Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-11
SlCHS NOW FOR FORT CROOK
Tenth Infantry Looks Back with Rsepss
from Parkway kindauas.
hoT LNAMoREO o. sLANDs Or MATNEs
sore Methods ana surfouadlnns Con-
Tee sharply win Onaha
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the Soldier.

n AMH UMMM
tenth infantry, formerly OF Fort Crook
arrived In Manila bay on April IS, 1909.
after having spent two days on a coral
reef ninety miles up the coast. We were
N the bay bat two days when we were
unfortunate enough to have q case OF chol-
era develop on board n we're promptly
sent up TO Mariveles, the quarantine sta
tion, where We were kept for ave days.
We then proceeded to zamboanea, Min
danao. the headquarters Of the Seventh
separate brigade. where our headquarters
and band disembarked and the four com
panies were ordered TO proceed to Maih-
bans. a coast town, two days travel b.
steamer from zamboanga. That part OF
our trip was the most diragfssabie Of the
entire voyage. We we're crowded onto 8
little coast steamer like sheep and Il raInsd
INCREASINGLY. but finally We reached our
destination and we're allowed to ~recuperats
for two days before starting in on our
duties.
We found that preparations were being
made for an expedition against q hostile
Moro stronghold up on Lake Lina0. the
Twenty-seventh infantry and a portion Of
the Fifteenth cavalry already being within
a few miles Of the ensmy's forts. Ny
company. u, was sent upon the trail 70
within ave miles Of the front to guard ard
keep open the trail Company @ was sent
up IN another direction on a new trail
toward the lake. while + ana H stayed
with Major Hoyt at Malabane.
work for the Troopers.
On our way up we passed several camps
of khs Fifteenth cavalry. where the men
we're working from early till late telling
trees. cutting new trails. etc, keeping the
way passable for the pack trains that we're
e~.A.-.~tfn- a-~H - r.nufttoum - - a.
the front. The second day out we halted
at q small lake up in the mountains ahd
made camp, where we were destined to
stay for q month. It was the widest
spot imaginable. The trees we're full OF
monkeys. there were ~aiIlgators IN the lake
and lizards, snakes, centipedes and taran-
fulas galore. II brought to my mind the
memory Of an illustration from Staniey'B
Darkest Africa" which used to excite my
wonder and curiosity In younger days.
We could hear artillery ere farther up
snd each one Of us sent up q little prayer
for the success OF our arms, for we had
heard Of the cruel and savage modes Of
warfare Of these mountain tribes, We
knew not as TO the Outcome Of the combat
Till the next day, when a pack Grain o.
nine mules came through from the front
~euroute 70 MaIabang. Across the back Of
each mule was tied a dead American sol
-n-4-s ~.an and one oficer
had fallen in the nght. which from Chciai
reports wss one OF the hercest hand-to-
hand struggles In the history Of the Amer
lean army. The enemy's loss was SOC
killed and ninety captured. The prisoners
tried to escape later and all but si& were
killed.
story Of the Fight.
There were also twenty-three Americers
wounded and one OF the participants told
me a story Of the scrap that made my hair
stand ON end, how the men fought TIL ther1
MAS scarcely hve rounds Of ammunitior
left apiece and they laid In the trencnes
IN q drenching rain all night Win the
dead and wounded, expecting every minute
that the Moros would charge them as
they howled and fred all through tho night.
The tension and strain cn ones nerves
through such q night is heart-breakins
but the next morning when daylight showed
q white Tag flying over the fort the mer
could have wept for Joy. Ny informant
told me that as soon AZ he saw the emblem
Of surrender he mentally resolved that he
would be the FIRST to eater the fort, IS he
immediately started TO climb the breast
works into the next trench, the doctor
helne a close second. When he reached
,fhe trench a dead Moro was seen with q
magnificent bolc lying BY his side, my
friend sprang forward hoping 70 obtain the
iboio as a souvenir. but the supposed corpse
,leaped to his fset ana made . vicious SLASH
at the hated "christlan dos" cuttins his
hand slightly. the doctor, who was lust IN
rear. put an end to the MoTo's career py
eandIne a bullet through his brain.
This illustrates the hopeless fanatioism
Of these misguided aavAses. He had lain
there s~splaysne posaum." In the here Of
killing an American. even though his life
be tho forfeit. and allow me TO say right
here that sone Of nudyard Kiplin4's tales
came to my mind when ! was told that It
was advisable 70 shoot the supposed dead
before approaching within range Of the
,oolo or spear. ns sven the wounded at
tempted to kin the hospital men VII wished
20 attend 20 their wounds.
when the fort was finally entered II
was found that the occupants had ned,
leaving the dead stacked up In piles. The
slaughter had been frightlnl. but Il has had
Z aalutafy eject. tor there has besa Ne
trouble since. nor is there likely TO be. ex-
cert Al isolated instances. Our only regret
A. that the ten could not have been rep
resented IN the eight
sampIe o. Hore Dvellfhs.
About ten days after thls event Lisuleh-
ant Humber ana Sergeant PeddiEree Of Co.
en-" Tenth infantry. were going from
camp Root to camp No. 2 on the trail, 9
dhtance u about two ana a half miles, the
sergeant was IN the rear Of the iieutenant,
. few paces. he heard some enc approach
ine from behind and looking around saw
two Moros with white nass coming n the
same direction. but & vas sach 4 faailiAf
sifht that paying no affentioH &c turne6
ont elIrhtlv and continued forward, so &c