The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-27
SCRANTON SOLDIERS
SEE ACTIVE SERVICE
HELPED IN THE CAPTURE OF
LEoAsPI, p. l., ON JAN. 23.
Thomas Murphy, For
merly Of Co. G, 13 Regiment, One
of the Landing Party That Took
Part-There Were Over 5000 In
surgents Intrenched Near the
Beach but They Were Dispersed by
a Small Squad with the Assistance
Of Few Shells from the Nashville

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Legaspi, P. l.. Jan. 25, 1900.--Just
one month ago today the Forty
seventh infantry landed on Philippine
/ soil. Our voyage over the ocean and
seas took forty-eight days and was
free from accident Of any kind. We left
the transport Thomas on Sunday, Dec.
"a, about ~ m on canoes and were
towed up the Pasig river about six
miles to San Pedro Macatta. We were
then marched over the worst roads I
have ever seen to GuadOloupe Ridge.
Here we pitched our tents.
We got everything in good working
order in two or three days and all went
we'll. We had a hard time at first get
ting our rations to camp, having to
| carry them on our backs. We finally
managed to secure one of the bull carts
| so common on the islands. Guadalupe
Ridge Is one of the historic battle
grounds. 1t is about eight miles south
of Manila and is on the farthest line Of
entertainments around that city. On
| this Ridge there were over 100 killed
and wounded Of the Colorado and South
Dakota infantries. They were driven
back two or three times bv the in
| surgents with great loss. 1t gets its
name from the old ruins of Guadoloupe
monastry, situated on the banks of the
Pasig river about mile above San
Pedro Macatta.
On New Years day about thirty men
from each company went out on j
scouting expedition. They were gone
two days and / believe If they were not
sent after to return to camp immed-
lately they would have been caught in
a trap and in all probability exter-
minated. They were camped in a small
village and were going to have fine
feast Of chickens and young pig when
rifles began to crack and bullets were
whistling all around them. They Were
soon on the defensive, and very few
shots were fired after that. So they
started back to camp leaving their
good supper to be eaten by the dogs
that were in the town.
A LUCKY MOVE.
1t was a lucky move for them to re-
turn when they did for when the
Forty-sixth and parts of the Fourth
and Eleventh cavalry reached the place
on Saturday Jan. 6 they ran up against
about 5000 insurgents and had a pretty
good fight l should think by the noise
they were making. You could hear
volley after volley fired and 1t was
kept up for about three hours. 1t was
very quiet after that until the 10th
when orders came in for Co.'S r and Fl
to proceed to the town that was taker
and garrison it. We We're glad thai
Co. e didn't have to make that trip. II
: was rough road and they had to go In
heavy marching order.
On Sunday evening we broke camr
and proceeded to San Pedro Macatta
: to be ready to board canoes and pr"
ceed down the river, having heard that
We were going to the Island of somos
to establish a military government
Tuesday. the 10th. we were put ABOARD
the canoes and were taken down thu
,, river and put aboard the transport
Hancock. We left Manila with the
Forty-third infantry and a battery o.
the Sixth artillery.
: There We're six boats besides thu
Hancock in the fleet. the gunboat
: Nashville taking the lead. 1t was
> p. m. Thursday evening when w
steamed out of the bay. On Monda,
we were transferred from the Hancocl
to the Venus and sailed for Legaspi
= arriving the next morning.
, MAKING A LANDING.
/. 1t was Tuesday morning early whe,
We steamed in to the harbor and me
the Castillion with Co. C aboard. Th'
| Naahlrillo Wagn't n cjrht hut in