Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-12

columns of four. when the insurgents
opened fire on the cavalry on the left
flank. Col. Lockett gave the COM
mand to form line of skirmishers
which was promptly obeyed We then
moved forward to within 1000 yards
of the enemy before they opened fire.
Firing by this time had been going on
on the right and left TANKS, where the
guns of the 9th artillery were doing
deadly work. The 10th was the main
body, the LIST battery being right in
the center of the fire. The insurgents
had the advantage of us in position.
as they were behind trenches on the
mountain side, while were were in
the opening on 9ice field. Major
Miller gave the command to fire two
two volleys at 1000 yards. lying down,
which the boys did without hesitation.
The battle here commenced with a
will. We would advance 100 wards.
lie down and fire at will. The in
sWgents fired only when we advanced.
For one hour and fifteen minutes
there was a continued shower of lead.
At one time right in our path was a
long ditch of muddy wafer. Here the
order was given to fire three volleys
lying down. The whole line squatted
down in the water and you could see
nothing but their heads sticking out
OF the mud. From there we charged
toward the enemy; across the field
went the whole line, yelling and
shouting, through a bamboo fence as
though it was paper. BY this time the
insurgents were climbing up the hill
them, but they had too big a head start
them, but they had too bi a head start
on us. and they could go over the
mountains faster. In this fight we lost
only one man, he having been shot
through the breast, and two wounded.
one boy in my company named
Palmer, who was shot through both
legs. Trere were also few hit in the
cavalry. We came out of it lucky as
the officers expected to lose good
many men. They were proud of the
work we did.
AT one time dur hg the battle, a
shell from one of the guns of the
artillery burst open in the trench of
the enemy, scattering everything and
throwing dirt, stones and 'niggers' in
the air. Cos. G, B and ID started up
the mountain side after the enemy.
We reached the trenches but did not
stop and pushed on up the hill to the
top. which was a long and tiresome
climb. The enemy was nowhere in
sight. They, after reaching the top,
had scattered in all directions. We
then followed trail over the noun
tains, through bamboo groves, down
through a canon alongside a noun
tain stream, for five miles. and
camped in valley for the night. One
of the men of Co. d was shot in the
leg by his own men who shot at BUT
falo that came charging down the
path. He was right in front of the
buffalo when he was hit
We marched back the next day, lug
ging the wounded man with us on a
stretcher. We captured three mig
gers on the way back and went into
camp in Death Valley
Next day Co. was ordered to go
scouting up the San Mateo river. We
started out early and followed the
river for four or five miles, burning all
the insurgents huts we could find. II
was hard march as we had to build
bridges and climb over big rocks on
our hands and knees. Lieut.. Hobson
found lot of clothing and letters be-
longing to Gen. Geronimo-Revera
Nothing of Importance was found and
no 'niggers' could be be seen, so we
marched back to camp, arriving just
at dusk. In the fight We captured an
arsenal, blacksmith shop, two big
Krag guns, a lot of powder, bullets, a
reloading machine and a good many
mauser rifles. The death list on the
Filipino side is not known, but by the
odor around there the next few days
| should think there must have been
over 200 dead 'niggers' lying all ever
the valley. The insurgents carried
most of them away, and those that
were left had to be buried by the
soldiers. | went on outpost duty after
we got back from our march down
the river, and spent my New Years
there, among the bamboo canes and
palm trees. IL was a Ion esome place
as we were a mile away IRON camp
with nothing but a pancho TO shelter
us from the heavy dew that falls at
night, and the cold early in the morn
ing. There were only two of us; that
is two men to a post, but we got along
the best way we could. The first
battalion stayed here in the valley,
while the rest of the regiment went
back to Manila.
I'VE stayed here till Jan. 2, when
we were ordered to join the rest Of the
regiment at San Pedro Macatra, four
miles from Manila. We packed up
our things and left at p. m We
marched ali night till we reached the
waterworks where we camped for
three hours and then proceeded on