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down. Major LOgan's battalion. I'm IN,
iead, was rapidly deployed and began
careful advance. 4 soldier falls
I.lloFtally wounded near Logan's side
nc secs 10 him, bends down. and then
Daiiet crashes through his own brain
ana ne sinks slowly over the PROSTATE.
form, dead. \ hospital corns man
rusnes IN and attempts 10 carry the
body OF brave Logan from the field and
after few steps ne too stumble. and
falls with his burden. his heroic Efe-
blood mingling with that OF his senior
lnsurgent sharpshOoters We're doing
their best work OF the war. and man
after man was going down under a de-
iiberate fire such as We have not seen
in the Philippines before Lie down.
Lie down. some officer yeiis. aud the
men hug the ground One eN-RouEh-
Rider of Cuba. with this new reri-
ment. remarks % his neighbor. with
his cheek in the mud. say. BIZ.
didn't you make a blum about these
niggers not shOotin' STRAIGHT"
."Charge,T and the regiment OF cow
boys. plainsmen. and Cuban fighters
rise 10 their feet with a demoniacal
yell. and tear over the wet and slip
perry ground toward the enemy. who
let out a cracking FIRE. rapidly weak
ening in volume. and then ceasing en-
tirely. The wicked. blOOd-thirsty roar
from the American threats Is too much
even for picked insurgents. and they
flee over the rice-felds and down the
road. A handkul Of plucky insurgents
keep up the running fight until near
San JaCintO. Night Is coming on. and
We withdraw with our dead and wound
ed.
It was a sad. sad business losing
Logan. who had endeared himself 70
the hearts OF officers and men alike by
his personal bravery and desire 10 car
~ his battalion into the thick Of battle.
Poor chap! his first engagement was
lis last, but he died leading his men.
and his last act in life was an attempt
to minister 10 a wounded comrade.
AguinaldO was retreating with his
weakened army on the main road
which led through San Jacinto 20 the
north, and, TO prevent their being cut
OF, some 400 picked sharpshooters
from the insurgent ranks had been Sc
lected to hold Wheaton back while
they passed. They succeeded admir-
ably. and all that night long bugle calls
OF the insurrectos could be heard to
the southwark in the quiet air. Il was
believed that San Fabian might be
surrounded, and the 1000 men holding
the town concentrated for the on
slaught. II never came, as Aguinaldo,
pressed by Lawton and Young on his
right, was making the historic retreat
of his campaign. San Nicolas was cut
off on the east. Wheaton held the
coast road; the insurgents fed, doub-
ling on their tracks. A small party
tried 10 go through the POZZorubio
mountain pass north OF San Nicolas:
they succeeded by leaving all supplies
behind. and few miles out they bur
led Aguinaldo's treasure OF 5000
near the trail. A native driver dis
closed the hiding-place TO the Ameri-
cans, and since he has constantly beg
ged to be sent to the United States. as
he Is fearful that death will overtake
him through some assassin's hand for
his treachery. The rest OF the scatter
ing insurgents began the fearful race
through the small gap left and up the
coast Of Lingayen gulf.
VIM. DINWIDDIE.