The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-28
Administered by wheaton's Brigade
Near San Jacinto
WHEN LOGAN WAS KILLED.
.wading Through Mud Waist Deep,
Dragging Calling Gun, the
Troops Encountered sharpshOOters,
and After the killing of Logan the
whole Rebel Force Was Cleaned
out.


IN regard TO the crushing defeat admin
Istered by wheatons brigade to the In
sursents near San JaelntO, early In
November. in which engagement Major
John A. Logan. Jr.. lost his life. Ac-
cofding to the correspondent of the Ma
nilA American, the Thlrty-third Imam
try, under Colonel Hare. encountered a
force Of the enemy between San Fabian
ana san JacInto and brought on one OF
the sharpest engagements of the war,
resulting IN the death Of more insur-
gents than In any other lsht since the.
beginning Of the insurrectlon. The
battle ragged for two hours, and at its
conclusion seveaty-seven dead F,llIpinos
were found in the trenches. Many
wounded were found hidden in the high
grass and creek bottoms.
It Is estimated that over 100 insur-
gents were killed in the fight. from
twenty to thirty being found dead to-
gether 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, IT,, who was shot through the
head during the first few minutes of the
engagement. while at the head Of his
battalion. which formed an advance
guard. He was In the act of assisting
a wounded soldier, and was hit by
Aiauaer bullet, fired by sharpshooter
concealed !E the top of a cocoanut tree.
He died 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 Information
that the enemy was assembling in
strong force there for the purpose of
preventing our control Of the road from
Dagupan north through San Jaclnto.
by which It was considered probable
that AEuinaldo's Tarlac army would
attempt to retreat. The Thirty-thIrd
was ordered out, accompanied by a
gatlins gun with detachment of the
thirteenth, under the command Of
Captain Rowland, OF General Whea-
toms stan. The troops encountered five
miles Of the worst road ever found in
Lu5on. being succession of creeks
and mIrey bitches, into which the men
sank TO their waists in mud and water
Every bridge was unserviceable and
had to be repaired where possible, but
in most cases the men with horses and
guns, plunged into the quagmire and
struggled through as best they could.
Nothing but the indomltable energy Of
Captain Rowland enabled the gatllng
TO get into action. A score OF times 1t
was necessary to unhitch the horses
and lead them around through rice
ields while hundred soldiers dragged
the gun over bitches or broken bridges
The fight was opened by the insur-
gents two miles from Jaclnto. while
the leading battalion was passing
clump OF native houses surround ID by
grove of cocoanut trees, and the men
were knee deep in mud. The frst fire
came from sharpshOoters in trees and
houses, and from a small trench across
the road. all at close range. There was
also heavy fire from thIckets more
distant to the right and left. The aim
OF the shlrpshooters was deadly and
was directed at the officers, for the first
ave men that fell wore either chevrons
or shoulder straps. The other officer
hit, besides Major Logan, was Captain
Green. He was also shot from tree.
hut his wound was slight. The regi-
meat never wavered a moment. The
crack marksmen It contains soon
located the natives and began knocking
them out Of treeg like squirrels. The
men rushed at the trench, through the
SOFT mud, waist deep. and passed over
IL, leaving four dead Fillplnos within.
At the same time the regiment depIQy7
ed as skirmishers, Major Logan's bat
TALON in the center Major Cronin's on
the right and Major Mnrsh's on the left.
AolOLAEl tthIe anu AAlehNelANN NN'N''H'
Brereton directed the general move
ment. The sklrmlsh line, which was
nearly two miles long. rushed forward
rapidly through water-soukad rice
fields, bitches, creeks and thiekets, fr-
ing all the time and doing deadly exc
cution. The Fllipinos made the best
stand for long time. several cases be-
ing reported Of the rebels remaining In
position behind cover until tho Ameri-
cans were within twenty feet OF them,
Major Marsh's battalion surprised
trench fun Of insurgents by coming
upon their Gank. They poured terri
BILE FIRE along the trench. Strengthening
nearly all in H. Just before entering
the town the Calling did good execution
by killing 1--WE OF party that was
guarding a broken bridge, and after
ward swept the country beyond the
town, driving $50 rebels into the hills.
Major Marsh's battalion entered the
town first and captured large battle
flag that was floating over a convent.
Not a native was left In the town when
the troops arrived. except blind boy
and one woman. Most OF the survivors
Of the insurgent force are supposed to
have escaped toward Magnldon or
DaGupnn. II was impossible to pursue
them further. MS the troops were eX-
hausted. the ammunition was low and