Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-14
Opened Fire on Two American
GarriSonS.
DRIVEN OFF AT BOTH PLACES.
One American Killed and Two Wounded,
San Mateo Occupied After Fight.
Our Loss Three Killed and Is Wounded.
Known Rebel Dead 23.

the MO rTitnUe. Heair Sditlnllht, WHICH
is garrisoned by TWO companies of the
Twenty infantry The Ameri-
cans had one man, Il sergeant, killed,
and two privates wounded.
A sIlnilar affair took place at Grim
qua, four miles west of Mololos, where
another small garrison is stationed as a
safeguard againsta possible attack upon
the railway. A special train took rein
forcements TO Malolos and Guiguinta,
Just north of Bulecan
MANILA, Aug. l4.-A reconnaissance
by troops of General Samuel B. NJ
Young's brigade. with the object of
discovering the whereabouts of the
enemy near San Mateo, northeast of the
San Juan reservoir, about ten miles
from Manila, resulted in the occupation
of San Mateo.
The American loss was three killed
and l3 wounded, including lieutenant
OF the Twenty-first infantry.
The Americans approached San
Mateo i'll three columns. Major Cronin,
with lJ men of the Twenty fifth infan-
try, advanced from Noveliches. five
miles west of San Mateo. Captain
Rivers, with 100 men of the Fourth
cavalry, and Captain Parker, formerly
lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth New
York volunteer regiment, with 2S0 men
of the Twenty first and Twenty fourth
infantry and the Fourth cavalry, ap-
preached i'll two columns from the
south.
Major Cronin experienced MANY diff
culties arising from the condition of
the country and failed to effect juno
ton with Captain Rivers west OF San
Mateo, as had been planned.
Captain Rivers, advancing, took an
outpost of the enemy two miles south
west of San Mateo. He then encoun-
tered strong resistance among the hills,
the enemy firing from excellent posi-
tions. Having failed to connect with
Major Cronln, and seeing that the town
was already occupied by the Americans,
Captain Rivers withdrew, covering his
withdrawal by heavy volley. He lost
a sergeant killed.
Captain Parker, on advancing, found
the enemy strongly entrenched on the
far side of some rice fields, about mile
wide and covered with deep mud.
Pushing forward rapidly he routed the
Filipinos after about 10 minutes fight
ing and then continued the march upon
San Mateo. which lie entered without
serious resistance.
Major Cronin entered the town later.
Our men were exhausted by the. heavy
marching.
Twenty-three of the enemy were
known to have been killed.
This Is the first action IN which
Colonel Burt colored troops partici-
pated. They behaved well, their leaders
having difficulty in holding them back.
General Young accompanied Captain
Parkers column and was under fire
throughout the engagement 1t is esti-
mated that the enemy numbered be-
tween 800 and 100 men.
While the Seventeenth infantry, dur
ing last Tuesday S battle, was approach
ing Calulut along the road, the troops
saw a group OF 90 Filipinos outside the
town under flag of truce. Some, who
were in white clothing, held up their
hands to signify that they were un-
armed.
Captain Hart, with detachment, ad-
vanced cautiously to point within 200
yards of them when the Filipinos
picked up their guns and fired vOlley.
The Americans dropped into the
bushes unhurt on the first movement
and returned the fire At this the Fill
pinos ran OFF.
Word has been received from Lieu
tenant j. G. Gilmore of the United
States gunboat Yorktown, who, with IA
members of the crew of the gunboat,
was captured by the insurgents last
April near Baler on the east coast of
Luzon The message, which comes
through Spanish prisoners, is to the ef-
feet that the officer and his men are at |
Vigan, in the province of South nocos,
on the west coast of Luzon All but two |
are well. Lieutenant Gilmore is al |
lowed house and servant and is |
fairly treated.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-General Otis
reported the following additional tasu-
alties:
MANILA, Aug. 12.
Additional casualties, killed, Aug. 8,
rhirty-sixth infantry, near San Fer
1ando: Corporals Louis J. Wagner; NJ,
Andrew Wilson. Wounded, Seven
zenith infantry, =, Nicholas NJ.
Nolan, chest, very severe; G,
John Hammel, arm, severe; H, Ed
ward Woods, thigh, severe; John
". Raymond, thigh, slight; Twelfth
Infantry, H, Corporal Albert Beryow,
houldar, slight; Fifty-first Iowa infan-
ry. G, Peter J. Hariff, chest, severe;
rhrey- sixth infantry, Major John Hugh
\. Braden, knee, slight; Captain Robert
:. Abernethy, forearm, slight; @, Mat
hew +. Ham, arm. severe; d, James
= Higgins, thigh, slight; NJ, Michael
Mccarthy, knee. slight; John Ray, knee,
light; Twenty fourth infantry, at De-
,osito, E, Corporal L. B. Price, foot,
1lth, Fourth infantry, near
SoveLlta, b, Glenn Woughtel, leg,
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