The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-11
It Was the Most Spectacular Affair
Of Its Kind
Since the Decentralization Of Gsneral
Skaters Troops at BaquIrl.
The Gunboats Maintained a Ter
rife Bombardment for an Hour,
While the Troops Rushed Waist
Deep Through the Surf Under
Heavy Fire From Insurgent
Trenches, and Charged Right
and Left, Pouring Volley After
Volley at Fleeing Rebels.

anu LEU, bOAACy $1,000
Volley at Fleeing Rebels.
MANILA, Nov. 1850 p. m. - The
landing of the American troops at San
Fabian on Tuesday was the most spec
tacular affair of its kind since General
Skaters Decentralization at Baqurl.
The cooperation of the troops and the
navy was complete. The gunboats
maintained a terrific bombardment for
an hour, while the troops rushed waist
deep through the surf under heavy
but badly aimed fire from the insur-
gent trenches, and charged right and
left, pouring volley after volley at the
fleeing rebels. Forty Filipinos were
captured, mostly non-commissioned Of
ficers. Several insurgent dead and five
wounded were found in a building
which had suffered from the lombard
ment. The town was well fortified.
The sand dunes were riveted with bam-
boo twenty feet thick, which afforded
a fine cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with General Whea-
ton, Commander Knox of the Prince
ton and Commander Sheridan of the
Bennington anchored on the shallow
two miles off shore. The gunboats
formed a line inside, the Helena, Callao
and Manila close in shore. With the
first of the bombardment the small
boats were filed rapidly, without con-
fusion, by Major Cronite's battalion OF
the Thirteenth Infantry.
While the lines of boats moved shore
ward the gunboats poured the full force
of their batteries into the trenches,
soon forcing the insurgents to fee
through the burrows dug back of them.
About 200 men held their places until
the keels of the boats grated on the
shore, when the Mauser bullets COM
menced to sing over their heads.
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck with Pierce's and Pat
toms companies, pursued the insurgents
on the left into the bamboo thickets.
On the right was a frail foot bridge
across the river leading to the towns.
General Wheaton, personally command
ing, ordered charge across the bridge,
and Captain Rowland of his staff led
Coleman's and Elliott's companies of
the Thirteenth and Shields company of
the Twenty-third. who behaved splen-
didly under their first fire, into the
town, which was found to be nearly
deserted, except by the aged, and some
Spaniards, who had hidden in the buff
falo wallows. and who came shouting
delightedly toward the Americans.
The companies of the Thirty-third
had a skirmish along the Dagupan road
with the retreating Fiiipinos. Major
Shields of the staff with his command.
captured several insurgents.
The troops camped in the rain during
the night. and in the morning General
Wheaton established his headquarters
in a church, quartered his men in the
houses. and sent the captured Fflipinos
beyond the outposts, with orders not
to return.
The inhabitants describe all the roads
as practically impossible and say they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted a yacht
in the river Longapo, near Subig, for
use in his flight when he finds his cap
ture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to reconnois-
sances. Major Logan went northward
to San Thomas and burned the Fill
pinos' barracks. Captain Bucks Thir-
teenth went to San Jacinto, and dis
posed of small bands. Marshs Twenty
third went toward Magadelen, on Dagu
pan road, and had several sharp fights
with small parties They killed eight
men. brought in twenty prisoners, and
had five wounded.
The San Thomas road seems to be the
only possible means of retreat foi
a large body north from Tarlac, and
General Wheaton commands it, The
insurgents of this section are going to
reinforce Tarlac.
The battleship Oregon has arrived
here from Hongkong.
Captain Chenowith and Lieutenants
Davis. Van Horne and Bradford, with
two companies of the Seventeenth, re-
connoitering northeast of Malalaca, at
tackled and routed a battalion Of insur-
gents, killing twenty mine OF tnem
Three Americans We're wounded.
General Wheaton reports by the Ben
nington that when the landing was
made at San Fabian the insurgents en-
countered were 300 recruits. who were
on their way to Dagupan, where 1hes
expected the expedition to land. Tney
retreated to the mountains. Twenty
eight Spanish prisoners were rescued
The report of the landing at Lingesen
was brought by the commander OF the
Manila. who saw the fight. He so'
the geography mixed.
1t has been raining hard tmougnon'
the week, handicapping Generals Law
ton and Macarthur. The transportd-
ton is the chief difficulty. In the al
vance General Lawton depended on Int
river to get his supplies. the Sar
Isidro River is fed by mountain
streams, and is alternately too shano"
for navigation or too swift. Two o.
three launches were needed to pull nj
casco, moving the supplies from saf
Isidro, and over the muddy roads fhs
transportations made only two or fhrct
miles day. The troops were on snot1
rations much of the time. The only
provisions the country yields are 9
few chickens and buffalo. The OH
GERS carry a supply of cash to pas
The natives liberaiiy for all they take