New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-24
SHOT BY FILIPINOS.
SEVEN AMERICANS KILLED
AND FORTY-FOLR
WOUNDED. SAX
COLONEL srOTsENBURG AND LIEUTENANT
sTssoN OF THE NEBRASKA REGIMENT,
AMONG THE KILLED-FIGHT
IN RICE FIELD

I
AMONG THE KILLED-FIGHT
IN A RICE FIELD
Manila, April %. $50 p. MIN an encounter
with the Fiipinos to-day near Quingua about
four miles northeast OF Maloos seven Amer
leans were killed and forty-four wounded. The
following were killed:
Colonel JOHN NJ. sToTsENBURG. of the ist
Nebraska Regiment, formerly Of the 9th Cav.
airy.
Lieutenant sIssoN tperhaps Lieutenant Au.
gust c. Nisson). Of the same regiment.
Two privates OF the Nebraska regiment and
three privates OF the 4th Cavalry Most Of the
wounded belong TO the 1st Nebraska Regiment
The Fipnos retreated with small loss.
The engagement developed into a disastrous
though successful. fight. The insurgents had
horseshoe trench about mile long. encircling
a rice field on the edge OF wood.
Major Bell. with forty cavalrymen. encoun.
tered strong outpost One OF his men was
killed and five were wounded by a volley.
The Americans retired, carrying their wounded.
under fire, and with great difficulty. 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 continued with their
burden.
Major Bell sent ,or reinforcements to rescue
the body of the killed cavalryman. and a battal-
ion Of the Nebraska regiment. under Major
Mufford. arrived and advanced until checked by
volleys from the enemys trenches
UNDER FIRE FOR TWO HOURS
! The Americans lay about eight hundred yards
from the trenches, behind rice furrows, under
! fire for two hours.
Several men were sunstruck. one dying from
the effects Of the heat as they lay there waiting
! fol. the artillery to come up.
Finally the 2d Battalion arrived and then
Colonel Stotsenburg. who had spent the night
with his family at Manila. came upon the field.
The men Immediately recognized him and raised
a cheer.
! Colonel Stotsenburg. deciding to charge as
! the cheapest way out OF the difficulty. led the
attack at the head of mis- regiment. He fell
with bullet in the breast dying instantly.
!
works.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with bullet In his
heart. the bullet striking him near the picture
OF girl suspended by ribbon from his neck.
In the mean time the artillery had arrived
| and shelled the trenches.
The Filipinos stood until the Nebraska troops
were right on the trenches and then they bolted
to the second line of intrenchments mile back
The Nebraska regiment lost two privates
killed and had many wounded, including two
lieutenants. The Iowa regiment had several
wounded The Utah regiment had one officer
and three men wounded.
THIRTEEN DEAD FILIPINOs
Thirteen dead Filipinos found in the
trench Their loss was comparatively small. on
account of their safe shelter. The Americans
carried the second trench with small loss. and
are holding the town tonight.
Colonel Stotsenburg had won reputation az
one of the bravest fighters in the Army. He
always led his regiment, and haS achieved re-
markable popularity with his men since the war
began, although during his first colonelcy the
volunteers. who were not accustomed 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 regi-
ment, and to-day's disaster has greatly sad
dened officers and men, who promise to take
fierce vengeance in the next fight.
SPANISH MISSION FAILS.
Colonel Remie and Major Lassoras. the Span
ish Commissioners. and their secretaries. att
tempted to enter the rebel lines yesterday to
confer with Aguinaldo regarding an exchange
of prisoners but failed in their mission.
The party. the members of which were at.
tired in full uniform. drove to the American
camp and lunched with General Macarthur
They then proceeded in a carriage. under a flag
Of truce. toward Calumpt, but were stopped by
the rebel outposts on the road. who assumed
mepacing attitude and refused to parley with
the Commissioners. and the latter were COM
PEELED TO return. and took the evening train for
Manila.
The rebels before Calumpt have recently been
reinforced by bodies Of men from the Parpanga
Province and are now well intrenched In the
strongest position son what is practically an
island formed by n tributary TO the Rio Grande.
The United States transport Pueblo has ar
rived with the headquarters and part Of the
9th Infantry. all well.
FORTY.NINE KILLED AND WOUNDEn
Washington. April 23-Thc following dispatch
was received at the War Department late this
evening"
Manila, April "a
Adtutant- General. Washington;
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