Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-05
|HHRSHIPSSFOa The PHILIPPINES
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3sof! Santa Ana and Arayal: one man
killed no other casualties. Insurgents
7iriven with considerable loss. Ad-
syanced picket post, three men, out from
: San Antonio and Santo rita, west san
{ Fernando killed YESTERDAY by ,,o.o
2men ~ result Of carelessness OF oNer-
{ confidence in natives. oilS.
Z IA! later message from General Otis
states that Captain Eldridge died of his
wounds on the, evening of October Cd.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
Washington, Oct. 4.-General Otis has
Informed the War Department of the
arrival at Manila of the transport st.
4 Paul with seven troops Of the Third
K cavalrw. The Garrone. carrying horses
8and mules, has also reached Manila.
IA. Manila, Oct. 4.-Reconnoissances
from Mexico by the Fourth cavalry to-
ward Santa Ana, northeast Of Mexico.
and toward Arayat, due north OF Santa
I Ana, developed the fact that the In
! surgents are In position ut both points
An American private was killed In
s,the skirmish at Santa Ana.
a&t The Arrayal party learned that Scott
and Edwards, of the Twenty-Gfth in
S.fantry, who are missing. are prisoners
4 at N1agalaye 8tAlagalang?).
SIXTY FILIPlNOS KILLED.
The insurgents yesterday made two
attacks OH Calamba, in which the conf
%manding officer reports sixty Filipinos
were killed and many wounded.
i Two companies of the Twenty first
regiment repealed each attack. losing
g two men killed and seven wounded.
h Bolo men surprised an American out
post near Guagua, killing two privates.
The other two escaped.
g8s While four sailors Of the United
( States cruiser Baltimore were enterine
the Bacoor river in q boat Yesterday
j n Inv ~ Anf1 ft1ntr
which wounded three. 1t Is understood
that the yolley came from United
States soldiers, who. having been or
4 dered to prevent the passing Of boats,
fired by mistake upon the Baltimorcs
men.
s Washington. Oct. 4.-The President
to-day directed the immediate dispatch
to the Philippines of a number of YES
sells Of the navy, including the cruiser
Brooklyn and the gunboats Marietta
and Machias.
The action is the result Of Admiral
sOewey's interview to-day in which he
went over the Philippine situation with
the President. The orders given are in
line with the expressed determination OF
the President to furnish the ARMY and
navy every resource for stamping out
the philippine instruction at the ear
Hest possible time. AT Admiral Dew
eys extended interview with the Pres
1dent to-day the former went into the
3Phlilppine situation at great length, ex-
plnining carefully the existing condI-
! ton OF affairs and his views Of the out
look concluding with an earnest rec
concentration that the Brooklyn or
some other vessels be sent at once to
2 the Philippines. This reinforcement OF
the present fleet of the Asiatic squadron
ne urged as necessary and said their
dispatch should be directed as early
as possible. The President Immediate
Sly communicated With the Navy De-
partment and instructed Secretary
Long to issue an order carrying out the
AdmiraPs recommendation and to see
that the vessels be got in readiness at
once.
OTHER VESSELS NOT SELECTED.
4. Besides the Brooklyn, Marietta and
Machias. the other vessels have not vet
been selected. The Brooklyn is now
With the North Atlantic squadron off
Staten Island, The
navy-yard in this city on waiting
orders. having been brought here to |
partlclpate In this weeks celebration In |
honor of Admiral Dewey. These re- |
will add considerable |
strength to the AsIatic squadron, and
the administration believes their pre-
sence Will have material effect in ex-
pedlt1ng the end Of hostilities.
THE EQUIPMENT.
& The Brooklyn is an armored cruiser oe !
the hrst rating, carrying twenty main
battery guns and having total dis |
placement of 9,215 tons, and Is so we'll |
thought OF by Rear Admiral Schlcy that
ne desired that she be assigned as his
11agship in, the new South Atlantic
squadron.
gF me Marietta Is a composite gunboat
or 900 tons displacement and with n
main battery equipment of six guns
and the Machias with displacement
OF l,l77 tons, carries a battery of eight
guns. Their commanders are all Vol
Grams at long experience in the service
The Brc oltlyn is commanded by can
tain Theodore r. Jewell, vino has srcn
fourteen years of sen service: tho
Machias, by Lieutenant Commander
5LLeavitt G. Logan, with is years of SER
Vice at sea, and the Marietta by Lieu
tenant Commander Edward Fl. Ghecn.
whose record slows II years of sea SER
Vice. The Brooklyn's formidable euulp-
sMent will make her of invaluable gen.
eral service, while the Marietta and
aMachias are expected to be of much
usefulness In the numerous shallow
waters about the archipelago whore
larger craft cannot go.
.ySIt is not known how soon these YES
sells can be made ready, but they will
get away as early as possible
~ KS PARANAQUE ATTACKED.
Il Manila. Oct. Am attack upon Par
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