Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-26
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(By Telegraph 10 Virgnlan-Plot)
Manila, April 25.-10:3O p. m.-GcneraI
MacArthur's lewiston fought its way
TO the Filipino trenches before Calum-
pit to-day, advancing four miles, mostly
through woods and jungle, and crossing
the BaGbag river
This was accomplished at Il cost to
the Americans Of six killed and twenty
eight wounded the First South Dakota
Regiment being the heaviest loser.
PURSUED TO TOWN LIMITS.
After fording The river the South Da-
ko;ans pursued the insurgents to the
outskirts of Calumpit, but the town was
found so strongly protected that Gene
raj Macarthur deemed ii best to with
draw the tired fighters and TO so into
camp for II nights rest before making
the final assault.
The largest buildings in Calumpi,
were being fired by the I1ilpinos while
the Americans were crossing the river,
fully Il mile away, indicating the
cncmy's intention 10 abandon the place
FILIPINOS FIGHTING TACTICS.
The insurgents seem to have adopted
settled policy OF retiring from one
position to another, after inflicting the
greatest possible damage upon the adj
rancinS army. Their forces to-day were
well drilled Every foot Of the ground
was tenaciously disputed by thoroughly
organized troops who stood remarkably
firm even before artillery.
The enemy had planned to wreck our
artillery transport train. This attempt
was IA failure. but Il span of the iron
railway bridge over the river was de
stroyed' hampcring the American
transportation for some time The
JNilipinos cut the Orders. intending 10
have the structure fall with the train,
but it collapsed prematurciy Of its own
weight.
RIVER WE'LL FORTIFIED.
The Bagbag river, which is about n
hundred yards wide at that point. was
splcnddly fortified, and the Americans
were compelled 10 approach across an
open space from which the rebels had
cleared every obstruction to sight The
bank of the river. a high bufr. was
surmountod with trenches, capped with
rocks, loopholed and partly hidden by
bushes.
ORDER OF ADVANCE.
General Wheaton's brigade nppronctt--
cd the river along the railroad, leaving
''i'i ttS 'ilI lIIltiDS city. General
Hales, which started yesterday, was
carrier on the march, and sweeping
westward toward the railroad. The ar
mored train was being pushed by
Cinnamon, the Twentieth Kansas Regi-
ment advancing in extended order on
the left and the First Montana ReSi-
ment. with the Utah Light Artillery, on
the right.
The rapid fling guns Of the train
Opened the bali' at 1880 n. m. ahort
n mile from the river their popping
alternatcirg continuously with the
boom of the six Founders.
HEAVY FIRE FROM JUNGLE
The Montana Regiment and the Utah
Artillery batteries DIT the same time en-
tered the jungle, from which the ins,,r
gents, VINO were occupying large.
Struggling village of huts. poured heavy
Volleys. In the course OF an hour the
Americans had forced a passage
through the woods to the open space in
front OF the river, and the artillery I'm
mediately on wheeling into the omen
began Smelling the Filipino trenches
In the meantime. Company *, Twen-
tcth Kansas, led by Captain Boltwood.
performed one OF the most brilliant
achievements of the campaign The
regiment was being held in reserve. and
Company X charged a distance of n
quarter Of a mile over n cornficld to
the bank of the river, near the bridge.
where the insurgents from a trnech'
about 200 yards down the track. The
company found shelter in n ditch.
KANSAS FIGHTING COLONEL.
Colonel Frederick Funston called for
volunteers to cross the river and the
Colonel himself. Lieutenant Ball, a pri-
vate of Company *. private of Com
pany ~, Trumpeter Barsfield and Cor
poral Ferguson. of Company l, crawled
along the iron Orders.
While this was going on the men of
company Is, from the ditch, were fusil-
lading the trnches in the cndeavor to
divert attention. but the Filipnos got
the range from trench down the riv-
err and their bullets soon spattered the
water under the structure.
Having reached the broken span, the
small but valorous party of Americans
slid down the caisson, swan n few
yards to the shore and crawled up the
bank, the little colonel leading the way
to the trenches. revolver in hand. while
the few remaining Filipnos bolted.
Colonel Funston said afterward:
1T wasn't much to do. We knew
they could not shoot straight and that
our boys would attend to them while
we were crossing"
THE INSURGENTS LOSSES.
It. is difficult to estimate the insur-