The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-10-06
Insurgents Driven by LawtOn to
the Westward in the Vicin-
ity Of linus.
THE FILlPlNOS WERE lNTRENCHED.
The Marines Sent by Adm. Watson
Crossed the River and Formed
Part of the Line.
The Amer!c IN Artillery shelled tho Ene-
my's Position, the Rebel. catering
Like Rabbit and Hiding in the
Brush-One Amer can Injured.

mus, Luzon, Get. 5--The statement
that Maj Price asked Adm. Watson to
send the gunboats TO his support in
the recent engagement of his regi-
ment in the vicinity of linus is correct.
Gen. Lawton Tuesday deposed the
insurgents driving them westward.
The purpose of the rebels was TO cut
the communication maintained be-
tween Bacoor and linus by means of
the road between those places at
a point between linus and the east
bank of the river. The insurgents
had trenches along the west bank
commanding the open spaces. A force
of l, 500 rebels attacked linus Monday
and 600 proceeded against Bacoor with
detachments along the river.
Tuesday morning Col Daggett's force
spread along the road from Bacoor
toward linus, and three companies of
the 4th regiment under Capt. Hollis
were thrown out from linus, the two
commands forming a junction. The
entire line crossed the river and drove
the Filipinos from their trenches to
the westward, through rice fields and
thickets.
The marines, whose services were
tender, ID by Adm. Watson, crossed the
river near the bay. forming part of
the line of advance. Before the for
ward movement was begun the Amer
lean artillery shelled the enemy's posi-
ton. The only American casualty was
the wounding of lieutenant of artil-
lery. Several wounded Filipinos were
attended by Surgeon Maj, Penrose and
members of the ambulance corps.
A number of prisoners were taken.
Gen. Lawton while riding up the
road to linus was the target for many
shots.
The telegraph line was cut Tuesday
at bend in the road commanded by the
enemy's trenches a hundred yards
distant and when Lieut.. Cunningham
with repair party, appeared to re-
store the wires, two men and Lieut..
Cunningham's horse were shot Lieut..
McClosky then brought a gun of
Riley's battery into the open, and
training it on the trench dispersed the
Filipinos with two we'll aimed shots.
Capt. Poore, and the 9th infantry,
attac&ed the insurgents sunday in a
trench which they had constructed
near Tabuan, Island of Negros, and
scattered them. The Americans took
5000 cartridges and quantity of rice
and hospital supplies.
BACooR, Lu ION, Oct. 5.-The fight
was practically ended at 2 o'clock.
Another illustration of the insurgent
policy of evadng a meeting with the
Americans in force was furnished by
the fact that when our line swept
across several miles of country, firing
by volley and cheering, the Filipinos
melted before them and it was only
occasionally that glimpses of the
, | tuGmy COulO NC ODtdluCO DIS LlSN IdI
from their trenches and lodged
through the bushes like rabbits
One body of the enemy under a for.
mer mayor of linus retreated toward
Perez das Marinas and another in the
dir elton of San Francisco de Malabon
,, Lieut.. Kna bedshue, with party O
scouts, GRO sed the river Monday nigh
and found IS dead Filipinos IN the
trenches, Is of whom had been killed
by one saell.
= When the marines marched into
t linus the soldiers cheered them anC
Gen. Lawton complimented them upor
D their work. One deta chment from
i Cavite was comma nded V Capt. Haine
+ and another from the Baltimore By
Capt Myers