The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-03

about forty feet wide and nearly fv,
feet deep, it became evident that we
fer heavy loss Accordingly
I directed three companies tt
concentrate their FIRE on the opposite
bank at point where about sixty of the
enemy We're sheltering themselves behind
bikes and intrenchments. and ordered q
few men near me to attempt to ford the
river without moments hesitation
Capt. William J. Watson, of company F.
with about a dozen men. plunged into the
river directly in front of the enemy, and
although the water was armpH deep,
succeeded in reaching the opposite bank
and Ranking the enemy out of their no
sition. All who had not been disabled
or killed fed and the regiment crossed
the river and deployed on the right OF
the Third artillery. In the trenches and
behind the dikes we found twenty-follr
Of the eneny-in clllding one first lieuten-
ant-kllled and five badly wounded Our
loss IN the mornings fighting was three
and one OFFICER Capt. A G. Clarke. 81
company II, and twelve men wourded.
ment heard firing on its front just after
leaving Meycauayan II became neces-
I accordingly ordered Major Metcalf to
deploy two companies, H and 1. of his
battalion and advance to the river bank.
This move was most CALAMITY executed,
the two companies advancing to the river
river was about ten feet deep, and the
only practicable method for crossing it
few rods of the enemy's ntren chments.
dertake such hazardous enterprise 1
called for volunteers. and a number Of
Tered {hsmI asS4 from whom selected
II. Chief Trumpter Bashfield and Cor
poral Drysdale and Priyates Huntsman
and Wiley of company Fl. Disrobing and
leaving their arms behind they plunged
into the stream and swan to a bamboo
which, after much difficulty, they sue
ceeded in showing to the south side Of tho
During this time we kept the enem,
down by sweeping the top Of their
trenches with such a constant fire that it
was impossible for them to prevent the
moving of the raft. Once getting tbs
raft on our side Of the river, I got on
board with Second Lieutenant Hopkins
crossed 10 the other side of the river get
ting in rear of the enemy. The most of
them mad fed, but we got twenty-five
uninjured prisoners and found twelve
disabled by very severe wounds There
We're also in the trenches twenty-four
killed We destroyed and threw into tht
river thirty-One Remington rifles and
about 1000 rounds of ammunition Our
loss in this affair was two enli<ted mer
killed and one nortally wounded.
The regiment resumed its march to
the north, reaching the railroad bridgl
The regiments loss at this point was tive
e~listed men killed and three wounded.
pace until the morning OF the 18th when
it advanced up the railroad with the re-
manner OF the division
After the first river north of the Ma
rilao we encountered a brisk fire fro~
bank. The regiment crossed the railroae
bridge and deployed- Our loss in thi'
affair was Major Metcalf and six enliste'
men wounded
AT 1890 the regiment marched to Ri
gaa, meeting with no opposition Aftei
a rest of q couple of hours. resumed the
march to Guiguinto The enemy had fec
and the town and railroad bridge set on
fire. The fire on the bridge was eX-
tinguished by company B carrying water
from the river in jars and pots taken
from the houses While crossing the
enemy opened u hot and effective fire.
The regiments loss was three enlisted
men killed and Captain Watson and
eighteen enlisted men wounded
ION the afternoon of March 30 an ex
tensive trench near the railroad, less than
a quarter of a mile from the suburbs o
Malolos. was found deserted, and here
the regiment. in common with the whole
division, halted
Il received orders from the division
commander to send small detachment
into the town, and accordingly | took
Second Lieut.. Collin H. Ball and TWO
squads from company E. and taking
charge of these in person advanced eau
tiously up one of the principal streets
We found the convent occuoied BY AgUln-
aldo as a residence IN flames and were
fired on by 2 dozen men behind q street
barricade. My detachment returned TIL
fire with two vOlleys and charged the
enemy seeking safety in high-, and VIC
entered the plaza, being the first Arae1i-
can troops in the enemy's capitai."