Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-11
Evacuation of MaIabon,

| Information reached the army here of the
| burning and evacuation of Malabon and of
the fight of the enemy before Wheatons
advance.
The brigade bivouacked for the night on
| the north bank of the Tuliahan.
On the morning of March 26 the advance
was resumed. The divisions occupied Ma
linta during the afternoon and Polo in the
evening. both places having been fired by
the enemy. under the incendiary order of
the rebel general Luna, signing himself
| ''general-in-Ch ief of operations" A COM
plete copy of this order was secured later
on.
The days casualties in the brigade num-
bered eleven
The command bivouacked near Polo and
little south of Meycauyan.
During the early part of the day the 10th
Pennsylvania acted with the LIST Brigade.
On March u the advance was resumed
at I O'Clock am, the column passing
through Meycanayan. which was also found
In flames, having been fired by the enemy
The column reached the Marilao early in
the day.
The enemy having here shown himself
in unknown force on his right, involving a
possible thanking movement against our
left, 1 directed a battalion of the 10th Kan
saS to debouch from its line of march along
the dirt road. depIoy into the timber and
drive out the concealed foe. This order was
speedily followed by another to send in
second battalion, and then third, the
whole number under Colonel Funston, VINO,
after spirited combat along the south
Dank or an arm of the Miralao river, drove
the enemy from their intrenched positions
on the north bank and killed and wounded
number of them. Colonel Funston then
crossed a small detachment to what proved
TO be an island. These troops were subse-
quently Withdrawn. when it was discov
cred that the stream was not the main
river. Later in the afternoon this regi-
ment was ordered to the right. with in
structlons to cross the river by the rail-
ROAD bridge, where bp
ALREADY crossed. This reliable regiment
small but efffcient-had been heavily en-
gagged during the afternoon, suffering eigh-
Teen casualties, but driving the enemy in
It's front. usual
Inc ISL montana. which, under instruc-
tioits hao oeen marching during the day
~ IN the rear on the dirt road in columns of
iourS' as train and artillery guard was
ofaered up late in the afternoon to furnish
uetaiis 1of bridge building, an improvised
3rlose over the Mralao having been or
uefea TO DE constructed a short distance
below the railroad bridge The regiment
encamped for the night on the south bank
oi the river. 1t sustained four casualties
WINE moving into position near the bridge
Ch warren - th8 advance was resumed.
Inc brigade passed the rivers Bocaue and
blsaa, the troops marching over the rail-
Ioau prldge, Whichh1adb been saved by the
army from the enemy's attempt to fire it.
me horses and mules were crossed by
Inc column fiaHkeda the large town Of
p1uiacah lying to the westward, nearer to
me pay and reported to be occupied by
.de reoei leader. Gregario del Pillar with
ooo troops and reached the river Guiguin-
| 10 IN the afternoon. 4'he 10th Kansas OF
| me ISL Brlgade and the 10th Pennsylvania
VI 'he "a Brigade passed the river at the
tahroao bridge. The Sd Artillery and 1st
| Montana bivouacked orp'the south bank A
severe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the north
pahk Just before dark, the rebel rear guard
having oeen driyen. off, with a loss of
Iwehty-nine killed and wounded in the 10th
Kansas alone. Seven casualties in the LIST
Montana during the day while the regiment
was harchlng In thefrear on the dirt road.
lieutenant Mimmeli, I'd Artillery, Of my
! StaH mad his horse killed by a stray bull
iet curing halt, and one Of my orderIies
nao ms morse wounded later in the after
NOON on the south bank of the Guiguinto
Inuicatlon of decentralization and despera-
sIoh on the part of the rebel forces were
uequeht as the division advanced, and I'M
mlstakabe signs that AguinaIdo's army
| was rapldly going to pieces were seen all
aiohs the line of march. The burning of
.oWhs under Luna sadestructive and sense
iess ofder steadily continued, though the
ihcehdlarles were not infrequently so hard
pushed by our advancing forces that they
| nao scant time to apply the torch and in
that way an occasional native village es-
| capped
The enemy was also frustrated in his eff
forts to destroy the railroad bridges all
of which were saved through the alertness
and energy of the American advance
On March 30 the brigade marched in the