The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
A SEVERE FIGHT At |LOLLO.
insurgents Lost at Least 200 Dead
and 800 Wounded.
ONLY ONE AMI RlCAN KILLED.
Amerlosns Prevented From Charging by
miller was In command
Tho I%nsurgents' Ammunition Was
Made In Germany.

NEw York, March a?.--A dispatch
TO the New York Herald from Iloilo,
island of ranay. says
A battalion OF the Eighteenth in.
fantry. n platoon OF the Sixth artil.
lcry and the machine gun battery
made q reconnaissance in tho direction
Of Mandurriao and Santa barbara
Thursday. While they were return.
ing the insurgents attacked the out
posts on the right.
Although fatigued from marching
In the broiling sun or two hours, the
entire command proceeded to the as-
sistancc OF their comrades, the artil-
lcry pouring she'll and %shrapncl upon
the insurgents, who were strongly in.
trenched in large numbers. Compan.
les c, ii and X OF the Eighteenth de.
ployed to the right, driving the insur-
gents back, and then wheeling to the
left, made n junction with Companies
Is and l. A heavy engagement cnsued.
Companies B, G, NJ and | OF the Ten
ncssce volunteers, Major Cheatham
commanding, arrived later and formed
va WV ~ u tWo ulOic toIhDtnltN
of the Eighteenth marched from lloilo
to act as support to the other troops
Colonel Van Wnlzah and Major Keller
commanded the battalions OF the
Eighteenth regiment.
General Miller was on the scene
early and directed the operations from
behind the fighting line. The line I'D
vanced by PUSHES 5000 yards under a
not fire, pouring in deliberate vollcys
upon the enemy's position, the ar
tillery making good practice. by the
time the forces were all within 800
yards Of the final position darkness
fell, preventing the charge, for which
tho Tennessee men and the companies
OF the Eighteenth on the right had
already prepared by fixing %bayonets.
The retirement upon Jaro was accom-.
plished in good order.
The engagement was brought on by
the cnemy's persistent attacks upon
the outpost at Jaro bridge. Nothing
could be gained by forcing the enemy
further back, rs 1t was impossible with
the limited number Of troops to hold
the position.
The American troops wercexhaustcd
by the fighting and wading knee.deep
through the rice fields and sugar cane.
There were several cases Of prostra-
ton by the heat. Tho only man killed
was Private Louis Pehl Of the Eigh-
tcenth infantry and ~ were wounded.
The severity OF the engagement may
be judged by tho fact that the Eight.
zenith regiment alone used o.. $40
rounds Of ammunition, 1t is estimated
that the insurgents, with more than
&c, 900 rifles, used more than double
our total Of ammunition.
Private Riehl brought in Paly
wounded, and gave warning to hurry
up ammunition, as tho men were short.
He then returned to tho fight ing line
and was struck Ia the chest. He fell,
saying, "I'm lone for" and died In ten
minutes.
II Is impossible to tell accurately
the insurgent losses, rs the American
troops converged without traversing
the ground shot over on the day after
tho battle. The enemy could be seen
carting away the dead. The mini
mum estimate Of their losses Is zoo
killed and 800 wounded.
The evolutions were prettily exc.
cuted, and the highest credit Is due
the battalion and company command.
ers. The men regret they we're not
permitted to charge. A charge would
probably have resulted in the capture
Of the enemy's arms and ammunition.
There has been only desultory outpost
shooting since this engagement.
The instructions printed on the cases
Of ammunition captured from the in
surgents were In German and showed
that the cartridges came from the ar
tillcry department at M~ayence, Ger
many. 1t is suspected that the ammu-
milton and arms hav, been supplied to
the insurgents from German and Jap
anese sources from the French col.
onies.
The city is quiet and business is re.
viving.