The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-28
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7 First Montana-Company B, :
y Sergeant Thomas Anderson; COM =
\ pany K. Private James Callahan. >
= Twentieth Kansas-Company A, =
4 Private r. Hanahan. =
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\ Fourth Cavalry-Company G, =
+ Second Lieutenant Leroy Eltinge, 3
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= First Montana-Company B, =
4 Frank Tatten, nose, slight; =
\ Adolph NJ. Clay, jaw. severe; \
y company I, Edward B. Darvey, =
Z neck, severe. =
= Twentieth Kansas-Company E, =
y Second Lieutenant Cotton B. Hall, 4
= jaw, severe; company A, Private =
= James w. Grahner, axle, severe: =
4 company J, Joseph Scott, side, =
y moderate; Lyle L. Knox, shoulder, =
4 slight; company K, Edward E. =
= Harris, thigh. severe. =
y Utah Artillery-Company a, Pri- 4
4 waite Emil F. Selmer, back, Sc =
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y Sixth Artillery-Company D. =
4 Private Harold D. Blake, thigh, \
\ moderate; company e, Noah =
+ Bland, chest, slight. =
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Manila, April 27.-General MacAr-
thurs division crossed the Rio Grande
today and advanced on Apelit, com
pletely routing the flower of the rebel
army.
Most of the rebels fed to Apelit sta
ton, where trains were awaiting them
They left hurriedly, presumably for
San Fernandino. The towns of San
ly burned and evacuated by the ma
| tives. Twenty prisoners were captured,
including a Spaniard.
The American troops also captured a
brass cannon and a quantity of arms
and ammunition, and the same evening
they captured a Maxim gun on the
railroad.
The fighting lasted from noon until 4
o'clock The American loss is one man
of the Montana regiment killed and
three officers and six men wounded.
trenched on the river bank, near both
sides of the railroad bridge.
Swim River Under Fire.
General Wheaton sent Colonel Fun
ston across with two companies of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, couple
of privates swimming the swift stream
with a rope under a calling fire, for
the purpose of guiding the raft. The
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attacked the left flank of the rebels,
who scuttled like rabbits into covered
ways and trenches. The rest of the
regiment was compelled to cross the
bridge in single file along the stringers.
All the woodwork and much of the iron-
work had been removed. The First
Montana followed the Kansans across
the bridge. The First Nebraska regi-
ment, acting as a reserve, attacked the
rebels in three lines of trenches, driv-
ing them out, killing sixteen and
wounding many.
In the meantime, a large body of
Filipinos. estimated at no fewer than
1900. led by General Antonio Luna on
a black charger that was evidently
coming to reinforce the rebels who
were engaged with the Nebraskans,
appeared in the open field about two
miles to the left.
Emerging from the jungle, the enemy
formed an open skirmish line nearly
two miles in length, with very thick re-
serves behind. Then they advanced at
double quick until they We're about 1000
yards from the American line. when
General Wheaton ordered his troops to
fire.
The rebels, who were evidently I'M
aware that the Americans had crossed
the river, broke and ran in the direc-
ton of Macabele. The other Filipinos
He'd toward Apelit station.
The heat in the early part of the
afternoon was terrific, but drenching
thunderstorm. which came later,
greatly Refreshed the Americans.