The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-11
the remainder, which was finished about

the remainder, which was finished about
5 o'clock.
The three troops Of the fourth cavalry,
unmounted, were sent ashore on a dan
gerous marshy point, directly south of
the city, under fire from the enemy s
trenches.
Meanwhile, In the town itself, there was
utter silence, and not sign of life. Gen.
Lawton desiring to make an inspection
and to give the inhabitants an oppor-
tunity to surrender, went on board the
Ilaguna de Bay and, accompanied by the
Associated Fress launch, steamed slowly
to the dock, the whole fleet watching
anxiously. When it was discovered by
the glasses that the trenches and stone
buildings were swarming with white-clad
soldiers, the two boats withdrew. re-
ceiving volleys from the trenches thrown
up on the marshy plain north of the city.
The flotilla anchored in compact forma-
ton for the night, ready to resist any
surprises from the rebel gunboats sup
posed to be in the lake. At sunrise to-
day Monday) the assault comemnced.
The American out lines, south of the
city, stretched two miles inland, and with
Its left sweeping the shore it moved
north, while the fourth cavalrymen, on
the point, advanced toward the city,
pouring volleys upon the trenches.
simultaneously the gunboats hovered
along the shore, shelling the woods ahead
of the troops and driving the Filiplnos
inland. The gatlings cleared several
trenches
FOUGHT IN FRONTIER FASHION.
The whole brigade was divided into
squads of twelve, and the fighting was
carried On in the old-time frontier fash
ion, from behind trees, crawling through
bushes or rushing across the open. The
trenches that were not cleared by the
gunboats gave considerable resistance
when the line was nearing the city, and
the Laguna de Bay and Oeste bombarded
for one hour in the hope of making them
too warm for occupancy, but did not sue
ceed in clearing them entirely
Gen. Lawton, with the Fourteenth In
fantry battalions, approached a narrow
iron bridge across creek on the south
border of the town. Here a company Of
F1l1ptnos was intrenched across the
stream. and behind a stone barricade at
the entrance to the bridge. The Ameri-
cans rushed forward in single file, in the
face of a calling fire, demolished the bar
rieade with their hands, and drove the
enemy from the trenches, killing a dozen
The Filipino soldiers in the town, occu-
pying various buildings and firing from
the windows, gave the invaders an inter-
esting hour. There was a regular nest
of them in the stone JAIL which is edged
In by wall. This was a veritable pep
per-pot. The Americans. singly or in
pairs, entered the houses, and many war
riors were taken prisoners.
A considerable body of Filipinos fled
northward, crossing the open marshes,
but the gatling guns poured upon them a
deadly hail until they disappeared in the
woods. Staying dozens.
Maj. Weisenberger deployed the sharp
shooters along the shore, and they crept
steadily forward with the gatlings. Sud
denly a large body was sent against the
enemy in the woods, driving them toward
the mountains
LOOTINGe PREVENTED.
Gen. Lawton established headquarters
at the elegant palace of the governor, and
q guard was immediately placed in the
church, as the sacred edifices are always
the first objective Of Iooters Within an
hour the town was patrolled, and all loot
Ing rigidly prevented.
Almost all the Inhabitants had fled dur
Ing the preceding nights, and only a few
Chinese shop keepers have emerged from
hiding and resumed business.
On the marshes north OF town were
found forty dead Filipinos, some terribly
torn by shells, and many others wounded
to whom the Americans offered their can
teens as though they were comrades. A
surgeon who traversed the field counted
eighty killed, and Gen. Lawton will re-
port at least sixty-eigft
One Filipino, attempting to make his
escape, slashed viciouslyf at NAL Weisen-
berger, who shot and killed him.
Yesterday the insurgents captured two
men Of the Fourteenth infantry, while un-
armed, but the Americans stole the guns
of their captors, dubbed them, hid in the
trees over night, and returned this morn
Ing.
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searching the Santa Cruz river for ship
ping.
Tomorrow the expedition will push for
ward, the Americans having destroyed
miles Of telegraph lines, cutting off in
surgent communication east and west.