Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
He Resisted an Attack by Nine
Hundred Filipinos.
HAD ONLY A SQUAD OF IS.
Letter From Corporal Ed Travis Telling of
His Conspicuous Gallantry-captain
Beavers is at Tanunn, Island of Leyti-
Has Been Engaged in Number of
Fights-The Letter Was written July
81, 1900.
(From the Raleigh Post,

n The Following letter was written by
Corporal Ed. Travis, of the Forty-third
United States Infantry. who is u men,
Der of Captain w. r. Beavers COM
pany. 1t gives the first news from
capt. beavers. which has been receiv-
ed here in several months. The al
legged news OF his being wounded and
killed was without foundation. Mails
are sent very irregularly from Lcyti,
where Captain Beavers is stationed
ana that is the reason no tidings have
been received from him lately.
Ihe letter from Corporal Travis is
as follows:
Tanuan, island of LeXti, in the Phil
ippines, dated July 9th, tells of an en-
sagement III which Captain w. r..
Beavers. of this city. participated.
With So men under his command,
capt. Beavers and his little band We're
attacked by 800 rifle and bolo men. 1t
required excellent Judgment and brave
ry TO successfully resist such an ar
tack. but this is what Capt Beavers
and his men did, putting the enemy to
Hight without the loss OF a man.
Tanuan,. Leyti, Philippines,
July u, 1900
10 the Editor of The Post:
Dear Sir.-I would like you to please
publish in your paper the following
letter and let the friends of the rortv-
third United States Volunteers of
Raleigh, know what we are doing on
the islands of Leyti and Samar. p /
we landed on the island of Leyti Feb
ruary l, 1900. and since then we have
peen IN four battles and twenty-fiv
Skirmlshes, and the chances are that
we VIII see plenty of hard fighting in
the near future.
On the morning Of June 10th. at n.
M detachment of thirty-fve men
from Company A, Captain w. II.
Beavers, of Raleigh, in charge. We're
attacked in the town of Tanuan by 900
rifle and bolo men. At the time of
the attack the soldiers were asleep i'm
their barracks with the exception of
the outpost, and the guard around the
barracks. AT given signal the in
drove them into town. They then
charged the house of Capt. w. II.
Beavers. and were about TO enter IT.
when the sentry fired on them By
this time the rest of the soldiers had
been ordered out, and quickly tumbling
out or bed they grabbed their guns
and belts. and rushed down stairs and
commenced firing. For the next hour
they were pressed very hard by the
enemy. AT last Capt. Beavers, with
his men. charged them. and after some
fierce lighting. succeeded in driving
them out of town.
In this fight the Filipinos lost 81
killed and 81 wounded. and for lack of
medical aid most of the wounded died.
The Americans did not have Il man
killed or wounded
This is only one of the many fights
In which this regiment has been en-
gagged. 1t will show our friends at
home that the fighting is not all over
yet. This regiment has had CO men
killed and so wounded in action on this
and Samar Islands. All of our COM
panies on the island have lost some
men, and nearly every one of them
have had to do some hard fighting in
order to save themselves from being
annihilated.
Respectfully yours
CORPORAL ED. TRAVIS,
Co. A, AID u. S. V. Infantry.