Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-11
How Gen. lawton's Command Cap
tured Santa Cruz.
FILIpTNos LOSE HEAVILY.
utah Esntsery shells the Town-On1y
six American soldiers &c.
ceivc wounds.

end Of the lake. and drove the rebels.
who were commanded by chinaman
named Pao wah. Into the mountains.
American lops, six wounded. The
rebels lost sixty-cight killed and forty
wounded.
Santa Cruz was the Filipino strong
hold In Lake Laguna de BAY. ana II
fell into the hands OF ucn. Lawton's
expedition after some sharp. quick
lighting. forming one OF the most In
tcrcsting and important battles Of the
war. Tho plans Of the American COM
manders worked perfectly with the
exception that the progress OF the cx-
petition was delayed by the difficult
navigation OF the river.
About 1900 picked men. commanded
by Gen. I.awton. on account OF the Ill
ness OF Gen. King. partly surrounded
the city. while the gunboats Of Laguna
dc Day. Ocste and Napidan. un-
der the command OF Capt. Grant OF the
Utah battery. ahoilcd the city ana out.
lying trenches.
Gen. Lawton and stan accompanied
the troops. sometimes leading charges
ia Indian nThtirg tactics. which event
ualiy resulted In tho complete route Of
the rebels with the Hmaiicft amount
OF damage 10 the city and slight loss to
the Americana.
The expedition started from San Pc
dro Mncati at dusk on Saturday. in-
tending to capture Santa Cruz by AS
rnult. at daybrcak. hut IN navigating
the shadows In the PaHlg river. per-
hnps through the cunning OF the native
..,a who were not anxious to see the
Americans successful. several boats
grounded. and II was nearly dawn
when the troops reached the lake. The
expedition then steamed cautiously
forward. the Napi1an and the
de Hay, which guarded the car.
Rebel signal fires. however. were
lighted or the mountain tops. giving
alarm OF the approach OF the tfoops.
II was noon before the white church
towers Of the city appeared In the
fnadgw OF the volcanic mountain. on u
marrhy plain dotted with additional
palm groves,
\ boat with a force Of 200 picked
nhnrpshootcrr. under Mai. Wciacn-
bcrgsr. mostly belonging 10 the First
Washington regiment. uas run Into
shallow inlet about fvc miles south OF
the city.
Then a few shells wore sent toward
the intrcnchmcnta Of the rebels In the
edge OF the woods. sending the enemy
tcampcring inlagd. Then number OF
Americans jumped Into the water and.
wndinR for about 400 yards crcpi for,
ward and formed "a line covering the
landing uf the remainder which nm
iahcd debarklng about o'clock.
Tho three troops of the Fourth cnvai-
~. unmountcd. were sent ashore ON
dangerous marahy point. directly south
OF the city. under nrc from the cncmy's
trenches.
Meanwhile. In tho town itself there
WIS utter silence ana not "A sign of
life. Gen. Lawton dcnlrinR 10 make an
HE. General Lawton desiring to make
board the laguna de hay, and. &C.
eompaniod by tho Associated Prcaa
launch. steamed slowly 10 the dock. the
whole fleet watched anxiourly. Whom
II was discovered by the glasses that
the trenches and stone buildings were
IsfnrmlnE with white-clad soldiers, the
two boats Withdrew. receiving volleyH
from the trenches thrown up on the
narrhy plain north 81 the city. The
notln anchored In compact formation
Tor the night. ready 10 realH any SUR
prihes from the rebel gunbonts sup
posed to be In tho lake.
~ sunrise today Monday the as
nauit commenced The American out
lines south of the city stretch two
miles Inland. and with Its left sweep
ing the shore II moved nogth. while
tho Fourth cavalrymcn ON the point
advanced towards the city. pouring vol
leyH on IN. trenches. simultaneously
the aunboats lowering along the shore
nhelied the woods ahead OF the truopa
and drove the Fllipinoa Inland. The
untlinsa cleared several trenches.
The whole brigade was divided Into
squads Of twelve and everything was
carried on IN frontier fashion, behind
trees. crawling through bushes. or run
ming across the open. The trenches
that We're not cleared by tho gunbonts
gave considerable resistance when the
line was nearing the city, and the La
Euna dc hay and oestc bombnrded
Tor an hour In the hope OF making them |
too warm for occupancy, but did not |
succeed In clearing them entirely.
Gen. i.nwton, with the Fourteenth
Infantry bnttniionr. approached n mar |
row iron bridge across creek on the |
south border Of the town Here COM
pany OF FillDlnoa was inuenchcd |
across the stream and behind u stone |
bnrricnde at the entrance 10 the bridge. |
The Americans rushed forward IN sim |
sle file IN the face Of u CALLING lire, de-
molishlng the barricade with their |
hands, and drove the enemy from the |
trenches. killing dozen.
The Filipino soldiers In the town se-
oreted IN various buildings and firing /
from the windows gave the invaders |
an Interesting half hour. There was n |
regular nest OF them In the stone Jail. |
Nnlch u hedHei IN by wall This L
was a Variable pepper-pot. The Amer
leans, single or IN pairs, entered the
houses. and many warriors were taken
prisoners
"A considerable number OF Fillpinos
Nod -nrthward. crossing the open |
marshes but the Gatllngs poured upon |
them a deadly hall until they diaap- |
pohrcd In the woods, hlnylng many
MAJ. Wciaonbergor deployed the |
HhnrpAhonters along the shore. and |
they crept steadily forward. aiding the
datilngs. Finally. n large body was
sent against the enemy In the woods,
driving them toward tho mountains.
Gen. i.awton established headquar-
tiers mt the elegant palace os the gov
ernor. ana n guard was Immediately |
placed IN the church, ns the sacred edi-
nceu nro always the first objective OF |
lootora. within an hour the town was
patroiled and allie loo,lnG rigidly pre-
vented.
Almost all the inhabitants had fed
during the two preceding nights, and |
only "A few Chinese shopkeepera have |
emerged from hiding ana resumed busi-
ness. on the marsh north OF town
were found forty dead Fllipinos. some |
terribly torn by shells, and many 9th
erh wounded, to whom the Americans |
onerod their canteens ms though they |
were comrades. A surgeon who trav-
erred the field counted eighty Killed.
and Gen; Lawton win report at least
sixty-eisht.
One Filipino. In trying to make his
espana atauhai .t,lnt,alv n Mai Wal