OTIS TO WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 17, 1899
MANILA. (Received February 17, 1899 - 9.40 a.m.)
ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Washington:
First California, wounded in skirmish at Pateros, 14th: Private Harry W. Fawke,
C, cheek, slight; Corpl. Oscar C. Nelson, C, chest, slight; Private W. A. Cornish, H,
thigh, slight. Wounded from desultory firing, 15th and 16th: Private Howard H.
Holland, Company D, First Washington, shoulder, slight; Ralph Wintler, Troop K,
Fourth Cavalry, armpit, slight; Joseph J. Engberg, Battery H, Third Artillery, leg,
slight, accidental. Wounded in engagement at Jaro, near Iloilo, Island of Panay,
February 12: Second Lieut. Frank C. Bolles, Eighteenth Infantry, leg, severe; Corpl.
Hugh Sparks, Company A, Eighteenth Infantry, shoulder and lung, serious; Private
Fred Smith, Company A, Eighteenth Infantry, leg, slight.
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