Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
FIGHTING on SUNDAY.
MaIintn Captured-MalnbOn Burned
by RebeIs-COl. Esbert Killed.

The United States troops, under Briga-
dier-General Lloyd Wheaton. captured
the town Of Malinta. beyond the Tulia-
han river. Sunday. after a sharp fight
Colonel Harry c. Egbert, of the Twen-
ty-second Regular Infantry. was killed
Prince Loewenstein, formerly aide de
camp on the staff of rigadier-General
Miller. at Ilolo, somehow got in front Of
the firing line, and was shot in the side,
dying almost instantly. A German who
accompanied him was wounded.
The American casualties Sunday were
much lighter than those Saturday, the
total losses being forty-five killed and lij
wounded.
The Insurgents will make their last
stand probably at Malolos, their social
ed capital.
General Wheaton entered Malinta,
which is a small village Of huts, at l
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The United States gunboat Helena and
other gunhoats shelled Malabon. about
mile northwest of Caloocan, for several
hours.
The insurgents made a fierce resistance
TO the American advance up the railroad
at Malinta. In addition TO the fatal
woundlng Of Colonel Egbert, several men
of the Twenty-secOnd Infantry and sew
eral Of the oregon and Kansas regiments
wero killed.
Evidently anticipating n bombardment
by the feet. thousand rebels vacated
Malabon Sunday night. leaving few to
burn the town. General Wheaton's bri-
Cade. composed of the Second oregon
Regiment and the Twenty-second and
Twenty-third Infantry. stretched out
along the railroad from CaloOcan TO the
Tuliahan river, was powerless TO prevent
the withdrawal, owing 10 the natural OBJ
stacles and to the strong opposition.
REBELS BURN MALABON.
A column of smoke at daybreak was
the first intimation OF the enemy's inten-
tions but others followed a various
points. all soon blending in dense bal
loon-shaped cloud. The flames of the
burning rice-mills and large buildings
could be plainly seen from Caloocan, de-
spite the strong sunlight.
BY IL o'clock in the morning the only
building OF Importance not destroyed in
the centre Of the town was large stone
church. but even at noon fresh fires wer 2
started among the native huts in the out
skirts OF Malabon. although the general
exodus took place much earlier. Many OF
the rebels sought refuge in the suburbs
of Navotas and Casag, or were driven III
land By the shells Of the Helena, Callao'
Ningdapan. and I.aguna &c Bay.
In the mean time General Wheaton
brigade held the railroad TO the river. but
was unable either TO repair the bridge
which had been destroyed by the enemy
or TO advance, owing 10 the opposition
and the hills on the other side Ihe CAT
culations of both General Hale ana "ehe-
raj Harrison Gray Otis, whose brigades
constituted General MacArthur's division.
were much interfered with by the eharae-
ter of the country in front OF both, ana
the enemy was able 10 take adVahtase
~ this 60 that the operations against
Wovalicbes and Pelo were delayed. though
the right wing Of the division swung out
sweeping the enemy III horlh"es'e'iS
direction ,.. c.,,,.
General Wheaton's headquarters Satur-
a., ,,isbt were half mile south or the
river on the railroad. The opposite bank
was protected by blockhouse and en-
,renchments. Occasionally the artillery
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