Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-11-16
DID GALLANT WORK
LANDING OFAMER-
ICAN TROOPS AT SAN FABIAN.
GUNBOATS INCORPORATION
Captain Chynoweth Routs a Battalion
of Insurgents Near Mabalacat-Rain
Handicaps tn Work of Gems. Law
ton and MacArthur-Aguinaldo Said
to Have Yacht Ready to Flee.

Manila, Nov. 1.-THE landing of
day, was the most spectacular affair of
it's kind since Skaters disembarkment
at Daiquiri. The cooperation of
troops and navy was complete The
gunboats maintained a terrific bonn
bardment for an hour, while the
troops rushed waist-deep through the
surf, under heavy but badly aimed rifle
fire from the insurgent trenches, and
charged right and left, pouring volley
after volley at the fleeing rebels. For
ty Filipinos were captured, mostly non
commissioned officers. Several insur-
surgents were found dead and five
wounded were found in a building
which had suffered considerably from
bombardrnent. The town was we'll
fortified. Sand dunes were riveted
with bamboo 20 feet thick, which af-
forded fine cover. When the trans
ports arrived in the gulf they found
the gunboats Princeton, Bennington
and others waiting While the line of
boats moved shoreward the gunboats
poured the full force of their batteries
into the trenches, soon forcing the in
surgents to flee through burrows dug
back of the trenches. About 200 men
held their places until the keels of the
boats grated on the shore when mauser
bullets commenced to sing overhead
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck with Pierce's and
Patton's companies, pursued the
insurgents on the left into
the bamboo thickets. On the
right was the frail foot bridge
across the river, leading to the towns
Gen. Wheaton, personally command
ing, ordered q charge across the bridge.
Captain Rowland of his staff led Cole
mans and Elliott's companions of the
thirteenth and Shields company of the
twenty-third, who behaved splendidly
under their first fire. The town was
found to be nearly deserted, except by
aged Filipinos and some Spaniards
who had hidden in buffalo wallows,
and who came shouting delightedly to-
ward the Americans. Two companies
of the thirty-third had a skirmish
with retreating Filipinos. The troops
camped in the rain during the night
and in the morning Gen. Wheaton es-
tablished headquarters in a church and
quartered his men in houses and sent
the captured Filipinos beyond the out
posts, with orders not to return.
The inhabitants describe all roads as
practically impossible. They say they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted a yacht
in the river Longapo, near Subig, for
use in flight when he finds his capture
inevitable. Wednesday was devoted to
reconnaissance. Major Logan went
northward to Santo Mars and burned
the Filipinos barracks. Captain
Bucks thirteenth went to San Jacinto
and dispersed some small bands.
Marsh's twenty-third went toward
Magdalen on the Dagupan road and
had several sharp fights with small
parties They killed eight men and
brought in 20 prisoners, and had five
men wounded. Santo Tomas road
seems to be the only possible means of
retreat for a large body north from
Tarlac, and Gen. Wheaton commands it,
The insurgents of this section are 60
ing to reinforce Tarlac
The battleship Oregon has arrived
here from Hong Kong Captain
Chynoweth, Lieutenants Davis, Van
Horne and Bradford. with two COM
panies of the seventeenth regiment re-
connoitering northeast of Mabalacat,
attacked and routed a battalion of in
surgents killing 20. Three Americans
were wounded. Gen. Wheaton reports
that when the landing was made at San
Fabian the insurgents encountered
800 recruits on the way to Dagupan
where they expected an expedition to
land. They retreated to the noun
tains. Twenty-eight Spanish prison
ers were rescued. The report of the
landing at Lingayan was brought by
the commander of Manila, who saw the
fight. 1t has been raining hard
throughout the week, handicapping
Gems. Lawton and Macarthur. Trans
portation is the chief difficulty. In i'd
vance, Gen. Lawton depended on the
river to get supplies. The San Isidro
AA'OA 10 leu Wy ulOuuIdlH SlIedIuS anu
is alternately too shallow for naviga-
ton or too swift. Two or three
launches were necessary to pull
the Casco moving supplies from
San Isidro, and mule trains moving
supplies from San Isidro over muddy
roads made only two or three miles
day. The troops were on short rations
much OF the time. The only provision
the country yields are rice, a few
chickens and buffalo. The highlands
are cool and the health of the troops
good. General Young has captured an
other large share of insurgent ammu-
milton and munitions Of war which
they were Obliged to leave in their |
hurried retreat Gen. Wheaton is |
bringing supplies from Angeles by use
of mule and carabao teams. Recon-
naissances along the front have dis
covered the insurgents strongly en-
trenched before Bamban, with several |
cannon and rapid-fre guns but they
are short of ammunition. Major Bell |
has been engaged in another daring ex-
plOit While scouting with five officers /