Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-17
ATTACK BY REBELS.
FlltPlNos FAIL TO TAKE MANILA
WATER WORKS.
Hspulsed with Considerable Lo..-yo,.
unteers Meet Advance Like Veteran
-Insurgeuts Have Secured Modern
Artillery-Fisht with Hale's Men.

After IN all-night battle, waged at two
points for possession of the Manila water
works, the attacking rebels were dis
persed in a gallant charge made by por.
lions of Gen. Kings brigade. The enemy
opened the attack suddenly in the night,
hoping to capture the water works, which
are looked upon us the key to Manila, and
possession of which would enable the in
surgents to poison or shut off the water
supply of the city.
The double attack was carefully
planned, and would have been successful
but for the admirable discipline and
watchfulncss of the American troops.
The rebels were encouraged to make the
attempt by the possession Of two new
cannon of modern type, which they had
acquired in some unexplained manner,
and which We're used for the first time.
In the fighting three members Of the Ne
braska regiment, two Wisconsin volun-
teers, and two ambulance men were
wounded.
The opening attacks by the insurgents
IN the night were made simultaneously
ut a point six miles from the city, COM
handing the water works, and at San
Iolan Under cover Of darkness the main
force of the insurgents approached to
within n short distance of the outposts
of the Second Oregon and a battalion of
b First Nebraska Regiment. They
suddenly opened fire along q line of con-
siderable length. The outposts returned
the fire Immediately, and for a long time
the contest vas maintained at q furious
pitch.
The fire of the Filipinos, which is grow
Ing more accurate, was severe, and two
Americans were wounded. Seventeen
rebels were killed on the fighting line.
Many were wounded, and the insurgents
retreated a short distance, keeping up a
fire until they were out of range.
Hot Fight with Gen. Hale.
The Filipinos at San Juan del Monte,
numbering several thousand, were driven
from their positions with great loss. Gen.
Hale's brigade. which has been holding
the water works, advanced on San Juan
del Monte. Hale's men swept forward
in the form of a w" SO that the entire
rebel force might be encompassed and
driven away in a body.
As soon rs the lines were we'll under
way. the Wyoming regiment closed in,
firing rapidly. Suddenly one of the COM
panies sprang from the line with a cheer
and dashed toward the insurgcnt trench
cs. 1t was Company G, and the action
electrified the American lines. The other
companies of the Wyoming regiment
leaped to the front, md the entire line
swept down upon the Filipinos. Main
tanning their fire for only q short time
after the charge, the rebels leapcd from
their earthworks and fled. closely pur-
sued. Retreat was cut off in all direc-
tons save toward the Pasig River, and as
the insurgents turned that way they were
met by a pitiless Smelling by the gunboat.
The infantry lines closed in ut once from
the east.
In the woods the rebels were scattered
into small bands and driven along the
river front. The loss of the insurgents
was heavy. The only casualty to the
American forces was the wounding of Pri-
vate Speach of the Nebraska regiment.