Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-02-13


place the Filipino loss up to date at
1000 dead, $500 wounded and 5000
taken prisoners.
Heavy Rebel Losses.
Hong Kong, Feb. THE latest ad-
vices from Manila say the rebel forces
have been driven back 10 miles and
their losses are estimated at 1900
killed and wounded. During the fight
ing the United States warships shelled
a train loaded with insurgents.
Story of the Fight
Manila, Feb. lowing to the area
embraced in the scene of Sundays en-
gagement, a semi-circle of fully IL
miles, the details of the fighting have
been extremely 0A41cult to obtain.
From the facts learned, the fight was
commenced at 8:45 Saturday evening
by the firing Of a Nebraska sentry at
Santa Mesa upon Filipino, who was
deliberately crossing the line, after re-
peated warnings, with the evident
purpose Of drawing our fire. The first
shot from the American sentry was
evidently accepted as a pre-arrangeQ
signal, for it was followed almost i'm
mediately by terrific fusilade along
the entire Filipino line to the north
side of the Pasig river. The American
outposts returned the fire with such
vigor that the Filipino fire was checked
All the troops in the vicinity were
hurried out and the Filipinos ceased
firing for half an hour while their own
reinforcement came up. At 10
o'clock the firing was resumed, the
American firing line consisting of the
Sd artillery, Kansas and Montana regi-
ments, Pennsylvanians, NebraSkans,
Utah battery, IQahOs, Westinghouse,
Californians, 4th cavalry, North Da-
kota volunteers, 9Th artillery, and 14th
infantry. The Filipinos concentrated
their forces at three points, Calcoocan,
Santa Mesa and Galingatan and main
tined an intermittent fusilade for some
hours. They brought their artillery
into action at Galingatan at 10:30, but
only one gun annoyed the Americans
to any appreciate extent. The Sd ar
tillery silenced the Galingatan battery
by firing two guns simultaneously,
which was followed Immediately by
volleys from the infantry. About mid
night there was lull in the firing,
lasting until g. IS a. m, when the whole
Filipino line re-opened fire. The
Americans poured a terrific fire into
the darkness for 20 minutes and then
there was another lull until daylight,
when the Americans generally ad-
vanced. During the night, in response
to Admiral Dewey's signals flashed
across from Cavite, the cruiser
Charleston and gunboat Concord, Sta
toned at Malabon, poured deadly fire
from their secondary batteries into the
Filipino trenches at Calcoocan. After
daylight the monitor Monadnock,
opened fire off Malate and kept she'll
ing the Filipinos' left flank while the
open vessels shelled the right flank for
several hours. BY / o'clock the Amer
leans had apparently completely rout-
ed the enemy and had taken the viii
lagos Of Palawpong, Santa Mesa, Pace,
Santana. San Pedro, Macoret, Pando-
can and Pasai, and destroyed hundreds
Of native hutS and secured possession
of the Waterman and reservoirs for
a distance of over six miles. The Ten
'nesseeans Joined the firing line at 10
o'clock Sunday morning and assisted
in capturing Santa Mesa.
One of the most notable events ofSun
days work was the driving OF the Fill
pinos out of their stronghold at Pace
by a reserve, a few companies of Cali
fornians commanded by Col. Duboce
The main road to the village was lined
by native huts, full of Filipino sharp
shooters After they had been firing
upon Gen. King and his staff, killing a
driver and firing on the ambulances
of the Red Cross society, Col. Duboce
ordered the huts cleared and burned.
The Filipinos concentrated in Pace, in
church and convent, where they
made a determined stand in the upper
stories. A platoon Of Californians
stationed on a neighboring bridge
maintained a hot fire on the Filipnos
but was unable to dislodge hem. In
the face of terrific fusilade, Col Du-
boce and few volunteers dashed into
the church. scattered coal oil inside
and set fire to the oil and retired. In