The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-14
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were asked They knew there was no
one in town to sell them. and the men
couldn't starve and hike - miles the
next day.
From here We left for Lipa where we
expected strong resistance, it being
the next largest city TO Manila on the
Island. About miles from Lipa the
fun started, and | must say IL was the
real stuff at one time II Cos OF the
3Sth. battery OF artillery and the 39th
Infantry ali were engaged for about =
hours The second battalion was the re-
serves on this occasion, and all were
sent to the front except Co. "E. ' Ii
tell you prefer the firing line every
time. the niggers shoot high and those
in the rear are kept busy ducklng,
bowling and lodging. 1t IS not pleasant
to have the dirt thrown in your face by
Nauser bullets, and hear thatIpeculiar
sound when they ricocchet. The men
killed and wounded on this occasion
were hit before deploying farther back
than my company. We thought this
was only the out post, but after getting
to Lipa the Spanish prisoners said that
:Aguinaldo had sent out the troops I'M
mounted to check the advance until he
could get out of Lipa with his men etc.
he cot out two hours before we arrived
so they said: here we released about lou
Spaniards who had been in prison for
- months also captured 10000 IN com.
Here Colonel Anderson got orders to
remain until supplies and the calvery
could catch up. The 3Sth. are called
the Hikers. General Schwan tried to
catch US for two days with his calvary,
but gave it up and it is said he remark
ed H couldn't stop the d fools. "
Up to this time no rationS had been
seen. so in two days there wasn't
chicken left to crow for day in Llpa.
Our bill of fare at our non-cOnmlsSlon
one day viz: mutton. chicken. boiled
and fried eggs. rice. sugar and coffee.
Since this the 3Sth Regiment took
four towns, at this place the 1St batal-
lion captured company OF Filipino 5
commanded by a Spaniard.
Yesterday 3 Cos of the lst battalion en-
countered 400 of the enemy about four
miles from here, a pretty hard scrap
they were in. on our side one ma kill
ed and five wounded. They have just
returned so the boys are now telling
about their experiences. The gun boat
shelled them and they say the nlggers
were slaughtered in a frightful way.
BotangaS is on the coast. from here the
sick and wounded are sent to Manila:
we get our supplies here also. We are
the first American troops that have ever
been in this part of the island. The
3Sth has been ordered to garrison Bo-
tongas. Lipa and Osario. These are the
most important towns on the south line,
so l can say with good authority that
our fighting and hiking in these parts
is about over. In fact believe the war
is practically at an end. OF course
there will still be some fighting, but
nothing compared to what we have
seen.
The people or papers in the States
give General Otis hail Columbia. Could
they even imagine what it is to handle
an army so far away from the States and
solve this momentous problem over
here they would not jump at conclusions
so quick. Everybody here seem TO be
pleased with his management and am
sure it is only those who have been dis
appointed in some way that are making
the biggest kick. He was right in say
ing $4,000 men could straighten things
over here. but it would take time. One
company can whip l,200 of the enemy.
Now every town taken can be garri-
soned. so ere long the backbone will be
broken and things will settle down and
wait for Congress to do the rest.
| won't take any more space this time.
Will let YOU hear again some time soon.
Yours truly.
\. G. DAVIS.
Batangas, p. l.. Jan. 20. 1900.