The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 23.-Maj,
James F. Parker, of the adjutant gen.
erals office, has compiled some statis-
tics regarding the insurrection in the
Philippines. There were 1861 engage
ments with the enemy, more or less
serious, between Feb. 4, 1899, the date
Of the battle of Manila, and April 80,
1902, which fixed the virtual downfall
of the insurrection. The larger pro-
portion of these fights were attacks
from ambush on the American troops,
or skirmishes in which only small de-
tachments took part.
'In almost no case in these engage
ments," says Maj. Parker, "did the
American troops surrender or have to
retreat or have to leave their dead and
wounded in the possession of the
enemy, notwithstanding that in many
cases the percentage of loss was high"
The number of troops that have been
transported to the Philippine islands
and arrived there up to July 16 last
was Abs officers and 123,803 men. The
average strength, taken from monthly
returns for the period of the insurrec-
don, was approximately 10000.
Total Casualties.
Maj. Parker places the casualties Of
the American army as follows:
Killed or died of wounds, SO officers
and 9S6 enlisted men; deaths from dis
ease, Al officers and 1855 enlisted men;
deaths from accidents, 6 officers and
126 enlisted men; drowned, officers
and 257 enlisted men; suicide, 10
officers and 72 enlisted men; murdered,
officer anu enlisted men. Total
deaths, 1S9 officers and 4.o16 enlisted
men. Wounded, 100 officers and 2,7O7
enlisted men, total Of 1897; killed
and wounded and deaths other than
by disease 2S2 officers and 4,1SS enlist
ed men; total 4,47O. A large proportion
Of the deaths by drowning occurred in
action.
Maj. Parker makes the proportion Of
killed and wounded to the strength OF
the army 9.7.
Heroes Of the Hospital.
The epidemic of cholera has been
particularly hard upon the medical
corps of the army stationed in the
Philippine islands and the casualty lists
received here show that the surgeons
and the hospital corps have borne their
share of the suffering. Surgeon Cen
eral FOrwood has received q copy Of
one Of the orders in which these cas-
ualties are announced as follows:
"The death of Private Joseph G. M.
Eiseman, hospital corps, U. S. A., is
announced. Private Eiseman was de-
tailed to face death as a cholera nurse
for one of our comrades and died of
the disease caught from his chargetan
example of devotion to duty to be held
up for all men to emulate.
Never FIinched.
Private Leonard B. Stevenson, hos
pital corps, U. S. A, was detailed to
nurse three of his comrades with the
knowledge that his charges had been
cut down while performing the same
duty. Without a murmur he responded
and remained until the sod covered
his plague stricken charges and now he
returns to his routine duties.
THE men of this command who
have faced death among the whistle of
bullets and the excitement of a fight
can readily appreciate the courage
necessary to face death in the form of
one of the most dreaded diseases
known to the world today, and the
commanding officer makes this an op-
portunity to publicly acknowledge that
duty we'll done. The highest aim of a
soldier is a goal Private Stevenson has
reached.
This order will be published at
parade on Tuesday, the 9th inst, and
at general inspection OF the hospital
corps on the 31st inst.
"By order of Capt. O'Neil, Douglas
Donald, second lieutenant, Twenty
fifth infantry, adjutant."