The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-05

otherwise protected gully, It left sixty
nine mangled bodies In its wake.
Alert to every advantage. the Ameri-
cans charged the now wavcring line,
where confusion quickly gave place to n
terror inspired retreat. After three
hours Of the hardest sort Of fighting on
the north and, at time when the hun
cry troops were beginning to enquire
about a well earned breakfast, the
real surprise of the day was sprung.
Agulnaldo's plans had been carefully
laid. Counting to a certainty on
breaking our line on the north, he had
cut the railroad bridge to the south so
that none could escape by this means,
and had stationed his cavalry along the
only road open TO us, SO as TO cut our
hard pressed lines TO pieces ms we re-
treated.
II was this reserve force which al
most accomplished what the main
body utterly failed In doing Growing
impatient at the refusal nf the Ameri-
cans TO retreat as per "Aggie's' pro-
gramme, the cavalry decided to try n
dash on It's own responsibility. They
had one lone outpost TO encounter, but
without attempting to do more than
silence the fire of this plucky little
band. the cavaley pushed on and soon
were rushing down the long city street
shooting at everything In sight. The
few squads OF men who had not been
called into action earlier IN the day has
tIIy rolled two rapid fire guns into po-
sItlon at the critical moment. a liber-
nj supply Of angel food" brought an
end to this last desperate EFFORT just as
the column was about to swing into the
very heart Of the city, Thus came to
naught the best planned movement that
has cmanated from insurrecto sources.
The aftermath Of n battle Is far more
terrible than any Of its active stages.
our loss was providentinlly small, one
killed and twenty-four wounded. The
lowest estimate OF the enemy's losg
places II at 300 killed and 700 wounded
Artcr the Battle.
No attempt was mdac to bury any
bodies lying outside our own lines, or
to care for the wounded who were un-
fortunate enough to fan nearer the re-
bel position than our own. Every mule
team and buffalo cart In the depart
ment was engaged in collecting dead
and wounded OF the enemy after our
own unlortunatcs had been tenderly
provided Tor. By Nkut tNNlN NH'""t
sugar house In town had been turned
into a hospital wherein the scores OF
dusky foes were bnndngcd and cared
FOR in a way that brought an unusual
snftncss OF expression TO their stolid
faces In the churchyard the hnal
scene OF the tragedy was being enacted.
BY the light OF dozens Of illckerins
candles scores Of bnrc-bncked prisoners
shoyellcd last resting place for their
less fortunate comrades.
Above them, at the edge Of the deep
cning grave lay CHASTITY heaps OF the
good" variety'of Fliipinos, just ns they
had been unlondcd from the heavy Tour
mule army wagons. But 1t II not my
purpose to I'll these letters with blood
and thunder" tales. My only excuse Tor
II In the present instance springs from
the fact that the situation at san Fer
nnndo offers nothing else worth writ
ing about. II is surprising how quick
ly the subject Of an engagement II
droppcd IN a soldiers camp,
After an AMIR Of this kind IN over
and the earth eOncculs It's last evil