The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-27

| mentS the FilipinoS suddenly Volleyed
| heavily The Twenty second, which
was holding the center, suffered consld-
erably, but with the Oregon on the left
and the Kansas on the right in the
woods, the fighting was kept up for
| half an hour, the Twenty-second intan-
| try advancing up the slope through the
| thick grass under the hottest fire.
General Wheaton and his staff were
all the time under a rain of bullets.
Colonel Egbert who was in the thick
est of the fighting, was shot in the abdo-
men. He was placed upon a stretcher
and an attempt was made to carry him
to the cars, but he died on the way. 1t
was most affecting scene. General
Wheaton, bearing his head, said: You
have done nobly" Colonel Egbert
gasped in replying, IF l must die am
to die.' No Filipinos were found in the
trenches. Though apparently their force
was much smaller than that of the
Americans, they had an immense ad-
vantage in position and opportunity to
retreat.
General MacArthur's advance guard
the Twenty third artillery and the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, Joined
General Wheaton's brigade shortly after
Malinta was taken, approaching along
the Novaliches road westerly. The SOL
diers were much exhausted, and there
were several prostrations from the heat,
which was intense. The dead and
wounded We're collected and carried on
stretchers by Chinese across the river to
the train After lunch General Mac
A rt tb,1r ivic o1
10. The Second Oregon regiment en-
countered a thousand Filipinos west of
Malinta, who were retreating from NAL
abon. The enemy had taken UP posi-
tion behind four rows of intrenchments,
but was driven out after an hours
heavy firing. One Oregonian was killed
and five were wounded. The Third ar
tillery, acting as infantry, with two
guns of the Utah artillery, and the
Kansas had sharp fight east of Ma
linta. The Americans had but slight
loss. Five Filipinos were found dead
and several were taken prisoners. Gen
eral MacArthur's division is advancing
upon Polo along the railroad. AS the
bridge is destroyed and the river cannot
be forded the advance is temporarily
checked tonight. In the fighting west
of Malinta the Oregonians captured a
Spaniard, but he denied that he was
taking part in the battels. The sur
geons from the fleet and the British
cruiser Powerful volunteered their as
sistance and were interchangeable in their
at the front.
7:40 a. m.-The Americans have ad-
vanced along the line of the Dagupan
driving the Filipinos from Ma
linta and Canayan, where there were
!, ,0t0 inhabitants. Last night the brig
AIDES of General Harrison, General Gray,
General Otis and General Hale encamp-
ed in the enenys trenches at Maycau-
yam and that of General Wheaton at
Malinta. General Wheaton's brigade
formed a junction with the remainder
If the General MacArthurs division at
Malinta, and the two, leaving General
Wheaton there, marched along the rail-
.oad to Maycauyan. This place was
certified and for three hundred yards
rom it there were trenches on each side
If the track. These were taken posses
sion of by the American troops. The |
movement of the Americans will be |
pushed in this direction.
The Filipinos, realizing that the rail-
Dad is the crucial line, have construct !
d row after row of trenches, running
liagonally, on both sides of the track
It a distance of few hundred yards
part. This work was designed most
ntellgently and has evidently been
lone under the direction of experts. 1t
epresents an enormous amount Of Ia
or Most of the rebel positions are
by thick earthly works, a ma
ority of them topped with stones and
rovided with loopholes. Some have
heet-iron roofs.
he days work of the United States
roops consisted Of storming the success
I've trenches. The Filipinos occupying
hem were completely hidden. The en-
my poured a strong fire from every
rench until they were disturbed by a
anking volley, when they would disap-
ear into the woods and jungle, only to
lake a stand at the next line. The
Imerican loss was remarkably small
even being reported killed and twenty
We wounded. 1t is known that the
'ilipinos were so protected that they
Uttered little No dead insurgents were
,und in the trenches. Forty prisoners
ere taken by the Americans and it is
that the rebel casualties num-
cred twenty. The insurgents broke
leir guns when they were compelled to ,
bandon them. ,
The Helena and the army gunboats
lelled Malabon and the country be-
ond, while the Monadnock focused s
Il it's batteries upon Parandue for two I
ours, for the purpose of destroying {
le military stores there. A great '
noke was caused but as the insur- t
ants are in possession Of the town ]
le results of the shelling are not OBJ g
Unable The evacuation of Malabon @
as a picturesque rout, thousands of {
en-, women and children, loaded down c
ith household goods, some with their I
sarest treasures-fghting cocks-un- e
sr their arms, poured across the s
vamps in the early morning.
An exploded caisson at the railroad L
dge proved a bar to the Americans. n
en- soldiers of the Oregon regiment. o
hile searching for two of those killed l
.rlier in the fighting, sneaked into the Z
ty in the morning and found the l.
ace in condition of choas. The in y
seeing them, fled in panic, n
linking the American forces We're in n
,ssession. The Oregonians shot sew
al armed natives and then returned
camp. The American forces did not
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