The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-07
TALA. FEB. 6-Carefaf estimates place the Filipino
losses up date at 1900 dead $500 4vounded and
5000 taken prisoners. The rebel forces haoe been dven
back ten miles.

San Juan. Delmonte. Santa Ana, san re-
DIRE. Maeati and I.omia, and other places
from which our troops had driven the enc
my. and the scene in and around each
was identicaL The great numbers of the
dead showed that the little natives were
not lacking tn courage. out no courage
could have withstoed the terrific rain ot
death that fell upon the Frllpines aS the
gallant Americans approached their posi-
tions.
Retreat Was Utfer Rout.
when the enemy retreatea after "A stub
born resistance II WAS In utter rout. and
the only desire Is shown to have been To
set out OF range OF the American gans
s.s rapidly as possible n conservative
estimate OF the eneTny's losses placed the
number a. 400 killed and wounded. The
killed far outnunlbor the wounded, many
OF the latter being cared for by our army
a. prisoners OF war.
The American Loss.
The first reports Of the flghtug we're 70
the effect that few or the Americans had
been killed. but when the ofriciaa reports
began to come in IL was found that over
forty OF our men lost their hves. whs.e
the wounded numbered 100. The reports
are not yet complete. it Is known, how
! ever. tina; the Fourteenth regular infan-
try. the old command Of Brig. Gen. J.
| Nj. Anderson, from Vancouver barracks,
| suffered the Creates. losses. The regl-
| ment was qaar,ered at Malaie and was
under the command Of Mai. Robe.
Eourteenth's Hard Service.
! To It WAS assigned the task of carrying
tho rebel position south OF that suburb,
and the fight was through a country COW
cred with dense underground, and vas
made with slow progress The natives
took refuge In huts ani unta di } .ged
ard While being driven back. inflicted con-
siderable damage upon our men The
Fourteenth was armed With KFag-Jorgan-
sen rifles. and thes. proved effective For
every lie the gallant old regiment gave
UP Il took scores in revenge.
The First Washington xorun-
teers and Third regular artii-
lery also saw severe fighting
and sustained material losses.
The Utah light artillery, seasoned by It's
experienced at M8late In August, and the
Sixth regular artillery did spiendidly ef-
fcctive work and the latter probably saved
ths First California regiment and the
! FsfEt Colorado ffem being nearly cus up.
The guns OF the Utah battery were posted
east of the city. ana during the early hours
o' Sunday poured deadly fire into the
insarsent trenches
The Fight at the Ibureh.
During the enTa cement hundreds If la
sufgents took possession 81 Pacht church.
and harrtcading the doors, openrts fire on
the First California regiment They also
fired on annDulaDcez carrying the wounded
Americans to the rear. TIE t'aitfgrnians
sent yoliey after voleg against the sturdy
stone structure. bot we1s inerective. The
men wanted e.. rush in and Storm the bulii-
itg. bat Cot, Smith restrained them word
was sent to the B.xih artillery and guns
were tFained on the church. The g4nncrs
found the ranse very quickly ard m s~ess-
~ minutes the gIj church wa "A wreck and
hals he murdcgous tenants dead The fret
California regiment waa also attacked ~
tne FIilpinos. Who were concealed IN huts
beside the read along which the American.
were advancing. T1 put an end to the dan
ger from this q1Eartar Col snth gave ar.
1efs 20 burn ths village, which was aeon
done
IN ths district between Tongo and Naia-
hon. 20 the north of the city. great
slaughter was Done by Tbs gunaoat cal
lao. which Admiral Dewey captured from
the Spaniafds- TIE c0ncord'a s-frch and
the Charles'on's s*nch sgas did as fin
execution. TrlR. ffen. Dfs brigade rad
driven large body of ere enemy from
their positions. and the FYllplnos ran az
top speed Tor tae teacn "a slsorgsnixed
an5 panie-atEickcn mon when taey
reached the shore they aegs fnet ~ fhs
Devastating FIRE or the warah.ra. and wers
faowed do~n. score Gp0u score. gntii tts
ean3a appeared - u. completely dsanea-
80 wltH fheir blood Tae atgat vas ssss-
ply s3ekeT.lng. with the dead and dying
torn 10 pieces ani .sr~f1ay s4a4ste4 as.d
bleeding natives Blag Az aaouf.
Chariesf"n md Monadaook.
On sunday afternoon th~ t-hRrlcs'oa
Joined tns monitor Nonasaoek ~ ~ ststs.
WhIcn was ths scene ~ the b~avisst eGh,-
tug with ths SoaulatdH IN August. an1
both vessels delivered the4r shells win
tsillnr effect. TIE emmy were retiring
before ,aa s.na1y sGs 'sae ~ the -Four
,e@uta afantry. an8 tat cauQarAtlvsiy
l,tle shelter. They furnished excellent
targets t1- ths marasaAan@alp of iAs iAa-