Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-29
AMERICANS HAVE pELo.
Rebels Apply the Torch and Evacuate Il
Towu-American Loss Iiybt

Rebels Apply the Torch and Evacuate the
Town-American Loss Light.
Manila, March 27.-Peio, to capture
which the American forces have done
some OF the liercest lighting of the war,
is now in the hands of the United States
forces and the battle around Manila
still RACES. The rebels finding the place
untenable applied the torch and fled,
burning in their flight a number of
smaller villages. The American troops,
having reached the railroad, are ad-
vancing and at almost every step
bitter fire is encountered Malabon,
Meycauayan, where there were 3,O0Oreb-
els. and Malinto have also been capt
ured, though the former has been re-
duced to ashes by the natives, who fled
toward Malolos, where Aguinaldo him
self is in command, and where the Fill
ipinos will probably make their last
stand.
The evacation of Malabon was pict-
uresque. While the troops were toll
ing on toward the town the Helena and
the army gunboats shelled the place
with accurate range. The results were
not discernible until. like the outpouring
Of some great congregation from mon
ster temple, thousands of men, women
and children, laden with treasure and
household goods, came from every ave-
nue. leading out OF the town. Malabon
was not occupied with a force, but a
concentration of strength is being made
to strike Malolos. While the troopa
pushed forward determined to give the
F'ilipinos final and crushing blow the
Monadnock turned her batteries loose on
Paranaqu and for two hours wrought
havoc in that town, but with what sue
cess cannot be accurately determined,
as the insurgents are still in possession
there.
The losses sustained by the Ameri-
can forces are insignificant compared
to the injury inflicted upon the Flip
inos. The latter have lost several hun-
dred men killed and perhaps thousands
wounded The American killed does
not exceed thirty five, including Colonel
A. C. Egbert of the Twenty second in
fantry, and 165 wounded. Among the
wounded is Captain Krayenbuhl of the
Third artillery. He will die. Colonel
Egbert lost his life while leading his
regiment in gallant dash. In the mid
die of the charge he fell forward in his
saddle, shot through the abdomen. Close
behind him, struggling through the
grass. regardless of the hot fire, came
General Wheaton and his staff. They
bore the litter with the mortally wound
ed colonel back past the general. who
barred his head and gave a soldiers
greeting to the dying officer.
ut was nobly done" said the general.
IT am done, for am too DID," gasped
Egbert. He was dead before they got
him to the rear.
The taking of the town of Melinto In
volved great herosm and it was in this
charge that Colonel Egbert fell Gener-
al Wheaton had been doing hard work
all day, the field being studded with in
surgent dead. Then finally came the
rout and 5000 rebels broke for safety.
The 5000 men who were shut UP i'll
Pelo made a dash for Malolos and Cen
eral Macarthur made an effort to cut off
retreat. but failed by reason of the
roughness of the ground and the thick
ness of the jungle, which prevented him
from getting far enough around to the
north of Pelo.