The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-27

/ road from lHlOlla 10 NONalecne. tne
wagons carrying pontoons. telegraph |
supplies and ammunition following. |
The infantry moved in splendid order. |
Smoke from the burning huts marked |
the line Of the American advance. Am |
balances and horse littcrs. led by Chi
nesc. brought III the wounded. among |
whom were few Filipinos.
The Americans who We're wounded
endured their injuries bravely. one
group which had been brought into the
hospital singing Comrades"
TIL. Pennsylvania troops took nine
prisoners. among them "A great naked
CAPTAIN Of the Macabee tribe and one
Japanese.
All the prisoners We're greatly terre-
fed. expecting 10 be executed lmme-
diatelv.
Elaborate Preparations Made.
:45 p. m.-Elaborate preparations
were made for the movement. General
Whea,on's brigade was placed Ill the
rear and General Harrison Gray Otis
and General Halls were massed behind
General Hale's. Under the cover OF the
darkness. General Otis and General
Halls brigates left their trenches and
advanced close up on the enemy's lines
without being detected. General Whea-
ton and General Halls brigade occupy
$ ing the vacated positions.
{ Al ( o'clock the American troops
| breakfas,ed and the Filipinos. noticing
, ,b, camp fires, their buglers called 70
| arms.
\, daylight General Otis and General
Halls brigades advanced from Laloina
! church ght through the rebel lines
cutting the enemy's force in two.
y rpon this occasion the rebels adopted
- the American tactics Of holding thei'
r fire until the attackers were ABOUT .oo'
:. wards distant. The rebels also hret
;. lower than usual. The Americans hre'
voll.ys with terrible effect, and thel
y rushed forward cheering and carrying
everything before them.
Once through General Macarthur
d division was swung to the left drivin
\. the rebels away on all sides.
.. General Wheaton's brigade. IN az
. cordance with instructions. RENAME
!, IN the trenches. Before joining IN tn
- movement. at noon, General "he"'o"
troops developed strong oppos'',o'i "
IL tween Malabon and the river lniiahat
The briuadss commanded 10y ieners
r. Harrison Gray Otis and 'ehera' il''
d. advanced ON Novaliches ana io''
strongly entrenched towns.
=. In the meantime. General Hall $ or,'
Pt ada swept the country clear TO u
n. waterworks, and the foothills, ~
= s;nsslon, capturing San Francisco d
'. Monte, and Mariquina. =,
Of 5:5a p. m.-Late in the afternoon !!
-. Montana regiment and tho Third art'
:. lev hai crossed Talighan river. go'n
10 IN northwesterly direction towar.
No arao and, General Macarthur. with q
hv -o,rs;nder Of General Otis and dener
Hale's brioades, was moving along SOU
=. - ,ha river. in position TO ateaA
n. either Novaliches or Polo. oe'ng WIZ,
r. two miles Of Noyaliches ana nse wv
General Halls brigade moved
.Banlac. protecting Gerersi nale "s1
meetinr with strong opposition. :. ),
les The Oregon regiment and part .,, .. :,
pm Utah battery under Lieutenah' o'o'
~ held the extreme left. A.,
"0 The entertainments neareS' W 49,,
. bon. suffered the most severe s.. s':"s' :,s,
~ including . cross-dre from tue '"''
loo rents massed Mt Malabon. ~,
zen The Montana regiment. near D",
lsa %anee. came upon a block MOUSSE |.
ss. 0uised rs = leper hospital acros' .
lnc Tiyer. after marching through
del ;rreie. -Four men were killed ana
m IT. ;rd wounded among General MacAr'n'
~ artillery. ..,..,... n
Hampered by the th'ckne's ~