The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-25
ADMIRAL DEWEY FOR ONCE
RUNS AWAY FROM BULLETS.
Correspondence Associated Press.

Correspondence Associated Press.
MANILA, Feb. 2l.-On February Il.
Admiral Dewey Capt. l-embcrtson OF the
Olympia and several ladies went up tho
river In the admirais launch and visited
San Pedro Macati. While at the head
quarters OF Gen. King, the insurgents
sent a shower Of Mauser bullets whizzins
all around and the naval party hastily re-
turned TO the launch and went full speed
down the river where the ladies were ous
OF danger
The bodies of two members OF the Can.
fornia regiment. Privates Nelson and
Rackard were brought In from beyond
calocan on February L. They had been
missing since February :. when in COM
pany with two comrades. all having leave
OF absence, they Joined a company OF the
Kansas regiment going to the front The
four California men slipped through
deep gorge and advanced by themselves a
mile and a half beyond the line. Prlvates
Brown and Duncan, of Company {, TWO OK
the four men. reported back TO company
quarters Tuesday night, and stated thai
they had been fired upon by a large body
OF insurgents. leaving Nelson ana PACK
ard 10 follow. On February Il their dead
bodies were found in The timber.
COURAGEOUS PART TAKEN
ny THE FIRST NEBRASKA.
Full details have been received OF s'ae
outbreak on the nigh, OF February = fo1
the PAST two months the FIRST NEBRASKA
has been camped al Santa Masa. whieh
was practically on the firing line Ine sen
tinefs OF the insurgents near the >ehfssNa
ouiposts were very close az severai places
ard for several nigats previous To me htss
firing an snsiirgsnt lieutenant had csasea
trouble near outpost No. tf at
tempting 10 pas; his sentinels withiA me
Nebraska lines saturday evening at
osrlnck on February 4. the snsargeat hea
tenant advanced with few men and das-
REGARDED the chaiIenge OF the sentinel near
No Private Grayson. of Company
n after properly challenging the adshnc-
s,,~ rart, who pala 10 attention 20 him,
n.aa ks.tine tho lieutenant and private
Te4 in-urrents returned the IRE and re-
treated The hattie really began when
1,,~% q A s.,rtss@ ordered his men 10
f3ra npcn a large body of insurgents "ao
war., attempting 20 cross tne river opSe-
es.a his pest Ser9t. Curtiss WAS wounded
and compelled - retire When the battle
hewsn the insurgents seemed 20 be TFaay,
ana he Nebraska regiment vas made the
seafer ~ ;heir attack. The American sol
ssprs. however. stsoa thsn on, ana posi-
,saxs were he'd firmly afi along the lire.
Al daylight Cora ganies l.. VI and 6. led ny
Capt. ifollingswarth. advanced ta dfsre
hs,k the insurgents who had effected
crossing further up the river. ard bad
gained \ position on tse sTfi aank from
which they peurel terrific frs as che al
vsresns line Notwithstanding sae szs~
.hst ,hey had 10 advance = quarter os .
russ r. uIaEr vEeN os tae enemy. the Ne
fvssksns trov~ The insurgents back 10
,,,~s. fsaa; ard a~ross ,tse rsxar.
TIE tTt=h battery acting IN coHj2SgsIoa
xsth the Nebraska tr0cTs ass great ser
VIC. The insurgents rets%ated hastily.
sezxtrx ssge1sty -ssus comrades b4hsna
sssse waE1 u sss hrrs tnat Il. q. fsdsafa.
ss Company II. Was gsil~<s, ard Fred Fsussn.
% Company c, @0aasssf 4 Nssss@T hasasf
1sas~ess through Capt Holsa9sweTsa's hat.
TIRE fswzr~enta aTe HSsnw eg&ss-oeafst
ssggsss~ waseh f-abes shocking sounzs-
ysssssa poisoning sasse@s snva~s9tsy reSgziss
s-nxss a wssrs& T"szvras fsggsB. y ssssxasyer
81 sse cAslsuFnss regiment &as sssos
saraazn sae Srass - . Remington. Tss