The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-11

from one side while Major wall mad
sent up 10 men under Lit Holt Thorn
ton from the other side to command
that eminence and guard the signal
corps. Each side made prompt claims
that it's scouts had annihilated the
other ones, but the distance apart OF
the details and the deeply scanned
ground occupied would scarcely sus-
tain a claim of the kind, Thompson.
at all events, was safe and vigorously
wigwagged information from an eyrie
overlooking the now advancing
"Grays." 1t was a creditable feat on
either side, both in point of tactics and
in speed of execution. the placing of
fighting scouts upon the ridge.
MAIN STRUGGLE BEGINS.
Soon the advance guard of Major
Wallis column showed down the road.
Four men came hiking forward at the
double-quick. drawing a whitening
fusillade from the ditch. The daring
fellows took to the roadside and,
though informed in shouts that they
were dead, escaped into the bush Then
Capt. Berndt led his company in close
formation clear into the open road
way and was met by succession of
volIeys from both sides of the road. The
distance from Zeiglers position was
not more than $50 yards. Lit. Col.
Zeigler cried out, They're ali dead"
It was admitted on Major Wallis side
that Berndt's loss should have been
40 per cent. Another company follow
ing close behind did not expose itself
so badly though some did, and
then four companies few minutes
later encountered the Hilo men in the
woods. After some sharp firing in the
h. rtf nj
ed in full view of the road at an ele-
walton of fully 100 feet above Zeiglers
central position. There they made a
beautiful formation of oval shape in
slirmishing order. They poured down
a blighting fire upon the Hilo compa-
ny. which was hotly returned This
contest was maintained for some min
utes, when Zeigler gave the order to
his men to cease firing. The advantage
at this point was claimed by both
sides On the part of Zeigler 1t was
1 contended that, after the direct fire
from ambush the attacking party sus-
tanned on the roadway, 1t would have
been impossible for it TO have carried
out its maneuver upon the slopes On
the part of Wall, it was held that the
rugged and wooded character Of the
ground there was sufficient cover to
have made the movement feasible even
with the admitted heavy loss below
THE RIGHT ATTACKED.
Meantime some sharp firing of the
regulars on Zeigler's right showed
something doing in that quarter Zeig-
Ter strengthened the lire in that di-
rection. His outposts were seen re-
firing and the cause quickly became
apparent in a lively skirmish fire some
400 yards below Leahi Hospital When
the first contact of the main bodies on
the road took place, Co. c under cons
mand of Capt. Coyne and Co. A led
by 1t. Santos had deployed to the left.
Avoiding the roads for the most part,
as being conspicuous from the heights,
they broke through the lantana thick
ct for 1000 5000 yards and, emerg-
ing near Mrs. Hendricks house, ad-
vanced steadily to attack Zeigler's
right behind Leahi Hospital. As they
struck the lane in front Of the hospital,
on the line Of Zeigler's breastworks,
an outpost Of five men began popping
at them from the southwest corner OF
the stone wall enclosing the hospital
grounds. Coyne paid no attention to
this diversion, neither did he notice a
company under Capt. Nahora Hipa ad--
vancing up the lane from the road.
When he came to the front entrance Of
the hospital enclosure he took the
grounds with a double quick rush, the
two companies firing as they advanced
past the buildings. It was noticed that
the firing from Zeigler's extreme right
was light in the face of Coyne's as
sauIt. as if the defense was employed
in improving it's position. AS the ex-
change Of volleys grew ffercer Captain
T4fT17'S c0r0r,zF7r- JGqa "a bparffaI
wall and poured hot fire into the flank
Of the assailants. They in fact got
quite mixed up with each other and all
at once the bugIes sounded cease firing.
Capt. Coyne explained that he had
ignored the attack of Capt. Hipa be-
cause Hipa's men We're at that stage
Out of the fight, having been disposed
IF in the fight at the left Of the position.
If not dead" they were necessary to
the defense of the principal fort. 1t
Col. ZeigIer contests this proposition,
and if points must be judged evidence
viii be required to settle it. II Hipas
nen were Tive" then Coyne and San
os by taking the hospital only got into
trap.
ALL GOOD-NATURED.
There were no hard feelings on either
-fde over such probIematic questions.
As one officer of high rank put it, there
viii always be disputes over sham bat
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