The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-01
MALOL0S BATTLE DESCRIBED
GENERAL HARRISON GRAY OTIS
GIVES a DETAILED ACCOUNT,
Enemy's Ccntcs and II
WAS Pierced.

San Francisco. AnriI 80 -Released from
quarantine today, Grgadier General Har-
rison Gray Otis. e. ", who arrived from
Manila last night on the transport sher-
man. is today very happy man at being
home This veteran OF three wars Is a
civilian in time of peace and as soon as he
foresaw the termination Of hostilities with
the fail Of Malolos ne asked TO be allowed
TO resign, He was interviewed today by
representative of tho Associated Press.
Speaking OF the position he held by his
brigade during the campaign, General
Otis said
al the assault and CAPTURE of Clioocan
ON February 10, principally by the First
brigade. it was on the extreme left Of the
division line. its left flank touching Ma
Mia bay. its right extending to and east
wardly of Blccknouse No. ? and the church
De La I.omo and connecting near that
salient point with tfle Second brigade.
That blockhouse was the pivot upon which
our successful turning movement was
made.
I'm the advance upon Malolos, begun at
daylight March rs. my brigade constituted
the center OF the general line and it's
orders were to pierce the enemy's CENTER
which was done the same day.
After this movement was underway the
First brigade advanced west of the railway
track, running north and at right angles
to 1t; while the Second brigade advanced
abreast on the east side of the same track,
The usual regmenta formation adopted in
all the movements In line OF battle was to
post two battalions on the firing line, with
one battalion'in support.
I'm the advance upon Malolos how was
our main line constituted"
II have already partially described its
formation. II YOU will examine map of
the region IL will perhaps make the re-
epectlve positions of the two divisions OF
the Eighth army corps clearer to you. Tie
First division. with the exception OF
Wheaton's brigade were north OF that
river.
1.-THE Malolos movement as whole was
made by the Second division. Major Gem
eral Macarthur commanding. supported by
Wheaton's brigade fthe Third ofIawton's
First division, The entire column was
strengthened BY the divisional artillery,
made up CT regulation three-inch field
pieces, Hotchkiss cannon. and a vicious
little rapid FIRE gun All the guns we're
manned by men frcm Dyer's Sixth United
States artillery and Yorng's battalion OF
Utah artillery. under their respective Of
hcers. a squadron Of the Fourth Uaited
States cavalry was the only mounted force
IN the column. Part OF the regular cavai-
rymen were mounted on big horses. the
remainder on the little FilIDino p1nes,
wso have no weight and no sense.
The First and Second brlgadeA, Diarch
ina abreast and almost touching TANKS,
constituted the fret line The right flank
OF the rear was taken care OF by Brisadier
General Hall with the Third brigade OF
Our division 1.-THE second whose formation
wss made Wild II view TO covering the
IA, 70 ftof ft,r1
Marsnuina. The disputed waier works. and
the san Juan river aud also with view
10 foliing any attempted Ranking move
mept bv The enemy N that direction
1.-THE left flank and rear we're efficiently
protected bv BriKsdier Genersl LIND
Wheaton With his small BRIGADE ~ 1900
men Ne had share ishtins 81 and about
Mslshop slmrkf from f,,s beginning %
The setersl sdyanre and his percentage ~
losses was not small He CAPTURED the
village If Msllnta. nesr the bay. and later
took ensire charge Of the supply train,