Iron County register., 1899-11-16
landing At SIN FABIAN.
Protected by Fire from the War
Ships, the Troops Landed in
Face of a Heavy Fusilade.
SHARP ENGAGEMENT AND A FOOT-RACE.
Insurgents Captured and Spanish
Prisoners Rescued-On1y Means of
Escape Cut OH-Handicapped by
Rain-Insurgents Have Plenty of
Guns, But Little Ammunition.

Manila, Nov. 10, $50 p. m.-The
landing of American troops at San
Sabian, Tuesday, was the most spectac-
ular of its kind since GEM Skaters
Decentralization at Daiquiri.
Co-Operatfon Was Complete.
The cooperation of the troops and
the navy was complete. The gunboats
maintained a terrific bombardment for
an hour, while the troops rushed waist
deep through the surf, under heavy,
but badly-aimed rife fire from the
insurgent trenches, and charged right
and left, pouring volley after volley at
the fleeing rebels.
Forty FiIipinos Captured.
Forty Filipinos were captured, most
Iy non-commissioned officers. Several
insurgent dead and five wounded were
found in building which had suffered
considerably from the bombardment.
The town was well fortified. The sand
dunes were riveted with bamboo 20
feet thick, which afforded fine cover.
Troops Prepared to Land.
When the troops arrived in the gulf
they found the gunboats Princeton,
Bennington and others waiting. At
ter consultation with Gen. Wheaton,
Commander Knox of the Princeton
and Commander Sheridan of the Ben
; nington, anchored on the shallow two
{ miles off shore. The gunboats formed
a line inside, the Helena, Calao and
Manila close in shore. With the first
gun of the bombardment the small
boats were filled rapidly without con-
fusion, by Maj. Cronit's battalion of
the Twenty-third infantry, and Capt.
Bucks battalion of the Thirteenth in
fantry.
Forced the Insurgents to Flee.
While the lines of boats moved shore
ward, the gunboats poured the full
force of their batteries into the
trenches, soon forcing the insurgents
to fee 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 FoOt-Race Begun.
The battalions formed in good order.
Capt Buck, with Pierce's and Patton's
companies, pursued the insurgents on
the left into the bamboo thickets. On
the right was a frail foot-bridge across
the river, leading to the town.
Spanish Residents Delighted.
ing. ordered a charge across the
bridge, and Capt. Rowland, of his staff,
led Coleman's and Elliott's companies
of the Thirteenth, and Shields com
pany of the Twenty-third, who be-
haved splendidly under their first fire,
into the town, which was nearly de-
serted, except by the aged and some
Spaniards who had hidden in the buff
falo wallows, and who came shouting
delightedly toward the Americans.
Two companies of the Twenty-third
had a skirmish along the Dagupan
road with the retreating Filipinos.
Mai. Shields, of the staff, with his
command, captured several insurgents.
After the Skirmish.
The troops camped in the rain dur
ing the night, and in the morning gen.
Wheaton established his headquarters
in church, quartered his men in the
houses and sent the captured Filipincs
beyond the outposts with orders not
to rteurn.
The inhabitants describe all the
roads as practically impossible, and
say they believe Aguinaldo has secret
ed yacht in the river Longapo, near
Subig, for use in his fight when he
finds his capture is inevitable.
Devoted to "Reminiscences.
Wednesday was devoted to recon-
naissances. Maj. Logan went north
ward to Santo Thomas and burned the
Filipnos' barracks.
Capt. Bucks Thirteenth went to San
Jacinto and disposed of small bands.
Marsh's Twenty-third went toward
Magdalen, on the Dagupan road, and
had several sharp fights with small
parties. They killed eight men,
brought in 20 prisoners and had five
men wounded.
Only Means of Retreat Cut on.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be
the only possible means of retreat for
a large body north from Tarlac, AMI
Gen. Wheaton commands it.
The insurgents of this section are
going to reinforce Tarlac.
The battleship Oregon has arrived
here from Hong Kong.
Northeast of MabaIacal.
Capt. Chenoweth and Lieutenanrs
Davis, Van Horn and Bradford, with
two companies of the Seventeenth reg
iment, reconnoitering northeast of
Mabalacal, attacked and routed bat
TALON of insurgents, killing 90 of them.
Three Americans were wounded.
Spanish Prisoners Released.
Gen. Wheaton reports by the Ben
nington that when the landing was
made at San Fabian the insurgents
encountered 300 recruits who were on
their way to Dagupan, where they ex-
pected the expedition to land. They
retreated TO the mountains. Twenty.
eight Spanish prisoners were rescued.
The report of the landing at Linga-
yan was brought by the commander OF
the Manila, who saw the fight. He got
the geography mixed.
Gen. Wheaton is bringing supplies
from Angeles by the use of mule and
caribou teams.
Handicapped by Rain.
1t has been raining throughout the
week, handicapping Generals Lawton
and Macarthur. The transportation
is the chief difficulty. In the advance
Gen. Lawton depended on the river to
get his supplies. The San Isidro river
is fed by mountain streams, and is al
ternately too shallow for navigation or
too swift. Two and three launches
were necessary TO pull the Casco. NOV
ing the supplies, from San Isidro over