The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-24
SEVEN KILLED in
Z FIGHT NEAR QUINGUA.
Have Hot Fight With
FilipinOs--ColOnel of Nebraska
Regiment Among the Dead.

Manila. April 24-In an encounter
with the Filipinos yesterday near ouin-
qua. about four miles northeast of Ma
lolos. seven Americans were killed and
A wounded.
The following were killed: Colonel
John nj. Stotsenburg OF the First Ne
braska regiment formerly OF the Sixth
cavalry; Lieutenant Sisson OF the
| Lieutenant August c. Nisson) OF the
same regiment; two privates of the Ne
braska regiment; three privates Of the
| fourth cavalry.
Most OF the wounded belong TO the
| First Nebraska regiment The Filipinos
retreated with small loss
The engagement developed into a
disastrous. though successful fight. The
fffsurgrnts had a horseshoe trench,
about mile long, encircling rice field,
on the edge of a woods
Captain Bell, with 40 cavalrymen, en-
countered strong outpost. One of his
men was killed and five were wounded
by volley. The Americans retired
| carrying their wounded under fire and
with great difficulty being closely pur-
sued, the fog enabling the enemy TO
| creep up TO them.
Captain Bell sent for reinforcements
TO rescue the body OF the killed cavalry
| man, and "a battalion OF the Nebraska
regiment, under Major Mufford, arrived
| and advanced until checked by yolleys
| from the enemy's trenches.
The Americans lay about 500 yards
from the trenches, behind rice furrows.
under fire, for two hours. Several men
were sunstruck. one dying from the ef-
fects of the heat as they lay there wait
ing for the artillery TO come up.
Finally the second battalion arrived
and then Colonel Stotenburg. who had
spent the night with his family at Ma
Mia, came upon the field. The men
! Immediately recognized him and raised
a cheer.
Colonel Stotsenburg, sdeciding to
| charge as the cheapest way out of the
difficulty. led the attack al the head Of
his regiment. He fell with a bullet i'm
the breast, dying instantly, about 200
yards from the breastworks.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with bullet in
his heart.
In the meantime the artillery had ar
rived and shelled the trenches The
Filipinos stood until the Nebraska troops
were right on the trenches. and then
they bolted TO the second line OF in
trenchments, a mile back. The Ne
braska regiment lost two privates killed
and had many wounded, including two
lieutenants. The Iowa regiment had
several wounded. The Utah regiment
had one officer and three men wounded.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found in
the treSch. Their loss was compara-
lively smaH on account of their safe
shelter.
The Americans carried the second
trench with small loss. and are holding
the town.
The loss of the Nebraska regiment in
the campaign is the greatest sustained
by any regiment. and yesterdays dis
aster has greatly saddened officers and
men, who promise to take fierce ven
geance in the next fight
Colonel John Miller Stotsenburg of the
First Nebraska infantry. who held the
rank OF captain in the regular army,
killed in the reconnaissance at Quengua.
was born i'm Indiana. Nov "a. 1858. and
was appointed a cadet at the military
academy in July. 1871 and graduated
number Al in his class. He was appoint
ed second lieutenant Of the Sixth cavalry
in 1881 and became a captain Dec. IL,
1898. He served with his regiment In
Arizona and New Mexico from 1887 TO
1890. at the close OF the latter year par
ticipating in the Sioux campaign in the
action at Wounded Knee. :. ID. He was
at Fort Niobrara from 1891 To 1894. and
then served for few months at Fort
Myer. near Washington. going thence TO
the infantry and cavalry school a Fort
Leavenworth, Kas.. where he was grad
uated with distinguished honofs. col
cncl Stotsenburg then served with his
regiment al Fort Leavenworth. Kas.,
until December. 1897, and from that time
TO the following Aprti was professor or
military science and tactics at the uni
versity Of Nebraska. He was mustered
In as major OF the First Nebraska in
fantry May last and as colonel Of the
same regiment Nov. 10, 1898. He sailed
with his regiment for Manila June 10.
In appearance he was short and slight.
and had rather an ascetic countenance
partly perhaps due 10 the fact that he
was always a very studious man. He
was a strict disciplinarian, and the raw
volunteers he had 10 break in during the
early months OF his command OF the
First Nebraska resented his methods so
bitterly that they procured the passage
OF n resolution OF censure against him
through the Nebraska Legislature. When
they became engaged I'm actuar warfare,
however. the merits Of his curse be-
came SO app9rent that in rf>conse 20
very strong demand from tSS people Of
the state and the soldiers themselves the
resolution OF censure by formal vote
was eXpunsed from the legislative
records.
OTIS REPORT.