The state herald., 1899-11-17
BRAvELY ATTACKED.
TROOPS LANDED FROM SHIPS
UNDER FIRE.
waded Through Water Waist Deep-Gun'
boats Poured In n Heavy Fire.

Manila, Nov. 10.-5:50 p. m.-The
landing of the American troops at San
Fabian Tuesday was the most spec
tacular affair of its kind since General
Skaters Decentralization at Baquiri.
The cooperation of the troops and
navy was complete. The gunboats
maintained terrific bombardment for
an hour, while the troops rushed waist
deep through the surf, under heavy
but badly aimed rifle fire from the In
surgent trenches, and charged right
and left, pouring volley after volley
at the fleeing rebels. Forty Fillpinos
were captured, mostly non-cOmmis.
stoned officers. Several insurgent dead
and five wounded were found In a
building which had suffered from the
bombartlment. The town was well for.
titled. The sand dunes were covered
with bamboo twenty feet thick, which
afforded fine cover.
When the transports arrived In the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with General
Wheaton, Commander Knox Of the
of the Bennington, anchored on the
biALlOW tWO On SLOlCs tuC Bum
boats formed n line inside, the Helena,
Callao and Manila close in shore. With
the first gun of the bombardment the
small boats were Iilled rapidly, with.
out confusion, by Major CrOnite's bat.
and Captain Bucks battalion Of the
Thirteenth infantry.
While the lines of boats moved
.,I, ,,I 30, f,,ll
force of their batteries into the
trenches, soon forcing the insurgents
to flee through the burrows dug back
of the trenches. About 200 men held
their places until the keels of the boats
grated on the shore, when their Mauser
bullets commenced to sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck, with Pierce's and Pat.
toms companies, pursued the insur.
gents on the left, into the bamboo
thickets. On the right was a frail foot
bridge across the river, leading to the
towns. General Wheaton, personally
commanding, ordered charge across
the bridge, and Captain Rowland OF
his staff led Coleman's and Elliotts
companies of the Thirteenth and
Shields company of the Twenty-third,
who behaved splendidly under their
first fire. into the town. which was
found to be nearly deserted, except by
the aged and some Spaniards who had
hidden In the buffalo wallows and
who came shouting delightedly toward
the Americans.
Two companies of the Twenty-third
had n skirmish along the Dagupan rond
with the retreating Filipinos.
Major Shields of the staff. with his
command, captured several insurgents
The troops camped In the rain during
the night and In the morning General
Wheaton established his headquarters
In church, quartered his men in the
houses and sent the captured Filipinos
beyond the outposts, with orders not &c
return.
Wednesday was devoted to recon.
nnissanccs. Major Logan went north
ward to San Thomas and burned the
Filipinos' barracks. Captain Bucks
Thirteenth went to San Jacinto and
disposed OF small bands. Marsh's
Twenty-third went toward Mngadelen
on the Dagupan road. and had several
sharp fights with small parties. They
killed eight men. brought in twenty
prisoners and had five men wounded
The Santo Tomas road seems to b<
the only possible means OF retreat fol
n large body north from Tarlac and
General Wheaton commands II. The
insurgents OF this section are going &c
reinforce Tarlac.
Major Bell has been engaged In an
other daring exploit. While scouting
with five officers and two men OF the
Thirty-slxth infantry and Lieutenant
Hawkins and ten men Of the Fourth
cavalry. he crcpt behind n trench con
tanning u hundred Filiplnos, rode then
down and killed and wounded twenty
men and captured six. He also brought
back thirty Mausers.