The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-10

pddutSS on either side or the
track. The FiIpinos stopped their
advance when fired upon. and followed
their old tactics OF firing from a safe dis
lance. Had 'they continued the rush they
could have come clear into camp before
the men could have been organized for a
fight. II was another iHustra ion of the
we,i-known fSet that the Filipino does not
care TO come into personal contact with
the lusty American. They lay behind the
rioe-paddies at distance of $50 yards. and
worked their guEs as fast as they couId.
! The attack began SO, and continued
/ for an hour. a continual stream of fire
| pouring both ways, and just at the first
sign OF dawn in the east the natives retired
! quietly, leaving few men 10 Keep up the
lire, While The main body worked its way
gradually OUT of range. They did not dare
remain until daylight would give the
Americans a chance TO display their
craftsmanship Two blue lights were sent
/ up as signal for this retreat but our
men, moi knowing their Significance and
| tearing it meant a rush, held their fire
ana secured new supply of ammunition
during the Iun
Just then there was a sudden commo-
! ton, hring and shouting al the Filipino
/ line across the track, ana the expectant
| troops heard great shouting of out
pest! outpost" The patrol party that
| AeNN UGH CUT OIL ndu StOien up quietly IN
! the rear. hiding behind the paddles when
our men We're firing, and when the luz
came they made rush through the line
| kllilng two Fihplnos as they passed. and
! demoraAzinS them so that our men got
! through in safety They were n great dan
! ser of being fired upon BY our line. and
/ continued To- call Outpost" This cali the
/ Flllplnos took up on both sides of the track
! and the troops camp became fearful
! Vyag
| Them TO gel in closer Without being fired
| upon The officers. ordered their men to be
! ready, but not to fire until the command
| was given, and then shouted Whats your
| name repeatedly but air the reply they
! received was the continued chorus of
| outpost. outpost" In the darkness moth
! ing could be seen, and matters were get
! HhS very critical. when one of the advanc-
/ ing outpost men stumbled over a tie and
ripped out series of American curses
| rms was Identification enough. and the
men were not fired upon. Meanwhile the
Flilplnos withdrew and the battle was
! over
Not an American was wounded. though
there were several narrow ESCAPES when
the tents were frst fired into. After that
our nre made the attacking force keep so
/ close TO the ground that their bullets all
| flew high. Besides the two men killed NV
several straw hats with holes in them.
found where the Filipino lines had been
indicated that there had been some cas-
ualties among the enemy. These hats all
belonged to amigos for noen of them bore
the insignia on the hats of all of Agui-
naldos regular troops.
COward's Responsibility.
The outpost TO the south was not so for
tunate. When the firing on the north be-
! gan they started in, and had approached
within few hundred yards when a hat
| less and coatess man came rushing down
| the track and told them the camp had
been annihiated and they would better
| go back up the road for safety This man
! was a detailed guard to the signal corps.
/ and a member of another regiment. one
| that has done much gallant service, and I
| withhold its name so that the act of this
| one coward in It's ranks may cast no stig-
| ma upon ii. When the attack upon the
! camp began he hid behind the station
! house. One of the officers saw him and
| kicked him out, telling him to go down
| TO the line with the others and fight 1t
! was then he fed widely down the track
| and led these men to their death by his
| lying story. Five men turned back with
| him, while the others secreted themselves
| to await developments, and finally reached
| camp in safety The six men proceeded
| along the track until suddenly a crowd of
| Filipinos sprung up on both sides of them
| poured a volley into them al such close
range that their clothing was singed, and
| then attacked them with knives. Two
| only escaped, one being the coward who
| had caused the disaster. The other had
! hole in his hat, powder-burn on his face.
and a slight wound on the arm. Two of
| the other four were killed al once and
J horribly cur with knives. Another was
] Ia
| when a knife point was stuck into his alb
| domen to see if he was dead. The fourth
| was wounded in three places, and was in
sensible and supposed to be dead. He is
! stin alive, and will probably recover, but
! the heroic third died a few hours later.
| The Filipinos stripped the bodies of their
shoes and blue shirts, watches guns etc.
| and left them where they lay. and where
they were found soon after daylight.
The Move on Santa Maria.
During the day Gen Wheaton collected
at Bocave eight companies Of. the Ore
| CONS, eight of the Minnesotas, one S-inch
| gun of the Sixth Artillery and one Hotch-
| kiss revolving cannon, and at daylight
moved upon Santa Maria to clean OUT
| the insurgent nest. IL was learned later
that there were eleven companies of Fill
piuos there, and thai Aguinaldo twas
| there in person, and had planned the
! raid The line was extended for a mile
| and O half sweeping down towards Santa
\ Maria on the north side of the BOcaVe
river The first opposition was encounter
| ed about two miles from the town, and
running fight occurred, every ravine and
| timber-covered hill being vantage point
for the natives, who abandoned each one
| in turn when attacked. AS the line adj
| vanced the torch was put to every house
! hut, rice storehouse and straw-stack with
| in its sweep, and dense volumes of smoke
| marked its progress 10 the eye of any per-
son within ten miles. When the artii-
| lery gained a hill within sight of town IL
| began throwing shells into it, directing
| special attention TO the church and a
large stone block house. According to re-
| ports of Cinnamon and three Spanish
| prisoners captured Aguinaldo remained
| there until the Hotchkiss gun began to
| pour its little shells into the town, ana
| then he mounted bay horse and fed.
| Leaving the artillery and a battalion to
| protect the rear and burn the town, the