The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-02

William R. Hull Writes of the Life of
Kenosha Soldiers In the
Army in the Philippines.
A BRUSH WITH THE REBELS.
Kenosha Boys Are Seeing Lots of Fighting
in New Possessions and Are Giving
a Good Account of themselves

| The following letter has been re-
ceived from Will Hull, one of the Ke-
nosha boys now serving in the Philip
pines:
| DoNsoL, p. l., June 13.-Dear Sir:
I will take the time to write to you and
let you know little of what is going
on over in the Philippines We landed
in Manila Dec. %, 1899. We went up
the Pasag river in what would be
called mud scow in the states but
over here they are cascows. We sailed
into the river very slow as it has an
awful current, and at II O'Clock we
pulled up to shore and landed. When
morning came we awoke to find our
selves at town called St. Periedo
| Nearby, about eight miles out of
Manila. We relieved the 39th U. S. v.
and took position. Co. D, that is the
company I am in, was at the town and
Co. A was back of us on the hill. The
End battery was up to Pasag while the
3rd battery was up to Calanba. We
staid there for three weeks when the
order came to move; we didn't know
where to but packed up and were ready
in one hour from the time orders were
issued. We didn't move until the next
day, and from there we we went into
Manila in a cascon. We got another
order to land and we went ashore when
we received still another order to go
aboard the transport Hancock. This
was on Jan. 10. We laid in Manila
Bay three days and then in company
with three English chartered ships,
the Gunboat Nashville and an old side
wheeler we pulled out, and in two
days anchored in Sorcon bay. The
Colonel and four companions went to
Sorcon and were greeted gladly.
On the afternoon of the twenty-frst
we, that is Co. A and D, boarded the
Gunboat Helena and were off for
some port, we didn know where. In
about two hours sail we came in sight
of a volcano, the Mayor, and on the
shore we saw a nice little town, Donso1.
To our surprise it looked like resistance
for they were lined up in their trenches
all along the beach. There was an
English boat there and she came up to
see what was going on. We got into
the small boats and the Helena cleared
her decks for action, but the myers
skipped out. We landed without firing
a shot. The Major had gone on ahead
to see what they were going to do !
They said wait until o'clock, but the |
Major said I guess we will land now,
and you could see myers going in every |
direction. When we got up into the
town we saw countless pillows and |
everything that belongs to house
scattered about. We had sent the
advance guard out and were rolling
cigarettes when a vo11ey sang over our
heads, and every man jumped for his |
gun.
Witho Capt. Hart in command we
went up the hill. 1t was like trying
to go through bundle of barb wire
to get up to the top of the hill, but we
got up there and found two old cam
mons which we rolled down the hill,
and then burned the shades that were
over them. We could still see them
running.
Well, we returned to the town and
began to look for quarters. The two |
companies were. divided up into plat
oons, making four in all was in the
second. We were chartered in the old
Court house, and our squad was the
first Oh guard. We were on guard at
the church tower, at the front door,
and at the back door we had a post, and
the guard house was at our quarters.
The second night we were here a
niger came in and gave up. We kept
him in for about two mon this, and now
he is the chief of police here.
AS have to go on guard I will
bring this letter to a close. With re-
CARDS to all my friends, remain, one
of the Kenosha boys,
VIM. r. HULL, Donso1, P. T.,
47th Regt., Co. D., u. S. v.