The San Francisco call., 1899-07-28
IS
SURPRISED By
HALLS MEN
In a Sharp, Running Fight
American Troops Gain
Swift Victory.
RETREAT OF GARRISON
Large Force Of Aguinaldo's Fol
lowers Suffer 4 Most Crush
ing Defeat.
Special Dispatch = -As Cal.

n A ANILA, July 2---Gene-aI Hail
II II drove General MaIzoars gar
V rtzon q 800 FtitPtnos OUT Of
4T1 Calau0a Wednesday afternoon
after 2 sharp running fight.
breaking me north and south lire ct
1rzrlu1iCatio1 ot the insurgents Of
Southern Luzon. The expedition was
under t..- supervision ot General Law
ton
Four hundred Washington troops. IN
der Major We-zenberger. and Hamll-
tons mountain battery left PasEg Al
o clock II the morning. and a. TaI-u
Island in Laguua de Bal joined Cap
tain E.Cenheat with +59 men q JLe
Twenty first Infantry. 80 men q the
Fourth Cavalry and the army guCbQats
NapldaE and Oeste.
- 9 o'clock in the afternoon the gun
boats. concealed by Taiiu Island.
headed southwest. 6eCeivilg the ca
Iaubans into believing they we're in
tending - attack Santa Cruz Sud
denly. however. they ran rne cavalry
ana man u rhe Twenty-6-sr Infantry
ashore 9 mile north ot Ca.amba- \
-Te.ve-f1e-t rise = tbs axe had flooded
the Insurgents trenches. hence there
was NJ opposition on the part OF the
enemy until the cavalry were swim
ming ch4 river. The Insurgents then
fred volieys az the Americans
Captain NcCrath and Lieuteranrs
Bates and Swan secured casco. On
which they ferri=d more cavaErymen
across the river The cavalry then az
vanced upon the town. while a de-
tachmeut of the Twenty first plowed
through tEe marshes and cirCied the
foothills u the vest. preventing the
retreat f the enemy on three sides.
They thcn swung q the southeast.
aauking the enemy. who retired into
the Town. whence after some fighting
in The streets. they escaped south 70
Santo Tomas
The Washington troops. under cover
u the Napidar's Founders. landed
in the water neck deep and got stuck
IN the marshes ID the south Conse-
qUently they were unable 10 cooperate
with the other troops and failed ~ pre-
vent The escape ~ the enemy in that
direction. which was the task assigned
to than
4 hundred ron-con ba-ants in car
riages. drawn by hull teams. escaped
70 the south uuuoIestad. The enemy
removed twenty five killed and wound
d. and also took with them forty span
iSh prisoners Thirty ot the latter IN
cIudirg five women. were rescued ny
the Americans and conveyed In Manila
\ body Of rebels returned ro-day AMI
attacked the American outposts = the
south of town. but were soon driven off
by deta chmen-s Of the Twenty first aud
Washington regiments
Unofficial reports place the American
loss in Wednesdays fight At four killed
OF missing and twelve wounded.
General Lawt0n. wife and son. and
Professor Worcester were interested
witnesses OF rhe fight from q launch
and were under fire. The expedition
was 4 complete surprise u the enemy.
Had not the Washington troops failed
u get through The marshes 70 the south
of town most OF the rebels would have
been captured The movement Of the
Washi1gtons vas intended JG seize the
road leading 10 SanCo Tomas. but there
was more water in the marshes than
had been supposed and tha Washing
tons were unable 10 cut of the rebel
retreat
Today General Lawtou- on board the
Napidan visited Los Banos 20 the
south ot CaIamba. He found there
deserted Spanish hospital for rheu-
mates. with hot springs and marble
baths. which he recommends 70 the
Use Of the army. Professor Worcester
o. the American commission accom-
panied General Lawtou and congratu-
lated him on his discovery. Professor
worcester remains II Calamba- which
has over 10000 population. holding con
farences with the principal inha bitauts
and explaining 70 them the intentions
of the United States toward the Fill
pInos-
Lieutenant Larson. commanding the
Nanidau. discovered and seized the
CtaIora- the only insurgent gunboat re-
naming OF the lake She was hid in
an inlet near CaIamba. concealed by
fish traps and covered with bamboos-
Her guns had been removed but other
wise she vas in good condition.