Richmond planet., 1901-01-12

was President at San Marcelino.
he leaves mother. brother, a be.
reaved regiment and q list of friends
to mourn their loss.
On Nov, 18th Ospt O'Eeil assembled
the Bird Battalion at Oastilieios and
after many apparent wranRlings used
tt blind the enemy, sent out detach-
ment from San Msrc'lino under Lieu
| tenants Hunt, Sharon, Deiss and Hall,
captured homdre led the way
through rie1 1elds, over muddy fats,
muddy streams, and clim hing noun.
eains till q. m. when they were sud.
denly halted by q sleepy sentinel
volley was The answer to the challenge
and the position rushed with the re.
! suit that 2S + fl 20. pistols several oolos
aud much smmuuitioE captured.
WAREHOUSE DESTROYED.
A warehouse containing several
hun 1reds bushels of rice was DESTROY
ed and several American periodicals
were found including Munseys maga-
zine containing Gsnersl Miles, pic sure
as trontlspiece. The operations havs
been complete damper to the Insur-
gents order and ranks in this vicinity.
| aud coupled with the comuarAtiyely
| unanimous election OF Mckinley has
set them to guessing.
CAsTILLEJos, Nov. 81, 1900.
Right after the fights and balls
comes dis4ste..
On Saturdays it is customary for the
| natives TO attend the weekly market at
Subic therefore necessitating a large
buu train aud an escort OF soldiers be.
tween Castillejos and Subig as the fat
al Subic pass as has always been the
~ - II
| meet at the cut. ThIs mountain pass
consists of two cuts, one small one and
the other OF considerable size. between
is shrubbery covered fat for a dis
tanee of 200 yards. The large cut fs
goo yards In length and the descent l.
800 feet from the foot to the Subic road
is winding path completely surround
ed by terribly broken and shrubbery
covered ground.
THE FILIPPrNos THERE.
On Friday night the Insurgents
marched to the pass and literally sur
rounded 1T on Saturday morning, Com
pnny l. sent 20 men from Subic, the
advance guard being in charge of Cor
poral A. r d. Smith. About The same
time Company K with 80 strong start
ed under Corporal Lewis with the bull
train consisting of 40 carts loaded with
rice and merchandise and considera~
Die rations including many women.
When Corporal Smith with ids ad-
vance guard reached the foot of the
pass and began the ascent, they had
no inkling Of the presence of danger
until the report of a bamboo cannon
rang out on the crisp November morn.
ing air and before they could recover
from the shock bullets were falling
around them from every point.
SOLDIERS SHOT.
Private Mccormick of 90. L, was
shot in the head and fell, dying In
sEantly. Corp. Smith ATTEMPTED to
seek cover foI his men and was shot
IN the ankle and rendered helpless,
Private Price received q severe
wound in the body, and private Wou.
held probably wounded mortally in the
abdomen, privates Cox and Reason
were slightly wound ed, both in the
feet.
NOT ONE ESCAPED.
OF five men in the advance guard
not one escaped punishment of some
kind, the remainder of the command
found themselves fighting so close they
were forced 30 stand and fight hand
to hand retreating into Subic. Com
pany l. then came to the treseue and
recovered the dead and wounded.
CASUALTIES.
Killed. Private McCormA Ack, wound
ed, Private Woufield abdomen, severe,
private Price, in the shoulders, private
Reason wounded in the ankle slightly,
private Cox wounded slightly in the
ankle, Corporal Smiths injuries are
not exactly known. Missing or cap
tured, Corporal Smith, private Ed
wards of Company L. All the above
named we're in the advance guard.
Private Ray had an exciting exper-
ience, they took his gun aud belt and
fired volley over his head, he played
dead until his company came and res