New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

ton Of the hrst fort was made more ge,T eoTpete
ana the aoYa n 9egf a ttack he enemys forts
on the point at the turn Of the river about three
a stone fort built upon a blum, about a mile dis
tent from that already occupied IL Is h2w S,s aesg
also had been sheilod by the Monocacy. and being
eareg deser S Int It Was squST structure and
occupied strong position; II mounted ABOUT me me
destroyed in the first fort This place was also
The force again moved on The march was
most difficult one. The country Is a succession
which foot soldiers pass with great fatigue. while
the guns were got on only by widening the paths
bushes and filing up suies in other places; They
panes detained to help the artllerists. lowered
down from the heights Win T9pfs sbAve squad 2a
and axes vas very useful IN facilitating inc pas
fortincatioas' As tho advance continued toward
the upper and main ior iaTke oog co ,, OF f me
and in such position that when the direction OF
our march was changed as y ps5 oe and y m
cut off from retreat should we ne repulssd IN lHe
danger Of an attack upon our rear While engaged
IN our front. five howtzers with three companies
Commander Wheeler. placed in a strong
position. which they held as rearguard during
most valuable, inasmuch as they checked several
accurate fire prevented very large body from
ever getting fairly into action They also di9 good
service by their fire. directed over our forces,
against the forts beyond At about II o'clock, on
forenoon
the enenly's stronghold, or citadel. was gained
The Monocacy having moved UP the, river keep
our men came Up to their vicinity. This fire was
continued until our assaulting force was ready,
when. signal being made. II was discontinued Be
men We're formed Tor the assault upon the citadel,
now distant about one hundred and nifty yards;
while TO recover from the exhaustion of the hur-
though there had been some brisk skirmishng.
but few OF our men had been wounded; several
about 10 be assaulted the key to the detences
unon the point below was built upon the aPex
feet high from the bottom of the ravine through
which our men had 10 pass to reach it. The hill
Joined the activity with scarcely q bTeak IN me
what sh8ttered By the shells from the IIonocacy
and the howitzers on shore the escalade would
our men kept up a fire from their resting place
self and this they did constantly and with he
most reckless courage for they naintalned an N
no artiIIeTy in the citadel When ali was ready
the order TO charge was given by Lieutenant
Commander Casey, and our men rushed forward
enemy maintained their fire with the utmost
pidty until our men got quite up the hill then,
and cast stones upon our men below. fighting with
one On eg T5hd The heroic Mckee was the rs
70 mount the parapet. and the first to leap into a
fen in Mexico at the head Of his men. first inside
the enemys stormed works. Other officers and
side the fort was desperate. The resolution Of the
Coreans was unyielding; they apparently expected
10 quarter, and probably would have given none;
last man fell did the conflict cease. The enemy
made organized resistance in the forts lower
down on the point toward the river. These were
open 20 rear attack by the capture Of the citadel,
and the garrison fed. Many Of them, however, fell
under the fire Of musketry and howttzeTs,
which had nearly cut them or from retreat.
our killed were Lieutenant Hugh W. Mckee,
Seth A. Allen, lRndsman OF the Colorado, who
shot he scaled the parapet, and Dennis
Hemahan, private marine, OF the Bonicia, who
was shot the opposite hill Just before the
sault was mace. These three comprise the list Of
the houored dead. Ten men were wounded they
sre al out OF danger.