The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-01
7HR AMERICAN SOLDIER IN YHH Philippines.
WONDERFUL REVELATIONS or CHARACTER ON
THE BATTLEFIELD.
Transformations Wrought Of the
Wounded and the Noneombatau Well as the Fighters
Instances Noted by Eyewitness at Maabou

feet high and Aanked on both sides
By bayou too deep to be crossed.
One Of the wounded men was shot
through the thigh, but could walk
little, but the other, shot in the arm
aud neck, had lost SO much blood he
could not stand up. The first o4e,
pulled ID front by one man and pushed
from behind by another, worked his
way slowly along the edge Of the pike,
np to his knees in mud, the officer
bringing up the rear and encouraging
him a. every step. As for the other
man, two Of his comrades stood him
on his feet, and with one supporting
him on each side, they walked slowly
and deliberately down the road, fully
exposed to the hal Of bullets show
cred upon them, for q distance Of 200
yardc. until little turn in the road
took them ont Of range. It was the
hravest act | ever saw.
just after the first trench was cap
tured 4 wounded Filipino lying on the
ground raised his Alauser aud shot
two toes off mans foot. The Grip
pied man dashed bis assailaut's brains
ont with the butt Of his piece, and
then tried 10 follow the line. which
was pushing on s1wards the next
trench, but he had to give it up and
make his way slowly TO therear. Atthe
next trench another wounded Filipino
was raising bis gun TO shoot a soldier
who bad just passed him, when another
man who had reached him aud had
his gan at a ready, aud was putting it
to his shoulder to shoot, threw the
butt 70 the rear against the natives
head aud keeled him over, aud with
the next motion brought the gun TO an
aim aud dred without looking back 10
note the result Of his double motion,
aud pushed on with the charge
when the line reached the Malabon
River. where a stone-aroh bridge
crosses ii. one span ci the bridge was
found 10 be destroyed, aud the insur-
gents we're behind hreastnorks and
stone barbados. sweeping the ap-
pgoach Is the bridge With their fire. A
small squad Of engineers advanced
+ with planks and bamboo mating, and
while the bullets rained about them,
repaired the bridge Then a column
rushed across, and the natives led to
a safer place
saw n member oi the signal corps
stand up boldly on the top Of cap
iuled trench, in plain view Of the
I enemy. who made bin a special tar
gei. aud wave his flag signals as de-
I lliboraiely as 4 on signal dfill, notify
/ ing she artillery q ihc position Of our
lines and the location oi insurgent
trenches that should be shelled. This
IS pot the first timo I have noticed the
+ fearless work 50 these unarmed men
+ 10 the heat Of battle Others who
risked their lives as boldly as the men
% the fung line, without the excite
mont 81 tie contest To nerve them up,
we're the devoted members u the hos
piial corps. Everywhere they followed
ihe lines closely, on their errand Of
mercy. giving the wounded such aid
o. vas possible on the deld. and carry
I Jug them back 70 the Geld hospitals %
receive further attention Nor was
this done without loss to themselves,
/ ior several we're wounded A hundred
yards ia ihs rear oi the firing line is
As dangerous a place as the most adj
vanced line, aud ii requires a high or
der Of courage for man to 50 into
that bell Of bullets. without a chance
to hghi back. and dress the wounds Of
crippled and dying men.
A ease that I saw well illustrates
The situation A hospital attendant
+ had reached a man wounded in the
+ leg He bandagel the hurA aud
fixed the injured mau as comfortable
as possible. 70 await the coming 81 a
stretehcr Then. A. a last minisira-
iian before going on - the cid Of
Others be placed bis hand under the
mans back Aad raised him up enough
90 give him 3 drink. aud AZ that in
slant one Of the many bullets that
were flying aii around them struck iae
wounded man iu the stomach. and be
died instantly 10 the arms Of his sup
porter
Goodness aud deiibelation uuder fire
are IS much responsible for the sue
cess ~ the American arms as the re.
sislless impulso OF the charge when
the advance is ordered. A small party
was advancing up q road swept by
Manser aud Remington bullets from
balf dozen barbados and short
trenches The party was too small to
advance further and SO, az 400 yards
range. ihey continued the fight from
The open against the protected enemy.
Two 81 tiic men calmly seated them-
selves in iho road. crossed lhelr legs.
and began sharpshooiins ct tho scores
Of heads ihai constantly appeared
above the fortifcahons as bullets were
lained upon them There they sat.
discussing with each other She range
aud ihe effect Of THEN shots as de-
liheratcly rs At target practice. and I
am happy 70 say that neither q these
men was hit
III front Of Nalab0n the general
Geld hospital Was established IN the
waiting-room of She Caioooan depot.
and as fast as the wounded we're at
tended %. or the bodies Of the dead
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