The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
SAN MATED TAKEN.
American Loss Three
Killed, Thirteen
Wounded.
COLORED TROOPS BRAVERY.
Officers Find Difficulty in
Holding Them
Back.
COLORED TROOPS BRAVERY.

Manila, Aug. Is, $40 p. ma recon
noisance yesterday by troops of Gen.
Samuel B. NJ. Youngs brigade with the
object of discovering the whereabouts
of the enemy near San Mateo, north
east of the San Juan reservoir, about
ten miles from Manila, resulted in the
occupation Of San Mateo. The Ameri-
can loss was three killed and thirteen
wounded, including a lieutenant of the
Twenty-first infantry. Twenty three
of the enemy are known to have been
killed.
The Americans approached San Ma
teo in three columns. Major Cronin,
with 10 men of the Twenty infan-
try advanced from Novaliches, five
miles west of San Mateo. Captain
Rivers with a hundred men of the
Fourth cavalry, and Captain Parker,
formerly lieutenant colonel of the
Twelfth New York volunteer regiment,
with 28O men of the Twenty first and
Twenty-fourth infantry and the Fourth
cavalry, approached in TWO columns
from the south.
Major Cronin experienced many diff
hculties arising from the condition of
the country and failed to effect juno
ton with Captain Rivers west Of San
Mateo, as had been planned.
Captain Rivers, advancing, took an
outpost of the enemy two miles south
west of San Mateo. He then encoun-
tered strong resistance among the hills,
the enemy firing from excellent posi-
tlons. Having failed to connect with
Major Cronin and seeing that the town
was already occupied by the Americans,
Captain Rivers withdrew, covering his
withdrawal by heavy volley firing He
lost a sergeant killed.
Capt. Parker on advancing found the
enemy strongly entrenched on the far
side of some rice fields, about a mile
wide and covered with deep mud.
Pushing forward rapidly he routed
the Ftlipinos after forty minutes fight
ing, and then continued the march up-
on San Mateo, which he entered with
out serious resistance about half past
one O'Clock in the afternoon.
Major Cronin entered the town about
half past four O'Clock. The Americans
still occupy the place. Our men were
exhausted by the heavy marching
This is the first action in which Col.
Burt's colored troops participated
They behaved well, their leaders hav-
ing difficulty in holding them back
General Young accompanied Captain
Parker's column and was under fire
throughout the engagement. 1t is es-
timated that the enemy numbered be-
tween 300 and 400 men.
The insurgents have taken the ag
gressive in the neighborhood of the
railroad. Saturday night they unsuc-
cessfully attacked San Luis, on the Rio
Grande, near Calumpit which is gar
risoned by two companies of the TWEEN
ty-second infantry. The Americans had
one man, a sergeant, killed and two
privates wounded.
Yesterday morning a similar affair
took place at Gringua, four miles west
of Malolos. where another small gar
rison is stationed as a safeguard
against a possible attack upon the rail-
road. A special train took reinforce
ments to Malolos and Guiguinto, just
north of Bulacan.
While the Seventeenth infantry, dur
ing last Tuesdays battle, was APP
preaching Calulet along the road, the
troops saw a group of so Filipinos out
side the town under a nag of truce
Some, who were in white clothing, held
up their hands to signify that they
were unarmed
Capt. Hart, with a detachment, ad-
vanced cautiously to a point within 200
yards of them, when the Filipinos
picked up their guns and fired vol
ley. The Americans dropped into the
bushes unhurt on the first movement
and returned the fire. At this the Fill
ipinos ran.
Word has been received from Lieut..
J. G. Gilmore of the United States gun
boat Yorktown, who, with IA members
of the crew of the gunDoat, was cap
tured by the insurgents last April near
Baler on the east coast of Luzon. The
which comes through Spanish
prisoners, is to the effect that the Off
Ger and his men are at VTgan, in the
province of South IIocos, on the west
coast of Luzon. All but two are well.
Lieut.. Gilmore is allowed house and
a servant and Is fairly treated.