The record-union., 1899-03-22

liberate volIeys upon the enemy's posi-
ton, tbs artillery making good practice.
BY the time the forces We're within 3Oo
yards of the enemy's final position
darkness prevented the charge Tor
which the Tennessee men and the COM
psnies of the Eighteenth on the right
had already prepared by fixing bayo-
nets. The advance upon Jaro was ac-
conplished in good order.
The engagement was brought on by
the enemy's persistent attacks upon the
outpost to Jaro bridge. Nothing could
be gained by forcing the enemy further
back, as it was impossible with the
limited number of troops to hold the po-
sition.
The American troops were exhausted
by the fighting and having to wade
knee-deep through the rice fields and
sugar cane. There were several cases
Of prostration by. the heat.
The only man killed was Private Lou
is Biehl of Company B, Eighteenth
Infantry The wounded of the Eigh-
teenth were: Privates Joseph DAILY, knee
and thigh; Theodore Burr, arm and
chest; Preston Savage, forearm; Will
lam Bruschke, chest-a1l of Company
b; Max Holme, forearm, Company l.;
Joseph r. McCrary, hand; William
Loremann, leg and thigh; William Trix-
man, leg, all of Company c.; Riley Cal
laghan, scalp; William Rovenberger,
wrist, both of Company H; William
Buster finger, Company E; William
hardwood, leg, Company K; Corporal
C. E. Bates, foot, Company I; Private
TT (Nax ret
California, serving with the artillery,
was wounded in the side and back, and
Private Samuels Of Company F, Ten
nessee Volunteers, was slightly wound
ed in the face. The bullet passed
through Rovenberger's wrist and en-
tered his mouth between the gum and
cheek without injuring his head
There were other miraculous escapes
as the men advanced amid a perfect
hail of bullets.
The severity of the engagement may
be judged by the fact that the Eigh-
teenth Regiment alone fired $3.50
rounds. 1t is estimated that the IN
surgents, with their more than 1000
rifles, fired more than double our total
of ammunition.
Private Biehl brought in Daily wound
ed and gave warning to hurry up some
ammunition, as most of the men were
short. He then returned to the fight
ing line, and was struck in the chest.
He fell, saying: I'm done for,'' and died
in ten minutes.
1t is impossible to tell accurately the
insurgent losses, as the American
troops converged at given point with
out traversing the ground shot over,
but on the day after the battle I could
see from Jaro belfry the enemy carting
away the dead The minimum esri-
mate of their losses is 200 killed and 300
wounded.
The evolutions were prettily exc
cuted, and the highest credit is due the
battalion and company commanders.
The men are chatting at being robbed of
the fruits of their victory. A charge
would probably have resulted in the
capture of the enemy's arms and am
munition, but from the configuration of
the ground and the position of our
troops it was impossible to allow an ad-
vance in the darkness.
The behavior of the troops was adj
mirable. There has been only desul-
tory outpost shooting since this en-
gagement.
The instructions printed on the cap
tured cases Of ammunition were in
German, and showed that the cart
ridges came from the artillery depot at
Mayence. 1t is suspected that the am
munition and arms have been supplied
to the insurgents from German and
japanese sources and from the French
colonies.
The city is quiet and business is re-
viving.
Private Walter Parrish of Company
c, Tennessee Volunteers, accidentally
killed himself yesterday with a re-
vOlyer.