Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-16
BATTLE OF SAN JACiNT0.
Details of Engagement in Whit
Ma iNr LOvaM Fell.


Manila, Nov. 14.-s p. m.-The
Thirty-third infantry, in one of the
sharpest two hours engagements of
the war, with an equal force of insur-
gents, five miles from San Fabian, Sat
urday. lost one officer and six men
killed and one officer and twelve men
wounded. The Americans captured
wenty-nine Filipinos and 100 rifles
and found tifty-one insurgents dead
lying in the trenches and rice fields.
Many more Filipinos, doubtless, were
killed or wounded.
General Wheaton was informed that
the enemy was gathering at San
Jacinto for the purpose of preventing
the Americans from controlling the
road from Dagupan north, whereby
Aguinaldo might retreat. The Thirty
third, Colonel Howe commanding, and
a detachment of the Thirteenth with
gatling gun, Rowland commanding,
We're sent to dispersc them. The
troops encountered the worst road
ever found in the island of Luzon.
There was a succession of creeks
whose bridges the Americans had to
stop and repair and miry bitches, and
at certain places men and horses
struggled waist deep i'll quagmires. A
hundred soldiers had to drag the gait
ling gun part of the way, the horses
being useless. The insurgents opened
the fight two miles from San Jacinto
while the leading American battalion
was passing clump of houses in the
midst of a cocoanut grove knee deep
in mud. The Filipino sharpshooters.
hidden in trees, houses and small
trench across the road, held their fire
until the Americans We're close to
them. When they began firing other
Filipinos opened fire from thickets,
right and left, further away. The i'm
surgent sharpshooters picked off the
officers first. Five of the Americans
who fell wore shoulder straps or chew
rons. The crack marksmen knocked
the Filipinos from the trees like squir-
rels and the Americans rushed the
trench, leaving four dead insurgents
there; they then deployed
A. Logan's battalion in the
center, Major NCronie's on the
right and Major Marsh on the left.
The skirmish line, which wassa mile
long, advanced rapidly, keeping up a
constant fire.
The Filipinos made an unexpectedly
good stand, many OF them remaining
under cover until the Americans We're
;; f. ,sss,tWy.ent feet of them. nia1
!ns"ggserss "a ~ ali Of ,ffiRsh
entering the town. The gatlinA
killed Ave of the force holdiA
bridge and swept the country beyond
A. 1~,s., "A.
into the hills. Marsh's battalion, en-.
tering the town first, captured a big
battle flag, which was flying over a
convent.
The insurgents are supposed to have
retreated toward Dagupan. 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 night. The body of the Fill
Pine lieutenant colonel commanding
was found among the killed.
The regiment returned to San Fa-
bian Sunday, ii being impossible to
get supplies over the roads.
A proclamation of the Filipino Sec
rotary of war was found in all the
villages, giving glowing accounts OF
alleged Filipino victories and saying
that $500 Americans had been killed
and $4,000 wounded during the war.
The dead and wounded were brought
to Manila today. The officers who are
returning say it is impossible for Cen
eral Wheaton to attempt q junction
with General Young on account Of the
roads. Prisoners says it is reported
that Aguinaldo, with an army esti-
mated at 10000 (probablv great ex-
aggeration), is retiring toward Dagu.
pan, intending to leave by railroad for
the northwest. Some of them said
they believed the Filipino army had
passed the line intended by Generals
Wheaton and Young to be covered on
Aguinaldo's rear, and that he passed
San Fabian going northwest fort.
night ago.
McKinley's Condolences.
Youngstown, o., Nov. 16.-Mrs. john
A. Logan has received the following
from President Mckinley:
at is my painful duty to convey to
you the sad intelligence of the death
of your husband while CALAMITY lead.
ing his battalion in the charge at San
.Jacinto. His splendid qualities as a
soldier and high courage on the fight
ing line have given him place among
the heroic men of the war, and it will
be some consolation to you to know
that he died for his country on the
field of honor. You have, in this try
ing hour, for yourself and the chill.
dren, the sincere sympathy of Mrs.
Mckinley and myself.
William Mckinley
X. of l.. Assembly.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE thirty