The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-27
ANOTHER VICTORY.
Manila Captured After Hot Fight
with Asuinaldo'S Forces.
COLONEL II. c. EGBERT KILLED
His Last Words We're: 81 Must Die;
'N- am Too DID,"
REBELS BURN VILLAGE OF MALAB0N
Enemy Driven Inland by Shells from Four
GunbOatS.
GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SITUATION
Total American Casualties Since En-
gagemcnt begun Are Forty-nve
Killed and 145 wounded.
REBELS BURN VILLAGE OF MALABON
Enemy Driven Inland by Shells from Four
GunboatS.
GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SITUATION
Total American Casualties since En-
gagemcnt Begun Are Forty-hNe
Killed and 145 wounded.

Manila March 26, p. m,--Thc United
States troops under Brigadier General
Lloyd Wheaton captured the town of Ma
lnta, beyond the Tuliahan river, today,
after sharp fight.
Colonel Harry c. Egbert of the Twenty
second regular infantry was killed.
Prince Loewenstein, formerly aide de
camp on the staff OF Brigadier General
Miller at Iloilo, somehow got in front Of
the firing line and was shot in the side,
dying almost instantly A German who
accompanied him was wounded,
The American casualties today were
much lighter than those of yesterday. The
total losses thus far reported since the
engagement commenced are torty-fve
killed and 145 wounded.
General Wheaton entered Malinta, which
is small village of huts, at o'clock this
afternoon. The United States gunboat
Helena and other gunboats have been
shelling Malabon, about a mile northeast
OF Caloocan. for several hours.
The insurgents made fierce resistance
TO the American advance up the railroad
at Malints In addition to the fatal wound
ing of Colonel EEhert, several men of the
Twenty second infantry and several of the
Oregon and Kansas regiments were killed,
Evidently anticipating bombardment
by the fleet, thousand rebels vacated
Malabon last night leaving few to burn
the town.
General Wheaton's brigade, composed Of
| the Second Oregon regiment and the Twen-
ty-second and Third infantry stretched
out along the railroad from Caloocan TO
the Tuliahan river was nowerless to
prevent the withdrawal owing to the ma
tural obstacles and the strong opposition.
The column of smoke at daybreak was
| the first intimaton of the enemy's inten-
lions, but others followed at various points,
all soon blending In dense balloon shaped
cloud.
The flames of the burning rice mills and
the large buildings could be plainly seen
from Caloocan despite the strong sun
| light.
BY If o'clock in the morning tho only
building of Importance not destroyed in tho
center Of the town was large stone
church. but even at noon fresh fires were
started among the natives huts In the
outskirts of Malahon although the gen.
eral exodus took place much earlier.
Many of the rebels sought refuge in thr
suburbs. Navotas and Casag, or were
driven inland by the shells OF the Helena
Callao Ningdapan and Laguua de Bay.
In the meantime General wheaton's bri
gade held the railroad to the river, bu
was unable either to repair the bridge
which had been destroyed by the enemy
or TO advance, owing to the opposition an,
the hills on the other side.
The calculations OF both General Hal
and General Harrison Gray Otis. who's
brigades constituted General Macarthur
division. were much interfered with by tn
character of the country in front of both
and the enemy was able to take advantag
Of this. so that the operations against No
valeches and Polo were delayed. thougl
the right wing Of the division swung out
sweeping the enemy in northwesterly dl
rection.
General Wheaton's headquarters la'
night was half mile south of the rive