The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20
BOYS |: in /. Blue i. !. ].
ARE AGAINST.
W. j. BRYAN.
Corporal Harry I, Bauer, Of the
Forty-frst Volunteers, Now In
the Philippines,
SAYS THAT THE. SOLDIER BOYS
Are Hoping President Mckinley Will
DO misunderstanding De
scription Of Battle. N

Corporal Harry L. Bauer. a Wheeling
boy with the Forty-flrst Volunteers.
now serving in the Philippines. writing
home to his relatives in this city. says
that the FillFinos are holding out. hop
Ing. for the success OF Bryan. The
boys in blue. he adds. are for Presi-
dent Mckinley almost without excep-
tlon. and the belief Is general that with
the Republicans successful the insur-
gents will lay down their arms and
peace will be. restored In the islands. In
one OF his recent letters Corporal Bauer
describes in q very interesting manner
a scrap" with Filipino insurgents in
the mountains OF Luzon. as follows:
ANGELES. P. l., Jane Is, 19oo.--Gen.
Grant and staff. accompanied by Lieut..
Burr. with Company H.. of the
Forty-first United States Volunteers.
returned to Angeles this afternoon. The
appearacen OF Company HIS soldiers.
their torn clothes and shoeless and BAN
daged feet, as they got out. of the train
and marched to quarters. showed the
result OF hard "hiEe" in the noun
tains. It is the opinion OF those who
took part In the affair that never before
has General Grant showed i better plan
of campaign than this one.
Arriving at Balinas in the evening of
June 6, we rested there all night. The
next morning Genera! Grant, with Com
pany H, Forty-first United States Vol
unteers. and the scouts. made an early
start, and reached San Miguel de Ma
yumo at 4 p. m. Resting there June s
and Q. General Grant and General
Funston and staffs. two guns OF Battery
o., seven skeleton companies of the
Twenty-sevond, G. troop OF the Fourth
cavalry and H. company Of the Forty
first. prepared to advance. On the way
to the mountain stronghold they camp
ed at remarkable sulphur spring
known as Cebu, Junr 10. Generals
Grant and Funston were delighted with
the site and surroundings for the loca-
ton OF a military hospital Cebu is
thirty-six miles from the railway. In
view OF reaching the mountain strong
hold. where the insurgents were en-.
trenched, about twelve miles further. all
the troops, with thlrty-hve bull carts
and ammunition, left at o'clock, June
II. and began firing on the insurgents
at 1880 n m.
A Fight in the Mountains.
The mountain. tops on the right and
left OF the insurgents, who were also on
top OF 4 mountain. gave our troops ev-
cry chance OF SUCCESS, but to get into
position they had terrible work cutting
throug thick jungles below. besides
dragging two guns OF Battery o. UP the
mountain: by hand. The work Of these
two guns and the craftsmanship :. OF
Battery B. at 900 YARDS was remarkable.
every shell bursting in the exact spot
indicated by Genera. Funston. Two
companies OF the Thlrty-fourth United
States Volunteers. Company H. OF the
Forty-hrst United States Volunteers,
and one company OF Filipino scouts
were In the centre, advancing UP the
valley.
Although there was a steady down.
pour Of rain through the entire engage
ment Of four hours. the insurgents were
in plain view. That the Americans did
not fall to take n full advantage OF this
opportunity may be realized from the
fact that Private Gamble. of the Thir-
ty-hfth. who was prisoner with the
insurgents at the time. counted rs, many
as $50 killed, who were carried past the
shack where he was confined In bed. But
for Major Cross, OF the Thirty-hfth.
being late in coming TO the rear Of the
insurgents, not one OF the latter could
have escaped. i.
Company q. to the Front.
About the fryt OF our troops to reach
the trench was Company H.. of the
Forty-frst. United States Volunteers
Their troubles did not begin until they
btatleo puSh. 4Hcy lhoIecaSo " wan
across the country. to Mhlolos. to take
the train for home. r.,ss,S.s,
They were company OF wet and
chilled soldiers when they reached Ma
lolos. Some OF them had received dry
coats on their way to Malolos. and were
not suffering as keen)y as some Of their
less fortunate comrades. When the men
OF Company II. reached the banks Of the
Rio Grande. some miles down the river.
and opposite the Calumpit side. they
found that nll the bridges had been
washed away by the floods. They were
in n bad mess. for grub was scarce. FL
nally they decided to swim the river
with all equipments. How they got
across with their rifles, belts and am
munition Is a mystery, Cor the current
was very rapid. They did It. however.
without the loss. OF a single cartridge.
Hcnceforth Company II. Will enjoy II
reputation equal to that OF the famous
fighting Kansas. for their disposition to
take TO the water when necessary.
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