The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-06-22
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Our Townsman, r. II. Chew, the
Recipient of a Letter From
Charley Rutiedge.

the Dest KNOWN cndIdCtcis Vi o"A to"ni
viz: The erstwhile Rusty" Rutledge,
who is now with Uncle Sans army in
the PHILIPPINES lighting the Tagals.
Charley is we'll liked in this communi-
ty, and his friends will be glad to hear
from him and know that he is making
Forrest City and st. Francis county
such valiant representative at the
front.
BANGuED, Z. L., May 8, 1900.
Mr.. +. II. CHEW,
FORREST CITY, ARK.
DEAR FRIESp will attempt to full
ill the promise l made you to write,
but will first ask you to pardon me for
not writing sooner. and l will say in
excuse that we have teen so busy over
here that have not had time to write
often.
We anchored in Manila Bay Oct. %,
and went Immediately to Caloocan, a
small town six miles out of Manila.
Some of the boys had never heard
monkey at night. so when they heard
about 200 monkeys in the grass they
imagined the Googoo's were coming.
Well, l guess probably 1000 shots were
bred, but our company .ired but two.
November 4th We started for San
Fabian and arrived there the eth. We
landed under cover of heavy firing
from several gunboats, and among
tham was the tatt!esbin OresAn- we
charged the Notifications OF the enemy
and easily drove them out. In less
than two hours after landing we as
sembled on the plaza, having complete
possession of the town, but our COM
paDy was not allowed to cook supper
but were started out in the gathering
darkness III pursuit Ut the enemy.
When about half mile from town our
advance guard came upon their rear
guard. Several shots were exchanged
and one iusurgsnt killed and two OF
cur boys were wounded.
We followed them about mile to
bridge, getting there just in time to
say, the bridge from being burned.
-"e captured a cart load OF oil that was
intended to aid In the work of combus-
ton. The bridge WAS so torn up that
we could not cross at night. We laid
on the bank all night firing an occas-
ional shot. Next morning at daylight
two companies fired into the enemy's
position so fast that they could not get
their heads oat ~ their bitches. While
we were firing Company G crossed the
bridge and were in position to enilade
them before they suspected our pres
ence. The niggers fed. leaving their
dead. We followed them nearly nj
day, killing few more.
On the same day some of our
troops went mile or two further ont
and had another little scrap killing
fifteen or twenty and three or four OF
our fellows were slightly hurt.
On November 18th eleven companies
OF our regiment started east. Our
company was iii charge OLA Gatling
gun. When about three miles from
town our advance was fred upon; the
Second and Third Batallions deployed
10 the right and left of the road and
then commenced the battle of San
Jacinto. guess'before now you have
read in the papers better accounts OF
the battle than can write.
We got into San Jacinto about noon,
f,fnning the Googoo's from their din.
rer. -
a few days later We made two expe.
oitions to Cabraon and captured, with
out firing asshot. l25 msurrecto re.
cruits aud seyenty-six guns, $500 and
seven important prisoners.
Nigau was ournext fight. our com.
pany, with the sick Of the other com
panies. $50 men all told. fought 500 OF
the enemy. We wefc's,nrounded and
nearly surprised The fight commenced
at clock am, December 4, and we
fought them hand to hand, house to
house and from street to street until 9
O'Clock that evening, but there was
ueshhory firing for the next twenty
hours.
At 5 O'Clock December we were re
inforced by some of the I'd Cavalry and
the Princeton Marines. We slept well
that night not having had any sleep
since the firing began. ~
December 7th We started to meet the
regiment, and met them THE 9Th at
Do,oris. At g O'clock the ctfonel called
for twenty Ave volunteers from eacg; of
the four companies present All wen
men stepped forward so the twenty frye
men had to be picked out of each
company, and started them out to re-
lease the American prisoners held by
the insurrectoes. They succeeded III
their undertaking after one OF the hard
Est. most perilous feats ever accom-