Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-11-16
UNDER A HOT FIRE.
GEN. WHEATON's EXPEDITION
LANDS AT SAN FABIAN.
Was the Most Spectacular Affair of
Its Kind Since Shnfter's Disem-
barkatfon ut Dniquiri-Co-opern-
ton of Troops and Navy Was
Completc-Insursen Were Driv.
en- From Strong Intrenchments
RunninE-ManH Prisoners Taken.

Manila. Nov 12.-The landing nf the
American troops at San Fabian Tues
day was the most spectacular affair
of it's kind since Gen. Shutters disem-
harkation at Daiquiri. The co-opera-
ton of the troops and tile navy was
complete. The gunboatS maintained Il
terrific bombardment for an hour,
while. the troops rushed waist deep
through the surf under a heavy but
badly aimed rifle fire from the insur-
gent trenches and charged right and
left, pouring volley after volley ut the
fleeing rebels. Forty Filipinos were
captured, mostly non-commissioned
officers. Several insurgent dead and
five wounded were found in Il building
which had suffered considerably from
bee1ocpse-drya7 Il en- en- sh ct sh Inn
the bombardment. The town was
well fortified.
Then the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with Gen. Wheeler.
Commander Knox, of the Princeton.
and Commander Sheridan, of the Ben
nington. anchored on the shallow two
lhiles Off shore. The gunboats formed
Il line inside. the Hclcnn. Callao and
Manila close in shore. With the first
gun bombarlment the small boats
were filled rapidly without confusion
by Mai Cronite's battalion of the
Twcnty-third infantry and Capt.
Rucgk's battalion of the Thirteenth in
fan,ry. While the lines of boats
moved shorewarll the
GunbOnts Poured
The full force of their batteries into the
trenches. soon causing the insurgents
to flee through the burrows dug back
of the trenches. About 200 men held
their places until the keels of the
boats grated on the shore. when their
mal.ser bullets commenced to sing
overhead.
The battalions formed i'll good order.
Capt. Buck, with Pierce's and Patton's
companies pursued the insurgents on
the left into the bamboo thiskets. On
the right was Il frail foot bridge across
the river leading to the towns. Gen.
Wheaton. personally commanding. or
dered Il charge across the bridge. and
Capt. Rowland. of his stat. led Cole
mans and IIlliott'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 he nearly
deserted except by the aged and some
Spaniards who had hidden in the buff
falo willows. and who came shouting
delightedly toward the Americans.
Two companies of the Thirty-third had
a skrmish along the Dagupan road
with the retreating Filipinos. Maj.
Shields, of the staff, with his COM
mand, captured several insurgents.
The troops campeu in the rain during
the night and i'll the morning Gen.
Wheaton established his headquarters
in church, auartcred his men i'll the
houses and sent the
Captured Filipinos
beyond the outposts with orders not
to return. TIE inhabitants describe all
the roads as practically impossible.
and say they believe Aguinaldo has a
secret boat in the Tonga river, near
Longpo, for use in flight when he finds
his capture inevitable. Wednesday
was devoted to reconnaissance. Maj.
Logan went northward to Santa Tom
as ard burned the Filipino barracks.
Can't. Bucks Thirteenth went to San
Jacinto and disposed of small bands.
Marsh's Twenty third went toward
Magdalan, on the Dagupan road. and
had several sharp fights with small
parties. They killed eight men, brought
in twenty prisoners and had five men
wounded. The San Tomas road seems
to be the only possible means OF re-
treat for large body north from
'lN,rlac and Cen Wheaton commands
it. The insurgents of this section are
going to reinforce Tarlac.
Capt. Chenoweth and Lieutenants
Davis, Van Horne and Brantford. with
two companies Of the Nineteenth regi-
ments, accommodating northeas, of
Malabacal, attacked and routed Il bat
TALON of insurgents. killing twenty
nine of them. Three Americans We're
wounded.
1t has been raining hard throughout
the week. handicapping Generals Law
ton and Macarthur. The transporta-
ton is the chief difficulty.
Mai Bell has been engaged in all
other exuloit with the Insurgents.
While scouting with five scouts and
two men Of the Thirty sixth infantry
and Lieut. Hawkins and twenty men
of the Fourth cavalry, he crept behind
trench containing 100 Filpinos, rode
them down and Killed and wounded
twenty men and captured six. He also
brought back thirty Mausers.
Smashed Snfc.
Melvprn, Kan. Nov 12.-The safe
and office furniture of the Melvern
1,o,,I. x,-oro demolished 1,y an CyDl0SOI,