Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-17
WILL BE A LIEUTENANT.
John ii. Anderson, Who Has Seen Ac-
tive Service in the Philippines for a
Year, VIII BE PrOmOted---Recent
Brush in which He Took Part.


tive Service in the Philippines for a
Year, VIII BE PromOted---Recent
Brush in which He Took Part.
John II. Anderson, a former well-known
Brattleboro boy, son of John F. Ander-
son, now of Philadelphia, was ordered
Saturday, in cablegram from the
navy department, to return TO this country
from the United States arsenal at Dion
gapo, for examination for promotion to a
second lieutenancy in the United States
marine corps. BE is expected to arrive in
Manila in time to take the transport Grant,
scheduled to sail Aug. 10, and he will
probably arrive in San Francisco about
Sept. 10.
Young Anderson is a member of Com
pany E, I'd Marine Battalion, and he has
seen active service in the Philippines the
past year. He was the leader of the first
eight men who crossed the trenches and
drove out the Spaniards at Novetita last
October, when the marines drove out the
Filipinos from position which the Span
iards had been unable to take in an attack
which cost them 900 men. The command
er Of the marines stated at that time that
he would recommend that the first eight
men across the trenches be given medals
OF hOnor Oy congress.
In private letter recently received Mr..
Anderson wrote:
l am now chief clerk at these headquar-
tiers and got the place in a peculiar way.
The other morning, about o'clock, 65 of
us left on the gunboat Lyle to assist the
army at some point down the coast, where
we understood they had about 400 insur-
rectos cornered. We were landed on
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were sent up the mountain side ahead of
the others. 1t was long, steep climb and
winded most of us before we reached the
top. However, we had fine view of the
country, and after short rest we started
down the other side into a valley We
followed this valley down to a little town
at the head of small bay, but found no
insurrectos or our army. About Is fisher
men were in the place, and after resting
half an hour the gunboat came into the
bay and took us aboard. We then steam
ed around two more bays and came to an
Choir in small one between high mount
aims, where we had dinner.
After this three officers took six men
and went ashore to look for horses. The
rest of us laid around the deck and tried
to get some sleep; we had been this way
about half an hour, and the officers and
men who were ashore put off in their boat
to come aboard, when the insurrectos
opened upou US. All was confusion for a
second, when the command imam the port
rair' was given, and you can bet we did.
The insurrectOs were on top of hill
about 1900 feet high and had been waiting
for all of us to come ashore.
When they saw the few officers and men
leave for the ship they opened up. We
had nothing but canvas awning over our
heads, and it was poor protection, but
with 90 rifles, a two FOUNDER, one FOUNDER,
and colt automatic, we let them know that
we were alive. l was standing alongside
the chief clerk when a bullet hit him, en-
tering his body one-half inch below the
heart and throwing the blood all over me-
A man on the other side had bullet strike
his rifle and go through his hat, so had a
narrow escape. We finally got up anchor
and steamed out, and after firing few
shots at the other side of the hill came
back to the navy yard. The next day
was called to headquarters and told TO take
the wounded clerks place. l have every
night in, and that is better than doing
guard, but don't know how long it will
last