The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-17
DEDRIoK HEARD FROM
writes a Letter To His sister, Mrs p. II.
Jones. of Perry.
capiz, Island Of Panay, P. 1.
January 2, 1900.

Capiz, Island Of Panay, p. l.
January 2, 1900.
Mrs. Fannie Jones;
Ny Dear Sister. AS have nothing
else to do this evening will try and
tell you something about our journey
across the island af Panay chasing the
negroes.
The 18th u. s. regulars, two battal
lions of the 10th infantry, light bat
fiery q of the 9th artillery, the Goth
volunteers, six. guus belonging to a
mountain battery and 100 of Captain
Gordon's scouts, all left Iloilo, Haro
and Molo on the 9th OF Novem Der,
ls99, and arrived at the little city Of
CRpiz on the 10th of Oecem Der, after
finishing journey of something like
$50 miles and getting into four engage
ments with the enemy.
was In my first battle with the in
surgents on Sunday evening, Nov. 90,
which lasted one hour aud fifteen
minutes.
We were making forced march on
that day and had stopped for a few
minutes rest in the road when all of
sudden the rebels opened up a most
terrific fire on us from all sides using
Mausers, Remingtons and two brass
cannon which we captured later on.
As soon as the firing began we were
quickly deployed as skirmishers and
then our fine old Krag- -Jergensons be
gan talking TO them all the way down
the line. just then the mountain bat
terry and the 9th artillery came rush
ing forward and the battle began in
earnest.
Tney stood their ground very we'll
for awhile but they could not stand
oUF terrible volley firing and we soon
had them dying over the hills.
We we're lighting In the jungles on
the banks OF little river called Passi,
near the village OF PRssi
Wheaeyer a black face appeared
abOv The tall grass II WAS made a tar
ges fcr ~ least / 20 Krags, and in most
cases there Was a dead negro At the
tirst fire from the insurgents private
Humphreys, OF company X, third b5t..
TALON, 18th infantry, was killed while
we were standing In the road in col
umns Of fours, A few minutes later
our brave and gallant Major Warwick
OF the third battalion was shot and
killed by some Filipino sharpshooter,
who had hidden himself In cocoanut
tree. You can well imagine how ! felt
about this time. for Major Warwick
was standing just behind our company
giving the commands, when suddenly
he was heard 10 cry my God, ] am
killed" He was tenderly lifted by
loving hands and carried from the
battle field. The 18th regulars lost
three med Ia this battle. After IL was
all over 3s dead negroes we're counted
on the battle field.
IL was then getting dark and IL wss
impossible 20 chase the insurgents any
further, so we marched ahead into
Passi for the night At PAksi the
wagon trains had 20 be left behind
and pack animals used instead for we
we're then going 10 begin our journey
over the mountains with nothing 10
guide rs but a mountain trail. We
were one solid week In crossing the
mountains, marching single die nearly
all the way. There was ltue of sol
diers about three milea long.
Al the battle OF Haro the 18th regu-
lars lost Lieut.. smith OF B company,
privates killed and 80 men wounded,
The goth volunteers lost one OF their
corporals, aud the Gth artillery had
one man killed and another badly
wounded. IL Was here that the Incur