Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-10-10
CAPTURE OF
NOVELETTE,
U. s. Marines and Soldiers Cap
ture a Place Where Span
lsh Regiment Failed.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED
A LARGE Number of Heat Pros
tratIons-Actlve Move
ments Begun.

Manila, Oct. 10.-Major Bell, with
100 picked men of the thirty-sixth
regiment made a reconnaissance yes
terday in the direction of Florida
Blanco, four miles out of Guagua, and
encountered body of 100 insurgents
whom they routed, capturing a lieu
tenant and three armed privates. Near
Florida Blanco they met another body
of insurgents, routed them, capturing
another armed lieutenant and one pri-
vate. Returning with twenty scouts
Major Bell encountered the enemy
third time. The reconnaissance re-
suited in scattering the insurgents in
that locality. The last two days
witnessed considerable outpost firing
by small bands of insurgents in the
northern lines. simultaneously with
the affair near La Iona church yes
terday, the outposts of American fore
es at Caloocan, Beposito and Mar
Quina were fired on. 1t appears the
insurgents of the neighborhood are
operating in bands of five to twenty
1t is rumored that attacks are to be
made upon the hospitals. The upris-
ing in Manila will result in great vigi..
lance on the part of the United States
troops. Schwan's column entered
San Francisco de Malabon without
opposition this morning. The
enemy had fled.
Washington, Oct. 10.-The navy de-
partment received the following cable
gram from Admiral Watson: Manila,
Oct 10.-October 8, landed at Bacoor,
company of blue jackets and a COM
pany' of marines from Baltimore, and |
a company of marines from the navy |
yard, to cooperate with General |
Grant and clear insurgents from his |
front. The movement was perfectly |
successful. Three men from the Bal |
timore were wounded, namely: Ed |
ward Ray, fireman, first class; Chas.
Henry Scott, fireman, second class; |
John Thompson Clark, landsman. All |
doing we'll will recover. Watson.
Washington, Oct. 10.-The naval ac-
count of the attack on Noveleta which
differs materially from the account
given by General Otis is continued in
the following cablegram received by
the navy department today from .Ad-j
miral Watson:
Manila, Oct. 1O.-October s, Elliott
with 800 marines at the request of |
General Otis attacked the insurgents
outside of Noveleta and carried the |
outposts and town while General |
Schwan took Old Cavite and ap-
preached Noveleta at right angles.
Elliott's advance effected junction
with Schwan at Noveleta. The Span
iards found Noveleta impregnable and |
once lost an entire regiment there |
The Petrol shelled the country ahead |
of Elliott but the marines were sub |
ject to hot fire from the insurgents. |
Two officers and nine men were |
wounded and one man has since died |
There were fifty temporary heat pros
trations. The names of the wounded |
follow: Hill, c. s., first lieutenant
flesh, left thigh; Langborne, C. D.,
assistant surgeon, flesh, right arm; |
Mcdonald, John private, two wounds |
through the head, serious; McKinnon,
A. first sergeant, left wrist; Linnehan,
F. c., private, left wrist; Buehler, H.,
private, above right knee, flesh; Will;
liams, Guy. private,left thigh and frac-
ture of bone, serious; Hannah, p;
private, flesh wound above the right
ankle; Barker, M. T., private, flesh,
right knuckles; O'Shea, B., private,
right buttock, penetrating abdomen,
dead; Albright, ]. F., private, abdo-
men and perforating intestines, SER
ious The Callaos' light draft ena-
bled her to take position whence she
effectively shelled the fleeing insur-
gents. Langborne who was wounded
early while dressing Hills wounds
continued caring for the wounded
and sick the entire day, deserves the
highest praise" Watson.
Washington, October 1Q,-The war
department has received the following
from General Otis, dated Manila, Oct.
10:-"General Schwan's column
moved early this morning from Santa
Cruz de Malobon and is now believed
to be in San Francisco de Malobon,
not meeting very determined resist
ance. Matters quite in linus section.
General Young with a column starts
northward tomorrow morning from
San Fernando. Col. Bell cleared the
country yesterday west of Guagua to
and including Florida Blanca. making
captures of officers, men and property. |