The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-17
A Spectacular Landing of
American Troops at San
Sabian.
bOMbARDMENT Of TOWN
The Cooperation of the Am
erican Troops and Navy
Complete.

Manila, Nov. 1.-THE landing of the
American troops at San Sabian Tues
day was the most spectacular affair of
its kind since Gen. Skaters disem-
barkation at Daquari. The co-opera-
ton of the troops and the navy was
complete. The gunboats maintained
a terrific bombardment for an hour,
while the troops rushed waist deep
through the surf, under a heavy but
badly aimed rifle fire from the insur-
gent trenches, and charged right and
left, pouring vollev after volley at the
fleeing rebels. Forty Filipinos were
captured. mostly non-commissioned
officers. Several insurgent dead and
five wounded were found in building
which had suffered considerably from
the bombardment. The town was
well fortified The sand dunes were
rivetted with bamboo 30 feet thick.
which afforded fine cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with Gen. Wheaton,
Commander Knox, of the Princeton,
and Commander Sheridan, of the Ben
nington. anchored on the shallow two
miles off shore. The gunboats formed
a line inside, the Helena, Callao and
Manila close in shore. With the first
gun of the bombardment the small
boats were filed rapidly, without con-
fusion, by Maj. Cronite's battalion of
the Thirteenth infantry. While the
lines of the boats moved shoreward,
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their batteries into the trenches, soon
forcing the insurgents TO flee through
the burrows dug back of the trenches
About 200 men held their places until
the keels of the boats grated on the
shore when their Mauser bullets COM
menced to sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Capt. Buck, with Pierce's and Patton's
companies, pursued the insurgents on
the left. into the bamboo thicllets. On
the right was frail foot bridge across
the river, leading to the towns. Gen.
Wheaton, personally commanding, or
dered charge across the bridge, and
Capt. Rowland, of his staff. led Cole
mans and Elliott's companies of the
Thirteenth and Shields company of
the Twenty-th who behaved SPLEEN
didly under their first fire, into the
town which was found TO be nearly de-
serted, except by the aged and some
Spaniards who had hidden In tae but
falo walloWs and who came shouting
delightedly toward the Americans.
Two companies of the Thirty-third
had "A sllirmish along the Dagupan
road with the rctreating Filipinos.
Maj Shields, of the staff, with his
command, captured several insurgents.
The troops camped in the rain dur
ing the night and in the morning Gen.
Wheaton established his headquarters
in "A church, CHARTERED his men in the
houses and sent the captured Filipinos
beyond the outposts, with orders not
to return.
The inhabitants describe all the roads
as practilly impossible, and say they
believe Aguinuldo has secreted a yacht
in the river Longapo, near Subig, for
use in his flight when he finds his cap
ture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to recon
naissances. Maj. Logan went north
ward to Santo Tomas and burned the
Filipinos' barracks. Capt Bucks
Thirteenth went to San Jacinto and
disposed of small bands Marsh's
Twenty-third went toward Magdalen,
on the Dagupan road and had several
sharp fights with small parties. They
killed eight men, brought in 20 prison
ers and had five men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be
the only possible means of retreat for
large body north from Tarlac and
Gen. Wheaton commands it. The in
surgents of this section are going to
reinforce Tarlac. The battleship Ore
gon has arrived here from Hong Kong.
Capt. Chenowith and Lieuts. Davis,
Vanhorne and Bradford, with two COM
panies of the Seventeenth regiment,
accommodating northeast of Mabalacal
attacked and routed battalion of in
surgents, killing 80 of them. Three
Americans were wounded.
Gen. Wheaton reports, by the Ben
nington, that when the landing was
made at San Fabian the insurgents en-
countered were 800 recruits who were
on their way to Dagupan, where they
expected the expedition to land. They
retreated to the mountains. Twenty
eight Spanish prisoners were rescued.
1t has been raining hard throughout
the week, handicapping Gems. Lawton
and Macarthur. The transportation
is the chief difficulty. In the advance
Gen. Lawton depended on the river to
get his supplies.
Maj. Bell has been engaged in an
other daring exploit. While scouting
with five officers and two men of the
Thirty-sixth infantry and Lieut.. Haw-
lsins and ten men of the Fourth cav
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