The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-04-25
TOOK THE TRENCHES
AT AN AWFUL LOSS.
Americans Heroically Died
Fighting for their Flag.
A Colonel, Lieutenant, and Sever
al Soldiers Killed During
A Charge.

northeast of Malolos, seven Americans
were killed and forty-four wounded.
The following were killed:
Colonel John M. Stotenburg, of the
First Nebraska Regiment, formerly
of the Sixth Cavalry.
Lieutenant Sisson perhaps Lieut..
August G. Nisson) of the same regi-
ment.
Two privates of the Nebraska
regiment.
Three privates of the Fourth Caval-
ry.
Most of the wounded belonged to the
First Nebraska Regiment.
The Filipinos retreated with small
loss.
The engagement developed into a
disastrous, though successful fight.
The insurgents had horseshoe trench,
about mile long, encircling a rice
field, on the edge of wood.
Major Bell, with forty cavalrymen.
encountered a strong outpost. One of
his men was killed and five wounded
by volley.
The Americans retired, carrying
their wounded under fire and with
great difficulty, being closely pursued,
fog enabling the enemy to creep up
to them.
Two men who were carrying a
comrade were shot in the arms, but
they continued with their burden.
CHECKED BY vOLLEYS FROM THE
ENEMY.
Major Bell sent for reenforcements
to rescue the bodies of the killed
cavalrymen, and a battalion of the
Nebraska regiment, under Major
Mufford, arrived and advanced until
checked by volleys from the enemy's
trenches.
The Americans lay about eight
hundred yards from the trenches,
behind rice burrows, under fire, for two
hours.
Several men were sunstruck, one
dying from the effects of the heat, as
they lay there waiting for the artillery
to come up.
Finally the Second Battalion arriv.
ed, and then Colonel Stotsenburg, who
had spent the night with his family al
Manila, came upon the field. The mer
Immediately recognized him, ani
raised cheer.
FELL WITH BULLET IN His BREAST
Colonel Stotsenburg, deciding tt
charge as the cheapest way out of thu
difficulty, led the attack at the head o
his regiment. He fell with bullet il
his breast, dying instantly, about tw'
hundred yards from the breastworks.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with a bulle
in his heart, the bullet striking hin
near the picture of girl, suspended b.
ribbon from his neck.
In the meantime the artillery ha
arrived, and shelled the trenches, an
then they bolted to the second line Q
entrenchments, mile back.
| The Nebraska regiment lost tw
privates killed and had many wounded
including two lieutenants.
The Iowa regiment had severa
wounded.
The Utah regiment had one office
and three men wounded.
THIRTEEN FILIPINOS DEAD IN TIL
/ TRENCH.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were foun
in the trench. Their loss was compar,
|. lively small on account of their sal
shelter.
The Americans carried the secon
: with small loss, and are holding tn
town tonight.
Colonel Stotsenburg had won a repl
! tation as one of the bravest fighters
= the army. He always led his regimen
and had achieved remarkable popula
i ity with his men since the war begal
although during the first cOlonelcy tt
volunteers who were not used to tt
rigid discipline of the regular trool
> thought him hard officer.
The loss of the Nebraska regime
in the campaign is the greatest 81
tanned by any regiment, and today
disaster has greatly saddened Office
and men, who promise to take fer
8 vengence in the next fight.
OTIS TELLS OF THE DISASTROUS E
Il ENGAGEMENT.
e Washington, April 23.-The folio
Il ing message regarding the fight
e Quengua was received at the w
d Department today:
''Manila, April %.
B. "Adjutant General, Washington:
d ga reconnaissance ON Quengua,
J. place six miles northeast of Malol'
made by Major Bell and troop of cav
ry this morning, resulted in cOnts
and battle, in which four battalions
infantry and four pieces of artille
became engaged. Enemy driven frt
strong entertainments at Quengua wi
considerable loss. Our casualt
n. quite severe. Colonel Stotsenbu
and Lieutenant Sission, First Nebras
killed, also several enlisted men. Ct
siderable number wounded, not
~ reported. OTIS.