Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-11
BLOWS FOLLOW WORDS.
Filipinos Brought to stili Further Realixs-
tion of the Situation, ST.


MANILA, May Sin spite of the
peaceful overtures of their commits.
sioners, the Filipinos vigorously resis-
ted the advance of General MacAr-
thurs division from Apalit toward
San Fernando, lighting desperately at
long range, after running from trench
to trench when driven out by the
American artillery.
The movement commenced at $3.50 in
the morning. General Hale's brigade,
consisting Of five Gatlings, under COM
mand OF Major Young of the Sixth ar
tillery, two battalions of the Fifty
first Iowa regiment, the First Nebras-
ka regiment and the First Dakota reg
iment, advanced along the road few
miles west OF the railway line.
General Wheaton, with Hotchkiss
and Calling guns, under the command
of Lieutenant Naylor of the Utah light
artillery, mounted on handcars, push
ed ahead, the Twentieth Kansas and
First Montana regiments deploying
to the right and left when feasible
The COUNTRY to be traversed proved
the worst yet encountered, miles Of
marshes aid many unfordable strCams
delaying the advance materially.
Both br!gades met with resistance
simultaneously on approaching the riv-
er near San Tomas, which is about
eight kilometres from Apalit. The
center span Of the railroad bridge had
dropped into the river and the rebels
had only left small force to check
General Wheaton. their main body lin
Ing the strong trenches in front Of
General Hale.
Although the attacking force pour
ed very heavy artillery and musketry
fire across the river, the enemy stub
bornly resisted for over an hour ulti-
mately breaking when Major Young
shelled their left flank and then re-
treated along the river bank under COW
er. General Wheaton, in the mean
time, tried ineffectively to draw tho
fire of the Filipinos in the trenches
east of the track.
So soon as they discovered that the
nature OF the country would permit
only few skirmishers on each side
Of the embankment the rebels gained
their courage and fought desperately
for three-quarters Of an hour in the
id fire fusillade, until flanked by the
Montana regiment. Then a general
scramble ensued, most of the enemy
boarding trains that were in readiness
and the others taking the road to San
Fernando, after burning the village Of
San Tomas and Minalin.
About noon General Wheaton eros
sed the broken bridge, cleared the
stragglers out Of the villages and ad-
vanced toward San Fernando. General
Hale effected a crossing simultaneous
ly, after a slight delay necessary to
repair stone bridge.
Our loss up to that hour (noon) was
two mbers Of the Nebraska regi-
ment and one Of the Montana killed
and Captain Albrecht, three members
of the Kansas regiment, two of the
Montana. four Of the Nebraska and
one of the South Dakota wounded. The
enemy's loss was very slight.
After a short rest the advance was
continued, General Wheaton encoun-
tering the first series of entrench-
ments near San Fernando. The reb-
els now opened a hot fire.
Colonel Funston of the Twentieth
Kansas was wounded; one lieutenant
was killed and four were wounded
while leading four companies of tina
Kansas regiment to outflank the en-
envy.
General Hale pushed along the road,
fanking the trenches. More than 100
sick and wounded men of General Law
tons brigade were brought to Manila
from Malolos by last nights train. The
heat is unbearable.