Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-02-09
ROUTED.
Aggressive Filipinos Overpowered
by Our Forces at Manila.
General Otis Places Their Casualties at
-Four Thousand.
OUR LOSS HALF A HUNDRED DEAD

And About Two Hundred Wounded Two
Pennsylvanians Killed and Seven In
jured-Aguinaldo Makes Declaration of
War and Then Pleads With General Otis
For Cessation of Hostilities and Con-
ference--The General, who Has Full
Power to Act, Will Probably Demand
the Disarming Of the Insurgents.
Manila, Feb. THE long expected
rupture between the Americans and
Filipinos has come at last The clash
came on Saturday evening, when three
Filipinos darted past the Nebraska
regiments plckets at Santa Mesa, but
retired when challenged. They re-
peated the experiment without drawing
the sentries' fire. But the third time
Corporal Greely challenged the Fill
pinos and then fired. killing one of them
and wounding another.
Almost Immediately afterward the
Filipinos' line, from Caloocan to Santa
Mesa, commenced fusillade, which
was Intellectual The Nebraska, Mon
tana and North Dakota outposts re-
piled vigorously and held their ground
until reinforcements arrived.
The Filipinos in the meantime con-
centrated at three points. Caloocan,
Gagalangin and Santa Mesa. At about
o'clock the Filipinos opened a hot
fire from all three places simultane-
ously. This was supplemented by the
fire of two siege guns at Balik- -Balik.
and by advancing their skirmishers at
Paco and Pnadacan. The Americans re-
sponded with terrific fire, but owing
to the darkness they were unable to
determine its effect The Utah light
artillery finally succeeded in silencing
the native battery. The Third artil-
lery also did good work on the ex-
treme left.
The United States cruiser Charleston
and the gurboat Concord, stationed off
MaIabon. opened fire from their sec
ondary batteries on the Filipino's po-
sition at Caloocan and kept it up Wig
orously.
At 2:45 there was another fusillade
along the entire line and the United
States sea going double monitor Mon
adnock opened fire on the enemy from
off Malate
Sunday at daylight the Americans ad-
vanced. The California and Washing
ton regiments made a splendid charge
and drove the Filipinos from the vii
lage of Psco and Santa Mesa. The Ne
braska regiment also distinguished it,
self. capturing several prisoners and
100 Howitzers and very strong posi-
tion at the reservoir. which is con-
nected with the water works. The
Kansas and Dakoss regiments COM
PEELED the enemys right flank TO re-
tire to Caloocan.
The engagements proved veritable
slaughter for the Filipinos. Their dead
number 1000. the injured $500 and 5,
900 we're taken prisoners.
The casualties on the American side
foot up only 40 killed and 14S wounded.
Among the dead are Corporal Jacob
Lands and Private Allen B. Rockwell,
Of the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment.
Seven men of the same regiment are in
the list of wounded They are: Major
3. Brierer. flesh wound in arm, slight;
Lieutenant Albert J. Buttermore, flesh
wound, slight; Sergeant Joseph Shell
don, slight flesh wound in thigh. Pri-
yate Hiram Conger, abdomen pene-
trated, serious; Private Edward Cald-
we'll, lung penetrated. serious; Private
Default, flesh wound. slight; Private
James Kessler. Colonel William G.
Smith, of the First Tennessee, died OF
apoplexy at the head of his command
on the firing line Feb. S.