Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-16

TO Have Yacht Ready to Flee.
Manila, Nov 1.-THE landing Of
American troops at San Fabian Tues
day, was the most spectacular affair of
its kind since Skaters disembarkment
at Daiquiri. The cooperation Of
troops and navy was complete. The
gunbOats maintained a terrific bonn
bardment for an hour, while The
troops rushed waist-deep through the
surf, undera heavy but badly aimed rife
fire from the insurgent trenches, and
charged right and left, pouring volley
after volley at the fleeing rebels. For
ty F'ilipinos were captured, mostly non
commissioned officers. Several insur-
surgents were found dead and five
wounded were found in a building
which had suffered considerably from
bombardment. The town was we'll
fortified. Sand dunes were riveted
with bamboo 20 feet thick, which at
forded a fine cover. When the trans
ports arrived in the gulf they found
and others waiting. While the line of
boats moved shoreward the gunboats
poured the full force of their batteries
into the trenches, soon forcing the in
surgents to flee through burrows dug
back of the trenches. About 200 men
held their places until the keels of The
boats grated on the shore when mauser
hJ1l1 To cir
The battalions formed in good order
Captain Buck, with Pierce's and
Patton's companies, pursued the
insurgents on the left into
the bamboo thickets. On the
right was the frail foot bridge
across the river, leading to the towns
Gen. Wheaton, personally command
ing, ordered a charge across the bridge
Captain Rowland of his staff led Cole
mans and Elliott's companions of the
thirteenth and Shields company of the
twenty-third, who behaved splendidly
under their first fire. The town was
found to be nearly deserted, except by
aged Filipinos and some Spaniards
. who had hidden in buffalo wallOWs.
and who came shouting delightedly to-
ward the Americans. Two companies
of the thirty-third had skirmish
, with retreating Filipinos. The troops
camped in the rain during the night,
and in the morning Gen. Wheaton es-
tablished headquarters in church and
quartered his men in houses and sent
the captured Filipinos beyond the out
posts, with orders not to return.
The inhabitants describe all roads as
practically impossible. They say they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted yacht
in the river Longapo, near Subig, for
: use in flight Hlsen he finds his capture
inevitable. Wednesday was devoted to
"Reminiscences. Major Logan went
northward to Santo Mars and burned
F the Filipinos barracks. Captain
Bucks thirteenth went to San Jacinto
and dispersed some small bands.
, Marsh's twenty-third went toward
Magdalen on the Dagupan road and
had several sharp fights with small
! parties. They killed eight men and
brought in 20 prisoners, and had five
r men wounded. Santo Tomas road
seems to be the only possible means of
retreat for large body north from
Tarlac, and Gen. Wheaton commands it.
The insurgents of this section are 60
ing to reinforce Tarlac.
The battleship Oregon has arrived
here from Hong Kong. Captain
: Chynoweth, Lieutenants Davis, Van
Horne and Bradford, with two COM
: panies of the seventeenth regiment re-
cOnnOitering northeast of Mabalacat,
= attacked and routed a battalion of in
f surgents, killing 29. Three Americans
) were wounded. Gen. Wheaton reports
that when the landing was made at San
Fabian the insurgents encountered
t 800 recruits on the way to Dagupan
5 where they expected an expedition to
land. They retreated to the noun
tains. Twenty-eight Spanish prison
ers were rescued. The report of the
, landing at Lingayan was brought by
the commander of Manila, who saw the
fight. 1t has been raining hard
throughout the week, handicapping
J Gems. Lawton and Macarthur. Trans
portation is the chief difficulty. In i'd
, vance, Gen. Lawton depended on the
| river W get supplies he Sdu lS1uIO
river is fed by mountain streams and
is alternately too shallow for naviga-
ton or too swift. Two or three
launches were necessary to pull
the Casco moving supplies from
San Isidro, and mule trains moving
supplies from San Isidro over muddy
roads made only two or three miles
day. The troops were on short rations
much Of the time. The only provision
the country yields are rice, a few
chickens and buffalo. The highlands
are cool and the health of the troops
good. General Young has captured an
other large share of insurgent ammu-
milton and munitions of war which
they were obliged to leave in their
hurried retreat. Gen. Wheaton is
bringing supplies from Angeles by use
of mule and carabao teams. Recon-
naissances along the front have dis
covered the insurgents strongly en-
trenched before Bamban, with several
cannon and rapid-f1re guns but they
are short Of ammunition. Major Bell
has been engaged in another daring ex-
plot While scouting with five officers
and two men of the thirty-sixth in
fantry, Lieut. Hawkins and ten men of
the fourth cavalry, he crept behind a
trench containing 100 Filipinos and
rode them down and killed and wound
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