsr5FagJien ~ poured i-io
Them Mat we're r5t K Nsd tgied 10
escape. bat We shot them Down white
tney Ye-reatea dasu the otl1e~ stste, and
n0f cae knsusgemt who WAS an tha. hsn
tscapaa 0gssa black seEil aifn@,i his
ras At NY head. three feet aweY. b.it
xas too quick for him. Tor 5amped
soFpsft} ana sent my bsyonct sIeas
through his body. ard % new lies ~
nes.R IKE sod one bullet that waS
nrsI AZ re went through Gny hat We
toa& <sxfy prisoners and 80 rides.
GOLD MEDALS FOR TIRE HEROES
Csen. King Ye8o up sIau3 and made
a1-sN~C5t 20 f4f tFss~Ftf. fae ts4sa-
received . message Eeeyn Afckialsy
shasafng rs ard concentrating as
az oar grand victory and King said;
Mea. 4 asn, Indeed. proud Of the
Washington regiment to-day. fer
this has been the hea:iesf 6.fst-
sng have ever seen in nay life.
and have been In the regular
army since the civil war. and
Amer5~a can today be preud nf
the Nashimwtons and the sixth
artillery. for IL was your two
gsginsnfs who had the heaviest
6ghttuE Ina this engagement, and
have seat sr nay official report
to Washington. giving the hon
ars of the DAY To You. Nsn do
not realize the heavy fire yea
were under.
base since heard thar King las toid
tfs.s officers snSt sach - .fH faJfy-sEga.
- rs who made that charge was Is 10
gives ga3& ere al 80 eFaverr I feB
,-x,ss shat Ia snaEfew tha; Charge We have
r.aees the " ash {agfun regimen 81 q
Asxh record ard fwv days aftr yca
eSsuBa bear nothing bul talking about II.
awH every RS gnssnt ~H4<a - ssea 1sIr
s.asssrs gave ca9sr after hacr Ia "a
aye age sssaeess. proud e 5he r@CoFl vs
hsss mas sar Gss regiment. eu3 "a
Ger King s4Sa. cAE fzg1a IS n5w even
- sgF Mons ssae sf-s Fssagg%