The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-28
HOW LOGAN FELL
He Was Aiding a Wounded Sol
der When Picked Off BY
Filipino Sharpshooter
SHARP FIGHT AT
SAN JAClNTO
Wheaton'S Men Rushed Through
Muddy Rice Fields Driving
Enemy Before Them

Washington, Dec. 27.-News was re-
defeat administered by Brig, Gen.
Wheaton's brigade to the insurgents
brigade near San Jacinto in which Maj.
Logan lost his life.
According to the correspondent of
the Manila American, the Thirty-third
infantry under Col. Hare. encountered
a force of the enemy between San Fab
ian and San Jacinto and brought on one
of the Sharpest engagements of the war,
resulting in the death of more insurg-
ents than in any other fight since the
beginning of the instruction. The bat
tie ragged for two hours, and at its con-
clusion n dead Filipinos We're found in
the trenches.
Many wounded were found hidden in
the grass and creek bottoms. 1t is es-
timated that over 100 insurgents were
killed in the fight, from 20 to so being
found together in several places.
Twenty nine prisoners and 100 rifles
We're captured. The Americans lost one
officer killed, and six men wounded
The officer killed was Maj John A.
Logan, who was shot through the head
during the first few minutes of the en-
gagement while at the head of his bat
TALON which formed an advance guard.
He was in the act of assisting a wound
ed soldier and was hit by a Mauser
bullet by sharpshooter in tree. He
died few hours after.
A Reconnaissance.
A reconnaissance on the Tuesday
preceding, made by Major Bucks bat
talon of the Thirteenth infantry, in
the vicinity of San Jacinto, developed
nothing of Importance, but afterwards
Gen. Wheaton received information
that the enemy was assembling in
strong force there for the purpose of
preventing our control of the road
from Dagupan north through San ia
cinto, by which it was considered prob
able that Aguinaldo's Tarlac army
would attempt to retreat The Thirty
third was ordered out, accompanied by
Calling gun with a detachment of
the Thirteenth under the command of
Capt Rowland of Gen. Wheatons
staff
The troop encountered five miles of
the worst roads ever found in a sec
ton of creeks and miry bitches into
which the men sank to their waists in
mud and water Every bridge was I'M
Serviceable, and had to be repaired
where possible. but in most cases the
men, with horses and guns, plunged
into the quagmire and struggled
through as best they could. Nothing
but the indomitable energy of CAPTAIN
Rowland enabled the Calling to get
into action. A score of times it was
necessary to unhitch the horses and
lead them around through rice fields,
while a hundred soldiers dragged the
gun over bitches or broken bridges
The fight was opened by the insurgents
two miles from San Jacinto, while the
leading battalion was passing clump
Of native houses surrounded by grove
of cocoanut trees, and the men were
knee deep in mud. The first fire came
from the sharpshooters in trees and
houses, and from small trench across
the field, all at close range. There was
also a heavy fire from thickets more
distant to the right and left.
AIM OF SHARPsHooTERs.
The aim of the sharp shooters was
deadly and was directed at the officers,
for the first five men that fell wore
either chevrons or shoulder straps. The
other officer hit beside Maj. Logan was
Capt. Green. He was also shot from
tree, but his wound was slight. The
regiment never wavered a moment
The crack marksmen 1t contains soon
located the natives, and began knock
ing them out of trees like squirrels.
The men rushed at the trench, through
over 1t, leaving four dead Filipinos
within. At the same time the regi-
ment deployed as skirmishers Mai.
Logan's battalion in the centre Mai.
Cronin's was on the right and Mai.
Marsh's on the left. Col. Hare and
Lieut.. Col. Brereton directed the gen
eral movement.
The skirmish line, which was nearly
two miles. long, rushed forward rapid
ly through water-soaked rice fields.
bitches, creeks and thickets, firing all
the time and doing deadly execution.
The Filipinos made the best stand for
long time, several cases being report
ed of the rebels remaining in position
behind cover until the Americans were
within twenty feet of them.
FILIPINoS STOOD FIRM.
Maj. Marsh's battalion surprised a
trench full of insurgents by coming up
on their flank. They poured a terri
BILE fire along the trench, slaughtering
nearly all in it. Just before entering
the town, the Calling did good execu-
ton by killing five of party that was
guarding a broken bridge, and after
ward swept the country beyond the
town, driving $50 rebels into the hills.
Maj. Marsh's battalion entered the
town first and captured a large bat
tie flag that was floating over a con-
vent. Not a native was left in the
town when the troops arrived, except
blind boy and one woman Most of
the survivors of the insurgent force
are supposed to have escaped toward
Magaldon or Dagupan. It was impos-
sible to pursue them further, as the
troops were exhausted, the ammunition
was low and the troops had only two
days rations with them and no posi-
bility of getting further supplies from
San Fabian, owing to the condition of
the road. The column camped for the
night at San ,Jac:nto
Five more rebels were killed during
the night by the cutposts. Among the
bodies found was that of a lieutenant
colonel, supposed to be in command of
the rebels at that point