The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-22
NEWS FROM COL. AMES
ADJT. GEN. LAMBERT RECEIVES
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE THIRTEENTH
SOME OF THE BOYS WOUNDED

Were Voluntarily the Firing
Line While or Patrol Duty
Sergeant Major KremIes Adds
mental RepOrt-Russeu MOOre's
Friends Get His Discharge.
Gen. Lambert yesterday received a re-
port from Col. Ames. dated Feb. TO- Civ
ing some detailed information regarding
the Thirteenth regiment since the last
report sent from Manila. early in Janu-
ary. Col. Ames, in his report, says:
While this regiment is on duty as a
part of the provost guard Of Manila, it
has been very disappointing to every man
that 1T Is not given an opportunity to dis
play It's yalor upon the battlefield and to
participate In the numerous engagements
that our troops have encountered in re-
pulsing the insurgents. The following
men were wounded on Feb. 10 and IL:
Benjamin Gilman, private, company l.;
shot through thigh. just above the knee.
while advancing on Coloocan, Feb TO-;
Mauser bullet; not serious.
James Hartley. private, Company d;
shot through calf of both legs during
charge on Malabon, Feb. IL; brass REM
1ngton bullet; wound not serious
William C. Fitch, Company D; shot
through left thigh; brass Remington bull
let: not serious.
These three men, reported wounded
while off actual duty. proceeded to wit
ami Of trnn II
Ing their rifles and ammunition. joining
with Company X, Twentieth Kansas vol
unteer infantry, in the advance of that
regiment on the places mentioned in this
report.
'Prtvates Hartley and Fitch were
wounded by the same bullet, entering the
calf Of the former and lodging In the
thigh of the latter. The bullet was eX-
tracted. The men were standing side by
side"
MORE PERSONAL NEWS
Sergeant Major F. E. Krembs makes
the following report:
Ninety enlisted men on sick report and
one officer.
Col. Fred W. AmeS. in addition to his
other duties, has been detailed as chief
of police at Manila, vice Gen. Reeve re-
lieved from duty ip the department of the
Pacific.
First Lieutenant NJ S. Mead and First
Lieutenant Roy Pearce are detailed on
court-martial duty.
First Lieutenant M. D. Garcelon and
First Lieutenant w. J. Byrnes were re-
lieved from duty on Gen. Reeves staff
Feb. g..
Second Lieutenant D. F. Fitzgerald.
Company B. returned to duty from sick
leave at COrregidor islands.
The following men were discharged for
Al
George A. Brewsaugh, Company K; L. P
Phelps, Company G. and A. E Blood,
Company E; Private II. A. Luxton, Com
pany F.; Herbert Hughes. Company C: A.
G. Shuberg, Company K: John E. John
son, Company E; Charles Little, Com
pany F; e. A. Fels, Company A. w. H
Aylesworth. Company L; William Cooper
Company L.
During the month of January, 1899. the
entire regiment continued to act as a
part Of the separate brigade of the
Eighth army corps and provost guard of
Manila, the only change being the trans
fer of Company G from the walled city
to the district of Santa Cruz and quarter
ed In tents on the west side of Bilibed
prison. The efficiency provost guard
has been such as to assure perfect com
fort and safety to the populace within
the city against invasion, a disturbance
or uprising, which has been highly COM
mended by the foreign residents. Arms
and equipments are in good conditions
and within the month uniforms have been
issued, which are a decided improvement
over the old ones In pursuance of Il
special order, six additional corporals
have been appointed in each company
In the general attack upon the Amer
lean outpost and lines on Saturday even
ing, Feb. 4, it was generally understood
that an outbreak in the city would occur
in connection with the attack. Every
precaution was Immediately taken to pre-
vent a disturbance. Every man In the
regiment was under arms, and squads
were patrollng their respective districts
with orders to clear the streets which
was accomplished without resistance The
bridges and river front were promptly
guarded. Signaling by the means of light
by the natives from the house tops was
discovered and a fire directed by our pa
troll, and in several cases the offenders
were shot in the act, tnas breaking the
link Of communication with the insur-
gents without the city.
Sunday morning about o'clock the
patrols Of Company G were engaged with
about $50 natives. with boos and ma
cheteS, who, with the assistance of the
entire company commanded by Capt.
Robinson, were successfully dispersed.
Six were killed, thirty-one captured, and
the number Of wounded unknown. The
company suffered no casualties. This was
the only serious trouble encountered by
our regiment to date.
The number of military prisoners cap
tured by the guard of this regiment Is:
One insurgent brigadier general one
lieutenant colonel. two lieutenants. one
Spanish captain and 1877 natives with en-
listment papers on their persons
RUSSELL MOORE DISCHARGED.
Russell Moore, private in Company C,
has been discharged. and sailed for the
United States March H. This intelli-
gence was received from the war depart
ment yesterday by Gov. Lind.
Several weeks ago Gov. Lind received
a letter from Gen. Corbin stating that he
could not consistently order the release
of young Moore, as had been requested
by Gov. Lind. Yesterdays advices were
in the nature of a surprise, and Secretary
Rosing remarked when the telegram
came that lit took a Republican pull to
get anything from the war department" "
NOISE WAS THROWN in.