Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-11

BATTLE AT SAN FABIAN.
Graphic Account Of tie Landing Of
Gen. wheaton's Torce-Oiher
American Successes.

barintion ht Daluuiu The co.opora-
tlon OF tho troops aud the navy was
complete The Eunh1lfH maintained
terrific bombnrdmont for an hour while
the troops rushed waist deep through
the surf under o. heavy but badly
aimed rifle Giro from tho inmrront
trenches. and charged ught ana icft,
pouring volley after vuiicY 90 tho net-
ing rebels. Forty rilpinos were cape
turcd. mostly nou-commlsaioncd ofH-
GERS. several inaurgont dead and I'VE
wounded were found in building
which had suffered from tho lombard
mont The town was we'll fortified.
The sand dunes were rlvcttcd with
bamboo twenty feet thick, which nf-
fordod o. fine covor
When the transports arrived lu the
gulf they found the runh1lta Prince
ton, bennington and othorH waiting.
After o. consultation with Gen whoa
ton. Commander Knox of the Prince
ton and Commander sheridan of the
bennington anchored on the ahniluw
two miles on shore The Eunboaa
formed Tine inside. the Helena,
DaIlHu nnd Manila close inah1re
With the nr1t uf the Commandment
The small boats were filled rapidly,
without confusion b. MAJ Cronitc's
battalion OF tho Thirteenth Infantry.
While tho linoa of boats moved shore
! ward the ruuhoata poured the fun
force ~ tholr batteries into the
! trenches, soon forcing tho Insurgents
20 Nee through the burrows dug back
~ the trenches About 900 men held
their places until the keelH OF the boats
grated on the shore. when their Maui
head.
The hattallons formed In good order.
capt luck, with plcrcr'a and putton's
companies pursued the Insurgents on
the lcft into the bamboo Tickets. on
the right was frnil foot bridge across
the river leading 90 the town. Cen
wheaton, personally commanding, or
ucrcd "a charge across the bridge. and
can't Rowland ui his Hun lod Cole
mans anu Elliotta companies % the
Ihlfteenih aud Shields company %
the Twenty third. who behaved spien-
difly under their inst fire. Into tho
town, which was found 20 BE- nearly
deserted. except hy the AGED and SOME
spaniardH. whrhad hidden In the huff
inln WnlluwH, ana who came ahuutlnQ
drllEhtedlY toward the Americana
Two companies uf the Twentv-thirI
had a. sklrminh along the Duguunn road
WIN tho fotrrntluE Filiuinus Mai
HholuH ~ the stan with his command
captured several insurgents.
The troops canpHl lu the rain during
INC uight, ana iu the morning gen
wheaton established hlH hcaduuarters
IN church, uunrtorUd his men In the
houses. and sent the captured FiIpinos
bryond the outposts with orders not 10
The inhabitants describe an the roads
ns practically impasanhie and nnv thev
believe Agulnuldo has sccrotcd IL yacht
ln the river Luurlpu. near guhlr. f0r
u.e w hla ulEhi when De finds his cap
tute ~ Inevitable
"wednesday was devoted 90 recon-
naihsances. Maj Logan went north
ward 90 San Thomas aud burned the
fllplnu barracks CAPT Bucks Thir-
teenth went 90 san Jaclnt1 and dir-
posed ~ small bands Marshs Twen-
lY'third wont toward MnEdelon. on
thr baEupan road. and md several
sharp Nights with small paroles. Thtv
Killed oight men, brought In twenty
prlsonrta and had i've mon wounded.
me Anntn Tomas road seems 90 be
the only possible means of retreat for
wheaton commands H. Tho insurgcntu
Tarlnc.
The battleship oregon has arrived
here from llongknng
=, cant. Chcnowlih ana Lieuts. Davis.
van Horne and Bradford with two
companies Of the Seventeenth resl-
meut, rcconuOltcrlug northwest OF Mu-
lnlnca, attacked nnd routed "a battalion
% Insurgents. hliIng twcnty-nlno %
then. Three Americans were wounded.
Gen. Wheaton reports hy the Uen-
nlngion that when thc nndlnr WAS
made 90 san Fabian tho lusurrenu 9n
couutcred were 800 recruits. who wore
nn their way 60 naEupan. whore they
expected the expedition 90 land They
rr,tfeailed 90 the mountains Twenty
elEht spanish prisoners were rescued.
The IMPORT Of the landing 40 Iinrnyan
was brought by the commander of tho
Manila, who saw the night lie got
tho geography mixed,
IL has been raining hard throughout
tho week. hnndicuppirE Cons. LHWtou
and Macarthur. The transportation is
the chlrf difficulty In the advance
Con l.nWtnu depended on the river 90
get his supplies. The san iH.dro river
la ted hy mountain streams ana a arr
tcrnntoly too shallow Cor navigation or
too swift Two or three iaunchea were
needed % pull the c1acncs moving tho
supplies from San iFl1ro. and over tho
muddy roads the transportation trains
made only two or three miles a day.
the troops We're ON short rltIona much
OF the time. The only provisions tho
country Yields are Few chickens ma
hunalo. Tho officers carry supply
or cash 10 pay tho natives libemlly Tor
all they take.
The highlands are cool and the health
Con. Young has captured another
large share OF the insurgents nmmuni-
ton ana munitions OF war which they
were Obliged 90 leave In their hurried
retreat,
Gen. Wheaton la bringing supplies
from Angeles by the use OF mule aud
carrahno teams
Reconnaissance along the front have
discovered the Insurgents strongly in-
trenched before Blmbln, with several
cannon and % rlpid-ilre gun. but they
are short uf ammunition.
MAJ, Ben has been engaged IN an
other daring exploit While scouting
with i've officers and two men M the
Thlrty-slyih Infantry and Lieut., Hgw-
klna and ten men ~ the Fourth cave
airy hr crept behind a trench coutuln-
ing 100 FniplnuH, rode them down and
killed and wounded twcuty men aud
captured six. R2 also brought back
thirty Mauuors.