Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

mentioned. One advance scout tried them and brought word they
were good. They were, in fact, so good that the aforesaid hole, or
cache, was soon empier than democratic promises to Nebraska liquor
And behold, again a a large bunch of his command distinctly
persona non grata with Colonel Brat; 81 much 81 that on arrival
in Manila the non-commissioned officers OF Company L were assessed
II cents each and the privates 10 cents each-which was held out on
pay day. "stosenberg was paymaster, >" says the chorus of reminh-
cent veterans, land we tried his temper to exhaustion by saying.
individually as we counted our coin, that we paid under protest.
Yes, yes, know what you want to say Stotsenberg finally saluted
each man as he driv up, but move along now, and be quick about
it We never did get that money back"
But after the command arrived at Manila bay on Sunday norm
ing, July II, little things like dimes and a fruit and jelly diet didn't
count. The Nebraska company landed at a small village between
Manila and Cavite, and did not go into Manila until August 10, 1898.
In the meantime they had been told about events that had made
history in Cuba and had served in the trenches while stationed at
Camp Dewey with other regiments. From the time, August 10, when
they took part in the assault Or demonstration, which resulted in
the capture of Manila, the First Nebraska volunteers we're quite busy.
Listen to their record of visits with the Filipino insurgents which
had momentuous consequences:
Mixed it up at Santa Mesa February 4 and 5. 1899; captured
the water works next day. They were working with guns and things
on the Maraquina road February II, also on March 5 and g.. Then,
on washington's birthday, they fought along the San Mateo river
road, having also made sure of the deposto, or water reservoir, that
day. They captured the pumping station, about ten miles from Man
lila, two days later, and were quartored there for the time being
More skirmishing on February 2527, at Maraquina, and regular
service and sories until March rs Ohe day Captain Lee Forby got
the mortal hurt. that resulted in his death on March 28). when thew
fought like good fellows at San Francisco Del Monte, a small hamlet.
Again into the fighting line at Meycauayan and Novalches river on
March 26, and along the MariIao river next dav March 2a-aO ssw
them performing strenuous duty about Santa Maria and Guiguinto,
and on the 31st they were in strong at the capture of the insurgent
capital, MaIoIos the objective potnt of The widesnreading mova@ent
begun the day Forby got his death wound. At Quingua, on April 20,
they had an engagement and the following day were participants in
the fight at the Bagbag river. April 25 the First Nebraska stormed
and captured Calumpit. Then the ordinary busy life of an army
in an enemy's country until May 4, 1899, when they saw the last
of their fighting days, at San Tomas San Fernando.
Il was not with the regiment when Colonel Stotsenberg was
killed, said d. o. Barnel. IL was in the hospital" He was shot
severely enough to leave a crease in his left leg just above the knee
deep enough to put two fingers in. Barnel was shot, as were sew
)eral others, while moving up with thirty or forty of the company
through an open space fronting an insurgent outpost on the Mara
Quina road early in March. Instead of going into details about the
hurt he got, Barnell switched to a story:
Sergeant Clapp and Corporal Knapp and myself had agreed
that we saw fine opportunities for three husulng Americans in
Manila and had practically agreed to remain in the islands after
discharge. 1t was only a few days later that a shot cut away the
muscles OF my leg, and but a few hours later, maybe. Clapp had a
wound in about the same place on the same leg, that broke the bone.
Then Knapp also was shot in the left leg at almost the same spot,
and the bone was broken. So we all came home on the Hancock,
getting out OF the hospital just a few days before It sailed" The
regiment left Manila for San Francisco. July 1; 1899.
In their dress parade days, when war was far away, the boys OF
l. company. a the Thurston Rifles, had cleaned up" all the crack
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