The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-09
Terrible Onslaught of Ameri-
can> at Manila Amounted to
a Slaughter of I'ilipinos.
.GlNALDO HAD 19,O@ SOLDIERS
,r.. Tpi,rd States Forces Under Gen.
ms Nnmberd Only thirteen Thou
sand Men All Told.


v.NuA. Feb. The rebel Iosse
,.se>..ma;ed at 1000 men. America
,,.> 81 killed and $50 wounded, accord
.,~ ,o the latest reports. The numbe
otAm,rcan troops engaged was IS,
n.. while the Filipino forces numbered
..o.
f. +, believed that this cablegran
,.n Manila over II hours after any tina
4 las been heretofore published, and OF
seals understand from IL that the in
u-,cn,s have again attacked Manili
IN force and are pursuing an aggressive
,aacy having brought up their forces
4 ~. behind. Nobody at the depart
n,nt. however feels any alarm over it,
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE official
.co,the casualties at Manila during
,.e fighting Saturday night and Sun
4 lsr BEGAN 20 arrive at the war d epart-
non, lust after noon. 1t follows:
MANILA, Feb 7.-Adjutant General,
] Washington; Following casualties in
Is, brigade, 1st division;
Tenth Pennsylvania-Maj. T.. Briere,
s.,h wound, arm, slight; Lieut.. Albert
: Buttcrmore, flesh wound. Slight.
Company II; Scrgt. Joseph Sheldon,
,gh, flesh wound. thigh; Private
H.ram Cooper, abdomen penetrated,
serious Company y, Private Edward
CaNwcl lung penetrated, serious;
Company G., Private Dcbalt. flesh
wound. back slight.
.s Montana-Company II. Private
legno.d>. Slight wound in ear; Private
qsr,es Rummels, flesh wound In leg,
ch'; Company II, Corp. Hayes miss
n, probably killed; Company l.. Pri-
ra.r John Seronson, head wounded,
rlbab.y dead; Company I. Private
Nagersicl,, lungs penetrated, Serious;
Company L, Corp. Skinner, slight thigh
wound
frs, colorado -Combany b. Private
0rou Twever. wounded in left eye;
Private Charles Morrison, left hand; (
Combany Il, Private Maurice Park |
Er,', wounded in tubes; Company d, !
Private G. d. White. missing, suppos-
r. drowned; Company l. Private Elmer
! poran, killed, shot in chest; Com
pay l.. Corp. William H. Earle,
wounded in left cheek and arm; Com
lauy L. Private Charles Carlson, kill
e., Company /, Private Charles d.
boyse, flesh wound in left knee; First
LEN, Charles Haughwout. flesh wound
IN iet, knee.
li south Dakota-Company II, Pri-
Ta'e Horace J. McCrancken, killed;
Company |, Private Fred f. Green,
allied; Private W. L. Lewis, killed;
Private benjamin Phelps, wounded in
fsai thigh; Company X, Corp. Eugene
Stevens, wounded in right thigh; Com
pAny e, Private Frank G. McLain,
wounded in right hip; Company !, Pri-
'a'e Hiram Say, wounded in right
hnee' Company T, Corp. Carl II. Osgood.
'paiHed knee; Private A. Haskell.
'isA' wound in the neck.
90 artillery, Battery L-Sergt. Ber-
aaTd Sharp, flesh wound, slight; Pri-
'a'e Ryan, slight. Private Lundstrams
,-o' through hand. slight; Private
'-iae' Gleason, flesh wound. thigh,
light, Orrs
"AsWNGToN, Feb. T. Adm. Dswey
Ao'ed the navy department Monday
IS follows:
MANILA, Feb. 8.
Secretary Navy, Washington-In-
l'gen's have attacked Manila. The
'''on leaves to-day FOR Iloilo to re- /
''e 'he Baltimore, which will return
o Manila. Two men wounded yestcr- :
'y on board Monadnock, ono seri-
a,.y. Dvwvvn
army officers believe Dewey's dis
'''h received Monday a belated tele-
ram while naval officers believe iust
.' opposite, that it refers to a second nj
'gagement. NJ
ARLINGTON, Feb. THE second
-''e"h received from Gen. Otis con- VI
: ~ueo The list Of casualties in the Ma
- nshN The general seems to have IN
-10nea the style Of report he oi
''p'ea IN the first bulletin, and in. OF
'@a o' giving statement of casual br
Oy brgades, he appears to have I'll
-'1sr'zed all of tho killed in the Oh
'Y''1 bulletin, in addition TO the u'
'"' mentioned as killed in the Arst ne
'''n along with the wounded. The
'"' bulletin contains a list of %6 co
49, making, in addition 10 the pre- re-
- Ouiietln, total Of "a killed In
'a'''e OF Saturday night and Sun ri'
A'HiNGfoN, Feb. Naval officers arl
@a''Shed that the scene of the in. In
'>"' attack is transferred from iei
- Vu'postS TO the city itself. They I
nat Dewey has 2l vessels. from cit
~" ne can land 1900 seasoned An
'1'en II Gen. Otis needs them
I's N@A also land rapid-are guns and Tn
' I@'.'. and Maxims, with their 'h'
=. ,N'eo crews. His smaller gun. me
!, s,. ean ascend the Pasig river and are
"''e the insurgent lines The M Mho'