The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-15
BACoOR KNOCKED TO PIECES.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN AMONG THE
RUINS or THEIR HOMES.

LawtOn Found the Town Full of
White FIass-Hundreds of Women
and Children Took Refuge In the
American Lines-BRttIe Was a
Fierce One-The Next Fight win
BE at the strongly Fortified Town
of linus.
Manila, June 1.-THE Finpinos retreated
several miles southwark after Yesterdays
engagement to the strongly fortified town
OF linus.
The shelling from the American war
ships drove the rebels from Baooor so that
the Americans control several miles OF
coast.
Gen. Lawton, with his staff and troop
of the Fourth Cavalry, started to ascertain
the nature of the Insurgents position. lie
rode five miles along the coast TO Bacoor
without discovering the enemy.
lie found The town sun of white flags
But there were no soldiers there. The wo-
men and children who had fed 10 the
woods during the bombardment. were
camping IN the ruins OF their homes. The
shells had almost knocked the town to
pieces. The big church was wrecked and
many buildings were ruined. Even the
trees and shrubbery were torn as by a
haA-storm.
Several hundred women and children
came INTO the American lines for refuge,
ana the road from Bacoor was covered all
day long with professions of them. on foot
and in carts, driving animals and carry
ing goods on their heads.
Signs of a Fierce Fight.
The appearance of the battlefield testi-
fed 10 the herceness of yesterdays fight
Ing. Trees along the river between the
lines, were almost torn down by bullets.
The officers estimate that 100 Filipinos
were killed and 800 wounded during the
engagement,
The next battle win probably be fought
at linus
The American troops will control the
coast to CaVite.
Before dark last night the Fourteenth
Infantry swan the Zampote river. charg-
ed and carried the trenches, a heavy fusil-
lade OF artillery preparing the way and
covering the crossing. The insurgents
broke for the woods before the Fourteenth
reached them.
Almost az the same time the Ninth and
the Twelfth crossed a bar of the sea ana
came upon their left flank at a point
where the body of marines with Maxim
guns landed under protection Of the ships
batteries and fired upon the enemys lert
rear with a demoralzng effect The
Twenty-first crossed the river by "a bridge
as soon as II cou.d be mended.
Many Dead FiIipinOs.
Sixty-fve dead Filipinos were found in
tne tieHcnes, most OF tnem ShOt through
the head. Several 5-inch smooth bore
guns were captured with ammunition
marked 'U. S. Navy Yard"
After crossing the river the troops were
withdrawn, with the exception of the
Ninth and Twenty-first, these regiments
being lelt with four guns to guard the
bridge. AS they were being formed into
companies the insurgents commenced to
fire volieys from the bamboo jungle 800
yards away.
The regiments formed into line rapidly
and cody, though under fire. and cheer
ing, and rushed to the woods, driving the
enemy a mile away, the Filipinos disput.
ing every foot The Fourteenth encampcd
across the river, the men caring for many
of the Fiiipinos wounded.
Eight prisoners were captured The
majority of the Filipinos wore red uni
forms
oregOnians Coming Home.
The first American volunteers started
for home to-day, the transports Newport
and Ohio carrying the Oregon regiment
and the First Volunteer Signal Company.
They sail for San Francisco by way OF
Nagasaki, japan, and are expected to
arrive at their destination July 10.
The Oregon regiment left here sixty-two
dead, that being the total of its men
killed In battle and dead from disease, as
result of the years campaign
The troops were cheered as the trans-
pors steamed out of The harbor.