The record-union., 1899-04-24
Three Privates Also Killed and a NuTnne 7
Wounded.
The Cavalry Struck a Filipino In
trenchment and Were Roughly
Dealt With, but Aid Was Sent
and the Rebels Driven Cut OF
Their Trenches by Our Troops
With Some Loss-OMcers and
Men Promise Vengeance.

MANILA, April %, y p. MIN an en-
counter with the Filipinos to-day near
Quengua, about four miles northeast
of Malolos. seven Americans were killed
and forty-four wounded. The follow
ing We're killed: Colonel John M.
Stotzenberg of the First Nebraska, for
merly of the Sixth Cavalry. Lieuten-
ant Sisson (perhaps Lieutenant August
Nisson) of the same regiment Two
privates of the Nebraska Regiment.
Three privates of the Fourth Cavalry
Most of the wounded belong to the
First Nebraska Regiment.
The Filipinos escaped with small
loss
$50 p. m.-The engagement developed
into a disastrous, though successful
fight. The insurgents had a horseshoe
trench, about a mile long, encircling a
rice field on the edge of a wood.
Major Bell, with forty cavalrymen,
encountered a strong outpost. One of
his men was killed and five were
wounded by yolley.
The Americans retired, carrying their
wounded under fire and with great diff
ficulty being closely pursued, fog en-
abling the enemy to creep up to them
Two men who were carrying a COM
rade, were shot in the arms, but they
continued with their burden.
Major Bell sent for reinforcements
to rescue the body of the killed cavalry
man and a battalion of the Nebraska
regiment under Major Mufford. arrived
and advanced unchecked by volleys
from the enemy's trenches.
The Americans lay about 300 yards
from the trenches, behind rice burrows,
under fire, for two hours.
Several men We're sunstruck. one
dying from the effects of the heat as
they lay there for the artillery to come
up.s
Finally the Second Battalion arrived
and then Colonel Stotzenberg, who had
spent the night with his father at Ma
Mia, came upon the field. The men i'm
mediately recognized him and raised a
cheer
Colonel Stotzenberg, deciding to
charge as the cheapest way out of the
difficulty, led the attack at the head
of his regiment. He fell with a bullet
in the breast, dying instantly, about
200 yards from the breastworks.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with bullet in
his heart, the bullet striking him near
the picture of a girl, suspended by a
ribbon from his neck.
In the meantime the artillery had ar
rived and shelled the trenches. The
Filipinos stood until the Nebraska
troops were right on the trenches and
then they bolted to the second line of
entertainments, a mile back
The Nebraska regiment lost two priv
ates and had many wounded, including
two Lieutenants.
The Iowa regiment had several
wounded
The Utah regiment had one officer
and three men wounded.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found
in the trenches. Their loss was COM
paratively small on account of their safe
shelter.
The Americans carried the second
trench with small loss and are holding
the town tonight.
Colonel Stotzenberg has won a repu-
tation as one of the bravest fighters in
the army. He always led his regiment
and had achieved remarkable popularity
with his men since the war began, al
though during his first colonelcy the
volunteers, who We're not used to the
rigid discipline of the regular troops
thought him a hard officer.
The loss of the Nebraska regiment in
the campaign is the greatest sustained
by any regiment, and to-day's disaster
has greatly saddened the officers and
men, who promise to take fierce ven
geance in the next fight.
Colonel John NJ Stotzenberg was il
command of the First Nebraska Volun-
teer Infantry, as the result of the illness
of an officer and the detachment of an
ONiiS1- he F1TSL 1N6DTdSkd uitH WcA
to Manila in command of Colonel Brat
and under his command took part in The
operations south of Manila against Ma
late Fort and the attack and capture 0.
Manila on August 18th. In the selec'
tion of officers for civic positions in the
organization of the government for the
city, planned by Major General Merritt
and put into execution by Major Gen
erad Otis, Lieutenant Colonel Cotton o,
the First Nebraska was made Deputy
Collector of the Port Later, Colone
Bratt became i'll and was condemned
by medical board. General Otis or
dered him home and then, as he did mo-
care to take Colonel Cotton out of the
custom house, where he was doing ex
cellent work, decided to select some
other officer for the command of tn,
regiment