The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

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PRIVATE ALoSzo ricketts, COMPANY I,
Twentieth Kansas volunteer iafsniry.
PRIVATE FRED HALL Comany l. First
Nortsna volunteer Infantry.
PRIVATE HARRY Mcclure COMPANY II
First Idaho.
WOUNDED
Tweptieth Kansas volunteer ia, n,v-Cor-
poral Edward ID. wiilIng. Company Is: Phv.,es
Harry 8 Hsrrisl Consany b. I. J. Howard.
Company p Elmer T. Eunie. COMPANY Is;
Jamess. Mills. Company Z; David n Hork-
man. Company a; William G Barnor. Com
pany Y; Bert Samson. Company X John o.
horsebsrg. Company h; sidney No rrison.
COMPANY ~
MANILA, Feb. i3-Tbe following ad-
ditional particulars regarding the cap
ture Of Calocan have been obtained:
The insurgents had been ~conceutrat-
ing their forces for days at Calocan,
and Major General Elwell 5. Otis de-
termined to attack them. He instruct
ed his commanders accordingly and re-
quested the assistance of the naval
forces under the command of Rear Ad-
miral Dewey. Major General MacAr-
thur reported that all was ready and
at 4 o'clock he received the following
message:
THE commanding general orders
you to 60 ahead with the program
Barry"
The attack began Immediately. The
monitor Monadnock and the cruiser
Charleston shelled Calocan and the
country north Of II for half an hour.
General MacArthur's artillery also did
effective work from a hill in the rear.
Brigadier General Harrison Gray
Otis, with his brigade, consisting Of
the Kansas regiment, the Montana
regiment and the Third artillery, reg.
ulars. acting as infantry, advanced
handsomely, rushing forward Ia the
face Of the Filipino bullets as cheer
fully as IL they had been snowflake
The enemy was utterly routed and
fed to the mountains At Q O'Clock
cease firing" and recall" were sound
ed. The troops were then well through
Calocan aud north OF it General
Macarthur established his left at Cal.
ocan and strengthened his lines for
the night
BY the capture of Calocan the con-
troll of much Of the rolling stock of
the Manila Dagupan railroad was OBJ
tanned.
The city Is now quieter and business
Is better than at any time since the
outbreak Of hostilities.
The American losses yesterday were
three men killed and ~thirty-two
wounded. Among the wounded are
gallant Lieutenant Colonel Bruce
Wallace. Of the Montana regiment, a
lieutenant Of the Second United States
cavalry, who was shot through the
lung while leading a charge across the
open country. The enemy lost heavily.
MANILA, Feb. I3-The heat to-day
Knocked out many more OF our men
than did the Filipino bullets, especial
" In the marsh lands north Of Mala-
bon, where the Kansas regiment was
stationed. Fully twenty of the Kan
sans were taken to the hospital.
Among the incidents Of the day 1t is
cited that Privates' Hartley and Fitch
of the Thirteenth Minnesota regiment
were both wounded in the legs by the
same bullet and Private Mitchell Of
Company Is Of tho Kansas regiment,
while assisting . couple Of men to the
rear, was shot in the left arm
The railroad 10 now open to Calocan
and supplies for the troop, are being
forwarded by rail.
LONDON, Feb IA dispatch 70
Reuters Telegram company from
Manila, describing the capture Of CAL
ocan, dwels upon the excellence OF the
A--~.- l.-. I'D th> nr.niaton nit
which they were carried out: The dis
patch adds:
=, AT 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
American ships ceased firing. Then
the army Cred three guns, at an inter
val Of ten seconds, signaling the ad
vance Of the whole line. the Kansas
regiment leading through the Jungle.
The rebels left wing was diverted by
Major Bell and 100 men. 1t was like
clock.work. There was no hitch any
where.
THE rebels. estimated to have mum
bered 10, 100 men, were demoralized b,
the shells. The Americans advanced
in open order. At 500 yards there wa
q a halt aud then q charge and tn
g rebels stampeded from their trenches
which were admirably constructed.
q THE Americans RETAINED frou
$ wasting ammunition, but rushed Of
o without firing and used their bayonet
. and the butts Of their rides There wa
= heavy slaughter.
To-day the ships are Smelling be
yond Calocan-
1.-THE Americans will probably reac
Malabon to-day and Malolos, tho I'll!
10 pino seat Of government, In . fort
. night"
GREAT LOSSES OF LIVE STOCK