The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-14
PASIG TAKEN
Particulars OF Yesterdays Bat.
tie i'm the Philippines

tie in the Philippines
Manila March 13 u1:50-At daylight to-
day Hrlgndier General Lloyd Whcaton's
divisional brigade. consisting OF tho Twen
ticth United states infantry. the TWEEN
iy-aecoud infantry. eight companies of
| tho first Washington volunteers, reyen
companies OF the Oregon volunteers three
troops OF the fourth United States cav
airy and q mounted battery OF the noun
ted sixth infantry was orawn Up on "a
ridge behind San Pedro Macau "a mile
south of town.
The advance was sounded at 6:30 "a. ir
| thc cavalry reaching the column at a
smart trot across tho opening 70 the
| riE0t, eventually reaching clump. COM
mandlng the rear OF Guadelupe.
! Supported by volunteers the advance
force opened heavy Gre on tho rebels
Tho response was Feeble and desultory.
APPARENTLY coming from a handful OF men
in every covert.
While the right column was swinging
towards the town OF Pasg the laft ad-
yauced pouring volleys INTO the bruh
| mall body OF rebel determined 10
4 AAAAhh "a hAAAA nAA were hlAMblN Nl MIAhH
stand the assault.
At 7;30 ,. m. a gunboat STAGED toward
Pasig. The rebels were first encountered
/ by this regl in the jungle near Guada-
iupe. sieamlng slowly. thog unboat tnon
poured torrihs FIRE :rlm her Calling
gun into the brush. For au OF an hour.
.he whirrlng OF the rapid fire guns al
ternatod with the loo mug OF ,he heavier
guns on board
In the meantime Sc0tt5 battory ashore
was Smelling the trenc1cs andl riwnB the
| enemy back The ARTILLERY then advance
TO the ridge OF the bamboo and drove a
| few of the enemy's sharpsnoaJsrs away
with volleys from their carblnos. The arr
| tiuery then advanced ana met with little
opposition.
In the meantime the infantry hId been
sent forward In extended order. the
Washington regimont resting on the bank
of the river. each regiment deploylng on
| reaching It's tauon and furnishing It's
own support.
The entire column then WHEELED toward
tho river driving the enemy towards his
supports and advanced on Guadalupe.
The artillery moved 70 a ridge command
Pasg and parteros
by this time the enemy was IN full
Night along line over a mile long and
the firing was discontinued temporarily IN
order 10 giyethe troops n rest before
making the attack on Pasig,
The enemys loss was believed 10 be Sc
we're. but only eight Americans were
wounded
At this stage Of the engagement Il was
raining heavily
Manila. March. 70 d:Jo p. m)-Generai
wheaton attacked and captured the city
OF Paslg. east Of Manila this afternoon.
The enemy made a stand for an hour bat
al the end OF that time We're forced 10
retreat.
The loss OF the Fuplno5 were thirty
killed and sixteen taxed prisoners.
or the United States forces six were
wounded.
SUPPOSED KILLED.
Washington March l3.-The following
cablegram has been received at the war
department
Manila. March l2.-AdIutaut General
Washington. Following deaths since last
weekly report:
Narch s-Private Alexander H Chap
line. Company M. Fourteenth Infantry
accidentally shot
March 9-IIonry o. Onahery Company
,, T.. second Oregon; Edward j. Fuicane
Company B. Thirteenth Minnesota, var
lola.
March 1o-Albert w. Hartrlgsen. Com
, pany .. Fourth cavalry, accidentally
: shot.
March ii-Louis Il. Westphal. Compam
! y. First california, dysentary.
pied OF wounds received ln action:
8 March 9-Privates JOS spaeth. Compan
4 10 First Wyoming
: CsIgned) OTIS
1 New York. March l3-A Manila specIa
y 10 tho Journal gives the following i.Ht %
: casualties sustained by the United state
y forces in the adyanca upon and capim
,, OF Pasig:
. KILLED
& JAMES 3. kline private. Twenuet
= Kansas.
b. WOUNDED.
Priyates r l. Alger, Thomas MIiei
!, Charles Davis. Twentieth United state
4 infantry aud Corporal Charles Easley
: the Twenty-seeond infantry.
n CORRECTED List or CASUALTIES
a Sew York. March i3-Fol0wins a Ga
10 Journals revised llst of the casualties
tOday's hghting al Manila:
Il KILLED.
4 Private Stewart. Twentieth Infantry
u Private MunEon. Twenty ty-second intar
ly try.
10 Joseph J.. Kline. Twentieth Kansas,
WONDED.
10 Corporal Chris Thompson and PriYati
rsot-.r rharias nav4a Thomas Mile