The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-21
HAD II FIGHTS ALREADY
ONE COMPANY OF THE 18th VOL
UNTENR INFANTRY HAS A
LONG RECORD
MoNTFoRr Is ITS CAPTAIN
Minnesota Man Is in Command,
and Has Had Splendid
Luck in ALI His
Battles.

Seventeen engagements in the Philip
pines is the record Of Company A, of the
Fcrty-f1fth regiment, recruited in St. Paul,
and commanded by Capt E. C. Montfort,
formerly prominent member of the state
guard, and, previous to his appointment
in the Forty-hfth, a commissioned officer
in the volunteer regiment. Gov. Lind
yesterday received an interesting letter
from Capt. Montfort telling of the wound
ing Of Capt. Steinhauser, and other inter
esting bits Of news of the Forty-fifth. The
letter says;
Baav, Camarines, Sur Luzen, P. L
Message from brigade headquarters just
received is to the effect that Capt Stein
hauser is at Baet, under good care. shot
through both legs high up, and with g.
bad wound under his left arm. 1t is
feared that one leg may have to be am
putated but he IS expected to recover;
In addition to the surgeon stationed
there, he will have the attention of the
chief surgeon of the department, who left
Immediately upon the receipt of the news.
capt StelnhauSer made a reconnaissance
out of Daet with twenty men, and was
ambushed on his way back by force Of
insurgents numbering sixty rifemen and
300 bolo men. First Sergeant Miller, OF
W1nona, formerly first sergeant of Com
pany A, Fourteenth Minnesota, was kill
ed, as was Corporal Johnson. Private
Phillips is missing. Eight men were
wounded, one fatally The artificer Of the
company made his way through the en-
emy's lines and notified Lieut.. Baker,
who started at once with a larger force,
and, by splendid tact and determine ton,
succeeded in relieving Capt. Steinhauser
without further loss. Lieut.. Blaker is
from Winona, and was formerly in Com
pany A, of the Twelfth Minnesota, and
was a lifelong friend of the dead SER
geant. Baet is seventy miles north Of
here and 200 miles south of Manila, SO
news comes slowly. SteinhauSer's COM
me he complained bitterly about the In
activity he was subjected to. Shut off
from the outside world, his only commu-
nication was by coast steamer. There
being no insurgents in his vicinity, while
the other companies were having their
wish that his turn should come. He
was in excellent health, and I have no
doubt but that he will pull through. He
should be sent home on sick leave as soon
as he can stand 1t. There can be no blame
attached to him for taking such a small
force. He had company of eighty-fiVe
men. Baet is five miles from the sea.
Blaker was captain of the port and COL
lector of internal revenue and required
guard there. In this warfare every one
takes the chance of an ambush almost
daily, and it is his misfortune only, and
not his mistake, that he ran against 1t.
If 1t had not been for Blaker he would
have been captured, surrounded as he
was, and that would have been worse
than death. have had the good fortune
OF taking my company into seventeen en-
gagements, and only have had one man
had two fights, and has had bad luck
shall advise you further as to his condi-
ton. e. c. Montfort.
Captain Forty-f1fth Infantry.