The National tribune., 1906-04-19
BATTLE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
A Young Comrade Relates for the Old II
Typical Scrap With FiIipinos I'm the
Parkway Islands-Trcachery Of 81 Ma
tive Woman Results in Her Death.

Comrade James Hanley, Co. 3. 10th
L. :. Inf, writes from North MancheS-
ter, Ind, and gives an account of an
interesting battle between Uncle Sans
fighting men in Khaki and a force of
Filipinos. 4 number Of the soldiers in
his regiment We're sons of the old vets
of the war from 1861 TO 1865, and in
herited their fighting qualities from
their sires.
Il want to tell the old comrades
some of our troubles in the Philippines
during the Bates expedition. We left
Manila Bay the night of Feb. u. The
expedition consisted of the 40th, 45th
and one battalion of the 47th L. S. Inf.
Our battalion of the 10th disembarked
in Legasfy Bay, and had sorry old
time landing. The tide had gone out
and our boats could not get anywhere
near the shore. So We had to wade
to the beach through mud and water
about three feet deep. with five days
rations in our hayersacks. We were
in a fine plight when we reached the
shore, and as soon as we could scrapc
some of the mud from our garments
Cos. A, and ID of the 40th fell into
line, and all that afternoon we waded
through mire and bogs until we came
in sight of the town of Libmonan. We
were allowed to rest and eat a few
haTdtack when we arrived within three
miles OF the town. Then we sent Il
Philippine guide we had with us into
the place to find out what the enemy
were doing.
When he came back we could not
get any information from him, only
that there were lots of soldiers over
there. In the meantime there were
lot of white flags flying about the front
of the town and a large one on the
stone church that stood at the edge of
the place. We deployed our little force
on the outskirts of a rice field about a
half mile from the town and com
menced our advance. We had not pro-
ceeded more than 200 yards when the
Filipinos opened fire on us. At the
first volley we dropped in the rice, and
and they sent another volley over our
heads Then we received orders to
advance again, which we did with
will. We also fixed bayonets. Then
the Filipinos began to jump up from
the rice and came at US, and the way
we poured it into them was not slow.
When we got within about 100 yards
of them they began to break and run.
1t was getting too warm for them.
Well, the way we poured cold steel
into them was a caution.
THE fight lasted more than an hour,
and In that time we killed about 130
Filipinos. Just as the sun was going
GOWN I1t DUSlt SDuiiutu CSstSS III
and we were glad to hear it. So closed
our first fight.
Our Colonel was with US on this
trip, and an unusual incident happened
to him. Just as we were nearing the
town a Filipino woman stepped in front
of the Colonel, and fired three shots at
him at a distance of not more than go
PAGES She failed to hit him. Maj. Nc
Kenny witnessed the incident, and
Gro +I,a with his
volver. 1t required three shots to 81
lence her battery. but the third shot
got her, and l guess she is good now.
We buried the dead the next morning.
and stayed in camp all day until we
were relieved by a company of the
45th. Then we moved on to another
town, where we found some more of
the 45th. After resting there a few
days we took to the mountains. where
we spent month hunting out the Fill
pfnos and making them as good as pos
sible"