The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
And Young Mrs. Logan and Children
sorrowing mt Youngstown for
husband and Father.
THE PRESIDENTS SYMPATHY
M'KINLEY EXTENDS CONDOLENCE TO
THE BEREAyED FAMILIES.
Details OF the Fighting I'm the Philip
pines-AguinaIdo's Whereabouts Not
Known by Our Troops.

MANILA, Nov. 1.-THE Thrty-third In
fantry. In one of the sharpest two hours
engagements of the war. with an equal
force Of insurgents, five miles from San
Fabian. on Saturday. lost one officer and
six men killed and one officer and twelve
men wounded. The Americans captured
twenty-nine Filipinos and one hundred
rifles and found eighty-one insurgent dead
lying in the trenches and rice fields. Many
more Filipinos doubtless were killed or
wounded.
General Wheaton was informed that the
enemy was gathering at San Jacinto for
the purposs OF preventing the Americans
from controlling the road from Dagupan
north. whereby Aguinaldo might retreat
ing, and a detachment of the Thirteenth,
with Calling gun, Rowland commanding,
were sent to disperse them. The troops
encountered the worst road found in the
Island Of Luzon. There was succession of
creeks whose bridges the Americans had to
stop and repair. and miry bitches, and at
certain places men and horses struggled
waist deep in quagmires. A hundred soldiers
had to drag the Calling gun part of the
way, the horses being useless. The insur-
gents opened the fight two miles from San
Jacinto, while the leading American bat
talon was passing clump Of houses in
the midst of a cocoanut grove, knee-deep
in mud. The Filipino sharpshooters, hidden
In trees, In houses and In a small trench
across the road, held their fire until the
Americans were close to them. When they
began firing other Filipinos opened fire
from thickets. right and left. further away.
The insurgent sharpshooters picked off
the officers first. Five of the Americans
who fell wore shoulder straps OF chevrons.
But the Thirty-third never wavered. Its
crack marksmen knocked the Filipinos from
the trees like squirrels and the Americans
rushed the trench. leaving four dead in
surgents there. The regiment then deployed
under fire. with Major John A Logan's
battalion in the center, Major Cronic's on
the right and Major Marsh's on the left
The skirmish line, which was a mile long,
advanced rapidly, keeping up a constant
IRE. The Filipinos made an Unexpectedly
good stand. many of them remaining under
cover until the Americans were within
twenty feet OF them. Major Marsh fianked
a small trench full of insurgents. surpris.
ing them and slaughtering nearly all O,
them before entering the town. The Cat.
ling killed five of the force holding the
bridge and swept the country beyond the
town. driving about $50 F1lipinos into the
hills Marsh's battalion. entering the town
captured a big battle flag which was flying
ever a convent
The insurgents are supposed to have re.
treated towards Dagupan. 1t was impos
sible to pursue them. as the American
troops were exhausted and their supply OF
ammunition was low. The outposts killed
five Fiiipinos during the fight The body
Of the Filipino lieutenant colonel command
ing was found among the killed The regi
ment returned to San Fabian on Sunday
II being impossible to get supplies over tn,
roads.
A proclamation OF the Filipino secretar,
OF war was found in all the villages. Civ
ing glowing accounts OF alleged Filipinc
victories and saying that 800 American.
had been killed and l5.OOO wounded durin,
the war.
The-dead and wounded were brought I,
Manila to-day. The officers who are re
turning say It IS impossible for Genera
Wheaton to attempt junction with Gen
Young on account OF the roads
Prisoners say II is reported that Aguin
aldo. with an army they estimated at eO,oO
probably great exagseration). is retirIn,
towards Dagupan. intending TO leave b,
railroad for the northwest Some OF then
<id they believed the Filipino army ha