Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-18
FROM THE 18TH REGIMENT.
Co. Called the Fighting Company
Found Cinnamon and Filipinos Be-
headed in the Path of Insurgents.

Bennington. Jan. lj.-lntcresting letters
from members of Company G., 18th l.. ;.
\olunteers in which are ABOUT doH, Il
Bennington boys were received here Sat
urday They were all dated Jaro, +. l..
Nov. q. but were detained at Manila sew
erdl days. one of them writes: Il you
like to come back 20 dear old Bennington
just to see how things are going on. but
l am about 1000 miles from there and
living in "A country where roses never fade
1t is summer here all the time. | wish
you could see the people here, it would
make you laugh. am sick of the sight
OF the women. Soldering III this country
is not what it is cracked up TO be-
Another one writes: Il have been IN
three battles since ! came to this island
but the worst one was on the 2Oth when
We scraped 1t about six hours, killing TWO
or three hundred OF the tiiplnos. while
our loss was six killed and 30 wounded. We
captured ten cannon, guns and knives. l
found IA dagger that l kept as Il relic OF
the light. Our company has been in every
light so far and the officers say that il
ID, the lighting company of the 18th. 1t
seems pretty hard to see the dead Ani"ri-
cans brought in here. November 25tn we
had a pretty long march. Three compIn-
les of the regiment had orders to 80 10
capture town. We started at three N
the morning and when We got TO the D ace
there was not a Filipino in the trenches
We then marched to the breastworks on
the other side of the town, and while 60
ing there saw the most horrible sight that
| ever witnessed. There were six China
men and eight t'ilipinos with their hands
tied behind them and their heads cut off
Some of the heads that were lying near
had their eyes gouged out. This was done
by the FiipinoS after they left the hrst
trenches Some three miles from where we
were started for we came to another town
oil Il Nf Sff.,. ttA.a
GERS were afraid to take the town because
there was no way to get around it, so we
marched back to Jaro. | was pretty tired
when got home, so after lunch of bread
and coffee | went to bed and did not get
up until eight the next morning.
II went TO a cock tight the other day.
1t is great sight to see those black devils
bet their money on the result. There were
about Il thousand niggers at the fight and
as many ROSTERS. Two of the Eilipinos
Will bring in "a couple of cocks and put
them down in the middle of the pit. one
Phily will then go and Pit IA handful of
money along in a row and anybody that
wants to bet can go and put down as much
money as he wants to and the fight is on.
They usually last about a minute and then
there is a dead cock to throw away
we have changed our barracks rec mt
~. We are in fine building now.
guess 1t was a convent. We have beds,
chairs tables, looking glasses and every
thing that we need. 1t Is a fine place and
everything is comfortable. Prisoners are
coming in every day. Some OF them say
that there are three American soldiers
fighting with their army. Two of them
deserted and one was dshonorably dis
charged, They are officers of some kind
in the Filipino army. 1t will be hot time
for them when we get them. The day We
had the last hight member Of Company
ID saw Filipino in the grass after We
had got into the trenches. He went up to
capture the fellow, when he stabbed the
ID man in the stomach and sides with a
bolo knife, nearly killing him.
They shot the Filipino seven times and
hit him over the head with a grN. Three
Of the bullets went clear through him. and
he is living yet | saw him. Everybody
seems 10 think that the war will be over
in month / doubt It."