New Ulm review., 1900-07-25
VOLUME XXI No.so UInf, COUNTY, MINI We
How. Capt. Steinhauser
81. Received his Wounds
The Story Accurately and Graphically Told by
Lieut. Baker Of Winona.

as they we're, I got the men up hiked
back TO town, getting in about 2 80 Wed
snesday morning. i Immediately sent the:
). 5. Mantanes, which was in the harbor
to Nueva Caceres with letter to the
general asking for more troops. Then /.
took every available man and lot Of
ponies to carry the wounded and started
back. We did not meet any resistance
until 4 got on the bank CT the river, when
Nolen who had returned with me, saw a
nigger's, head sticking up out of the:
hemp along side of theroad. He dropped
him and that started the ball which
! lasted TED tor about twenty minutes. While
1T lasted it was the swiftest yet. They
sooa took to the brush and | started on
again, with not 4 man wounded. You
see they were not looking for anything
OF the kind. They were simply waiting
until we started to ford the river. then
they would have given US Hail Column
bia. However, just as the first man en-
tered the river they lit into US from the
opposite bank like all possessed, but
they were badly ratified and not shot
took effect. Luckily had to turn the
men down stream a little to the ford 40
had them strung out IN good shape for
fight and We gave it to them but not
for long as they got out quick and left
us tree to enter the town and church.
which we did. ...
tell you the interior of that church
was sight to behold, blood all over ev-
erything and the wounded men strung
around III almost any shape. They all
cried like good fellows wien we got IN
and | was not much better myself. They
could not have held out much longer as
the insurgents had opened fire on them
at 70 O'Clock and only letsup to receive
us. The boys we're down to about a.
quart of rice and less than that amount
of water. Only one of the wounded men
had suggested running up the white flag
and he was in such agony that he could
not be blamed.
: The. other fellows shut him up in
quick shape and he didn't speak. of it
again! !3 The captain told me that the
boys used to say,s= IT'S all right, Lieut..
Blaker will hear us today and when
he does he will get US out of here livelv, !"
which Immediately proceeded to do.
On my arrival 1 divided the company
into three parts, sent fifteen men out
ahead with orders to clear the ford, then
sent ten men along behind them to carry
the captain and help the wounded over
the river. That left me fifteen men for
a rear guard. They got into play again
Just as the wounded were in the middle
of the river, the insurgents opening fire
on them from further down the river on
the town side, but they were not allowed
to waste much ammunition as about 100
shots put them on the run and we saw
40 more Of them on the road home. II
was long, tedious trip; all but ten of
the men having been out with me the
night before. We carried the captain on
our shoulders in litter for about eight
miles before we could pick up. any ma
fL' tlves to help out on this work. After
that we got along much faster, arriving
at Daet about $50 in the evening. a
pretty well used-up set Of men, for we
hadydone pretty good days work, the
most of us having marched forty eight
miles in twenty -four hours besides put.
ting up q good fight. After seeing the
wounded into the hospital I got to bed
at once and did not wake up until after
10 next morning. When I got up and
went over to the hospital, found the men
all doing we'll except Private Wheatley
who had to lose his left forearm. There
is a good chance of saving the captains
right leg which IS the worst of the two,
the knee cap being badly shattered.
This deal gives me command Of the
company and Of this whole province
which, in addition to my duties as cap
tain Of port, inspector Of customs, and
collector Of internal revenue keeps me
on the hump continually
Well, it's after 10 . clock and I must
go to the landing ats in the morning to.
clear a steamer for Nueva Caceras and
besldes I am 50 sleepy that hardly
know what am writing, 50 will stop
fol this time.
our son,
ALLAN G.- BLAkEn.