Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
UNDER FIRE AT JARO.
Another Letter From Capt. Brown
ell of Company d.
Description of the Battle of November
20 When Some Men of Co d Were
Wounded and Albert Cross Got
Bullet Through His Hat.

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friends or relatives in Company ID, 18th
a. 5. Volunteers, of which he is the conn
Branding officer, will be Interested ~ the
nNtracts which follow from some of the
captains letters to Mrs Browncll in this
city The company was at the time The
letters were written and now is III active
y. vice The description of the battle of
\ oVember goth, when Albert Cross of this
Wity Incidentally had d bullet shot through
Ns hat ana some Of the men in the com
y ny were wounded is very interesting.
In the earlier letters which follow, Ser
Y,nnt Robert lloyt of this city and Sieut.
Wcrthngton, formerly of Company Is,
RcI nngton, V. y. g., and with the Yer
mont regiment at Chickamauga, are NEIL
Noned.
Jaro Panay. Nov. a 1899.
As | wrote you, ! was sent over to the
Iurar mill outpost yesterday morning, but
hhat an experience | have been through
lu,cc then, aud here I am back tor an
sther n hours without wink of sleep
and but one meal s'nce yesterday morn
1s. At l o'clock this morning | was or
i,rcd to take some good position close TO
he euemy's lines ut Baantang, before
daylight, getting tetwecn their outpost
md reserve. other company command
Prs had marching orders and We were to
a. last drive the enemy from their strong
position. | opened fire at this morning
uitc1 getting in a good position. We de-
i,ated them Uhe rcbs) after a hard fight
Tor i've or six miles and another CNpedi-
ton has started TO follow them until they
arc driven to the forces of the second bat
t'iion aud 18th and 10Th infantry, where
they will be thanked, This was the hard
est fight ever held on this island ana II
You could see their carthwurks you would
wonder how we could ever take them.
They were made with great skill and the
natives put up stiff resistance. All this
talk about the tNilipnos shooting wild is
~ correct They shot well and nearly al
WAYS do. hut the reason there are no more
KILLED Is simply because the Americans are
adept in what Is called taking advantage
of cover ana after We open fire We Ccn-
'inue TO advance constantly in the face of
any kind of opposition ana close III en-
t.em, keeping out of sight and of course,
the range changes continually. There is
40 doubt whatever but If we fought in
any other way we would be wiped cut.
men, too. We make the attacks at a little
before dawn and when the enemy fires
their position and trenches are disclosed
ana. Of course, they remain in the same
tlaCc, being on the defensive while we
keep moving. l had two men wounded.
They are in a critical condition but I still
have hopes of their recovery. One was
r.Sht near me when hit, and called loudly
fof me, saying both legs We're shot off
sent two men to the rear with him. af-
'cr telling them To be sure and stop the
hoHorrhage with his first aid" package,
which every man carries in his blue shirt
I.cket
one of the men sent back with him was
Hrert Cross Of Burlington and ball
struck his hat, passing In one side of
the crease and out the other tearing out
a lock of hair some of which was drawn
into the second hole where the ball passed
rhA
a. 10 in the hands of one of the notorious
t3lo-men, who jumped out of rice dixie
and carved him frightfully within plain
S.Eht of mo. His head was cut open and
another blow curt his side open for at
asst three inches and the wound was
h'cut eight inches long. He would have
q eel right there if DR.. Griswold mad not
teen near and given him immediate at
ntipn, although the boloman was badly
oundcd he was attended to with the
hvi prisoners and taken back to Jaro.
where every effort was made to gave his
lie. He told us, through an Interpreter
mat their forces Were led by three Ameri-
cans and also said he was given a dollar
tNeXican, or nifty cents American money,
10 lie there and carve as many AMERICANS
:s he could if VIC should succeed in get
ing 10 there. | was the only officer with
NY company and every man followed me
To- the last stand beyond the enemy's DO
slton, where we halted
1t is nearly noon ana after noon I am
p!ng over to the breastworks taken yes
to-day and see if | cannot get some pic
lures, hut 1t is a very difficult matter 20
take pictures here as the films spoil so
uuickIy. have added IN nv etorn % ~
i,s a few articles taken vestardav 1nonr
them Il ragged piece of iron taken frov,
one of The four cannon canturcd
Another letter written nj Jnro pan7v
under an earlier date has the foIIovin,.
\ short time ago | expected IN ,,.n,
IN invitation to attend Tho iro,,t,,.eI 80
he governor of Negroes hut hoforc | nod
yVittcn a word about it [ got notice maj
Wo companies &C. and d. ! were to make
$ little excursion between our lines and
he outpost of the rebs and white I was
.uxious to go | feared We. would have
f,rap and | would beawav So Ig.vn II IN
and had TO drop this letter IN 90, ra,dt,
.dr the work and II is nov Mopdav .,;,,h,
hud the scrap came off inst as evnecfad
Ihis morning we took the two cornoanics
10 rut oft the trees and banana tree. no.
tween the lines and while Tjaut w..
Ellington in command of 20 q ha is Sa-
'ached for duty there temnorariIyI throu,
bat a skirmish line ia nrotect mo tn,I,
, command oitr tn ctaar o,,t ~
lions and the saucy niggors resentod :,
nud tried cold lead n. an arour,a,t 49,. :
sit the trees and br,,sh off iuet t,,o -
And they we,e unable to hit us 10 Iid
mighty good vorls wo,.thinc,o,, i 't u'l,
Zoo JudSnlent ana a cool head. IL was Il
-. nm IL !. ,',..,9.,iaii, " SIZE some oil
l4ttHIion is 70 doC,nd eu t,lnt my
mimi Infends IIot;a a. ,t,' Wv, VINE the