The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-09-30
CAPTURE A BATTERY.
Bombardment of Filipino Post by
American Warships.
Rebel Guns silcnced and Destroyed
Heroic Work of Marines-Insur-
gents Sink n Gunbont and
Capture It's Crew.

| terey ana the BunDoatS SoHcoio
! and Zafiro, with marines and bluejack-
cts from the cruiser Baltimore, left
Cavite September Is and proceeded to
Subig bay to destroy an insurgent can
non there. Owing to the bad weather
the operation was postponed until Sat
urday, when the warships for three
hours bombarded the town of Olangapo
and the intrenchments where the gun
was situated Men from the Charleston,
Concord and Zafiro were then landed
under heavy insurgent fire, proceed
ing to the cannon, which was utterly
destroyed by guncotton, and then re-
turning to the warships. The Ameri-
cans had one man wounded during the
engagement.
While waiting in Subig bay for bet
ter weather the Americans deserted
Filipino reenforcements moving toward
| Olangapo. At GAO a. m. Saturday the
Monterey began the advance upon the
town, which was about three miles east
of the monitors anchorage. The
! Charleston, Concord and Zafiro fol-
lowed. At 1925 the Monterey opened
fire with her secondary and main bat
ing Immediately. At 1888 the insurgent
cannon answered, the first shot passing
close to the Monterey's smokestack
The gun was fired twice only.
| BOmba rdment Is General.
| The American bombarding then be-
came general. At $3.50 the Monterey
advanced to range of 600 yards, using
her main battery. Two hundred and
fifty men were landed about 500 yards
east of the cannon at II o'clock under a
severe shore mauser fire. The men
| from the Charleston were the first to
reach the beach, but the Concord's men
were the first at the gun, which they
reached at 1910. The cannon was
found to be n 16-centmeter krupp
gun, presumably obtained from the
Spaniards. Meanwhile the warships
continued to shell the shelving beach
on the east and west side to silence the
insurgent fire upon the sailors from the
trenches skirting the beach.
Cannon Is Destroyed.
Gunner Olsen exploded so rounds of
guncotton in three discharges in the
cannon, which had suffered from the
fire of the warships. The Americans
then returned 10 the boats, the firing in
land being kept up to protect the en-
barkation. The Concord's men were
the last to reach the shore and the war
ships were reached at 1850. Cadet
Rrinzer, with the Concord's launch
armed with a gatling, did excellent
work on the left of the landing party
Capt. Myers, of the marines. captured
a muzzle-loading field piece. Lieut. Nc
Donald was in command of the landing
party and the movement was splendidly
executed and controlled. The numbers
of the Filipinos there could not be as
rertained and no dead were seen. The
Monterey fired for four hours 81 shots
from her ten-inch guns and II from her
1o-inch guns. The town. which was rid
died with shells, took fire at several
| points.
| watson Reports.
Washington. Sept. 25.-Acting Secrc-
tary Allen, of the navy department. re-
ceived a cable from Rear Admiral Wat
son Sunday giving brief account of
the engagement at Subg hay. 1t is
dated the cath. at Manila. and saws:
|
| ed opposite Kalaklan point, Subig bay: ex-
| changed shots with Charleston. Sent
Charleston, Monterey, Concord and
Zafro with detachment of marines
| and sailors from Baltimore to cap
| ture and destroy. Attacked insur-
| gent position 23d; after bombardment,
| landing party carried entertainments, dis
| possessed enemy and destroyed l6 krupp
| guns. Casualties: William Shepherd, APP
prentice second class, Charleston, serious
| ly wounded. Charles Haffka cOa1
| Concord. heat prostration. Insurgent fire
| heavy. but poorly aimed. Enemy's loss un-
known Full report mailed. WATSON"
| In the Hands of Rebels.
Manila, Sept. 25.-1he gunboat Ur-
daneta, belonging to the mosquito
| fleet, which has been patrolling the
shore on the north of Manila bay, has
not been heard of for ten days. AS her
coal supply was by this time necessarily
exhausted, a search for her was made.
Natives who were Intercepted by
Lieut.. Franklin, in command of the
gunboat Laguna de Bay, told that Of
icer that the Urdaneta bombarded the
town of Orani Sunday. The crew land
ed to take possession, whereupon they
were seized by a large body of natives,
who had set trap for them. The pris-
| oners were removed to Porac, and the
gunboat was looted and scuttled. The
gunboats Petrol, Callao and Basco are
now searching for the sunken vessel.
| yellow Fever at Key West.
| Washington, Sept. 25.-Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman received telegram from
Assistant Surgeon McAdam at Key
West announcing % new cases of yell
low fever there and five deaths. A tel
egram from Surgeon Carter 1t New Or
leans states that no new cases appeared
there, but that there had been two
deaths. There were five other cases
under treatment. DIR. Carter wired that
| the weather was cool and favorable.
IN ENGLAND.
1t is stated by the superintendent of