Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-21
Americans Stopped by the Dark
ness, from a Final Charge.
ENEMY'S LOSS WAS HEAVY.
Wounded Fighting Was VERY
Hard Throughout.

new YORK, March .l.-A dispatch TO
the Herald from Ilollo. Island Of Panay.
Haya;
a battalion Of the Eighteenth infan-
try, platoon n the sixth artillery.
aud the machine KUN battery. made a
reconnaissance In the direction OF Man
durriao and Santa Barbara Thursday.
While thcy.wcrc returning the lnsur-
gents attacked the outposts ON the
right
Although fatigucd from marching IN
the brolilng sun Tor two hours. the en-
tlfe command proceeded 10 the aaslI-
lance of their comraGcr. the artillery
pouring she'll and nhrnpnel upon the
insurgents. who We're strongly In
trcnchod In large numbers.
Companies e, ~. and *. Of the Eigh-
tccnth, dcplnycd 20 the right, driving
the insurgents back. and when wheel
INK TO the lett made a Junction with
companies u and l. heavy engage
mcni ensured.
Companies A. G. 81 and l. Of the Ten
ncsscc volunteers. Major Chcathnm.
arrived later ana formed on the LETT
ana two more companies OF the Eigh-
tecnth marched from ilolio TO act Ne a
support 20 the other troops. Col Van
'
tho bnttaiiona of tho Eighteenth rcgi-
mont
General Miller was ON the scene early
ana directed the operations from linz
mcdintcly behind the lighting line. lie
had several narrow escapes.
The line advanced by PUSHES three
thousand yards under "a hot IRE. pour
Ing In deliberate Vollcys upon the insur-
gents position, the artillery making
good practice.
By the time the forces were within
three hundred yards uf the cncmy'a
nnal position darkness prevented tho
charge Tor which the Tennessee men
ana the companies ~ the Eighteenth
on the right had already prepared BY
liking bayuneta. The advance upon
Jaro was accomplished In good order.
The engagement was brought ON by
the rncmy's persistent attacks upon the
outbortH N Jaro bridge. Nothing could
be gained BY forcing the enemy fur
Their back. as " was impossible with tho
limited number Of troops 10 hold the
position.
The American troops were exhausted
by the lighting ana having TO wade
knee dccp through the rice iieldH and
sugar cane. There were several cases
OF prostitution by the heat.
The only man Killed waH Private
Louis Bichl. OF company u, Eighteenth
Infantry. The wounded % the Eigh-
tccnth we're.
Priyaicu Joseph DAILY. knee and
thigh. Thc0dor Burr. arm and chest;
Preston savage. fore arm; WIN.
lirunchko. chest. all OF company u.
Max Holme. forearm. company l..
Joseph u. McCrnry, hand: VIM. Lore
mann. leg and thigh. VIM. Trixman,
leg, all uf company &,
Riley CnilaEhan. scalp; william
llovcnborgcr. wrist. both % company
n.
VIM. buster. ringer. company y.
VIM. Markwood. leg. company X.
corporal G. u. Bates. foot. compa-
ny |.
Private T. \. Mnriowe OF company l..
First California. serving with the ar.
tillery, was wounded In the Side and
bnnck, and Private Samucla Of company
y. Tenn. volunteers. was slightly
wounded In the face.
Tho bullet passed through Roven-
borgcr'a wrist and entered his mouth
between the gum and check without
iniuring his head. There were other
miraculous escapes an the men adj
vanccd, amid a perfect hail Of bullets.
The severity ~ the engagement may
be Judged by the fact that the Eight
zenith regiment alone fired g. 700 rounds.
II IN estimated that the Insurgents.
with their more than two thousand
rules. fired more than double our total
Private Biehi brought In DAILY wound
ed aud gave warning 10 hurry up some
ammunition. ms most of the men were
short He then returned 20 the hight
ing line and was struck In the chest,
lie fell. saying, ~ am done for" and
died In ten minutes.
II IN Impossible TO tell accurately tho
inaurgont losses. nH the American
troops conyergcd ut n given point with
out travcrrlng the ground shot over
hut on tho day after the battle ! could
see from Jnro bclfry the enemy carting
away the dead. The minimum estimate
~ their losses II two hundred killed
and three hundred wounded,
The evolutiOna were prcttily eAccut-
ed and the highest credit Is due the
battalion and company commanders,
The men are chailur "a being robbed
uf tho fruits ~ their victory a charge
would probably have resulted IN the
capture Of the onomy'a arms aud am
munitlon. but from the oonilguration OF
the ground and the position of our
troops II was impossible o. allow an
advance In the darkness. The be-
havior OF the tr0Oua was admirable.
There has been only dcsultory outpost
shooting since this engagement
The Instructions printed on tho cap
turod cnHea of ammunition were In
German and showed that the cartrid-
ees came from the artillery depot at
Mayence,
n N suspected that the ammunition
md arms have been supplied 10 tho
Insurgents from German and japanese
sources, and from the French colo
niea.
private Walter Parrish OF company g.
Tenneaaee volunteers. accidentally
Killed himself yesterday with reyOl-