The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-06-08
ENEMY DRIVEN IN EVERY DIRECTION.
Gen. Hall Forms Junction With
Gen. Lawton Near Taytay and
Found it Deserted.
In the Battle a Large Force of Rebels
Were Routed in Mountainous
Country-American Loss, Four
Killed, 15 Wounded.


country, having two engagements
| with the insurgents. one Of them Sc
we're and keeping up an almost con-
slant fire against scattered bands of
rebels for nearly "a hours from 4
o'clock Saturday morning when the
column left the pumping station.
The Filipinos were driven in every
| direction, and the country through
which Gen. Hall passed was pretty
| thoroughly cleared. At 10 o'clock Sun
day morning the column reached a
point a few miles from Taytay, where
Gen. Hall was met by Gen. Lawion,
who had already entered the town an A
found it deserted. Gen. Halls objective
point was Antipolo, ten miles off, and
there was desultory firing ell along
the line of march. The gunboats
could be heard shelling the hills in
advance of the column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foot hills, near Maria Chino,
about noon Saturday, with loss of
but two or three slightly wounded,
proceeded with all possible haste to-
ward Laguna de Bay, the 4th cavalry
in the lead, the Oregon regiment next
and the 4th infantry last. At s o'clock
these three regiments fought their sec
ond battle of the day, and it resulted,
like the first, in the complete rout Of
large Filipino force, located in the
mountains, and having every advan-
tage Of position. In this fight the
American loss was four killed, three of
the 4th cavalry and one Oregonian and
about IS wounded.
The Filipino loss could not be ascer.
tanned, but the terrific fire which the
Americans poured into them for half
an hour must have inflicted severe
punishment. In this engagement our
troops made one of the most gallant
charges of the war, and the enemy was
forced to flee in the greatest disorder.
1t was the intention to press on to
Antipolo Saturday night, but this
was found impossible owing to the two
fights and the constant marching for
more than 12 hours, with nothing to
eat since morning and no supply train
in sight The troops moreover suffer-
ed from the intense heat, many being
prostrated and all greatly exhausted.
Consequently they bivoucked for the
night on the second battlefield.
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two
oo,p M ioc ~ ha Ar 70 ~ no 4 ;,,eA
crossed small creek about o'clock
Saturday afternoon and entered upon
a sunken road from which they were
emerging upon a small valley sur
rounded on all sides by high and heav-
lily wooded hills when the rebels, con.
cealed in the mountains on the three
sides of the plain opened hot fire and
sent showers of bullets into the ranks
ed Immediately in three directions.
Then followed charge across the rice
fields and bitches and up the hillsides,
from which the shots came all the time
resounded with the constant rattle of
musketry. The 4th cavalry being in
front suffered the severest loss when
the attack opened, two of their killed
being strgeants and the other a pri-
vate. The Oregonian killed was a.pri-
vate.
The natives were unable to stand the
vigorous firing of the Americans long;
and at the first sign of their wavering
the cavalry, Oregonians and 4th in
fantrymen broke into wild cheers and
charged still faster up the hillside,
pouring in volley after volley until the
enemy left the places where they were
partially concealed by the thicket, fed
over the summit in the widest confu-
sion and disappeared in the surround.
ing valleys
After the fight was over the firing
was continued by the Americans for
more than an hour in clearing out the
bush and driving away struggling Fill.
pinos. s'~~ -~ttEsA-'--- -"~ '>-~sI
The troops, after camping for the
night on the battlefield, started at 8
O'Clock Sunday morning Tor Antlpolo,
where it was expected strong re-
distance would be made. Antipolo is
place far up in the mountains, which
the Spaniards had said the Americans
could never capture. 1t has cost Spain
the lives of 800 troops
The progress of the column was con.
siderablv DELAYED while passing IN the
steep mountain grade, by small band
of insurgents, but these were effectu-
ally routed by the 4th cavalry, which
was in advance, and the troops reached
Antipolo in a few hours.
Our lines wtse Immediately thrown
around on three sides of the town and
then the final advance was made. But
it was found unnecessary to fire shot.
Not rebel was visible and the town
was entirely abandoned.