Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-27
NOW AT CALUMPIT
AMERICAN TROOPS CAMP 4 MILE
FROM CITY.
SOLDIERS KILLED
Our Troops Have Hard Days Fight
my y Wounded Col. Funston
Performs u Brilliaui Achievement
Rebels burning the City Rios Says
OTIS ttaS Asked His Help.

Manila, April 2b.-i0;S0 y, M, Tues
Gay MaeArthurS division fought its
way to Che Filipino trenches before
Calumpit Tuesday, advancing four
miles, mostly through woods and
jungle, and crossing the Baghag river.
This Was accomplished at u cos, to The
ca, the list South Dakota regiment be
ing the heaviest loser. After tordng
the river The South Dakotans pursued
the Insurgents To- the outskirts OF Cal
umpit but the town was found SO
strongly protected that Gen. Mac
arthur deemed ii best To withdraw
the tired lighters ana SO into camp tor
night S rest before making final as
sault The largest buildings in CaluW-
pit were being fired by the Eilipinos
while the Americans were crossing the
river fully mile away. indicating the
enemys intention to abandon the
place.
The enemy had planned To wreck our
artillery transport train, rhc attempt
was a failure, but span OF the iron
railway bridge over the river was dos
troycd, hampering the American trans
portatton sometime, The Filipinos cut
the girders. intending To have the
collapsed nrCmaturelN OF it's own
weight. Bagbag river which is 100
yarus wide at that point, was splendid-
ly fortified and the Americans were
compelled 10 approach across an open
space from which the rebels had
The bank OF the river, high blum,
was surmounted with trenches capped
with rocks, loopholcd ana partly hid
den by bushes.
Whcaton's brigade approached the
river along the railroad. leaving the
camp beyond Malolos city. Gen.
llaIe's which started Monday, was
earlier on the march, and sweeping
to the Westward toward the railroad
The armored train was being pushed
by Cinnamon, the 10Th Kansas rogi-
mcnt advancing in extended order on
the left and the lst Montana regiment,
with the Utah light artillery, ON the
right
The rapid firing guns ON the train
opened the ball at II; 80 a. m, n
mile from the river, their popping al
tcrnatng continuously with the boom
Of the six Founders. The Montana reg
iment and Utah artillery batteries at
the same time entered the Jungle, from
which the insurgents, occupying a
large struggling village of huts, poured
heavy vollcys. In the course of an
hour the Americans had forced pas
sage through the woods to the open
space in front of the river, and the
artillery, Immediately on wheeling
into the open, began Smelling the Fill
pino trenches
In the meantime Co. Is, 2Oth Kansas,
led by Capt HOLLYWOOD, performed one
of the most brilliant achievements OF
the campaign. The regiment was be
ing held in reserve, and Go. * charged
the distance of quarter Of mile
aver a cornhcld to the bank Of the
river, near the bridge, where the in
surgents from the trenches were pep
pcring the armorcd train, then about
200yards down the track The company
found shelter in ditch. Col Fred
crick Funston called for volunteers to
cross the river. and colonel him
self. Lieut. Ball, IA private of com
pany k,.a private of company f.
Irnmpetcr Barshcld and Corporal
Ferguson of Co |. crawled along the
iron grders While this was going on
The men of Co X from the ditch were
fnsiIading the trenches in an cndeayor
10 divert attention, but the l'ilipinos
got the range from trench down the
liver, and their bullets soon spattorcd
the water under the structure HAY
ing reached the broken span, the
small but valorous party Of Americans
Slid down a caisson, swan the few
yards 10 shore and crawlod up the
bank, The little colonel leading the
way to the trenches. revolver in hand
while the few remaining filIplnos
boitcd. Col. Funston said afterwards;
II was not much to do We knew
hat they could not shoot straight and
hat our boys would attend to them
while We were crossing"
Gen. Hale's troops, on the right, mad
he hardest fighting They followed
the north bank Of the river nearest
the town, from the east, with the LIST
Nebraska regiment on the left ana the
LIST South Dakota and the 5lst Iowa
beyond. The country To be trayersed
was mostly jungle, but the Filipinos
stood their ground even in the open
spaces. lIale's right Joined Wheaton's
left soon after noon, the curve In the
river enabling the Americans to pour
an enfiladlng fire into the enemy's
trenches. About this time the cheers
of the Kansas troops announced that
the Americans had crossed the river
Hale's men began TO ford the Chico
branch OF the Bagbag. stretching to
the northeast. The general himself
plunged in up TO his neck and the regi-
ment, all carrying flags, foundered
across the stream. The guns OF the