Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-27
INSURGENTS
CAUGHT IN A TRAP
Americans Drive Them Back to
Their Ultimate Destruction.
FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL.
Death of the Commander Of Twenty
second Infantry Hasa Madden
Ina Effect.

Now York. March 27.--Thc follow
ing cablegram, describing the battle Of
yesterday. Is printed here this morning.
Manila. March 2G.-Gen. MacArthur's
right wing closed In on the town u
Polo this morning. Heavy fighting be-
san oi Bagbad and beyond. The en-
envy rctrcatod up the valley toward
Maloloa. whcaton's brigade. on the
ieft. crossed the river and drove the
insurgents out of their trenches. 20 the
railroad bridge can be- repaired.
Two night attacks wcrv rcpuiscd by
Hairs brigade. the enemy retiring IN
confusion. II II reported that the In
surEcnt general. Montenegro. was
wounded during the night attack.
Tho captain Of the British cruiser
Powerful. with several OF his oiil-
GERS. watched the battle yesterday.
Tho captain exclaimed TO an American
officer; Your troops are magnificent
fighters. Il IL inspiring to watch them"
4. =. TROOPS iRREsisTIBLE.
IL Il Impossible 10 conceive strong.
or position than that of the Insurgents
on the river bank. yet the United
| states troops are Irresistible. AEulnnl.
do has his strongest forces a, MalaloH.
yet thero II nothing left for him but
/ 10 iirht when the anal stand IL made,
Con. Whcaton'H brigade captured
Mnlinta this morning after hard nght.
In which both sides suffered severely
The advance began shortly after day.
break The Americans moved upon the
town with great dinoulty. owing 10 the
| irrcgulnrlty " the ground. the thick
ness ~ the Jungle and the afnbuHhca
which had been prepared for them
by the insurgents.
DEATH OF cola EGBERT.
Tho heat was terrible. and added n
/ Htill greater drawback 10 be overcome
| by the Americans. na many soldiers.
| weakened By the hard fghtinE u ycH-
trrdny and tho loss " sleep. Huccumbcd
to II. and fell helpless by the way.
The rebels fought like demons. but
were forced to fall back slowly under
the heavy IRE. II " impossible ut this
hour TO estimate the losHca, hut they
| win be heavy. ON our side they Will
/ probably equal. N not exceed, the losses
In yesterdays iight.
Among tho men killed on the Amcfi.
can side was Col. Egbcrt ~ the Twen-
| ty-Hecond Infantry. The manner ~ his
| death shows the fierce hand-to.hand
nature ~ the conflict. lie was leading
| his men. charging on the rebels In one
| OF the most gallant attacks Yet re-
| corded In this remarkable war sud-
denly he FELL. struck down by bullet
fired at distance probably not great
| ~ than 200 yards. lie died while CALI
Ing upon hiH men Co advance ana take
No account OF his injuries.
wREAKED BLOODY VENGEANCE.
The death 81 their commander acted
ms mnddeninE mania on the men OF
| the Twonty-nccond. They charged for
ward. shouting like ravngcH and
wrcaked bloody vengeance upon the
JunRlc-skulking Filiplnoa,
| An day the battle wnEcd along the
| line, aud the American forces advanced
upon Polo from both sides, driving the
rebels before them with great Hiaugh-
| ter. Uunhontn and artillery were
brought into the fight.
The fighting wnH on u much greater
scale than that " Saturday. Maiahon
Ned by the artillery on "A Hat
boat. The city was soon Ia flames aud
the insurgents He'd In panic.
Part ~ Mhcnton'H brigade advanced
| along the railroad, carrying their ar
tiilcry with them and drove the ma.
tivcs back into the trap which the
strategy ~ the Americans had set for
them.
MacArthura right wing crossed the
river with Gen Hall The splendid
signal service 81 our army makes n
/ Impossible for the insurgents 20 move
without the whole line knowing II.
a later dispatch says that the battle
was terrific near Malnbon. that the
| towns IL In ruins ana our troops occupy
Malinta. The Insurgents are complete
| Is cofnered, and Gen. otis expects az
| amy minute ~ receive news ~ the ca
pitulatlon Of the rebel stronghold At
Polo.