Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-02-09

GALLANTRY.
Our Troops Behavior
Before Manila Sheds
Lustre on Am eri-
can Arms
TENNEssEANs IN 1T.
Go to the Front sEarly Sunday
Morning, Assisting in the
Capture Of'Santa Mesa.

Owing to the area embraced In the
scene of Sundays engagement, semi
circle of fully seventeen miles, details
the fighting have been ex-
tremely difficult to obtain. So far as can
be gathered the brush commenced at
645 on Saturday evening by the firing
of Nebraska sentry at Santa Mesa up
on Fillipinos, who were deliberately
crossing the line after repeated warn
ings, With the evident purpose of draw
ing our fire.
The first shot from the American sem
try was evidently accepted as pre-ar-
ranged signal, forit was followed almost
Immediately by terrific fusillade a.
long the entire Filipino line on the
north side OF The Pasig River.
The American outposts returned the !
Are with such vigor that the Filipino
fire was checked until the arrival Of re-
iniorcements. All the troops in the vi
cinity we're hurried out, and the Fill
pino ceased firing for half an hour while
their own reinforcements camo up.
Alto o'clock the fighting was resum-
ed, the American firing limo consisting
Of the Third Artillery, the Kansas and
Montana regiments, the Minnesota reg
iment, the Pennsylvanians, the Ne
braskans, the Utah Battery, the Idahos,
the Washingtons, the CalitOrnians, the
Fourth Cavalry, North Dacota Volun-
teers, Sixth Artillery, and Fourteenth
Infantry.
The Philippines concentrated their
forces at three points. Caloaoan, Santa
Mesa, and Galingatan, and maintained
an intermiting fpsillade for some hours.
They brought artillery into action at
, Galingatan at 1890 but only one gun an
noyed the Americans to any apprecia.
BILE extent, a howitzer on the road be-
yond Santa Mesa. The Third Artillery
; silenced tho ,Galingab battery by firing
Z two guns simultaneously, which wa'
followed Immediately by volleys from
, the infantry.
At about midnight there,was a lull IL
4 the firing, lasting until 3.45 u. M, wheI
D the whole PHILIPPINE line reopened IRE
The Americans poured terrific fire in
to the darkness for twenty minutes, ant
: there was another lull until daylight
}, when the Americans generally advanC
a cd. During the night, in response t
Rear Admiral DewOy's signals fashe
across from Cavite, the United State
cruiser Charleston and the gunboa
I Concord, sta tioncd at Malabon, poure
a deadly hre from their secondary ba
teriss into the Filipino trenches at Ca
r. oacan.
After daylight the United States dol
bio turret seagoing monitor Monadnoc
Dc opened Ere off Mal4te and kept shelliE
Dc the Fllipiuos' left flank while the 9th,
DC vessels shelled the enemy's right fan
&c for several hours.
Dc By ten o'clockgbhe Americans had a
SC parently completely routed the eneu
&c and had taken the villages OF Bala
DC pong, Santa Mesa, Paco, Santana, 81
DC Pedro Macore, PandOcan and Pasi, ht
DC destroyed hundreds Of native huts al
DC had secured possession Of the water ma
be and reservoir, distance OF six miles,
. The Tennesseans joined the fri
lines at 10 o'clock Sunday morning al
' assisted in capturing Santa Mesa
- One Otthe.most notable events OF Su
days work was the.driYing OF the Fl
gS pinOs out OF their stronghold at Pace
ii the reserve, few companies Of Califor
~, ians commanded by Col. Duboce. T
, main road TO she village was lined
native huts full Of Filipino sharpsho,
20 ers. After. they had been firing up
DO Gen. King and his staff, killing driV
70 and firing on an ambulance Of the R
w Cross Society, Col.3Dubooe ordered t
w huts to be cleared and burned.
on The FilipinOs went into Paco Chur
w and Convent, where they made 'det
70 mined stand in-the upper stories
to- platoon Of Oalitornians stationed on
Oh. neighbOring bridge maintained a. /
M FIRE on the Filipinos, but was unable
nv dislodge them. In the face OF terri
all fusilaie Col. Duboce and q few volt
teers dashed into the church, scatter
coal oil inside, set are to the oil and
tired. .-',
ih' In the meantime Capt Dyer's bate
Of she zth- ARTILLERY rbonbAFdsd I
= church, dropping a dozen shells Il
II the tower and roof Company L ant
II part Of Company G Of the CaIifornia
III charged into she chuFoh, but were d
III abls % ascend the single flight OF ste
III leading TO the story above
III After the ino8ndiaFies had retired
III company Of the Idhhos and the Was
III ingtOn guards stationed on either 81
HI Of the building picked on the Filipln
III IS they we're smoked out May Of {
ii rebela, however, escaped into ths BRO
II In the rear o. the church. The Ame
III cans captured SO OF the rebels, and dl
III ing tue engagement about TIE chur
III 20 Of the rebels we're killed.
III Careful estimates place the Filipi
III loas - 1900 dead; 5, 500 wounded q
III 5000 taken prisoners
III The American loss was 90 killed;
y wounded.