The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
FIGHT NEAR MALOLOS
Seven Americans Killed and
FOrty-four Wounded.
BLOODY BUT SUCCESSFUL BATTLE.
Nebraska Regiment Suffers Heavily.
Colonel StOtzenberg and Iieuten-
ant SissOn Fall In a Charge.
Filipino Loss Was Light.

MANILA, April 24-Four men of tn
Nebraska regiment, including Colone
Stotzenberg and Lieutenant Sisson, an
three men of the Fourth cavalry wer
killed and A wounded in an engage
ment yesterday at Quengua, about fou
miles northeast of Malolos. The Fill
pfnos retreated with small loss.
The engagement developed into san
culinary though successful fight. The
insurgents had a horseshoe trench
about a mile long encircling a ricefielC
on the edge of a wood.
Captain Bell, with 40 cavalrymen, en-.
countered a strong outpost. One of his
men was killed and five wounded by g
volley.
The Americans retired, carrying their
wounded, under fire and with great diff
1culty, being closely pursued, the fog
enabling the enemy to creep up to them
Two men who were carrying a comrade
were shot in the arms, but they con-
tinued with their burden.
Captain Bell sent for re-enforcements
to rescue the body Of the killed caval-
rymen, and a battalion of the Nebraska
regiment under Major Milford arrived
and advanced until checked by volleys
from the enemy's trenches.
The Americans lay about 800 yards
from the trenches, behind rice burrows,
under fire for two hours. Several men
were sunstruck, one dying from the eff
fects of the heat as they lay there
waiting for the artillery to come up.
Finally the Second battalion arrived,
and then Colonel Stotzenberg, who had
spent the night with his family at Ma
Mia, came upon the field. The men i'm
mediately recognized him and raised
cheer.
Colonel Stotzenberg decided to charge
as the cheapest way out of the diff
Guilty and led the attack at the head of
his regiment. He fell with bullet in
the breast, dying instantly, about 200
yards from the breastworks.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with bullet in
his heart, the bullet striking near the
picture of girl suspended by a ribbon
from his neck.N
In the meantime the artillery had ar
rived and shelled the trenches.
The Filipinos stood until the Ne
braska troops were right on the trench
es, and then they bolted to the second
line of intrenchments, a mile back.
The Nebraska regiment lost two pri-
Yates killed and had many wounded, in
oluding two lieutenants.. The Iowa reg
inent had several wounded. The Utah
regiment had one officer and three men
wounded.
Thirteen dead Fi1ipinos were found in
the trench. Their loss was comparative
ly small on account of their safe shell
ter.
The Americans carried the second |
trench with small loss and are holding |
the town.
Colonel Stotzenberg had won repu-
tation as one of the bravest fighters in |
the army. He always led his regiment
and had achieved remarkable populari- |
ty with his men since the war began,
although during his first colOnelcy the
volunteers, who were not used to the
rigid discipline of the regular troops,
thought him hard officer.
The loss of the Nebraska regiment in
the campaign is the greatest sustained
by any regiment, and yesterdays dis
aster has greatly saddened officers ami
men, who promise to take fierce venge-
ance in the next fight.