The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-11
SPECTACULAR LANDING
How American Troops Reached
Shore at San Fabian.
THE GUNBoATs BoABARDMEHr,

Troops Rusied Waist Deep Through
tho Surf Under Heavy But Badly
Aimed Rine Fire From Insurgents.
Who We're Driven From Trenches.
Manila, Nov. 1.-THE landing of the
American troops at San Fabian last
Tuesday was the most spectacular at
fair OF the kind since General Skaters
Decentralization at Daiquiri. The CO.
operation of the troops and the navy
wns complete. The gunboats made
terrible bombardment for an hour,
while the troops rushed, waist deep.
through the surf. under a heavy, but
badly aimed. rifle fire from the insur-
gent trenches. and charged right and
left, pouring volley after volley at the
fleeing rebels. Forty Filipinos were
captured. mostly on-comnissi0ned Of
fcers. Several insurgent dead and
five wounded were found in a building
which had suffered considerably from
the bombardment. The town was well
fortified. The sand dunes were riveted
with bamboo 20 feet thick, which az
forded fine cover.
When the transports arrived IL the
gulf they found the guuboats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with General Whea-
ton Commander Knox, OF the Prince
ton, and Commander Sheridan, Of the
Remington, anchored on the shallow
two miles on shore. The gunbOats
formed a line inside, the Helena. Callao
and Manila close In shore With the
first gun of the bombardment the small
boats were filled rapidly, without con-
fusion. by Major Cronite's battalion of
the Twenty-third infantry and Cap
tain Bucks battalion of the Thirteenth
infantry. While the lines Of boats
moved shcreward the gunboats poured
the full force of their batteries into the
trenches, soon forcing the insurgents
to flee through the burrows dug back
of the trenches. About 200 men held
their places until the keels of the boats
grated on the shore. when their Maui
ser bullets began to sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck. with Pierce's and Pat
toms companies pursued the insur-
gents on the left into the bamboo
thckets. On the right was frail
foot bridge across the river. leading |
to the towns. General Wheaton, per-
sonally commanding, ordered charge |
across the bridge, and Captain How
land, of his staff, led Coleman's and
Elliott's companies of the Thirteenth
end Shields company of the Twenty
third, who behaved splendidly under
their first fire. into the town, which
was found to be nearly deserted, ex-
cept by the aged and some Spaniards
who had hidden in the buffalo wal
lows, and who came shouting delight
eddy toward the Americans. Twenty
eight Spanish prisoners were also res
cued.
Two companies of the Thirty-third
had skirmish along the Dagupan
road with the retreating Filipinos.
The troops camped in the rain dur
ing the night, and in the morning
General Wheaton established his head
quarters in church, quartered his
men in the houses and sent the cap
tned Filipinos beyond the outposts,
with orders not to return.
The inhabitants describe all the
roads as practically impossible, and
say they believe AguinaldO has Sc
creted yacht in the river Longapo,
near Subig, for use in his flight when
he finds his capture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to recon-
naissances. Major Logan went north
ward to Santo Tomas and burned the
Filipino barracks. Captain Bucks
Thirteenth went to San Jacinto and
disposed of small bands. Marsh's
went toward Magdalen,
on the Dagupan road, and had several
sharp fights with small parties. They
killed eight men, brought in 20 pris-
)ners and had five men wounded.