The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10
FIGHT AT MANILA
FiIipinos Attack Otis and Are
Repulsed With Heavy Loss.
AGUINALDO BADLY SCARED.
Insurgent Leader Asks For
Terms Of Peace.
AMERICAN LINES ADVANCED

Many Villages OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Cnptured-Our Loss So Far as Re-
ported About Two Hundred and
Fifty-Fifty-seven KilIed-Rebels
Lose Many ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ments Sent to Miller, who VIII Oc-
cupy IIoiIo.
Manila, Feb. 10.-The long expected
rupture between the Americans and
Filipinos has come. The former are
now engaged in solving the Philippine
problem with the utmost expedition
possible.
The clash came at S:45 Saturday
evening, when three daring Filipinos
darted past the Nebraska regiments
pickets at Santa Mesa, but retired when
challenged. They repeated the expert
ment without drawing the sentries' fire.
But the third time Corporal Greedy
challenged the Filipinos and then fired.
killing one of them and wounding an
other. rs
Almost Immediately afterward the
Filipino line from Caloocan to Santa
Mesa began fusirlade, which was in
effectual:
The Nebraska. Montana and North
Dakota regiments outposts replied Wig
orously and held their ground until re-
endorsements arrived.
The Filipinos in the meantime con-
centrated at three points-Caloocan
Gagalangin and Santa Mesa.
At about o'clock the Filipinos open
ed hot fire from all three places ST.
multaneously. This was supplemented
by the fire of two siege guns at Balik-
Ba1ik and by advancing their skirmish-
ers at Pace and Pandacan.
The Americans responded with ter
rifle fire, but owing to the darkness they
were unable to determine its effect.
The Utah light artillery finally sue
ceeded in silencing the native battery.
The Third United States artillery also
did good work on the extreme left.
The engagement lasted more than
an hour. The United States cruiser
Charleston and the gunboat Concord,
stationed off Malabon, opened fire from
their secondary batteries on the Fill
pinos position at Caloocan and kept 1t
up vigorously.
At 2:45 there was another fusillade
along the entire line, and the United
States monitor Monadnock opened fire
on the enemy from off Malate.
Our Lines Advanced.
With daylight the Americans ad-
vanced. The California and Washlng-
ton regiments made splendid charge
and drove the Filipinos from the vii
lagos of Pace and Santa Mesa. The
Nebraska regiment also distinguished
itself.
When the enemy retreated, it was in
utter rout, and their only desire was to
get out of range of the American guns
as rapidly as possible.
The Fourteenth regular infantry, the
old command of Brigadier General J, M.
Anderson, from Vancouver Barracks,
suffered the greatest losses. The regi-
ment was quartered at Malate, and I'M
der command of Major Robe was as
signed to the task of carrying the rebel
position south of that suburb. The men
fought through a country covered with
dense underground and made slow
progress at first The natives took ref
uge in nipa covered huts and until they
were dislodged and driven back inflicted
considerable damage to our men.
The Utah light artillery and the Sixth
regular artillery did splendidly effective
work. and the latter probably saved the
First California regiment from being
badly cut up. The guns were posted
east of the city, and during the early
hours of Sunday poured a deadly fire
into the insurgent trenches The Utah
batterymen were seasoned by their ex-
perience at Malate in August and con-
Quoted themselves like veterans
In the district between Tondo and
Malabon to the north of the city great
slaughter was done by the gunboat Cal
lao, Lieutenant Benjamin Tappan, which
Admiral Dewey captured from the Span
iards.
Warships' Good Work.
The Concords inch and the Charles
toms inch guns did awful execution.
General Otis brigade had driven a large
body of the enemy from their positions.
and the Filipinos ran at top speed for
the beach, a disorganized and panic
stricken mob. When they reached the
shore, they were met by the devastating
fire from the warships and moved down
score upon score. The sight was a sick
ening one, but this was war. war in
vited by the foolhardy ignorance of the