The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-05
OUR TROOPS ADVANCING
The Effort to Hem in the Forces of
General Pic del Pillar.
HARDsHIPs OF ONWARD MARCH.

Our Soldiers Frequently Compelled TO
Founder Through Morasses waist
Deep I'm Mud, Under the Terrific
Hent OF a Tropical sun.
Manila, June 5.-The position OF the
American troops indicates that they
will today sweep the peninsula of
Morong. the land projecting to the
south into Laguna de Bay, where the
insurgents are supposed to have
large force, near the town of Morong.
as well as the battery on the western
shore of the peninsula, which recently
smashed the propeller of the gunboat
Napidan.
General Hall marched yesterday
from Antipolo, about six miles and a
half northwest of Morong. toward the
peninsula, with his forces spread out
TO cover a large section. Colonel Tru-
man, with the First North Dakota
regiment and the Twelfth infantry.
advanced along the coast of the lake
from Taytay incidentally clearing sew
eral small towns. Colonel Wholley
with the First Washington regiment,
landed on the peninsula above the
town of Morong The army gunboats
Napidan, Covadonga and Ceste are in
a position to cooperate.
The original plan was to surround
the forces of General Pho del Pillar.
so that he must retreat to the Morong
peninsula, where capture would have
been inevitable. This was not a COM
plete success because General Halls
column found the country full Of
handicaps to marching. There were
several streams to be bridged or ford
ed, and the troops frequently founder
ed through morasses waist deep in
mud, an experience which, under the
terrific sun, exhausted the Americans
quite beyond endurance Most of Cen
eral Pho del Pillars followers are sup
posed to have escaped northward,
probably reaching Bosoboso, strong
hold in the mountains
Colonel Wholley, having success
fully completed his share of the move
ment, brought the Washington regi-
ment to the River Pasig, where about
Saturday midnight the men embarked
| upon cascoes and started for their des-
tination under the convoy of the gun
boats.
experience undergone by almost every
expedition on attempting to enter La
| guna de Bay, as the boats went aground
in the shadows at the mouth of the
river and were detained there several
hours.
| Major General Lawton in the mean
time was indefatigable, riding from
)ne force to another and supervising
| In Of Nhn
sleep for two nights.
General Halls column, which as
| sembled at the water works. or pump-
ing station, late Friday night, consists
If the Second Oregon volunteers, a bat
talon of the Second Wyoming regi-
ment, four troops of the Fourth in
fantry, one battalion of the Ninth in
fantry, the first six companies of the
First Colorado regiment and two
mountain guns.
The men rolled themselves In their
blankets and lay upon the wet grass
for few hours under a drizZling rain
At o'clock Saturday morning they
began to cross the San Mateo river
and about noon easily repulsed a large
band of Filipinos, about IL miles east
of Manila, between Mariquina and
Antipolo. The Oregon regiment, the
cavalry, the artillery and the Fourth
infantry accomplished this task.
running fight was in progress al
the afternoon. A Filipino OUTPOST
first attaked few American scouts
whereupon the Fourth cavalry formed
a skirmish line and easily drove the
insurgents into the hills. Then thC
Oregon regiment moved across a wet
soggy rice field, in extended order, to-
ward the hills, where it was believed
a large force of the enemy had concen
trated. When the Oregonians were
within about mile of the position tn,
Ftlipinos opened a heavy fire, the
Americans replying and pressing for
ward more rapidly,
After a few volleys the insurgenti
we're seen scattering over the crest o
the hills in every direction, and thei
panic was increased when the artiller,
opened upon them and shells began t.
! explode all around them, undoubtedl!
causing great loss of life. The bonn
bardment by the batteries and tn,
musketry was maintained for nearl!
half an hour, after which not a Fill
pino could be seen in the hills, and no
shot came from the position.
The heat was intense, and the troop
suffered greatly, but they continued ol
the trail taken by the fleeing enemy ii
4 the hope of driving them toward tn
lake.
General Halls column, in the move
! ment upon the Morong peninsula, com
pleted a circuit of 20 miles, over rougl
J, and mountainous country, having tw
engagements with the insurgents, on
of them severe, keeping up an almos
constant fire against scattered band
of rebels for nearly "a hours from
o'clock Saturday morning when tn
column left the pumping station.
The Filipinos were driven in ever
direction and the country throug
which General Hall passed was prett
thoroughly cleared. At 10 o'clocl
yesterday morning the column reache
a point a few miles from Taytay
where General Hall was met by Gen
. eral Lawton, who had already entere
the town and found it deserted
General Halls objective point wa
Antipolo, ten miles off, and there wa
desultory firing all along the line {
march. The gunboats could be hear
shelling the hills in advance of tn
column.
The column, after driving the rebe
from the foothills near Mariachint
about noon yesterday, with a loss {
: but two or three, slightly woundet
proceeded with all possible haste Il
ward Laguna de Bay, the Fourth cay
airy in the lead, the Oregon regimen
next and the Fourth infantry last.
5 o'clock these three regiments fougl