The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-11-17
FOUGHT in MUD.
The Sharpest Two Hours Engage
ment of the Philippine War.
Among the Killed Was Mai. John A.
Logan, Jr.-The Insurgents Lost Heav-
lily in Killed, Wounded and Captured
They Were Completely Routed.

MANILA, Nov. 15.-The SD infantry
in one of the sharpest two hours en-
gagements of the war, with an equal
force of insurgents, FIVE miles from
San Fabian, Saturday, lost one officer
(Maj. John A. Logan, jr) and men
killed and one officer and ~ men
wounded. The Americans captured 90
Filipinos and 100 rifles, and found 81
insurgent dead lying in the trenches
and rice fields. Many more Filipinos,
doubtless, were killed or wounded.
Gen. Wheaton was informed that the
enemy was gathering at San Jacinto
for the purpose of preventing the
Americans from controlling the road
from Dagupan north. whereby Agui-
naldo might retreat. The SD, Col
Howe commanding, and a detachment
of the 18th with a Calling gun, How
land commanding, were sent to dis
perse them. The troops encountered
the worst road ever found in the island
of Luzon. There was a succession of
creeks whose bridges the Americans
had to stop and repair and miry
bitches and at certain places men and
horses struggled waist deep in quag-
mires. A hundred soldiers had to
drag the Calling gun part of the way,
the horses being useless.
The insurgents opened the fight two
miles from San Jacinto. while the
leading American battalion was pass
ing a clump of houses in the midst of
cOcoanut grove, knee deep in mud.
The Filipino sharpshooters, hidden in
trees, houses and small trench across
the road, held their fire until the
Americans were close to them. When
they began firing other Filipin os open.
further away. The insurgent sharp
shooters picked off the officers first.
Five of the Americans who fell wore
shoulder straps or chevrons. But the
SD never wavered.
Its crack marksman knocked the
Filipinos from the trees like squirrels
and the Americans rushed the trench
leaving four dead insurgents there.
The regiment deployed under fire with
Maj. John A. Logan's battalion in the
center, Maj. Cronie's on the right and
Mai. MARGINS on the left. The skir-
mish line which was a mile long, adj
vanced rapidly keeping up a constant
fire. The Filipinos m ade an unexpect-
eddy good stand, many of them
remaining under cover until the
Americans were wi thin 20 feet of
them. Maj. M arsh fianked a small
trench full of insurgents. surprising
them and slaughtering nearly all of
them before entering the town. The
Calling killed five of the force holding
the bridge and swept the country be-
yond the town, driving about $50 Fill
ipinos into the hills. MarSh's battal-
ion, entering the town first, captured
big battle flag which was flying over
convent
The insurgents are supposed to have
retreated toward Dagupan. 1t was
American troops were exhausted and
their supply of ammunition was low.
The outposts killed five Filipinos dur
ing the night. The body of the Fill
was found among the killed. The
regiment returned to San Fabian Sun
day, it being impossible to get sup
plies over the roads.
A proclamation of the Filipino Sec
rotary of war was found in all the viii
lagos, giving glowing accounts of al
legged Filipino victories and saying
that $500 Americans had been killed
and Is, 600 wounded during the war.
The dead and wounded were brought
to Manila Tuesday. The officers who
are returning say it is impossible for
Gen. Wheaton to attempt junction
with Gen. Young on account of the
roads Prisoners say it is reported
that Aguinaldo, with an army
they estimated at co. (probably a
great exaggeration) is retiring toward
Ddgupan, lnCenulng 10 IedVc Dy rail-
road for the northwest. Some of them
said they believed the Filipino army
had passed the line intended by Gems.
Wheaton and Young to be covered on
Aguinaldo's rear, and tnat he passed
San Fabian, going northwest, fort
night ago.
Col. Vessels of the Sd cavalry, while
near San Nicolas, north of Iayug. cap
tured Filipino bull train loaded with
records of the insurgents war depart
ment and the presses and outfit of ths
newspaper Independence.
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