Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-27
DETAILS or THE BATTLE.
Piiipinos shoot from Ambush span
iards Released Embrace Amer
icRus IIystericRiIy.

Manila. July "a. 7;i5 p. MAN ox-
petition comprised OF troops from San
Pedro Macau. Pusig and aiorong, under
Brig. Gen. L. u. Han. yesterday cap
tured Calumba, an important town on
the south shore OF Laguna de Buy.after
two hours Of sharp lighting, during
which four soldiers were killed and
twelve wounded. The trenches COM
mnndlng the harbor were under water.
but tho swampiness Of the land made
tho work harder.
The troops boarded cascoes Tuesday
night. The force comprised 400 Of tho
Washington volunteers, $50 OF the
Twcnty-nst Infantry; $50 Of the
Fourth cavalry and two guns OF the
first artillery. These and the gun
boats Napldan and cost. assembled
opposite Calnmba. Crowds OF people IN
carts and on foot were seen rushing
to the hills. Natives escaping from
Calamba Ia canoes said a hundred in
surgcnts held the town.
A force under Captain McGrath OF
the Twen,y-fst infantry. and Captain
Eltenherd. landed east Of the town. but
found river Intervening. Captain Me
river under a FIRE from twenty Mauscr
rifles. Having crossed tho
stream. the officers procured a
casco 10 ferry the troops over.
The insurgents rctreated through the
town shooting from houses and bushes
as they He'd TO the hills, Three mem-
be'B OF the Washington regiment
o a.
often shoulder deep, while "a group Of
Filipinos concealed In hay stacks were
shooting at them until the NBpidnn
focused her six Founders and Calling
guns on the stacks for "A few minutes
Most Of the work was done before the
Washington volunteers could reach the
town. The Filipiuos left three dead. or
the casualties ON the American side
two Of the killed ana three u the
wounded were members OF the Fourth
cavalry, and two Killed and eight
wounded belonged 10 the Twcnty-hmt
Infantry.
There was much shooting by Fiu-
with white flags
After the lighting a dozen mon hold
ing up their hands ana shouting, "cas-
tillanoa," met the American cavalry.
Even Spanish soldiers embraced the
Americans hysterlcnlly. There We're
NAhN flfNNAHAA NAANNtAhN ~ 80 aaANAAAfaAf W
whom some were civil officials and
some We're aoldiera They had been
given the choice OF Joining the Filipino
army or becoming servants and they
chose the army. intending 10 surrender
20 the Americans at the tirst oppor-
tunity Most OF the civilians reached
the American lines during the lighting.
but the insurgents took Othcrs away
with them IN their retreat.
Gen. Han captured twelve Flllpinoa
with guns, Major Henry W. Lawton,
Prof Dean c. Worcester, OF the Amerl-
can Philippines commission. Mrs. Gen.
l.nwton and Gen. Lawton's son accom-
panied the expedition on board launch
and sat coolly In an unprotected boat
close TO the shore during the lighting,
the bullets splashing about them
Today Gen, Hall brought To Manila
the Spanlurds whom the expedition
had released from "a captivity Of more
than u year. Lieut. Larson, command
ing the Nnpidan. today found long
missing Spanish gunboat. wlNch had
been 80 covered with bushes and hsh
nets az not 10 resemble vessel The
Fillpiuos, having mot reinforoements
and thinking that the Americans had
evacuated the town, descended from
the hills today, Intending 10 reoccupy
Calamba. Gen. Han easily drove them
back.
Gen. Hail viii leave a garrison at
Calamba.