Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-11-17
IN A QUAGMIRE.
Americans and Filipinos Fought
for Two Hours.
Mai. John A. Logan, jr., KILLED While
Leading His Men TO Victory -
Scores of Insurgents Found
Dead Alter the Fight.

hours engagement of the war with an
equal force of rebels five miles from |
San Fabian, ON Saturday, lost one Off |
Ger, Maj. John A. Logan, and six men |
killed. The Americans captured % |
Filipinos and 100 rifles and found 81
insurgent dead lying IN the trenches
and rice fields. Many more Filipinos
doubtless were killed or wounded.
Gen. Wheaton was informed that the
enemy was gathering at San Jacinto
for the purpose of preventing the
Americans from controlling the road
from Dngupan north, whereby Aguin-
aldo might retreat. The Thirty-third
and Il detachment of the Thirteenth
with Gatling gun were sent to dis
perse them. The troops encountered
the worst road ever found in the island
of Lu2on. There was succession of
creeks whose bridges the Americans
had to stop and repair, and miry
bitches, at certain places men and
horses struggled waist deep in quag.
mires. A hundred soldiers had to
drag the Gatling gun part of the way,
the horses being useless.
The insurgents opened the fight two
miles from San Jacinto. while the lead
ing American battalion was passing
clump of houses in the midst of
cocoanut grove, knee-deep in mud. The
Filipino sharpshooters, hidden in trees,
houses and a small trench across the
road, held their fire until the Amer
leans were close to them. When they
began firing other Filipinos opened
fire from thicllets, right and left, fur
l. Nh. fnc ch cbpn
ers picked off the officers first. Five
of the Americans who fell wore shoul-
der straps or chevrons. But the
Thirty third never wavered. It's crack
marksmen knocked the Filipinos from
the trees like squirrels and the Amer
leans rushed the trenches, leaving four
dead insurgents there. The regiment
then deployed under fire with Maj.
John A. Logan's battalion in the CEN
| ter, Maj. Cronic's on the right and
Maj Atarsh's on the left. The slSir-
mish line, which was mile long, adj
vanced rapidly, keeping up a constant
fire. The Filipinos made an uneN-
pectedly good stand, many of them
remaining under cover until the Amer
leans were within 20 feet Of them.
Maj. Marsh fanked small trench
full of insurgents. surprising them
and slaughtering nearly all of them
before entering the town. The Cat
ling killed five of the force holding the
bridge and swept the country beyond
the town, driving about $50 FilipInos
into the hills. Alarsh's battalion en-
tered the town first and captured a
battle flag which was flying over a
| rIn inc +c
to have retreated toward DagIlpan. 1t
was impossible to pursue them, as the
American troops were exhausted and
their supply of ammunition was low.
The outposts killed five Filipinos dur
ing the fight, The body of the Fill
Dino lieutenant colonel commanding
wns found among the killed. The reg-
ment returned to San Fabian Sunday,
it being impossible to get supplies
over the roads.
A proclamation of the Filipino sec
retary of war was found in nll the
villages. giving glowing accounts of
alleged Filipino victories and saying
$500 Americans had been killed and
$4,000 wounded during the war. The
dead and wounded were brought to
Manila yesterday. The officers who
are returning say it is impossible fol
Gen. Wheaton TO attempt a junction
with Gen. Young, on account of the
roads. Prisoners say it is reported
that Aguinaldo with an army they es
timated at 10000 probahly great
exaggeration) is retiring toward
Dagupan, intending to leave by rail
road for the northwest. Some of then
| EiI'pin1
had passed the line intended by Gems
Wheaton and Young to be covered OIL
Aguinaldo's rear and that he passed
San Fabian, going northwest a fort
night ago.
Youngstown, o., Nov. 15.--Mai. Johr
A. Logan, jr.. was born in July. 1855
at Murphysborough, I'll. He received
an appointment to West Point acad
envy and attended for two years, bu
never graduated. Mr.. Logan then EN-
barked in the real estate business il
Washington, but after his marriag,
to Miss Edith Andrews, daughter o
the late G. II. Andrews, March 90, 1897
he resided here. He was engaged il
limestone mining and at one time con
Quoted fancy stock farm. For sew
eral years he was captain of the loca
military company known as Logai
Rifles. II May 1898, he received from
President Mckinley rhe appointment
of assistant adjntant general with tn
rank of first lieutenant on the staff @
Gen. John G. Bates. He went to Cubs
and took part in the battle of El Ca
ney, He was promoted to major TO
gallantry in battle and nj the conclu
sion of the Cuban war was with Gen
Bates, who was governor of SAINT
Clara province. August 10, last, h
was appointed major of the Thurty
third United States volunteers am
: sailed with his regiment early in DC
: tober. Mai. logan leaves a wido,
: and three children here.
Will Not Change Owners.
;. Pittsburg, Nov. 15.--At meeting o
i! the carnegie Steel Co. and Fricli Cox
!. Co. interests, held Tuesday, it wa