The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-11
SANTA CRUZ CAPTURED
The Insurgents Were Easily Put
to Flight.
AFTER SHARP FIGHTING
Lawton Employed Indian Warfare Tao
tics and Put the Tagalos to Com
plete Rout Insurgents
Were Warned.

mountains. The American loss was six
wounded. The rebels lost 6S killed and
40 wounded.
Santa Cruz was the Filipinos strong
hold in Lake Leguna de Bay, and it
fell into the hands of General Law
tons expedition after some sharp
quick fighting, forming one of the most
interesting battles of the war. The
plans of the American commanders
worked perfectly, with the exception
that the progress of the expedition was
delayed by the difficult navigation of
the river About $500 picked men,
commanded by General Lawton, on ac
count of the illness of General King,
partly surrounded the city, while the
gunboats Laguna de Bay, Oeste and
Napdian, under the command OF Cap
tatin Grant of the Utah battery, shelled
the city and outlying trenches.
General LawtOn and his staff accom-
panied the troops, sometimes leading
charges in Indian fighting tactics,
which eventually resulted in the COM
plete rout of the rebels with the small
est amount of damage to the city and
slight loss to the Americans. The eX-
pedition started from Pedro Macati at
dusk on Saturday, intending to capture
Santa Cruz by assault at daybreaK.
But in navigating the shadows in the
Pasig river, perhaps through the cum
ming of the native pilots, who We're not
anxious to see the Americans success
full, several boats grounded and it was
nearly dawn when the troops reached
| the lake. The expedition then steamed
| cautiously forward, the Napidan and
| the Oeste a mile ahead of the Laguna
| de Bay, which guarded the rear.
| Rebel signal fires, however, We're
| lighted on the mountain tops, giving
| alarm Of the approach of the troops. 1t
| was noon before the white church tow
| ers of the city appeared in the shadow
! Of the volcanic mountain, on a marshy
! plain dotted with additional palm
| groves.
| A canoe, with force of 200 picked
! sharpshooters under Major Weisenber-
ger. mostly belonging to the 1st Wash
ington regiment, was run into a shall
| low inlet about five miles south of the
| city. Then a few shells were sent to-
ward the entertainments of the rebels
at the edge of the woods, sending the
| enemy scampering inland. Then a
number of Americans jumped into the
water and. wading for about 400 yards
crept forward and formed in line. COW
| ering the landing of the remainder.
which finished debarking about 5
| o'clock.
The three troops of the 4th cavalry
unIllouileeu, were sent ashore on a Gan .
s. ai., ,,t,as, p tira fra,,, ~ suu,r
| trenches. Meanwhile in the town itself
| there was utter silence and not sign
| of life. General Lawton, desiring to
mare an iitspec,ioti aiiu ~ siNe .he IN ~
| ~ ~l'aoi'' on 'tpo - %. siiu
Me,lt oll u uoaiu Tue -as uma w p anu,
| launch steamed slowly to the dock the
| whole fleet watching anXiously. When
~ was uiscoEeIeu ps .iis nasses ,s,s;s .iaae
the lrellciies anu s.oiie ouliuiiss "tle
s"ai ,hins WIN Wilt cleu solu'eis >; tti
."o poatS Mlliiule"' ias Noiits .
from the t,ei'cle. my W., uo oh ~ ~
naIshE piaih hoith VI the tits' ne Le
notlila ancnoreo II, eoli'Mpaol M iol'lla, i.''i
tor the hleht' ready 10 resist any sur
prises from the repei suhpoats sup
posed TO De IN the lake:
Az sunrise to-uay. MoiuaE: the as
sault commenced Inc American out
lines south OF the cltH stre'ched TWO
mleS lhiand ana Win ltS leit swept rue
shore Whlle the 4th caNalrEhen on the
point advanced toward the CITY, pour
ing Volleys on the trenches.
simultaneously the sunpoats mover
ing along the shore snelled the WOODS
ahead of the troops ana drove the Fiji
pinos inland. Ihe Gatllngs cleared sew
eral trenches.
The whole brigade was divided into
squads OF Il and everything was car
ried on in frontier tashlon, behlnd trees
crawling through bushes or runnihs
across the open The trenches tha'
We're not cleared by the gunpoats gave
considerable resistance when the nne
was nearing the CITY ana tne Lasulia
de Bay ana oeste ooii1paIueu lor al
hour In the nope OF nlakins tneH 700
warm Tor occupancy, put dia lioi sue
ceed in clearing them ehtireiS' ,, :.
ieneral LaWtoh' Win tiie lf'h III
fantry battallohs. approached mar
row IRON nriuse across cIeek on tne
south pordGr OF the Town. mere com
pahS OF fliipihoS was III teiches