The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-27

'aheh ABOARD the Grant and Sherman Is
repeated they viii be in fighting trim as
soon as they land and ready 20 be pushed
Immediately to the front.
Six regiments of infantry and artillery
comprising approximately 5000 men. one
regiment of which sailed from San Fran
cisco Yesterday are under orders for Ma
ma Their movement will be pushed as
rapidly as possible, with a view to the
reinforcement of Gen. Otis at the earliest
day practicable.
Inc Helena and the army gunboats she'll
ed Mafabon and the country beyond while
the Monadnock focused all its battery
upon Paranque for two hours for the pur-
pose OF destroying the military stores
,here. great smoke was caused but as
the insurgents are in possession of the
town, the results of the shelling are not
obtainabe.
Evacuation of MaInbOn.
The evacuation of Malabon was a pic
turesque rout, thousands of men, women
and children, loaded down with household
goods, some with their dearest treasures
hghting cocks-under their arms. poured
across the swamps in the early morning.
An exploded caisson at the railroad bridge
proved bar TO the Americans
Ten soldiers of the Oregon regiment.
while searching for two of those killed
earlier in the fighting, sneaked into the
city in the morning and found the place
In a condition of chaos. The inhabitants.
seeing them, fed in panic, thinking the
American forces were in possession. The
Oregonians shot several armed natives,
and then returned to camp.
Inc American forces did not occupy NAL
abon, but are concentrating their strength
desolation. The American soldiers have
been forbidden to enter the place for fear
that natives may be lurking there.
The Capture of MaIinta.
Manila, March 26, 7:9O p. m.-The Unit
ed States troops, under Brigadier General
Lloyd Wheaton, captured the town of
Malinta, beyond the Tuliahan river to-
day. after a sharp fight.
Col. Harry C. Egbert of the Twenty
second Regular Infantry was killed.
Prince Loewenstein, formerly aide-de-
camp on the staff of Brig. Gen. Miller
at Iloilo, somehow got in front of the
firing line, and was shot in the side, dying
almost instantly. A German who accom-
panied him was wounded
The American casualties to-day were
much lighter than those yesterday, the
| total losses thus far reached since the
gagement commenced being As killed
and 145. wounded.
Gen. Wheaton entered Malinta, which
IS a small Village of huts, at l o'clock this
afternoon
The United States guuboat Helena and
other gunboats have been shelling Mala-
bon about a mile northwest of Caloocan,
for several hours.
The insurgents made a fierce resistance
to the American advance up the railroad
at Malinta.
In addition to the fatal wounding of Col.
'Egbert, several men of the TWenty-sec-
ond Infantry, and several of the oregon
and Kansas regiments were killed.
Burning of MaIabOn.
Evidently anticipating a bombardment by
the fleet, thousand rebels vacated Mala-
bon last night, leaving a few to burn the
| town.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade, composed of the
| Second Oregon and the Twenty-second and
| Twenty-third Infantry stretched out along
the railroad from Caloocan to the Tuliahan
! river, was powerless to prevent the with
drawal, owing to the natural obstacles and
| to the strong opposition.
| A column of smoke at daybreak was the
| first intimation of the enemy's intentions,
but others followed at various points all
soon blending in a dense balloon shaped
| cloud. The flames of the burning rice mills
and large buildings could be plainly seen
from Caloocan, despite the strong sun
| flight.
! BY II o'clock in the morning the only
| building of Importance not destroyed in
the center of the town was large stone
| church, but even at noon fresh fiTes were
| started among the native huts in the out
| skirts of Malabon, although the general ex-
| odus took place much earlier
Many of the rebels sought refuge in the
| suburbs of NaYatds and Casag, or were
| driven inland by the shells of the Helena,
| Calao Ningdapan and Laguna de Bay.
Country Kept Troops Back.
In the meantime Gen. Wheaton's brig
ade held the railroad to the river, but
was unable either to repair the bridges
which had been destroyed by the enemy,
| or to advance, owing to the opposition, and
the hilTs on the other side.
| The calculations of both Gen. Hale and
! Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, whose brigades
constituted Gen. MacArthur's division, were
much interfered with by the character of
| the country in front of both, and the enc
my was able to take advantage of this, so
that the operations against Novaliches and
| Polo were delayed, though the right wing
of the division swung out, sweeping the
enemy in a northwesterly direction
Gen. Wheaton's headquarters last night
was a half-miie south Of the river on the
| railroad
The opposite bank was protected by a
| block house, and intrenchments. Occasion
ally the artillery and infantry fired across
the stream. Finally the engineers moved a
construction train up to the bridge, the
| iron frame work of which remained, and
began TO replace the floor.
Met "a VOIIey at MaIinta.
While this was going on the Second Ore
gon Regiment crossed the river on the left,
and the Twenty second Regiment on the
right with four companies of the Twenty
| third Infantry supporting the latter regi-
ment rising. clear ground stretched
away a distance Of half a mile to Malinta,
| situated on its crest.
In front Of the village were strong Fill
pino intrenchments, but no Filipinos were
to be seen. Apparently they had fled. The
| Twenty-second Regiment approached dag
onarv with Gen. Wheaton and his stan
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