The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-05

TIE Washington regiment. Company G.
went ous u7 The lake scouting. and round
Ing turn n the Rad. they came sace
20 face with force Of two hundred in
srgeE,ts marching n column az foars. The
party 4ropped down and opecea fire. The
Insurgents 3epioysd, souga; cover and re
Piled As socn IS Cur men had forced IRE
enemy TO depsoy. and thereby delayed their
advance. they beat a hassy retreat 10 Ia
gaig. the insurgents following Up ard Open
ing fire On the Taguig church. which was
occupied By Companies Fl and g. They
were driven back that evening and the
night wae spent In planning and preparing
for another advance.
AAepsiag the Enemy's Tactics.
A; dayoreak Sunday morning the brigade
formed IN line extending weS from Pa
ieros across the hills for an advance
AGAINST the enemy along up the lake shore-
Tae plan was here. as |. had been at Sar
Pedro the preceding Monday, for the right
to advance ahead OF the left and force the
enemy back upon the lake shore. The
Twenty-sscond was On the right, the Ore
CONS ia the center and the washingsous
on the left Ii was impossible TO induce
the Twensy-eecond to advance IN the face
OK the resistance they met. especially after
tneir defeat or the evening efore and TIE
movement TO surround the enemy failed
An attempt was then made TO advance. the
whole line evenly and drive the enemy IN
the lake shore. The advance was started.
but az the Washington men. taught by rrs-
vious experience. plunged into the swamps.
groves and shicke;s. and fought the en-
envy after his cwn tactics ana the ether
organizations took tine 10 iepioy and flank
and move by other circuitous routes toward
the same end. the Wash:ngtons soon gained
a good lead. After clearing the flank Of
the rest Of the line II became necessary
Tor the Washington regiment to extend its
lines TO the right 10 avoid the uossih.li,y
or hank or rear attack. and in doing
80 masked both other regiments. In many
places the ffghting was very fierce. At ev-
cry crest the fleeing insurgents made n
stand. and the line was compelled TO charge
every Slope. Company u wen, over Gre
crest plump into the arms of a large body
or insurgents before either line saw the
other. The enemy made a gallant stand
and in the fierce engagement which fol-
lowed three men were wounded-Carpora,
hugh Waters and Privates L. r. Bartlett
and H. o. Ness. In another similar n,sea
and circumstance Company X had Cor
porai H. H. Buekiin seriously wounded.
MAI. Weisenberger Disappointed.
Maj Weisenherger. with two companies.
was on the right of the line. when one AZ
MS companies was ordered to the laft
without his knowledge Soon after no
climbed TO the top of a HILL from which
ne caught sight of a dozen or more horse
men, supposed to be a general and his
staff. Maj. Weisenberger Immediately
gave orders for the disposition of his com
mand in such a manner as to surround
the entire cavalcade and cut II OF but not
knowing until he had dispatched his mes
senger TO them that Company l. had been
Withdrawn. He counted on that company,
and there being gap left in his lines, the
tn ~
Meanwhile the Oregons and Twenty
second were following our line. and hear
ing our firing and that of the enemy on
their front. concluded that the enemy
must be encountered In force, SO advanced
cautiously under cover, and AT different
times companies from each organization
nred volleys towards our line Men were
sent back in each case to tell them 10
desist. but such method being risky and
an easier one being available our line
pushed forward rapidly, forcing the enemy
before them. and were soon out OF the
range OF the slower troops.
All day the lighting continued. and all
day We drove the plueky Fflipinos back
from hill TO hill and from thicket To
thicket, until by the middle of the after
noon We were fourteen miles from Taguig.
sixteen from Pasig. two miles from the
Oregons' advanced line and twice az far
ahead of the Twenty regulars.
d
taken and all marched back 10 their quar-
tiers of the previous night.
Thousand Houses Burned,
All along the lake shore is continuous
line OF houses mostly native huts OF bam-
boo and the advancing line set fire to a
great many Of these. On the way back
squads with torches started the others 10
burning. and soon long line OF heavy
black smoke marked our wake. At least
Al IN
people. were set fire and destroyed.
Hundreds OF tons Of unthreshed or I'M
hulied rice stacked in fields or stored in
buildings were set fire 10 and burnsd for
several days. II is estimated from the
observations on the field that the enemy's
dead ard wounded must have been up
ward OF SOC A number Of rifles and a
large quantity OF ammunition were Sc
cured.
The regiment returned that night To its
quarters In Pasig Pateros and Taggig.
and has not since been disturbed by the
insurgents. Every day scouting parties
20 on; for miles along either side IF the
lake. but there is no sign that this enemy
has taken the heart To return.
stations of the Companies.
The present stations of companies are
A. X, &. r. r. l. X and VI al PasIg. ID
and l. al Pateros. and u and II at Tsgsiig.
The larger part of ali three towns has
been destroyed. leaving only the buildings
occupied by the troops and few others.
Fer the present the regiment VIII remain
In these positions doing the garrison and
outpost duties. The headquarters Is situ-
ated at pasig and the hospital will be
moved there today
The Twenty-second infantry and the
Oregon regiment have been ordered back
to the city. and the First South Dakota
Is now occupying a position on the right
Of the Washington. extending toward
PararaGue.
There have been TWO fatal accidents sn
the regiments this week. On Monday Pr!-
waite Milton s Mels, OF Company II. WAS
accidentally shot by a comrade and died
within a few hours Dn the same day
Corporal Henry Limebacner, OF Company
G. was drowned at Taguig while bathing.
Gen. Emgan Goes tn Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 4--f;en. Charles
T. Pagan. prominent In the army beef
scandal. sailed today for Honolulu on The
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