The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-22

New York, March PA dispatch TO
the Herald from Ioilo, island OF Panay'
says: A battalion of the Eighteenth
infantry. a. platoon of the Sixth artil-
lery and the machine gun battery MADE
a reconnaissance in the direction of
Mandurriao and Santa Barbara Thurs
day. While they were returning the
insurgents attacked the outposts on the
right.
Although fatigued from marching in
the broiling sun for two hours, the en-
tire command proceeded to the assist
ance of their comrades. the artillery
pouring shell and shrapnel upon the
insurgents, who were strongly lntrencn-
ed in large numbers.
Companies c, II and K Of the Eigh-
teenth deployed to the right, driving
the insurgents back, and then wheeling
to the left, made a. junction with COM
panies b and !. A heavy engagement
ensued. Companies B, G, NJ and OIL
the Tennessee volunteers, Major Chath-
am commanding, arrived later anG
formed on the left, and two more COM
panies of the Eighteenth marched from
uoilo to act as support to the other
troops Colonel Van Valzah and Major
Keller commanded the battalionS OF the
Eighteenth regiment.
General Miller was On the scene
early and directed the operations from
Immediately behind the fighting line.
lie had several narrow escapes.
The line advanced by ruShes 5000
yards under a hot fire. pouring in de-
liberate Volleys upon the insurgents,
position, the artillery making good
practice. By the time the forces were
within 500 yards of the enemy's final
position darkness prevented the charge,
for which the Tennessee men and the
companies of the Eighteenth on the
right had already prepared by liking
hayonets. The advance upon Jaro was
accomplished in good order.
The engagement was brought on by
the enemy's persistent attacks upon the
outposts at Jaro bridge. Nothing could
be gained by forcing the enemy further
back, as it'was impossible with the lin
ited number of troops to hold the posi-
tion.
by the fighting and having to wade
knee deep through the rice fields and
sugar cane. There were several cases
of prosration by tne heat
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The only man killed was Private
Louis Biehl Of company B, Eighteenth
teenth were:
Privates Joseph DAILY, knee and thigh;
Theodore Burr, arm and chest; Preston
Savage, forearm: William Bruschke,
chest, all of company B; Max Holme,
forearm. company L; Joseph r. Nc
Crary, hand; William Loremann, leg
and thigh; William TriXman, leg, all Of
company c; Riley Ca1laghan, scalp;
William Rovenberger, wrist, both of
company H: William Buster finger,
company Z; William hardwood, leg,
company X; Corporal c. Z. Bates, foot,
company ].
Private T. A Marlowe of company L,
First California, serving with the ar
tillery, was wounded in the side and
back, and Private Samuels of company
f. Tennessee volunteers, was slightly
wounded in the face.
The bullet passed through RoVen-
berger's wrist and entered his mouth
between the gum and cheek without
injuring his head. There were other
miraculous escapes, as the men ad-
vanced amid q perfect hail of bullets.
The severity of the engagement may
be judged by the fact that the Eigh-
teenth regiment alone fired 62,S0O
rounds. 1t is estimated that the in
surgents. with their more than 1000
,ifies fired more than double our total
Of ammunition.
Private Biehl brought in Daily wound
ed and gave warning to hurry up some
ammunition, as most of the men were
short. He then returned to the fight
ing line and was struck in the chest
He fell saying: I'm done for" and
died in ten minutes.
LOSSES OF INSURGENTS.
1t is Impossible TO tell accurately the
tnsurgent losses, az the American troops
convergel at a given point without
traverslng the ground shot over, but on
tha aav after the battle l could see from
the, Jaro battery the enemy carting
aUay the dead The minimum estimate
Of their losses is 200 killed and 800
wounded
The evolutions were prettily exscut-
ed and the highest credit is due the
battalion and company commanders.
The men are chafng at being robbed of
the fruits OF their victory. a charge
would probably have resulted in the
capture of the enemy's arms and am
rnunition, but from the confSuration of
the ground and the position of our
troops. it was impossible to allow an
advance in the darkness. The behav-
ior of the troops was admirable. There
has been only desultory outpost shoot
ing since this engagement.
The instructions printed on the cap
t,1red cases OF ammunition were in
German. and showed that the cart
ridges came from the artillery depart
ment at Mayence. It is suspected that
the ammunition and arms have been
supplied TO the insurgents from Ger
man and japanese sources and from
the French colonies.
The city is quiet and business is re-
viving Private Walter Parrish of
company c. Tennessee volunteers, ac-
cidentally killed himself yesterday with
a revolver