The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-05

Inc greatest DaIJle between Jne |
United States forces and the insur-
gents that has taken place since Feb
ruary was that which began early this
morning. From dawn until evening |
the fighting went on. The insurgents |
were steadily driven back but they |
offered unexpectedly strong resistance, |
and in many instances they We're only |
forced from their intrenchments at |
the point of the bayonet At other |
times this was not possible, and the |
artillery was brought to bear. For |
hours they stood their ground under |
deadly rain of shells on the banks |
of the Tuliaha river, where they had |
fought from behind a barricade erected |
along the line of the railroad. At last |
they were forced to yield here too, and |
they retired into the town of Malinta. |
The loss in killed and wounded upon |
the American side will be fully 200 |
The loss of the enemy will greatly eX- |
ceed this. Tonight Aguinaldos men |
are strengthening their position at Po- |
10, about which place it is expected
that tomorrow's fighting will center.
At 3 o'clock this morning the dark |
ness was pierced by the lights of many
camp fires that sprang up suddenly
and silently within the American lines.
By 4 o'clock the troops had breakfast
ed and the advance began. The start
was from La Iona. General MacAr-
thurs division led the advance. AS
this force moved forward beyond the
trenches that had been deserted by the
Filipinos the reserves occupied the
trenches, prepared to advance when
their services might be needed The
reserve force was made up of Gen
eral Wheaton's command and of Cen
eral Halls brigade.
General Macarthur advanced to the
eastward, encountering sharp and inn
mediate opposition from the Filipinos,
x1yhn N
in that direction and poured a heavy
rifle fire upon the Americans. Gener-
al Hale quickly extended his front,
Otis artillery rushed to the firing line,
two guns of the Utah battery of light
artillery under Lieutenant Naylor, two
guns of the Sixth artillery under Lieu
tenant Flemming, and Colt automat-
ic field gun in command of Ensign Da-
| Wis.
While the artillery vigorously she'll
ed the village of Masambong, the in
| fantry charged across the level open
! fields in utter disregard of the Volley
| ing of the insurgents, and with a great
| cheer carried the trenches, driving the
| enemy from them in disorder. The FL
| lipinos gave ground stubbornly, but
! they could not withstand the impetu-
Gus rushes of the United States SOL
diers, who continually advanced in the
! face of calling fire. The natives
| stood the assaults for a time but the
| relentless on-coming of the Americans
| was demoralizing; they could not un-
| derstand such deadly earnest work and
at last they fell back. After carrying
the trenches the Americans swung to
| the northward, captured in splendid
style the fortified towns of Balintaoag,
BaeZa and Cathulhan, and finally driv-
| ing the enemy before them through the
| swamps bordering the Juliaha river to
the town of Novaliches.
| Meanwhile General Wheaton had be-
! gun operations from Caloocan, which
| is seven miles due north from Manila
| He was met with a heavy fire from
| Malabon, about mile to the west and
| slightly north of Caloocan, and from
the trenches directly in front where the
enemy were stationed in large number.
| At $3.50 o'clock the Twenty y-second reg
ulars advanced with the purpose of
forming connection between Colonel
Egbert's regiment on the right and
the Third artillery, which formed the
| left of General MacArthur's division
! The attempt was daring one and was
pluckily maintained under a calling
fire; but the end was a failure, which
left gap of a mile on the extreme left
of the American line.
The Oregon regiment advanced al
most to the confines of the town of Ma
labon, thus receiving the heaviest fire
of any of the United States troops in
|
like demons, at times actually leaving
their trenches and with the most reck-
less bravery charging the Oregon reg
iment.
1t was only by the most magnificent
fighting on the part of the latter and
their utter disregard of the incessant
vOllying of Aguinaldo's followers that
they were enabled to hold their ground.
In this engagement they lost eight
killed and twenty-three wounded. The
position of the Oregon men was still
most trying when they were re-enforc-
ed by battalion of the Third infantry
in command of Captain Cooke. With
the arrival of the re-enforcements the
assault was renewed with spirit and
the enemy was soon compelled to yield.
The Filipinos retreated upon Malabon
helter-skelter, the Americans pursu-
. ing them clear into the streets of the
town and inhicting great loss.
A mile beyond Caloocan General
Wheaton encountered the insurgents
} strongly intrenched upon the north
. bank of Tuliaha river. They had erec-
ted barricade along the line of rail
. way and were prepared apparently ia
make a stubborn stand at this point
But battery of artillery was brought
into action and a shower of shells was
dropped into their lines for two hours
when they were dislodged and retired
to Malinta.
The insurgents are within 800 yards
of all the American lines tonight. The
Suns correspondent counted 140 Anne
ricans killed and wounded on the field
after the days fighting.
The Oregon regiment and the Third
artillery suffered the heaviest loss OF
the American side, the latter being
particularly exposed in storming the
strong earth fort. which they carried
at the point of the bayonet. Tonight
the insurgents are intrenching them
selves and making other elaborate de-
fensive preparations for the battle thai
all expect will take place around Pole
tomorrow.
NEW YORK, March ga Sun ca
BILE dated Manila, March 26, at p. m.
says: The Americans pushed forward
for Malinta this afternoon. taking thu
town by resistless charge under {
heavy fire from the Filipino forces. Tn,
| rehal lines were hrnlan and thew re