The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
FLPNOS WERE FOLED.
Driven Back Three Miles in
Ninety Minutes.
AMERICAN WOUNDED SANG.
Advance Of the Troops Marked by
Burning HutS.
TROOPS FIRE TERRIBLE.
Americans Lost TWsnty-Six Killed
and ManV Wounded.
TROOPS FIRE TERRIBLE.

Manila, March 26, SIS a. m.-Twenty-
six dead and $50 wounded in hospital is
the latest statement of the American
losses in the engagement with the Fill
pnos.
To-days fighting furnished a specimen
Of the difficulties with which the Ameri-
cans have to contend. The Filipinos new
er, except opposite Malabon, permitted
their opponents to get within several hun
dred yards of them. They would fire a
few volleys from their cover and then
scuttle back to another cover, repeating
these tactics for miles.
Many Of the trenches had gullies and
connecting paths through the cane and
brush, enabling them to retreat unseen.
The problems the Americans have to
face is to drive or lure the insurgents to
fight in force. The trenches seem thinly
Manned except in the vicinity of Malabon.
Fought Hidden Foe.
The Americans, fighting hidden foe.
Il suffered greater loss in proportion than did
the enemy. The loss of the Filipinos had
formerly been estimated from the number
Of bodies found scattered in the swamp
and through the brush. A larger percent
age of the enemys wounded died than
Of the Americans, many of them perishlrg
from neglect, the Americans naturally at
tending their own men first.
The wounded after treatment in the field
hospitals, were brought to the Manila hos
pltal by train. Several trips were made
from Caloocan to the city The first load
to start for the city was composed largely
Of bandaged soldiers who shouted: "Give
en- hell boys!"
The gunboat Helena and two army gun
boats command Malabon, but the authori-
ties desire to avoid smashing the town
where there is much valuable property be-
longing to foreigners, and where are To-
Gated warehouses of most of the Manila
firms.
Insurgents Swept Back.
Manila, March 25-The movement Of the
American troops to-day swept the insur-
gents back toward Malabon.
Gen Harrison Gray Otis brigade is in
mont of Laloma, where there is stretch
o. mile of rough open country.
Inc insurgent trenches in the edge of
'"e woods are four feet deep, and fur
''sa a good head cover. The American
troops advanced on them double quick
S'tNs hercely and occasionally dropping
u tNe grass and firing by voley.
1he natives stood until the Americans
were within 200 years s-of their position and
'1en broke and ran for the woods About
'lIy OF them were killed in the outskirts
ana seventy on the road.
i, .e montana and Kansas troops met the
''''' resistance in a stciu of woods
non which the rebels have sreA,ly v.or-
''eu the Americans recently during the
night time.
ue'y minutes after the start-at
0'O0A-the whole front for a distance of
','ee miles to the north had been cleared
s. ilaIe brigade had simultaneously
4 ''P' IN "a northwesterly direction. rout-
as 'ne enemy and burning the town Of
Va" francisco del Monte and a number
VI scattered huts.
'"e Inc was then opposite Novaliches,
"' artillery advancing along good road
H o" Laloma to Novaliches, the wagons
'S"s pontoons, telegraph supplies and
\ ~ Nun'iion following. The infantry NOV
N IN splendid order
Wounded Mem Sang "ComradesY
smoke from the burning huts marked
'' line Of the American advance Am
-'a"ees and horse litters, led by Chinese.
o'7hl IN the wounded, among whom
,'e few Filipinos. The Americans
'0 were wounded endured their injuries
s'''e'y one group which had been
,5'snt into the hospital singing Com
r., iehnsylyania troops took nine pris-
'e's' among them a great naked can
''n oi the Macabebee tribe. and one Ian
,,s All the prisoners were greatly ter
oley executed linmedi-
i IL McArthur's division. consisting of
Il ''lsades OF Gen. Harrison GRAY Otis
bv r. liale and Gen. Hall supplementcd
Nda,1Ien, Wneatons brigade, advanced al
tUo S'sn' and cut the enemy's forces in
-N'y captured the town Of Noyalicbes