THE MAN BEHIND THE KODAK. 



AL MACNAB, CORPORAL, TROOP D, 4.TH U. S. CAVALRY, PASSAY CAVALRY BARRACKS, P. I. 



I enclose 3 photos which may be of in- 

 terest to you. The first illustrates the dif- 

 ficulties of transportation in Luzon. It 

 was taken on the trail between Calavera 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY AL MACNAB. 



RED CROSS CART BROKEN. 



and San Jose. The picture shows a Red 

 Cross cart which had broken down and 

 the box had then been placed on a bull 

 rart, but had to be abandoned altogether. 

 The second print shows 2 4th cavalry 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY Al MACNAB: 



4TH CAVALRY MEN HELPING WOUNDED 

 INSURGENTS. 



men helping a wounded insurgent off the 

 field. Taken after the action near Sibul, 

 December 10th, '99. 



January 20th, 1900, during the move- 

 ment of Hayes's cavalry (one squadron 

 each of 4th and nth cavalry) on Sariaya, 



the advance party, consisting of nth caval- 

 ry scouts, ran into a well planned am- 

 buscade about 3 miles from town. The 

 remaining scouts of the nth and 4th caval- 

 ry, under a heavy fire, moved quickly to 

 the succor of the point. From front and 

 flanks the insurgents concentrated a mer- 

 ciless fire on our detachment, to which we 

 replied with vigor. The majority of the 

 Gugus being armed with Mausers, it was 

 not easy to locate them, but the occa- 

 sional puff of smoke from a black powder 

 rifle helped us considerably in directing 

 our fire. Owing to the exposed position 

 that circumstances compelled us to oc- 

 cupy, the enemy's fire was thinning our 

 numbers at an alarming rate. Welcome 

 indeed was the sound of the perfect vol- 

 leys which raked the enemy's cover when 

 2 troops of the nth came to our assistance. 

 After searching the brush with several vol- 

 leys the order to charge was given, and 

 with a yell we moved forward. Then and 

 not. until then, we caught sight of the in- 

 surgent soldiers as they piled out of their 

 trenches and hiked for parts unknown. 



The scouts in this fight had 3 men killed 

 and several wounded. One of the latter, 

 who was shot through the head by a Mau- 

 ser bullet, has since died. During the ac- 

 tion and before the arrival of the troops I 

 made several snap shots of the scouts, one 

 of which I enclose. 



The 3 pictures were taken by a Folding 

 Pocket Kodak, which I have carried on 

 both the late Northern and Southern cam- 

 paigns. 



4TH AND IITH CAVALRY SCOUTS IN 



January 20, 1900, during movement of Hayes' 

 Sariaya. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY AL MACNAB. 



LUZON. 

 Cavalry at 



Smith — Every Englishman is willing to 

 bear arms for his country. 



Brown — Yes; and every Scotchman is 

 willing to bare legs. — Chicago News. 

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