The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04

| this place he found that three OF his sick
I soldiers had been left behind. They were
| unable 10 work their way through. Gen.
eral Wheeler Immediately dismounted. and
| ordering soldier with n high fever to
ride. he plunged into the mud and water
and walked or waded fos miles through the
marsh. Two of his staff officers followed
| his example. and all walked until they
reached a bsrrio where carts were obtained
to bring in the sick
On November .. a battalion OF General
Wheeler's brigade was ordered to take post
| at Manabang. a barrio about three miles
] from Angeles. He went with II. and after
, reaching the place. heard that the barrio
was infected with smallpox In order TO be
certain that the. disease was prevalent.
General Wheeler visited and examined the
patients, and. finding their malady to be
of virulent character. FASTENED to remove
the troops from that vicinity.
On the Firing Line.
Soldiers as well as officers regret that
General Wheeler has not been given more
opportunity to engage the enemy. 1t is
known that he devoted himself to a study
of the country and the positions OF the
enemy and that he has made many APP
plicatons for such service. Most OF his
active service has been in defending posi-
lions when attacked by the Filipinos.
On the night of September s, his force
at Santa Rita. 600 strong, was attacked
by General Mascardo's brigade of infantry
supported by artillery. The attack was re-
peated on the 18th. On both occasions
the enemy retreated before daylight. Cen
eral Wheeler was in immediate command
of 600 men at Porac. He charged over
the insurgent breastworks. drove the
enemy through the town and for nearly
a mile beyond inflicting many casualties,
and capturing prisoners and arms.
On the nights Of October 10, IL. IL. 10.
II, 10. 10. IL, is. 10. and 20 he was at
Angeles. most OF the troops at that place
being of his brigade. He was attacked on
each Of the eleven nights mentioned. Cen
eral Wheeler was out at the first fire, and
was on his line during all OF the fighting,
riding from on. part TO another. The at
lacks on the 18th and 18th were quite for
midable. the enemy's line from one ex-
IRENE TO the other being about three and
one-half miles. They used three pieces OF
artillery, and their musketry fire was warm
and continuous. Our fire was much less
than theirs, yet We used nearly fifty rounds
Of artillery and over $4,000 rounds fiOm
small arms. Their loss was considerable.
On the 18th the Insurgents lost one lieu
tenant-coionel, MORALLY wounded, and one
captain and one lieutenant killed. General
Wheeler's loss was one killed and eight
wounded.
At Bamban IFS troops were directly in
front Of the enemy's intrenchments and re-
ceived the direct fire from their works. 1t
is believed that il General Wheeler had
been permitted 10 Use his brigade upon the
enemy as he desired the result would have
been very advantageous to the American
Army.
ton with General Wheeler's service. 1
have seen but little of the other generals.
General Otis duties keep him in Manila,
and Generals Lawton and Young advanced
in line some thirty miles east OF us. The
only generals on this line besides Wheeler
are Macarthur and Grant. T. X. II.