The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-08
oeh' Halls Column Has Two Bat
ties With Insurgents on
MorOng Peninsula.
ENEMY DRIVEN IN EVERY DIRECTION.
"eh' Hall Forms a Junction With
uen' Lawton Near Taytay and
Found it Deserted.
4" the Battle Largo Force of Reb,,
were Routed In Mountainous
Country-American Loss, -Four
Killed, IL Wounded.

Wv movement upon the Moron
peninsula completed circuit of 9
miles over rough and mountainou
country, having two engagement
with the insurgents. one of them So
we're and keeping up an almost con
Stant hrc against scattered bands O
rebels for nearly "a hours from
O'Clock Saturday morning when TIN
column left the pumping station.
1he Filipinos were driven in ever,
direction, and the country through
which Gen. Hall passed was pretty
thoroughly cleared. At 10 o'clock sun
day morning the column reached q
point a few miles from Taytay, where
"en. Hall was met by Gen. Law;on.
who had already entered the town an
found 1t deserted. Gen. Halls objective
point was Antipolo, ten miles off, and
there was desultory firing all along
the line of march. The runboats
could be heard Smelling the hills in
advance Of the column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foot hills, near Maria Chino.
about noon Saturday, with loss of
but two or three slightly wounded,
proceeded with all possible haste to-
ward Laguna de Bay, the 4th cavalry
in the lead, the Oregon regiment next
and the 4th infantry last At o'clock
these three regiments fought their Sec
ond battle of the day, and it resulted,
like the first, in the complete rout of
large Filipino force, located in the
mountains, and having every advan-
tagc of position. In this fight the
American loss was four killed, three of
the 4th cavalry and one Oregonian and
about 15 wounded.
The Filipino loss could not be ascer-
tanned, but the terrific fire which the
Americans poured into them for half
an hour must have inflicted severe
punishment. In this engagement our
troops made one of the most gallant !
charges of the war; and the enemy was
forced to fec IN the greatest disorder.
70 was the intentlo TO press on to
antipolc Saturday night, but this
vas found impossible owing to the two
lights and the constant marching for
more than II hours, with nothing to
at since morning and no supply train
II sight. The troops moreover suffer
d from the intense heat, many being
rostrated and all greatly exhausted.
Consequently they bivoucked for the {
light on the second battlefield.
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two l
ompanies of the 4th infantry had Just
rossed small creek about 5 o'clock
aturday afternoon and entered upon L
sunllen road from which they were
upon a small valley sur t
bundled on all sides by high and heav. /
y wooded hills when the rebels, con. e
,alcd in the mountains on the three a
des of the plain opened hot fire and II
mt showers of bullets into the ranks h
the Americans. The latter deploy-
Immediately in three directions
hen followed charge across the rice -.
Ids and bitches and up the hllsides,
ON which the shots came all the time :"
uring in terrific hail while the air "
with the constant rattle Of -
usketry. The 4th cavalry being in -
mt suffered the severest loss when Al
c attack opened, two of their killed
ing strgeants and the other pri-
tc. The Oregonian killed was pri- in
te. ed
The natives were unable to stand the o,
porous firing of the Americans long, nj
d at the first sign of their wavering m,
, cavalry, Oregonians and 4th in on
itrymen broke into wild cheers and
urged still faster up the hillside,
airing in volley after volley until the
my left the places where they were oc
italy concealed by the thicket, fed ma
II the sumnit in the widest confu- In
n and disappeared in the surround ou
valleys. fr
ftcr the fight was over the firing I'M
continued by the Americans for ms
re than an hour in clearing out the era
h and driving away struggling Fill
os. I
he troops, after camping for the riv
hit on the battlefield, started at mo
ock Sunday morning for Antipolo, raj
re it was expected strong re- ter
ance would be made. Antipolo is coll
ace far up in the mountains, which con
Spaniards had said the Americans b;o
d never capture. 1t has cost Spain clu,
lives of 800 troops.
he progress of the column was con. II
rably delayed while passing up the
p mountain grade, by small band D.
but these were effectu-
routed by the 4th cavalry, which -, -
in advance, and the troops reached :. .
polo In few hours.
r lines were Immediately thrown
nd on three sides OF the town and ii
the final advance was made. But Gal
Is found unnecessary to fire shot nes'
o rebel was visible and the town celv
entirely abandoned. ifppi