Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-04-14
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boats, with 1,500 picked men in canoes
In tow Of the gunboats. Tho object Of
the expedition is to GROSS the lake, cap
ture Santa Cruz and sweep Che country
to the south. B
The expedition, which embarked at
San Pedro SMacito, consists of eight
companies OF the Fourteenth infantry.
three companies OF the Fourth cavalry,
four Of North Dakota volunteers, four
OF Idaho volunteers, two mountain
guns and two hundred sharpshooters
Of the Forteanth infantry. '4s
At the mouth Of the Pasie river the
men will be transferred from the ca
Bay, Costa and Navinda. Santa Cruz,
the objective point Of the expedition,
is at the extreme end OF the lake.
AGLoRIous A VICTORY.
Manila, April lO.-Lawton has cap.
tured Santa Cruz at the extreme end
OF the lake. He drove the rebels who
were commanded by Chinaman
named Pao Wah, into the mountains.
The Americans had six wounded. The
rebels lost 68 killed and Al wounded.
Santa Cruz was the Filipinos, strong
hold on Laguina bay and 1t fell into
the hands of Gen. Lawton's expedition
after some sharp, quick fighting, form
ing one Of the most interesting and i'm
portant battles Of the war. The plans
OF the American commanders worked
perfectly with exception that the pro.
gress OF the expedition was delayed by
the difficult navigation of the river,
About 1900 picked men composed the
expedition, which was under the per.
sonal command Of Gen. Lawton on ac-
count Of the illness of Gen. King.
These troops partly surrounded the
city while the gunboats, Laguina De
Bay. Navida and Costa, under the
command Of Capt Grant, Of the Utah
battery, shelled the city and outlaying
trenches.
Gen. Lawton and his staff accompan-
led the troops, sometimes leading the
charges In Indian fighting tactics
which eventually resulted In the com.
plete rout Of the rebels with the
smallest amount Of damage to the city
and slight loss to the Americans.
The whole brigade was divided into
squads OF twelve and the fighting was
carried on In the old time frontier fash.
ion from behind trees, crawling through
bushes and rushing across the open.
The trenches that were not cleared BY
the gulboats gave considerable resist
ance when the line Was nearing the
city and the Laguna De Bay and Costa
bombarded them one hour In the hope
of making them too warm for occu-
|pancy, but did not succeed In clearing
them entirely.
Gen. Lawton with the Fourteenth in
fantry battalions approached a narrow
iron bridge across q creek on the south
border Of the town. Here q company
Of Filipinos was entrenched across the
stream and behind stone barricades ut
the entrance of the bridge. The Amer
leans rushed forward In single file in
the face of CALLING fire, demolished the
barricade with their hands and drove
the enemy from the trenches, killing
q dozen. The Filipino soldiers in the
town were occupying various buildings
and firing from the windows gave the
invaders an interesting half hour.
There was y regular nest Of them in
the stone jail, which is hedged in by q
wall. This was a veritable pepper box.
The Americans singly or in pairs en-
tered the houses and many warriors
were taken prisoners. A considerable
body Of the Filipinos fed northward,
crossing over the marshes, but the gat-
ling guns poured upon them a deadly
hail until they disappeared in the
woods, Staying dozens. Yesterday the
insurgents captured two men Of the
Fourteenth infantry while unarmed,
but the Americans stole the guns OF
their captors, clubbed them, hid in the
trees over night and returned this
morning.