The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-11
Landing of American Troops at
San Fabian Was a Spec
tacular Affair.
TERRIFIC BOMBAROMENT
Recruits Behaved Splendidly in Their
First Engagement-Au OF the Roads
Macarthur Handicapped by Rainy
Weathsr-Belps Daring Expedition.

Manila, Nov. 10, $50 p. m.-The land
ing Of the American troops at San
Fabian Tuesday was the most spectac-
ular affair of it's kind since General
Shafter's Decentralization at Daiquiri
The cooperation of the troops and the
navy was complete. The gunboats
maintained a terrific bombardment for
an hour, while the troops rushed waist
deep through the surf under a heavy,
but badly aimed, rifle fire from the in
surgents' trenches. and charged right
and left, pouring volley after volley at
the fleeing rebels Forty Filipinos
were captured, mostly non-commis-
stoned officers. Several insurgent dead
and five wounded were found in a
building which had suffered from the
bombardment. The town was well for
titled. The sand dunes We're riveted
with bamboo 20 feet thick, which at
forded a fine cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with General
Wheaton, Commander Knox of lha
Princeton and Commander Sheridan of
the Bennington anchored on the shall
low several miles off the shore. The
gunboats formed line inside, the Hell
ena. Callao and Manila close in shore.
With the first of the bombardment
the small boats were filled rapidly,
without confusion, by Major Cronites'
battalion of the 18th infantry. While
the lines of boats moved shoreward the
gunboats poured the full force of their
batteries into the trenches, soon fore
ing the insurgents to flee through the
burrows dug back of the trenches.
About 200 men held their places until
the keels of the boats grated on the
shore, when their Mauser bullets COM
menced TO sing overhead
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck, with Pierce'S and Pat
tons companies. pursued the insurgents
on the left into the bamboo thickets.
On the right was a frail foot bridge
across the river leading to the town.
General Wheaton. personally COM
manding, ordered charge across .he
bridge, and Captain Howland of his
staff led Coleman's and Elliotts COM
panies of the 18th and Shields COM
pany of the 23d, who behaved splendid
ly under their first fire, into the town,
which was found to be nearly desert
ed. except by the aged and some Span
iards, who had hidden in the buffalo
wallows and who came shouting de-
lightedly toward the Americans.
Two companies of the 3Sd had skir-
mish along the Dagupan road with the
retreating Filipinos.
Major Shields of the staff, with his
command, captured several insurgents.
The troops camped in the rain dur
ing the night and in the morning Gem
eral Wheaton established his head
quarters in a church, quartered his men
in, ha
Filipnos beyond the outposts, with or
ders not to return.
The inhabitants describe all the roads
as practically impossible and say
they believe Aguinaldo has secreted a
yacht in the river 'Leongapo, near Su-
big, for use in his flight when he finds
his capture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to recon-
noissances Major Logan went north
ward to San Thomas and burned the
Filipinos' barracks. Captain Bucks.
18th, went to San Jacinto and disposed
of small bands. Marshs 23d went 20
ward Magdalen, on the Dagupan road,
and had several sharp fights with
small parties. They killed eight men,
brought in 20 prisoners and had five
men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be
the only possible means of retreat for
a large body north from Tarlac, and
General Wheaton commands it. The
insurgents of this section are going to
reinforce Tarlac.
The battleship Oregon has arrived
here from Hong Kong.
Captain Chenowith and Lieutenants
Davis, Vanhorne and Bradford, with
two companies of the 18th regiment,
reconnoitering on the east of Malalaca,
attacked and routed a battalion of in
surgents, killing 80 of them. Three
Americans We're wounded.
General Wheaton reports, by the
Bennington, that when the landing was
made at San Fabian the insurgents en-
countered were 300 recruits, who We're
on their way to Dagupan, where they
expected the expedition to land. They
retreated to the mountains. Twenty
eight Spanish prisoners were rescued.
The report of the landing at Lingayan
was brought by the commander of the
Manila, who saw the fight. He got the
geography mixed.
1t has been raining hard throughout
the week, handicapping Generals Law
ton and Macarthur. The transporta-
tion is the chief difficulty. In the ad-
vance General Lawton depended on the
river to get his supplies. The San 1sidro
river is fed by mountain streams and
is alternately too shallow for naviga-
ton or too swift Two or three launches
were needed to pull the casco moving
the supplies from San Isidro, and over
the muddy roads the transportation
trains only made two or three miles a
day. The troops We're on short ra-
tions much of the time.
The only provisions the country yields
are a few chickens and buffalo. The
officers carry supply of cash to pay
the natives literally for all they take
The highlands are cool and the health
of the troops is good.
General Young has captured another
large share of insurgents ammunition
and munitions of war, which they We're