The Indianapolis journal., 1899-12-28
FILIPINOS LOST HEAVILY.
Details of the Fight i'm Which Major
Logan Was Killed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-Mail advices
have reached the War Department In re-
gard to the crashing defeat administered
by Wheaton's brigade to the insurgents
near San Jacinto, early in November, In
which engagement Major John A. Lo-
gan, jr., lost his life. According to the cor
respondent of the Manila American, the
Thirty-third Infantry, under Colonel Hare,
encountered a force of the enemy between
San Fabian and San Jacinto, and brought
on one of the sharpest engagements OF the
war. resulting In the death of more in
surgents than in any other fight since the
beginning of the insurrection The battle
ragged for two hours and at its conclusion
seventy-seven dead Filipinos were found in
the trenches Many wounded were found
hidden in the high grass and creek bot
TOMS 1t is estimated that over one hun
dred insurgents were killed in the fight,
from twenty to thirty being found together
in several places. Twenty-nine prisoners
and one hundred rifles were captured. The
Americans lost one officer killed and six
men wounded. The officer killed was Major
John A. Logan, jr, who was shot through
the head during the first few minutes of
the engagement, while at the head of his
battalion, which formed an advance guard.
He was in the act Of assisting a wounded
soldier and was hit by a Mauser bullet,
fired by a sharpshooter. concealed in the
TOD of a cocoanut tree. He died few
hours later.
A reconnaissance on Tuesday, made by
Major Bucks battalion of the Thirteenth
Infantry, in the vicinity of San Jacinto,
terwards General Wheaton received infor-
nation that the enemy was assembling in
strong force there for the purpose Of pre-
venting our control of the road from Dag
upan north, through San Jacinto, by which
it was considered probable that Aguin-
aldos Tarlac army would attempt to re-
treat. The Thirty-third was ordered out,
accompanied by Gatnng gun, with a de-
tacnment of the Thirteenth, under the
command Of Captain Rowland. Of General
Wheaton's staff. The troops encountered
five miles of the worst road ever found in
Luzon. being succession of creeks and
bitches into whicn the men sank to their
waists in mud and water. Every bridge
was Jonserviceable and had to be repaired,
where possible. In most cases the men with
horses plunged into the quagmire and
struggled through as best they could. Moth
ing but the indomitable energy of Captain
-Howland enabled the Gazing to get into
action. A score of times it was necessary
to unhitch the horses and lead them
around through rice fields. while a hundred
soldiers dragged the gun over the bitches
or broken bridges.
The fight was opened by the insurgents
two miles from Jacinto, while the leading
battalion was passing a clump of native
houses surrounded by grove of cocoanut
trees and the men were knee deep in mud
The first fire came from sharpshooters In
trees and houses and from small trench
across the road. all at close range There
was also a heavy fire from thickets more
distant to the right and left The aim of
the sharpshooters was deadly and was tii-
rected at the officers. for the first five that
fell wore either chevrons or shoulder
straps The officer hit, besides Major Lo-
gan. was Captain Greene. He, also, was
shot from tree, but his wound was slight.
The regiment never wavered . moment.