The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12
SHELLS FROM WAR SHIPS.
Dewey and Otis's Soldiers Drive Out
FiIininO sharpshooters.

MANILA, Feb. 11.-Early to-day the mon
itor Nonadnock and the cruiser Charleston
began dropping shells in the rebel camp
between CaIoocan and Malabon. The enc
mys sharpshoOters, in the jungle on the
American left, had been particularly annoy
ing since daylight, so that the Third Artil-
lery drove them out of the jungle at noon.
in the meantime a few more of our men
were wounded.
The heat to-day knocked out many more
Americans than the Filipino bullets, espe-
Cially in the marshIands north of Malabon,
where the Kansas regiment was stationed.
Fully a score of them were taken to the
hospital.
Among the incidents of the day it is cited
that Privates Harley and Fitch. of the Thir-
teenth Regiment. were both wounded in the
legs by the same bullet and Private Mitch
ell of Company b, of the Kansas regiment,
while assisting a couple Of men to the rear,
was shot in the left arm. John T. Bass, an
artist representing Harper's Weekly, was
shot in the arm yesterday
The following additional particulars re-
garding the capture of Caloocan have been
obtained: The insurgents had been concen-
trating their forces for days at Caloocan,
and Maj Gen. Elwell S. Otis, the American
them. lie instructed his commanders ac-
cordingly and requested the assistance of
the naval forces under the command of
Rear Admiral Dewey. Major General Nc
Arthur reported that all was ready, and al
3 o'clock he received the following message,
signed Barry" THE commanding general
orders you TO go ahead with the pro-
gramme." The attack began Immediately.
The monitor Monadnock and the cruiser
Charleston mot Concord as previously re-
ported shelled Caloocan and the country
north of 1t for half an hour. General Nc
Arthur's artillery also did effective work
from a hill I'm the rear. Brig. Gen. Gray
otis, with his brigade. consisting of the
Kansas regiment, the Montana regiment,
and artillery, regulars, acting as infantry,
advanced handsomely, pushing forward in
the face Of the Filipino bullets as cheerfully
s. if they had been snowballs. The enemy
was utterly routed and fed to the noun
taius. At 6 o'clock cease firing and 're-
Cau' was sounded. General Macarthur sta
toned his left at Caloocan and strengthened
his line for the night.
BY the capture of Caloocan the control of
much of the rolling stock of the Manila
Dagupan Railroad was obtained. The city
IS now quieter and business is better than
at any time since the outbreak Of hostiies.
The American losses yesterday were three
men killed and thirty-two wounded. Among
the latter are gallant Lieutenant Colonel
Bruce Wallace, of the Montana regiment,
and a lieutenant Of the Second Cavalry, who
was shot through the lung while leading
charge across the open ground. The enemy
lost heavily The railroad IS now open to
Caloocan and supplies for the troops are
being forwarded by rail.
An English Correspondents Account.
LONDON, Feb. la dispatch to the
Telegram Company from Manila, describ-
ing the capture OF caloocan. dwells on the
excellence Of the American plans and the
precision with which they were carried out.
The dispatch adds: AT 4 p. m. the Ameri-
can shins ceased firing Then the army fired