Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-16
San JACINTO TAKEN.
Gen. Wheaton Has a Brush with the
Insurgents Near the Town.
AMERICANS WADIyC IN QUACNIRES.

A Filipino hull Train Captured BY Col
Vessels with Insurgent Records-De-
tails RsrardinE the Wreck Of
the Charleston.
Manila, Nov. l5.-The Thirty.third
infantry, in one Of the sharpest two
hours engagements Of the war, with
On equal force Of insurgents, five miles
from San Fabian, Saturday, lost one
officer and six men killed and one off,
Ger and II men wounded. The Ameri-
cans captured 30 Filipinos and 100 rifles
and found 81 insurgents lying dead 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 Dagupan north, whereby Agui.
naldo might retreat. The Thirty.third
and a detachment Of the Thirteenth,
with a Calling gun, COL Rowland
commanding, were sent to dispense
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 in quag-
mires. A hundred soldiers had to drag
the Calling 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 q cluup 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 Americans
were close to them. When they began
firing other Filipinos opened fire from
thickets, right and left, further away.
The insurQent sharpshooters picked
of tho officers first. Five Of the
Americans who fell wore shoulder
straps or chsvronA But the Thirty
third never wavsred. Itscrack marks
men knocked the Hilipinos down from
trees like squirrels, and the Americans
rushed the trench, leaving four dead
insurgents there. The regiment then
deploysd under fire, with Maj. John A.
Logan's battalion In the center, Maj.
Cronic's on the right and Maj. Marsh's
on the left. The skirm ish line, which
was q mile long, advanced rapidly,
keeping up q constant FIRE. The Fill,
pinos made an Unexpectedly good
stand, many Of them remaining under
cover until the Americans were within
20 feet Of them. Maj. Marsh Aankeda
small trench full Of insurgents, sur.
prising them and Strengthening nearly
all Of them before entering the town.
The Calling killed five Of the force
holding the bridge and swept the
country beyond the town, driving
about 100 Filipinos into the hills.
Marsh's battalion, entering the town
first, captured big battle flag, which
was flying over 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 Ave Filipinos dur
ing the night The body of the Fill
Pine lieutenant colonel commanding
was found among the killed,
A proclamation Of the Filipino secre-
tary Of war was found in all the vii
lagos giving glowing accounts Of
alleged Filipino victories and saying
that 1880 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 II Is impossible for
Gen. Wheaton to attempt junction
with Gen. Young on account OF the
roads. Prisoners say It Is reported
that Aguinaldo, with an army they es.
timated at 10000 probably great ex.
sggeration) Is retiring toward Dagu.
pan, intending to leave by railroad fol
the northwest.
Col. Vessels, Of the Third cavalry,
while near San Nicholas, north Of
Tayug, captured Filipino bull train
loaded with records OF the insurgents
war department and the presses and
outfit Of the newspaper Independence.
THE WRECK OF THE CHARLESTON.
Manila, Nov. Is. Further details re-
garding the grounding Of the United
States cruiser Charleston shows that
she struck an uncharted coral reef ten
miles east Of Laamiguen island. Her
stern was almost submerged and the
bow almost out Of water. A heavy sea
was on and the cruiser began rolling
violently. The water tight doors were
quickly closed, but were stove In under
the engine co Impairment, the largest OF
the ship. After the first efforts to
right her the officer feared she might