The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-28
DRIVEN FROM CAL AMBA
Insurgent Filipinos Take Refuge
in the Hills.
SOME SHARP FIGHTING
Four Soldiers Killed and Twelve Wound
ed-Waded Shoulder Deep Through
swemps-Spaniards Hysterical
Over Their Release.

Manila, July 81, 7:45 p. m.-An expe-
dition comprised of troops from San
Pedro, Macati, Pasig and Morong I'M
der Brigader General r. A. Hall, yes
terday captured Calamba. an import
ant town on the south shore OF Lagu-
ma de Bay after two hours of sharp
fighting, during which four soldiers
were killed and IL wounded. The
trenches commanding the harbor were
under water but the swampiness of
| the land made the work harder.
The troops boarded cascoes Thursday
| night. The force comprised 400 of the
| Washington volunteers, $50 of the 21st
| infantry, $50 of the 4th cavalry and
| two guns OF the LIST artillery. These
and the gunboats Napidan and Costo
assembled opposite Calamba. Crowds
| of people in carts and on foot were
seen rushing to the hills. Natives es-
| Gaping from Calamba in canoes said
| hundred insurgents held the town.
A force under Captain McGrath of
the 21st infantry and Captain Elten-
herd landed east of the town. but
found river intervening. Captain
McGrath and Lieutenant Batson swan
the river under fire from 20 Mauser
rifles. Having crossed the stream, the
officers proceeded in cascoes to ferry
the troops over.
The insurgents retreated through the
town. shooting from houses and bushes
as they fled to the hills. Three mem
bers OF the Washington regiment
waded from cascoes through swamps.
often shoulder deep, while a group of
Filipinos concealed in hay stacks were
shooting at them, until the Napidan
focused her six-pounders and Calling
guns on the stacks for a few minutes.
Most of the work was done before tne
Washington volunteers could reach
the town. The Filipinos left three
dead. OF the casualties on the Amer
lean side two of the killed ard three
of the wounded Were MEMOIRS of the
4th cavalry, and two killed and eight
wounded belonged to the 21st infan-
try.
There was much shooting by ''il;r:-
nos, who emerged from the bushes
with white flags. After the fighting a
dozen men holding up their hands and
shouting t'Castillanos," met the Amer
lean cavalry. Even Spanish soldiers
embraced the Americans Historically.
There We're 80 Spanish prisoners at
CalarnDa. of whom some were civil
officials and some were soldiers. They
had been given the choice of joining
the Filipino army or becoming serv-
ants. and they chose the army, intend
ing to surrender to the Americans at
the first opportunity, Most of the civ
ilians reached the American line dur
ing the fighting, but the insurgents
took others away with them in their
retreat.
General Hall captured u Filipinos
with guns. Major Henry W. Lawton,
Prof Dean C. Worcester OF the Amer
lean Philippine commission Mrs. Gen
eral Lawtoa and General Lawton's son
accompanied the expedition on board
launch and sat coolly in an unprotect-
ed boat close to the shore during the
fighting, the bullets spashing about
them.
To-day General Hall brought to Ma
Mia the Spaniards whom the expedi-
tion had> released from captivity OF
more than year. Lieutenant Larson,
commanding the Napidan, to-day
found a long missing Spanish gunboat,
which had been so covered with bush
es and fish nets as not to resemble a
vessel. The Filipinos, having met re-
Inducements and thinking that the
Americans had evacuated the town.
descended from the hills to-day, in
tending to reoccupy Calamba. Gen
eral Hall easily drove them back. Gen
eral Hall will leave a garrison at Cal
amba.