Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-27
LOSSES ARB HEAVY
Our Troops Trounce Rebels
Under Difficulties.
FOUGHT LIKE HEROES.
OregOnians and Third Artillery
Suffer Heaviest Loss.
CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY SHOWN
Aguinaldo's Followers Offer a Very
Stout Resistance.
CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY SHOWN

Around MnlnbOn, Where the lnHur
gents Fought Like Demons. Chnrg
ing Our Men With Reckless Brnv'
ery-Rc-enforccd by Third Artil'
lery, the Oregon Volunteers Pursue
Natives Right Into the Streets OF
the Villn1e-Our Loss Probably
Two Hundred KILLED and Wounded
| Insurgents Have Several Hundreds
| shot DOxyp-The Enemy mt Last Ac-
counts Was strongly Intrenched
In Readines. For II Renewal OF
Hostilities.
| Manila, March 26.-Twenty-six dead
and $50 wounded in hospital is the latest
statement of the American losses In the
engagement with the Filipinos. Yes
terday's fighting furnished a specimen
of the difficulties with which the Amer
leans have to contend. The Filipinos
never, except opposite Malabon. permit
ted their opponents to get within sew
era) hundred yards of them. They
would fire few voleys from their
cover and then scuttle back to another
cover. repeating these tactics for miles.
MANY of the trenches had gHiiies and
connecting paths through the cane and
brush, ena bling them to retreat unseen.
The problem the Americans have to
face is TO drive or lure the insurgents to
fight in force. The trenches seem thinly
manned except in the vicinity If Mala-
bon. The Americans, fighting hidden
foe, suffered greater loss in proportion
than did the enemy. The loss of the
Filpinos had formerly been estimated
from the number Of bodies round scat
tered in the swamp and through the
brush. A larger percentage Ut the en-
emys wounded died than Of the Amer
icans many Of them perishing from
neglect. the Americans naturally at
tending their own men first.
The Wounded show Spirit.
The wounded, after treatment in the
field hospitals, were brought to the Ma
Mia hospital by train. Several trips
were made from Caloocan to the city.
The first load to start for the city was
largely of bandaged soldiers,
who shouted. Give 'em hell. boys!'
The Oregon regiment advanced al
most to the confines of the town Of
AAu1dOoAIS SHNS ICCCANIu6 lHC uCdNACol
Are of any of tho United States troops
who were engaged. The natives fought
like demons. at times actually leaving
their trenches and with reckless BRAY
cry charging the Oregon regiment. 1t
was only by the most magnificent fight
ng on the part of the latter and their |!
litter disregard of the incessant volley- |
ng of Aguinaldo's followers that they |
we're enabled to hold their ground In
his engagement they lost eight killed !
Ind 20 wounded.
The position OF the Oregon men was
till most trying one when they were
reinforced by a battalion of the Third !
infantry in command of Captain Cook.
With the arrival Of re-enforcements the
assault was renewed with spirit, and
he enemy was soon compelled to yield.
The Filpinos retreated upon Malabon
elter SHELTER, the Americans pursuing
hem clear into the streets of the town
nd inflicti1g great loss.
Dislodged by Shells.
A mile beyond Caloocan General
Wheaton, encountered the insurgents
trongly ntrenched upon the north
ank Of the Tuliaha river. They had
rected barricade along the line of the
ailway and We're prepared apparently
, make stubborn stand at this point.
ut a battery Of artillery was brought
ITO action, and a shower of shell was
ropped into their lines for two hours,
hen they were dislodged and retired to
'alinta.
The insurgents are within 800 yards of
II the American lines. General Otis 6
hN hi 90 ~
alties, fearing that mistakes will be r
AIDE. The correspondent counted 14O c
merican killed and wounded on the q
I'D after the days fighting, and the a
tai list will undoubtedly be much 6
rger than this, as it is impossible at !
Re moment to do more than estimate +
e extent of the casualties. c
Rebel LOSSES Heavy.
The insurgent loss is to be reckoned =
the hundreds, but Of this, too no ac- =.
rate estimate can now be made.
The Oregon regiment and the Third
tillery suffered the heaviest loss on
g American side, the latter being par | r.
'ularly exposed In storming u strong T.,
rth fort, which they carried at the =.
int of the bayonet. -
The insurgents are intrenching them ~
Ives and making other elaborate de- y
nsive preparations for the battle =.
lich all expect will take place around :,
10. ~
The gunboat Helena and two army =,
nboats command Malabon, but the =. =.
thorities desire to avoid smashing the - =.
Hn, where there ia much valuable DC
operty belonging to foreigners and
lere are located warehouses Of most
the Manila firms A
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