Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-11
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Manila. November 10-The landing OF
the American troops at &: San Fabian
Tuesday was the most spectacular af-s
fair of The Kind since General Shutters
Decentralization ut Dalauiri The co..
operation OF the troops and The navy
was complete. The gunboats maintain
ed terrific bombardment for an hour.
while the troops rusned waist deep
through the surf, under n heavy but
.hndly aimed rifle fire from the insur-
gent trenches and charged right and
left. pouring yolley af ter yolley " at the I
fleeing rebels. Fort ii q lipinos were
lscaptured, mostly non commissioned OF i
Ifieers. Several ~ nsurgent NJ dead IS and
five wounded were found Ina building
which had suffered constdcrably from
tho bonn nr dime q The town Yas Swel 6
fortified y; sSitsa yers
forded a. fine cover. 4; RI u.s.
fFILIPINO&T TRENCHES BOMBARDED
w henSthe transports arrived In tho
gulf they found the Gunboat IS Prince
ton, Remington and others waiting
After CONSULATE ion NJ tn Geneinl Whea-9
ton, Commander Knox. of the Prince
ton. and Commander Sheridhn,sof the
Bennington, anchored two miles. Off
shore. The gunboats formed o sline in
side, the Helena. Callaos and s Manila
close In shore. With the first gun Of
the bombardmentFthe small boats were
|; filled rapidly, without confusion, by
Major Cronite's ba ttnlion OF the Twen-
sty-third Infantry. and Captain Bucks
battalion of5the Thirteenths:Infan
While the lines of boats moved shore
ward the gunbnats poured A the full
force of their batteries into the trenchz
a
through the BURROWS dug back of the
trenches. About 300 iflen held their
places until the keels s. of the boats
grated on the shore, when their Mnu-
ser bullets commenced Ito sing over
head. ss e n Is 2 q NJ I95S.5,s /,
FIGHT AND PURSUIT..
hu bIttIffons urT1ret- IN guudf or err
Capt. Buck, with Pierce's and Patton' s.
companies. pursued the Insurgents on
the left Into the bamboo thiekets On
the right was frail foot bridge across
the river, leading to the towns. General
Wheaton personally, commanding, orr
dered a charge across the bridge, and
CAPTAIN Rowland, of his stan, led
Colemnn's and Elliott's companies of
the Thirteenth and Shield 8 company
of the Twenty-third, who behaved
splenddly under their first fires into
the town, whichSwas found to be nearly
deserted, except by the aged and some
Spaniards who had hidden Din the Buff
falo 5wallows, and who came shouting
delishtly toward the Americans.
Two companies OF ( bird
had a skirmish along the Dagupan
| road with the retreating Filipinos.
IMPASSABLE ROADS. lssss.
The troops camped in the rain dur
| ing the night, and In the morning Gem
eral Wheaton established his head
quarters in a church., quartered his men
| in the houses and sent the captured
,fFlipinos beyond the outposts, with or
| ders not to return. s
/ The inhabitants describe all the roads
i as practically impassable, and shy they
i believe Aguhnldo has secreted a yacht
In the river Longapo, near Subg. for.
| use In his flight when he finds his cap
ture Is Inevitable. 81; y IS 81!
SEVERAL SHARP FIGHTS,
4 Wednesday was devoted to recon-
! naissances. Major Logan went north-s
+; ward TO Santo Tomas and burned the
4 Filipino barracks. Captain Bucks 18th
| went to San Jacinto and disposed Of
small bands. Marsh's 23rd went to-:
| ward Magdelen on the Dagupar road
and had several sharp fights with small
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