Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-27
a LuzOn Incident
From Notes Made Directly After the Fight and Suisse
quently Revised by Captain CO. ROLLS.
34th Inf. u. S. A:


for a month. The captain, mebbe, sus
picioned what might be a comm wher
he sent us to guard this closed por
agin the lanGin of them roitles be the
Jealous Jap. Assault be wather an be
land. the siege OF Curamau will &c
down in hishtery with the battle Of
Waterloo. Scream We divils! vel
feed yer windpoipes on lead in tbs
marnin'. Hold me wind, did ye say
Corporal Hogan, an no man can dc
that without chokin'."
1t was 3 o'clock in the morning Of
a dark night on the northwest coast Of
Luzon. A detachment, consisting o.
the corporal and five men company [
were guarding the port by orders from
General S. B. NJ. Young. Secret in
formation had reached the genera
to the effect that some Japs had
small vessel sailing up and down with
in sight of shore, awaiting signals t
land fifteen hundred rifles for Tinio's
guerilla's, who needed guns.
1T is decidedly lucky for US tha
the Spaniards built this brick anC
mortar house with it's small windows
to shoot from at pirates, but l should
much prefer a metal roof to the grass
and bamboo. Should the natives think
to apply the torch our position would
became untenable There would be /;
fight to the death or ignOminious sur
render, with prospects Of awful tort
ure, such as melted out to the unfortu
nate signal sergeant, whom theil
fendish children were permitted tc
skin alive. Your turn to watch now
MuIdoon, the rest lay low"
Whist corporal" said MuldOon
after making his rounds of the lowe
story or basement in which the sol
Ciers had found reguge, when the
sentry had become aware of the Turk
ing insurgents and had given thu
alarm.
We'll, say it, rejoined the corporal
"Tear off the roof, Hogan-cut The
bamboo shtrips holdin' the rather
and tumble it over"
Your plan is certainly worth try
ing, NIuldoon. The floor above us be
ing mahogany would not readily catcl
fire: and with the roof gone the stu
alton would be greatly improved, a.
though bad enough still. Choose an
other to help you, Muldoon. 1t will b,
ticklish business though, if the enem,
hears ye."
Alright corporal. Crane, have v
amy spunk, Or will Private Muldoon
G, 34th, procade to maltrate yer hand
some baby face. Crane, do We voIun
teer for the jawb?"
Hear Muldoon talk, as if the save
off thing was the only soldier in tn
army. Lead away, Irish, and don
duck your head too often"
Crane followed MuIdoon up tn
stairway.
Nov Crane" said Muldoon, in
subdued voice "Iet me shtand ON we
shoulders. Hold me fate tonight Will
| cut the lashings. Move along, I tel
We. There goes a bullet through m
face. Blasht ye! Why don't ye shoe
low, We divlls?"
will We come down, Muldoon," il
quired Crane anxiously.
Mary bit. Shtep on an cut som
more. Shtep faster, Crane. The top j
done at Iasht. Now for the lower fasI
Jennings. III take one soide, We tn
other, Crane"
My arm is hit and bleeding badly,
shouted Crane.
What harm is that" called lIu
doom. It's no worse nor me cheel
Cut way now"
Using the sharp bolo, or long knit
with which nearly every enlisted ma
in the army had supplied himself, tn
bamboo thongs soon were severed
MuldOon and Crane rushed belor
where bandages were quickly apple
to the wounds, which were found to b
more painful than serious.
me face is lopsided with tn
shWellin'," muttered Muldoon.
1--WE will rush up and push ovel
first one side of the roof and thin tn
other. When we are all in position
will give the word. Now, up wit
ye," and Hogan leaped for the stat
way.
As each half of the roof fell with
crash, the enemy yelled and fired, bu
not member of the piucky little ga
rison was hit and all escaped belo7
to their temporary place Of refuge.
Look at these chaps crawling fror
beneath the debris, men. | wonde
what they have been up to anyway,
said Hogan.
Let me at 'em with me gun,
grumbled Muldoon, and began shoe
ing.
How long before daylight, corpo
al?" inquired a private
1T is too dark to see by the waite
and too risky to strike a match, bu
l guess it to be about 3 o'clock, sti
two hours before daylight The pitch
night was well chosen for the attac
and l believe the worst is yet t
come"
L want to know, corporal, when tn
black bastes will remove their r,
coombeEt forms from this locality. NJ
face is twishtin' round over me lei
shoulder 1t is a doctor I made,
groaned MuldOon.
IF they don't get us before morn
ing, they may withdraw to the neal
est foothills. Any detachment 9
soldiers coming this way could the
be ambushed, neither could we es
cape" answered the corporal. Blu
hush, What's that?'
There could be heard very plainl
the creaking of bulI-carts, then tn
sound drew nearer, and ceased jus