Gilpin observer., 1899-11-16
BRAVELY ATTACKED
TROOPS LANDED FROM SHIPS
UNDER FIRE.
waded Through Water Waist Deep-Gun-
boats Poured In q Heavy Fire.

Manila, Nov. 1O-5:5O D. m.-The
landing of the American troops at San
Fabian Tuesday was the most spec
tacular affair of its kind since General
Skaters Decentralization at Baquiri.
The cooperation of the troops and
navy was complete. The gunboats
maintained a terrific bombardment for
an hour, while the troops rushed waist
deep through the surf, under u heavy
but badly aimed rifle fire from the In
surgent trenches, and charged right
and left, pouring volley after volley
at the fleeing rebels. Forty Fillpinos
We're captured, mostly non-commis-
stoned officers. Several insurgent dead
and five wounded were found in a
building which had suffered from the
bombardment. The town was well for
titled. The sand dunes We're covered
with bamboo twenty feet thick, which
afforded fine cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with General
Wheaton, Commander Knox of the
Princeton and Commander Sheridan
of the Bennington, anchored on the
shallow two miles off shore, the gun
boats formed a line inside, the Helena,
Callao and Manila close in shore. With
the first gun of the bombardment the
small boats We're rilled rapidly, with
out confusion, by Major Cronite's bat
TALON of the Twenty-third infantry,
and Captain Bucks battalion of the
Thirteenth infantry.
While the lines Of boats moved
shoreward the gunboats poured the full
force of their batteries into the
al, &C.,
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 Mauser
bullets commenced to sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck, with Pierce's and Pat
tons companies, pursued the insur-
gents on the left, into the bamboo
thickets. On the right was fraIl foot
bridge across the river, leading to the
towns. General Wheaton, personally
commanding, 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 splendidly 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 buffalo wallOws and
who came shouting delightedly toward
the Americans.
Two companies of the Twenty third
had n skirmish along the Dagupan road
with the retreating Filipinos.
Major Shields of the staff, with his
captured several insurgents.
The troops camped in the rain during
N nj iph II in, tha ,tr,rr
Wheaton established his headquarters
in church, quartered his men in the
houses and sent the captured Filipinos
beyond the outposts, with orders not to
return.
Wednesday was devoted to recon-
naissances. Major Logan went north
ward to San Thomas and burned the
FilipinoS' barracks. Captain Bucks
Thirteenth went to San Jacinto and
disposed of small bands. Marsh's
Twenty-third went toward Magadelen.
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 Santo Tomas road seems to be
the only possible means Of retreat for
n large body north from Tarlac and
General Wheaton commands it. The
insurgents of this section are going to
reinforce Tarlac.
Major Bell has been engaged in an
other daring exploit. While scouting
with five officers and two men of the
Thirty-siXth infantry and Lieutenant
Hawkins and ten men of the Fourth
cavalry, he crept behind n trench con-
tanning hundred Filipinos, rode them
down and killed and wounded twenty
men and captured six. He also brought
back thirty Mausers.
PRESIDENT SCHURMAN'S VIEWS