The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-27
THE MARCH
TO MALOL0S.
The Most Decisive Fighting Of the
y War With Filipinos.
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THE AMERICAN CASUALTIES
For Two Days Are 45 Killed and
las Wounded. .
COL. EGBERT AMONG THE DEAD.


COL. EGBERT AMONG THE DEAD.
He Had Dved Continuously as Line Of.
ficer For Nearly Forty Years - Prince
Loewenstine, Formerly on the staff Of
General Miller, Was Killed in Front Of
the Firing Line--One Man of the Tenth
Pennsylvania Killed aud Three Wounded.
General Macarthur Leads tho March to
Malolos.
: Manila, March 27.-The United
States troops. under Brigadier General
Lloyd Wheaton, captured the town of
Malinta, beyond the Tulihan river,
yesterday after sharp flght. Colonel
Harry G. Egbert. of the Twenty
regular infantry, was killed. Prince
doewenstein, formerly at Iloilo, some
how got in front Of the firing line and
WIS shot in the side, dying almost in
stantly. A German who accompanied
him was wounded. Prince Loewenstein
was formerly honorary aide on the
staff of General Miller.
The American casualties yesterday
were much lighter than those of Sat-
Nrday, the total losses thus far re-
ported since the engagement COM
menced being As killed and las wound
ed.
+. General Wheaton entered Malinta,
which is small village of huts, at l
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The United States gunboat Helena
and other guboats have been shelling
Malabon, about mile northwest of
Caloocan, for several hours.
The insurgents made a fierce resist
hnce to the American advance up the
The fatal wounding of Colonel Egbert
several men of the Twenty second in
fantry and several of the Oregon and
Kansas regiments were killed.
I Evidently anticipating a lombard
ment by the fleet thousand rebels
vacated Malabon Saturday night, leav-
Ing few to burn the town. General
Wheaton's brigade. composed of the
Becond Oregon regiment and the
Fwenty-second and Twenty-third in
fantry. stretched out along the rail-
road from Caloocan to the Tuliahan
river, was powerless to prevent the
Withdrawal, owing to the natural OBJ
etacles and to the strong opposition.
"A column of smoke at daybreak was
the first intimation Of the enemy's
Intentions, but others followed at var
aous points, all soon blending in
dense balloon shaped cloud. The
lanes Of the burning rice mills and
large buildings could be plainly seen
From Caloocan, despite the strong sun
hight.
BY II o'clock in the morning the
bnIy building of Importance not de-
Btroyed in the center of the town was
b large stone church, but even at
noon fresh fires were started among
the native huts in the outskirts of
Halabon although the general exodus
took place much earlier. Many of the
rebels sought refuge in the suburbs
Eavotas and Casag. or were driven in
land by the shells of the Helena, Cal
)ao. Ningdapan and Laguna de Bay.
| In the meantime General Wheaton's
brigade held the railroad to the river.
but was unable either to repair the
bridge, which had been destroyed by
the enemy or to advance, owing to
the opposition and the hills on the
btber side.
(SThe calculations Of both General
Hale and General Harrison Gray Otis.
whose brlgades constituted General
MAcArthur's division, were much In
lerfered with by the character of the
Eeuptry In front Of both, and the
Enemy was able to take advantage of
fhis. so that the operations against
Eovaliches and Polo were delayed,
though the right wing of the division
B&ung out, sweeping the enemy in a
porthwesterly direction.
Il General Wheaton's headquarters on
Saturday night were about half mile
south Of the river. on the railroad.
'he opposite bank was protected by a
blockhouse and intrenchments. Oc-
casionally the artillery and infantry
4red across the stream. Finally the
Engineers moved a construction train
up to the bridge, the iron framework
bf which remained, and began to re-
place the floor. While this was going
IN the Second Oregon regiment crossed
the river on the left. and the Twenty
Sscond on the right. with four COM
panies of the .Twenty-third infantry
Importing the latter regiment. A ris-
lAk. clear ground stretched away dis
lance Of half a mile to Malinta, situ-
Ated on Its crest.
r In front Of the village were strong
Filipino intrenchments. but NO Fill
hinos were to be seen. Apparently
they had fed. The Twenty
Regiment approached dlagonally. with
General Wheaton and his staff close
behind, and scouts closely observing
The ground.
tEWhen the Americans were within
H6out 900 yards of the intrenchments
The Filipinos suddenly volleyed heav-
lily. The Twenty which was
holding the center, suffered consider
ably. but, with the Oregons on the left
Ind the Kansans on the right in the