The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-17

horseberg, Company X; Sidney Mo rrtson.
Company M.
MANILA, Feb. 13-The following ad-
dttional particulars regarding the cap
eure of Calocan have been obtained:
The insurgents had been concentrat.
ing their forces for days at Calocan,
and Major General Elwell s. Otis de-
termined to attack them. He instruct.
sd his commanders accordingly and re.
auested the assistance Of the naval
forces under the command Of Rear ADJ
mtral Dewey. Major General MacAr-
thur reported that all was ready and
At I o'clock he received the following
message:
"The commanding general orders
you to go ahead with che program
Barry"
The attack began Immediately. The
monitor Monadnock and the cruiser
Charleston shelled Calocan and the
country north of 1t for half an hour.
General MacArthur's artillery also did
effective work from hill in the rear.
Brigadier General Harrison Gray
Otis, with his brigade, consisting of
tho Kansas regiment, the Montana
regiment and the Third artillery, reg i.
nlars, acting as infantry, advanced
handsomely. rushing for ward in the
eece OF the Filipino bullets as cheer.
fully as II they had been snowba Is.
The enemy was utterly routed and
ned to the mountains At 6 o'clock
''eease firing" and recall" were sound.
cd. The troops were then well through
Cslocap aud north Of IT, General
Macarthur established his left at Cal :
qcsn and strengthened his lines for
the night.
BY the capture of Calocan the con.
troll of much of the rolling stock Of
the Manila-Dagupan railroad was Oh.
tanned
The city is now quieter and business
10 better than at any time since the
outbreak of hostilities.
The American losses yesterday were
three men killed and thirty-two
wounded. Among the wounded are
gallant Lieutenant Colonel Bruce
Wallace, of the Montana regiment, a
lieutenant of the Secoud United States
cavalry, who was shot through the
lnng while leading charge across the
open country. The enemy lost heavily.
KANsANs FRUSTRATED by REAT.
MANILA, Feb lathe heat to-day
knocked out many more of our men
than did the Filipino bullets, especial.
~ In the marsh lands north of Mala.
bon, where the Kansas regiment was
station4l Fully twenty of the Kan
sAus were taken; to tho hospital.
Among the incidents of the day it is
cited that Privates Hartley aud Fitch
Of the Thirteenth Minnesota regiment
were both wounded in the legs by the
same bullet and Private Mitchall Of
Company b Of the Kansas regiment,
while assisting couple of men to the
rear, was shot in the left arm
The railroad is now open to Calocan
and supplies for the troops are being
forwarded by rail.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch to
Rsuter's Telegram company from
Manila, describing the capture Of CAL
psan, dwels upon the excellence Of the
American plans and the precision with
which they were carried out: The dis
psteh adds:
..At & o'clock in the afternoon the
American ships ceased firing. Then
ths army fred three guns, at an inter-
yslof ten seconds. signaling the ad.
vance Of the whole line, the Kansas
regiment leading through the jungle
The rebels left wing was diverted by
Msjor Bell and 100 men. 1t was like
elock-work. There was no hitch any.
where.
The rebels. estimated to have num-
bered l0,OOO men, were demoralized by
the shells. The Americans advanced
In open order. At 500 yards tn ., was
. halt and then charge and the
rebels stalnpeded from their trenches.
which were admirably constructed.
THE Americans refrained from
Masting ammunition. but rushed on
without firing and used their bayonets
and the butts Of their riff IS. Taere was
heavy siaughtar.
..1,o-day the ships are sheliing be
yond Caocan.
..The Americans will probably reach