Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-07
taken prisoners.

Manila, February 6.-7:15 p M
Owing to the area embraced in the
scene Of Sundays engagement, a semi
circle of seventeen miles, details re-
garding the fighting have been ex-
tremely difficult to obtain. So far as
can be gathered, the brush commenced
firing of a Nebraska sentry at Santa
Mesa upon Filipinos who were deliber-
ately crossing the line, after repeated
warnings, with the evident purpose of
drawing our fire.
The first shot from the American
sentry was evidently accepted as pre-
arranged signal, for it was followed al
most Immediately by a terrific fusilade
along the entire Filipino line on the
north side of the Pasig river.
The American outposts returned the
fire with such vigor that the Filipino
fire was checked until the arrival of re-
Inducements.
All the troops in the vicinity were
hurried out and the Filipinos ceased
firing for half an hour while their own
reinforcements came up.
At 10 O'Clock the fighting was re-
sumed, the American firing line con-
sisting of the Third artillery, the Kan
sas and Montana regiments, the Min
nesota regiment, the Pennsylvanians,
the Nebraskans, the Utah battery, the
Idahos, the Washingtons, the Califor-
mans, the Fourth cavalry, North Da-
kota volunteers, Sixth artillery and
Fourteenth infantry.
The Filipinos concentrated their
forces at three points, Calcacan, Santa
Mesa and Galingalan, and maintained
an intermittent fusilade for some hours.
They brought artillery into action at
Galingatan at 1920, but only one gun
annoyed the Americans to any appre-
ciable extent, a Howitzer on the road
{ beyond Santa Mesa. The third artil-
lery silenced the Galingatan battery by
was followed Immediately by volleys
from the infantry.
At about midnight there was lull
in the firing lasting until 3:45 a. m,
when the while Filipino line reopened
fire. The Americans poured terrific
fire into the darkness for twenty min
utes and then there was another lull
until daylight, when the Americans
generally advanced.
During the night in response of Rear
Admiral Dewey's signals flashed across
from Cavite, the United States cruiser
Charleston and the gunboat Concord
stationed at Malabon, poured a deadly
fire from their secondary battery into
the Filipino trenches at Caloacan.
After daylight the United States dou-
BILE turret seagoing monitor Monadnock
opened fire off Malate and kept she'll
ing the Filipinos left flank while the
other vessels shelled the enemy right
flank for several hours.
By 10 o'clock the Americans had ap-
parently completely routed the enemy
and had taken the villages of
Palawhong, Santa Mesa, Paco San
tana, San Pedro, Macorte, Pandocan
and Pasai, had destroyed hundreds of
native huts and had secured possession
of the water main and reservoir, a dis
lance of over six miles.
The Tennessee regiment Joined the
firing line at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing and assisted in capturing SAINT
Mesa.
One Of the most notable events of
Sundays work was driving the FiIipi-
nos out of their stronghold at Pace by
the reserve. a few companies of Cali
fornians, commanded by Col. Dubere.
The main road to the village was
lined by native huts full of Filipino
sharpshooters. After they had been
firing upon Gen. King and his staff.
killing a driver. and firing on an am
bulance of the Red Cross Society, Col
Dubere ordered the huts to be cleared
and burned. The Filipinos concentra-
ted in Pace church and convent, where
they made determined stand. A
platoon of Californians stationed on a
neighboring bridge maintained a hot
fire on the Filipinos, but was unable to
dislodge them. In the face OF terrific