The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-15
The Old indian Fighter Strikes a.
Telling. Blow in the Philip
pines Campaign.
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ is CAPTURED
The Capital Of Laguna de Bay
Province Taken, Many Fill
pinos Being Killed.
THE ENEMY WILL BE PURSUED
I.awton Crosses Lngua de Bay With
1900 Picked Men and Drives
the Rebel Force There
Into the Interior.

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Lawton has captured Santa Cruz, at
the extreme end of the lake. He drove
the rebels, who were commanded by
u Cliinnman named Pao-Wah, into the
mountains. The Americans had six
wounded. The rebels lost IS killed and
forty wounded.
S p. m.-Rebels along the railroad
fired on u scouting party this after
noon, wounding two Kansans.
Washington, April 1o.-The follow
ing has been. received from Otis:
"Lawton has captured Santa Cruz,
the chief city of Laguna dc Bay, this
morning. Casualties, six wounded.
The insurgents We're driven out, leav-
ing siXty-eight dead on the field and
a large number Of wounded. A con-
siderable number We're captured. Law
ton will pursue"
Manila, April 1917 p. m.-Santa
Cruz was the Filipinos' stronghold on
Lake Laguna de Bay, and it fell into
the hands of General Lawton's expedi-
ton after some sharp, quick fighting,
forming n of the most interesting
and important battles of the war.
Plans OF the American commanders
worked perfectly, with the exception
that the progress of the expedition
was delayed by the difficult navigation
OF the river. About 1900 picked men
composed the expedition, which was
under the personal command of Cen
eral Lawton, on account of the illness
of General King. These troops partly
surrounded the city. while the gun
boats Laguna de Bay, Napidan and
Oeste, under the command of Captain
Grant, of the Utah battery, shelled the
city and outlying trenches.
General Lawton and his staff accom-
panied the troops, sometimes leading
charges in Indian fighting tactics,
which eventually resulted in the COM
plete rout of the rebels, with the
smallest amount of damage to the city
and slight loss to the Americans.
The expedition started from San
Pedro Macati at dusk on Saturday, in
tending to capture Santa Cruz by as
sault at daybreak. But in navigating
the shallow, tortuous Pasig river, per-
haps through the cunning of the ma
tive pilots, who were not anxious to
see the Americans successful, several
boats grounded and it was nearly
dawn when the troops reached the
lake. The expedition then steamed
cautiously forward. the Napidan and
the Oeste a mile ahead and the La
guna de Bay going in the rear.
Rebel signal fires, however, were
lighted on the mountain tops, giving
alarm OF the approach of the troops.
1t was noon before the white church
towers of the city appeared in the
shadow of the great volcanic noun
tain, on a marshy plain dotted with
occasional palm groves.
A casco with a force of 200 picked
sharpshooters, under Major Weisen-
berger. mostly belonging to the First
Washington regiment, was run into a
shallow inlet about five miles south of
the city.
Then a few shells were sent toward
the entertainments of the rebels at the
edge of the woods, sending the enemy
scampering inland.
Then "a number of Americans
jumped into the water. and wading for
about 10 yards, crept forward and
formed in line, covering the landing
OF the remainder, which finished about
s O'clock. The three troops of the
Fourth cavalry, unmounted, were sent
ashore on a dangerous, marshy point,
directly south of the city, under fire
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Meanwhile in the town itself there
was utter silence and not a sign of life.
General Lawton, desiring to make nm
inspection and to give the inhabitants
an opportunity to surrender, went on
board the Lnguna de Bay and, accoin-
panied by the Associated Press launch,
steamed slowly to the dock, the whole
fleet watching a%nXiously. When it
was.discovered by the glasses that the
trenches and stone buildings were
swarming with Whitehead soldiers the
two boats withdrew, receiving volleys
from the trenches thrown up on the
marshy plain north of the city.
The fotilla anchored in compact for
nation for the night, ready to resist
and surprises from the rebel
gunboats supposed to be in the lake.
At sunrise Morzlay the assault ON
menced. The American outline south
of the city stretched two miles inland.
and, with its left sweeping the shore,
it moved north while the Fourth cav
alrymen on the point advanced toward
the city, pouring volleys upon the
trenches. simultaneously the gun
boats showed along the shore, Smelling
the woods ahead of the troops and
driving the Filipinos inland. The gat-
lings cleared several trenches.
The whole brigade was divided into
squads of twelve, and the fighting
was carried on in the old time from
tier fashion from behind trees. crawl
ing through bushes or rushing across
the open. The trenches that were not
cleared by the gnnboats gave consid-
cradle resistance when the line was
nearing the city, and the Lagnna de
Bay and Oeste bombarded for an hour
in the hope Of making them too warm
for occupancy, but did not succeed in
clearing them entirely.
General Lawton, with the Four