The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-28
Attacks a Large Force Strongly
Entrenched Near MontaIban,
The Enemy Fleeing in Every Direction,
Pursued BY the Americans.
The Insurgents, Who Suffered
Large Loss Resulting From
Heavy Infantry Fire for Four
Hours Into the Trenches, Be-
Iieved to be the Same Force
Driven Out Of San Mateo on the
Day General Lawton Was
Killed.

Lay Geuera1 AaWCOu w as
Killed.
MANILA, Dec. q, 1915 p. m.-Col-
onel Lockett, with a force of $500. in
GLIDING artillery, attacked this morn
ing a strong force of insurgents en-
trenched in the mountains near Mon
talban, about five miles northeast of
San Mateo. The enemy were complete
~ routed the Americans pursuing
them through the hills, amid which
they fed in every direction. Few
Americans were wounded. The Fill
ipino loss was large, resulting from a
heavy infantry and artillery fire for
four hours into the trenches. 1t is
supposed that the insurgents Vert
those who were driven out of San
Mateo on the day General Lawton was
killed. They numbered probably a
thousand.
A dozen lines of insurgent trenches
covered the steep trail through the hills
and likewise the valley below, along
| which the Americans passed. The main
| attacking party consisted of the
Forty sixth Volunteer Infantry, a
troop of cavalry and artillery, Colonel
Lockett commanding in person. The
rest of the command operated from re-
mote points, in an endeavor to carry
out Colonel Lockett's plan of throwing
his lines around the enemy, and thus
cutting off retreat. The nature of the
mountainous country made lit imprac-
ticabIe to execute this movement sue
cessfully. AS the insurgents began to
run there was vain attempt to use
artillery.
THE SAN JACINTO FIGHT.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-Mail adj
vices, have reached the War Depart
ment in regard to the crushing defeat
administered by Wheaton's brigade to
the insurgents near San Jacinto, early
in November, in which engagement
Major John A. Logan, Jr., lost his life.
According to the correspondent of the
Manila American" the Thirty third
Infantry, under Colonel Hare, encoun-
tered force of the enemy between San
Fabian and San Jacinto and brought
on one Of the sharpest engagements of
the war, resulting in the death Of more
insurgents than were killed in any
other fight since the beginning of the
insurrection. The battle ragged for
two hours and at it's conclusion, sew
enty-seven dead Filipinos were found
in the trenches. Many wounded were
found hidden in the high grass md
creek bottoms. 1t is estimated that
over 100 insurgents were killed in the
fight, from twenty to thirty being
found dead together in several places.
Twenty-Five prisoners and 100 rifles
were captured. The Americans lost
one officer killed and six men wounded
The officer killed was Major John A.
Logan, Jr., who was shot through the
head during the, first few minutes of
the engagement, while at the head of
his battalion, which formed an ad-
vance guard. He was in the act of
assisting a wounded soldier, and was
hit by a Mauser bullet, fired by a
sharpshooter concealed in the top of a
cocoanut tree. He died a few hours
later.
A reconnaissance on the Tuesday
preceding, made by Major Bucks bat
talon of the Thirteenth Infantry in
the vicinity of San Jacinto, developed
nothing of Importance, but afterwards
General Wheaton received informa ton
that the enemy was assembling in
strong force there for the purpose of
preventing our control of the road
from Dagupan north through San ia
cinto, by which it was considered
probable that Aguinaldo's Tarlac army
would attempt to retreat The Thirty
third was ordered out, ACCOMPANIED by
a Calling gun, with a detachment of
the Thirteenth, under the command of
Captain Rowland of General Wheaton's
staff. The troops encountered five
miles of the worst road ever found in
Luzon, it being succession of creeks
and miry bitches, into which the men
sank to their waists in mud and wa
ter. Every bridge was unServicea BILE
and had to be repaired where posi-
BILE, but, in most cases, the men with
horses and guns plunged into the
quagmire and struggled through as
best they could. Nothing but the in
domitable energy of Captain How
land enabled the Calling to get into ac-
ton. A score of times it was neces-
sary to unhitch the horses and lead
them around through rice fields. while
a hundred soldiers dragged the gun
over the bitches or broken ridges.
The fight was opened by the insur-
gents two miles from San Jacinto.
While the leading battalion was pass
ing a clump of native houses surround
ed by a grove of cocoanut trees and
the men were knee deep in mud. The
first fire came from sharpshooters in
trees and houses and from a small
trench across the road, all at close
range. There was also a heavy fire
from thickets more distant to the right
and left. The aim of the sharpshoot-
ers was deadly and was directed at
the officers, for the first five men that
fell wore either chevrons or shoulder
straps.
The officer hit besides Major Logan
was Captain Green. He was also shot
from a tree, but his wound was slight.
The regiment never wavered a mouen,.
The crack markSrnen If coptoinod coo,,