The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
Hard Fight Of Fourth Cavalry
at Quengua.
COL. STOTSENBERC KILLED.
insurgents Were Driven Out, But
al Great Cost.

Lieut.. sissOn shot Through the
Heart Near the Picture of "A Girl
Suspended Around His Neck-Reb-
els BoIted From the Trenches
when the Nebraskans Were Upon
Them-Four Men Killed in Ranks
and Many Others Wounded.
Manila, April 2s.-Four men of the Me-
braska regiment, including Col. Stotsen-
berg and Lieut.. Sisson, and three men OF
the Fourth Cavalry were killed and forty-
four were wounded In an engagement at
Quengua. The Fipinos retreated with
small loss.
The engagement developed into disas-
trous, though successful fight. The insur-
gents had a horseshoe trench, about
mile long, enclrcling rice field, on the
edge of a wood.
Capt. Bell, with forty cavalrymen, en-
countered a strong outpost. one OF his
men was killed and five were wounded BY
a volley.
Fired on Litter Bearers.
The Americans retired. carrying their
wounded under fire and with great diff
Guilty, being closely pursued, a fog en-
abling the enemy to creep upon them.
Two men who were carrying a comrade.
were shot in the arms, but they continu-
ed with their burden.
Capt Bell sent for relnforcements to
rescue the body OF the cavalryman, and
battalion of the Nebraska regiment, un-
der Maj. Mufford, arrived ana advanced
until checked by voleys from the enemy's
trenches.
the Americans lay about 500 yards from
the trenches behind rice furrows, under
fire, for two hours.
Several men were sunstruck, one dying
from the effects OF the heat as they lay
there waiting for the artillery to come up.
Finally, the Second Battalion arrived,
and then Col stotsenberg. who had spent
the night with his family at Manila, came
upon the field The men Immediately rec-
ognlzed him. and raised cheer.
Brave Officers Shot Down.
Col. stotsenberg, deciding to charge as
the cheapest way out of the difficulty, led
the attack at the head OF his regiment.
He fell with a bullet in the breast, dying
instantly, about 200 yards from the breast-
works.
Lieut. sisson fell with bullet IN his
heart, the bullet striking him near the Pic
ture Of a girl, suspended BY ribbon from
his neck
In the meantime the artillery had arr
rived, and shelled the trenches.
The insurgents BOIted.
The Fillpinos stood until the Nebraska
troops were right on the trenches, and
then they bolted to the second line or
intrenchments, a mile back.
The Nebraska regiment lost two pri-
Yates killed and had many wounded, Inc
cludlng two lleutenants.
The Iowa regiment had several wounded.
The Utah regiment had one officer and
three men wounded
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found in
the trench. Their loss was comparatively
small on account OF their safe shelter.
The Americans carried the second
trench Win stldli ioSS aiiN "AS iiOAN"S sAo
town tonight
Was an Able OHlcer.
Col. stotsenberg has won "a reputation
as one of the bravest fighters in the
army. He always led his regiment, and
had achieved remarkable popularity with
his men since the war began, although
during his first colone.cy the volunteers.
who we're not used to the rigid discipline
of the regular troops, thought him hard
officer.
The loss OF the Nebraska regiment in this
campaign is the greatest sustained by any
regiment. and to-days disaster has great-
" saddened officers and men, who prom-
Ise to take fierce vengeance In the next
fight.