The Portland daily press., 1899-11-11
THROUGH SURF.
'lfEge Of Americans At
w S&fabian.
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Landing = Most speotao-
| sgr Affair
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Ceoperat ssaif Troops and Navy
f.:
Floo6 Make Transpor-
cation Hard.
Flooys Make Transpor-
cation Hard.
Aguinaldo Has Plans Made For
Flight.

Eanila, November TO- 8. 50 p. m.-The
landing Of the American troops at San
Fabian on Tuesday was the most spec
taoular AFFAIR Of the kind since General
Skaters dissm barkation ut Daiquiri.
The cooperation of the troops and the
navy was ,omplate. The gunboats main
taiued terrific bombariment for an
hour while the troops rushed waist deep
through the surf under heavy but badly
aimed rins fire ftom the insurgent
trenches and charged right and left,
pouring volley altar volley ut the fleeing
rebsls Forty Bilipinos. were captured
mostly non commissioned officers. Several
insprgent dead snd tive wounded were
found In building which had suffered
considerably from the bombarimsnt. The
town was well fortified. The sand dunes
were revisited with bamboo twenty feet
thick which afforded fine cover.
When the transports arrived In the gulf
they found the gunboats Princeton, Ben
nington and others waiting.
After consultation with Gen. wheaton,
Commander Knox of the Princeton and
Commander Sheridan Of the Benningto
anchored on the shallow two miles on
shore. The gunboats formed . line inside
the Helena. Callso and Manila, Close In
shore. With the first gun Of the lombard
msnt the small boats were MI ,d rapidly
without confusion by Major Cronite's
battalion OF the 33 Infantry and Captain
Buck g battalion of the thirteenth In
fantry. While lines Of boats moved shore
ward, the gunboats poured the full force
Of their batteries into the trenches, soon
forcing the insurgents to tiee through the
burrows dug back OF the trenches. About
two hundred Iuen held their places until
the keels Of the boats grated on the shore,
when their Mauseis commenced to ring
over head. The battalions formed In good
order. Captain Buck with Pierce's and
Patton's companies pursued the insur-
gents on the left In to the bamboo thick
cts. On the right was u frail foot bridge
across the river TO ths town. General
wheaton personally commanding, ordered
a charge across the bridge ana Captain
Howland of his staff led Colem ans and
Eiliot's companies Of tn o thirtsenth and
Shields company of the thirty-third. who
behaved splendidly under their first fire.
into the town, whish was found to be
nearly deserted except by the aged and
some Spsniards who had hidden Id the
Buffalo wallows ana who came shouting
delightsdly towards the Americans. Two
com panies Of the thirty third had skir-
mish along the Dsgupan road with the
rstreating Filipinos.
Major Shield Of the staff with his COM
mand, captured several Insurgents.
The troops camped In the rain during
tbs night and In the morning Genersi
Wheaton estAbli shed his headquarters In
q church, quartered his men In the houses
and sent the captured bilipinos beyond
the outposts with orders not TO return.
The Inhabitants describe all the roads
as practically tmpSssabis and sAy they be-
lieye Aguinaldo has secreted o yacht In
the river Longapo near Subig for use In
his flight when he finds his capture other
wise Inevitable