The sun., 1900-08-23
CAPT. HENRY y. BsILLY's RECORD.
o.il.n, Service. Of an ARTILLERY Omcer KILLED
a. Pektn.


WASHINGTON, Aug. ~ Capt Henry j.
Reilly, killed In the fighting at Pekin was ono
of the most popular officers OF the army. FROM
the tine be entered the volunteer service AT
IN. outbreak Of the Civil War as a private he
made hirself conspicuous for ability and gal
lsntry. Hs had BEEN In the Fifth Artillery ever
sinoe he entered the service. serving with Du-
pont's famous battery during the Civil War.
Hu services as Quartermaster at Governors
Island. New York harbor, under Gen. Hancock.
viii always be remembered on account Of the
improyements which he adopted. He bad
been in personal command OF Battery Tor
the past six years and during that time had
recrtyed special commendation in Official re-
ports for his conduct In battle In the Philp-
pines.
Can't Reilly arrt we'd with his battery In Manila
on April 2s, 1890 and from that time until his
departure for China the battery saw active
serytca It's record showing nineteen engage
ments. Capt Reilly had narrow escape
from being killed last October in battle on
the linus River road. where Capt. Eldridge OF the
Fourteenth Infantry received his fatal wound
Capt. Reilly was conyersing with Capt. IL
bridge Just ten seconds before the latter was
wounded. As Capt, Reilly stepped away
from the spot where they were talking Capt
Edridse moved forward 70 the Place Just s,N
NaCAteu ny Ndp'' io'"' ""N 'S'N''NN 49, N'
Bate Battery F, Fifth Artillery onrcered by Capt.
Henry j. Reilly, commanding. First Lieut.;
o p Summerall, First Lieut. Burgess and Second
Lieut. Manus McCloeky, formed part OF Gen.
Miless expedition to Porto Rico. Having
finished a meritorious campaign with the
second Cuban eI pedition the battery returned
10 the United States and went into quarters at
Nontauk Point. subsequently taking station
AZ Fort Hamilton, In New York haroor. IN
part la the Madison Square military tourna-
OF the nineteen eng aR ements in which Battery
+ took a conspicuousy brave part the bntte
Of Putol Bridge ls unouestionably the most
famous II was brief and bloody. The Ameri-
can troops achieved a brilliant victory under
very difficult conditions. The engagement was
not ANTICIPATED by the American force. which
was under the command OF Col. Birkheimer
OF the Twenty-eighth volunteer Infantry:
his regiment and Battery + on a reconnaissance.
Leaving camp at an enrly hour In the morning
the presence OF the enemy was not discovered
until Barro dc Batamitan was reached.
At the stone bridge between Batamitan and
Putol the insurgents had hidden themselves
in a strong barrcade Of stone and skilfully
constructed intrenchments. They were pre-
pared 20 make n desperate resistance. When
Col Birkhpmer'S detachment reached place
about 500 wards from the bridge the rebels
volley was fred from the lntrenchments and
the harricade on the bridge. Capt Reilly made n
mad and gallant rush with the S.2-inCh guns up
10 within 800 wards NJ the inSrIrgent barricade.
The rebels we're we're pansGITTtT,eken % ana Tntrsa,ed @
$50 we're wounded
cant. Reilly was specially praised bv the
late Gen Iawton. Col. Birkheimer also. In
his official report Of the battle Of Putol Bridge.
particularly commended Capt. Reilly for gal