Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-03-16
MORE HOT FIGHTING.
General Wheaton's Forces Cap
ture Pasig.
A SHORT, SHARP BATTLE FOUGHT.
The FilipinOs Defeated ana Forced "a
Retire with Loss OF Thirty
Killed. The Fighting
Resumed.

on attacked ana captured The city OF
Paslg, east OF Manila, Monday after.
moon. The enemy made a stand for
an hoTr, but at the end OF that time
were forced TO retreat.
The loss of the Fillpinos was thirty
killed and sixteen prisoners; OF the
United States forces, three were killed
and fourteen were wounded.
Following is the revised list OF the
casualties:
Killed-PTyate Stewart, Twentieth
infantryi Private Munson, Twenty,
second infantry; James L, Kline,
Twentieth Kansas,
acknowledgement Chris Thomp
son and Prlyates H. Folger, Charlef
Davis, Thomas Miller, Il, Piper, C
Sumner and Matthew SharRey, Of the
Twentieth infantry; Privates Charlei
Easley, Theodore Msner, John Black,
William 0'Brcn, William Rhlnehard
and WIlet Harmon, Twenty
INFANTRY; Private Walter Irvine.
At daylight Monday, Brigadier Gen
eral Lloyd Wheatons divisional brig
ade, consisting Of the Twentieth
United States infantry, the Twenty.
second infantry, eight companies Of
the Washington volunteers seven
companies OF the Oregon volunteers
three troops Of the Fourth United
States cavalry and mounted battery
OF the Sixth artillery, was drawn up
on ridge behind San Pedro Macatl
mile south OF the town.
The advance was sounded at $3.50
q, m., and, the cavalry leading the col
umn at a smart trot across the open
to the right, eventually reaching e
dump commanding the rear OF Quad
alupe.
Supported by the Oregon, the ad
b. vance force opened heavy fire on The
rebels, The response was feeble and
desultory, apparently coming from
handsful OF men in every covert,
While the right column was swing
ing toward the town Of Pasig, the left
advanced, pouring volleys into the
bush.
A small body Of rebels made de
termined S.2nd at Guadalupe church
but the t~my was unable to with
stand the assault,
At 1880 a. m. river gunboat start
ed toward Pasg. The rebels wert
first encountered by this vessel in the
jungle near Guadalupe. Steamine
slowly, the gunboat poured a terrible
fire from her Calling guns into the
brush. For all of an hour the whr
ring OF the rapid FIRE guns Nlternatet
with the booming Of the heavier pieces
on board.
In the meantime, SCOTS battery
ashore, was Smelling the trenches ant
driving the enemy back. The artil
lery then advanced to the ridge Of
bamboo and drove few OF the enc
my's sharpshooters away with volley'
from their corbnes, The artillery
then advanced and met with little op
position.
In the meantime the infantry hat
been sent forward in extended order
the Washington regiment resting OF
the bank of the river, each regimen
deploying on reaching its station apt
furnishing its own supports.
The entire column then wheeled to
ward his supports, and then advanced
on Gnadolupe.
The artillery moved to a ridge com
manding Phslg and Parteros.
by this time, the enemy was in full
flight along a line over a mile long
and the firing was discontinued tenn
porarily, in order to give the troop
rest before making the attack OF
Paslg,
AT this stage of the engagement /
was raining heavily.
After short rest General Wheaton
resumed the attack on Pasig.
SCOTS battery, supported by two
companies OF the Twentieth regiment
advanced ON Guadalupe by the road
along the river bank. the remainder
OF the Twentieth regiment and TIT
Twenty-second regiment following
with the reserve OF the Oregon volun
teers. At 1880 n. m. the column cam,
IN contact with the enemy and gun
boat steamed to the firing line am
cleared the jungle on both sides, Will,
the Battery took up a position on q
bluff at the right. The first shot from
.the American field pieces at 1,2O
yards range dislodged gun Of tn,
enemy at Pasig. After the town HAD
been shelled, the Twentieth regimen
lined up on the bluff and the Twenty
second took up a position on the 1ef
OF the place, with the cavalry in III,
center, whereupon the enemy retreat
cd to the town.
The gunboat then moved into benz
opposite, and a hot fire on the rebe
position was maintained along til,
whole American line, until 2:20 p. m.
when preparations were made for thu
attack.
AT 3 p. m. our gunboat started n
pursuit OF the enemy's armed tug
chasing her to the lake. At $3.50 p |
N, \ large body OF the enemy was dis
covered working around our RICH
ASpM and the Twentieth regimen J
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