The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-24
HOT LITTLE FIGHT
American Troops Run Into a Hornets
Nest Near Quenea,
SEVEN AMERICANS ARE KILLED
Among them Colonel Stotsenburg Of
the Nebraska Regiment.
HE FELL LEADING HIS MEN INA CHARGE
Lieutenant Sissou Also Killed and Forty.
four Wounded.
HE FELL LEADING HIS MEN IN A CHARGE
THE LOSS TO THE fIllpINOS WAS LIGHT
American Troops Overcome ny the
Heat, One Dying from sunstrokc.
Cables from General Otis.


counter with the Filipnos today near
Quenga, about four miles northeast of
Malolos seven Americans were killed and
forty-four wounded
Following we're killed.
Colonel John Stotsenburg, First Ne
braska regiment; formerly of the Sixth
cavalry.
Lieutenant sisson, Cperhaps Lieutenant
August G. Nilsson OF the same reglmenO.
Two privates OF the Nebraska regiment
Three privates of the Fourth cavalry.
Most of the wounded belong 10 the First
Nebraska regiment. The Filipinos retreats
ed with small loss.
$3.50 p. m.-'rhe engagement developed
Into disastrous though successful tight.
The insurgents had horseshoe trench
about a mile long. encircling a rice field
ON the edge of wood. Major Bell, WIZ
forty cayalrymen, encountered strong
outpost One of his men was killed and
five were wounded by volley.
The Americans retired. carrying their
wounded under fire and with great diff
Guilty, being closely pursued, fog enabling
the enemy to creep up to them.
Two men who were carrying comrade
were shot in the arms. but they continued
with their burden.
Major Bell sent for reinforcements to
rescue the bodies OF the killed cayalrymen
and battalion OF the Nebraska regiment
under Major Milford, arrived and ad-
vanced until checked by yolleys from the
enemy's trenches.
The Americans lay about 500 yards from
the trenches behind rice burrows under
IRE, for two hours
Several men wero sunstruck, one dying
from the effects Of the heat AS they lay
there waiting for the artillery to como
up.
Finally The Second battalion arrived aud
then Colonel stotsenburg, who had spent
the night with his father at Manila, came
up on the field. The men Immediately
recognized him and raised a cheer
Colonel stotsenburg, deciding 10 charge
as the cheapest way out of the difficulty,
led the attack at the head Of his regi-
ment. He fell with bullet in his breast.
dying instantly. about 200 yards from the
breastworks Lieutenant Sisson fell with
bullet in his heart, the bullet striking
him near the picture of a girl suspended
by ribbon from his neck;
In the meantime the artillery had ar
rived and shelled the trenches. The
Filipinos stood until the Nebraska troops
were right on the trenches and then
bolted to the second line of intrench-
ments, n mile back.
The Nebraska regiment lost two prlvates
and had many wounded, including two
leutenants. The Iowa regiment had sew
eral wounded.
The Utah regiment had one officer aud
three men wounded.
Thirteen dead Fllipinos were found in
the trenches. Their less was comparative
ly small on account of their safe shelter.
The Americans carried the second trench
with small loss and are holding the town
tonight
Colonel Stotsenburg has won a reputa
lion as enc Of the bravest fighters in the
army. He always led his regiment and
had achieved remarkable popularity with
his men since the war begun, although
during his first colonelcy the volunteers,
who were not used TO the rigid discipline
OF the regular troops, thought him hard
officer
The less OF the Nebraska regiment in
the campaign is the greatest sustained by
any regiment snd today's disaster has
greatly saddened officers and men. who
promise 70 take fierce vengeance in the
next fight.
Colonel John NJ. stotsenburg was in COM
mand Of the Figst Nebraska volunteer liz
fartry as the result OF the illness Of one
colonel and the detachment OF anothsr.
The First Nebraska went 10 Manila In
of Colonel Brat and under his