Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
THEY LANDED UNDER FIRE,
Gallant Feat Performed by Gen.
Wheaton's Army at San Fabian,
Aided by Warships.
RUSHED WAIST DEEP THROUGH THE SERF
ms urgent Rifemen Volleyed at Them and
Then nFled-spectacular Scene Reminis-
cent of the Landing Of Skaters Men at
Daiqulri-Navy and Army Co-Operatsd
Daring Exhibited by Bells Men.

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Daiqulri-Navy and Army Co-Operatsd
Daring Exhibited by Bells Men.
Manila, Nov. 12.-The landing of the
American troops at San Fabian Tues
day was the most spectacular affair OF
it's kind since Gen. Skaters disem-
barkation at Daquari The co-opera-
ton of the troops and the navy was
complete. The gunboats maintained
terrific bombardment for an hour
while the troops rushed waist deep
through the surf, under a heavy but
badly aimed rife fire from the insur-
gent trenches, and charged right and
left, pouring volley after volley at the
captured. mostly non-commissioned
officers. Several insurgent dead and
five wounded were found in building
which had suffered considerably from
the bombardment. The town was
well fortified. The sand dunes were
rivetted with bamboo 90 feet thick,
which afforded a fine cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gun boats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with Gen. Wheaton,
Commander Knox, of the Princeton,
and Commander Sheridan, of the Ben
aington. anchored on the shallow two
niles off shore. The gunb boats formed
! line inside, the Helena, Callao and
Manila close in shore. With the first
gun of the bombardment the small
boats were filed rapidly, without con-
'usion, by Maj. Cronite's battalion of
.he Thirteenth infantry. While the
ines of the boats moved shoreward,
he gunboats poured the full force of
heir batteries into the trenches, soon
'orcing the insurgents to flee through
ihe burrows dug back of the trenches.
About 200 men held their places until
he keels of the boats grated on the
,hore when their Mauser bullets COM
nenced to sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
;apt. Buck, with Pierce's and Patton IS
companies, pursued the insurgents on
;he left, into the bamboo thickets On
,he right was frail foot bridge across
she river, leading to the towns. Gen.
Wheaton, personally commanding, or
dered charge across the bridge, and
Capt. Rowland, of his staff, led Cole
mans and Elliott's companies of the
Thirteenth and Shields company of
the Twenty-third, who behaved splen-
didly under their first fire, into the
town which was found to be nearly de-
serted, except by the aged and some
Spaniards who had hidden in the buff
falo wallows and who came shouting
delightedly toward the Americans.
Two companies of the Thirty-third
had skirmish along the Dagupan
road with the retreating Filipinos.
Maj. Shields, of the staff, with his
command, captured several insurgents.
The troops camped in the rain dur
ing the night and in the morning Gen.
Wheaton established his headquarters
in church, quartered his men in the
houses and sent the captured Filipinos
beyond the outposts, with orders not
to return.
The inhabitants describe all the roads
as practilly impossible, and say they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted a yacht
in the river Longapo, near Subig, for
use in his flight when he finds his cap
ture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to recon
naissances. Maj. Logan went north
ward to Santo Tomas and burned the
Filipinos' barracks. Capt. Bucks
Thirteenth went to San Jacinto and
disposed of small bands. Marsh's
Twenty-third went toward Magdalen,
on the Dagupan road and had several
sharp fights with small parties They
killed eight men, brought in 90 prison
ers and had five men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be
the only possible means of retreat for
large body north from Tarlac and
Gen. Wheaton commands it. The in
surgents of this section are going to
reinforce Tarlac. The battleship Ore
gon has arrived here from Hong Kong.
Capt. Chenowith and Lieuts. Davis,
Vanhorne and Bradford, with two COM
panies of the Seventeenth regiment,
accommodating northeast of Mabalacal,
attacked and routed battalion of in
surgents, killing 90 of them. Three
Americans were wounded.
Gen. Wheaton reports, by the Ben
nington, that when the landing was
made at San Fabian the insurgents en-
countered were 800 recruits who were
on their way to Dagupan, where they
expected the expedition to land. They
retreated to the mountains. Twenty
eight Spanish prisoners were rescued.
It has been raining hard throughout
the week, handicapping Gems Lawton
and Macarthur. The transportation
is the chief difficulty. In the advance
Gen. Lawton depended on the river to
get his supplies
Maj. Bell has been engaged in an
other daring exploit While scouting
with five officers and two men of the
Thirty-sixth infantry and Lieut.. Haw-
kins and ten men of the Fourth cav
airy, he crept behind trench contain
ing 100 Filipinos, rode them down and
killed and wounded 90 men and cap
tured six He also brought back so
Mausers.
To Rescue His Child.
jefferson City, Mo-, Nov 12.-John