The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-15
SCATTERING THE REBELS.
1AJOR JOIN 4. LOGAN KILLED IN
THE SAN JdCINTO FIGHT.
Insurgents Severely Punished by wheaton's
Force-one Break in Our Line, but II IL
Not Believed That Many Of tho Rebels
Will Get Through-Roads In had shape.

Will Get Through-Roads In had shape.
Special CaJk Dupateh TO THr sus.
MANILA. Nov. IA den. Wheatons inability
10 connect with Gen. Lawton. owing to the
wretchcd condition OF the roads. lcaves a small
opening through which the insurgents can
possibly get to the hills. II IL believed. how-
ever. that II Ia impossible for them to retain
their organization or get any considerable
BODY OF troops through.
II has been raining heavily all day. and this
has increased the already almost dishearten-
ing difficulties confronting the Americans.
Capt. Vessels captured ncar San Nicolas
to-day thirteen carts. some insurgent Was
Department records. and a completes printing
outnt OF the insurgent Newspaper.
The severest punishment since the fight at
Iapote was Inflicted on the insurgents on Satur.
day morning through the brilliant work OF the
Thirty-thIrd Volunteer Infantry under com.
mand OF Col. Hare. Several hundred men In this
regiment we're recruited In Texas and some OF
them were formerly In the Rough Riders.
After tho fight. which took place near San
Jacinto. the bodies OF seventy seven dead in-
surgents were found on tho field. Twenty
nine prisoners. forty-seven Mauscrs and fifty.
Elk Rcmngtons were captured. Seven Amcri-
cans were killed and fifteen wounded.
Gen. Wheaton received Information that tho
insurgents were concentrating in the direction
OF San Jncinto whcreupon he ordered the
Thirty-third with one Calling gun to capture
the position. which was three miles to the
southeast OF San Jacinto. An advance guard
otcight Texan sharpshooters under the per-
sonal direction Of Major John A. Logan. were
met with fuslads from insurgents who were
vol concealed In n trench beyond q wide.
waist-deep bog.
As the remainder OF Major Loran's battalion
~ In 80 i-l -
port him the enemy's sharpshooters, who
were concealed in the tops OF cocoanut trees
and In trenches along the roadside opened a
numerous fire. Major Logan was killed.
Major Cronin's battalion OF the Thirty-third
deployed to the right and Major Marchs to
the left through m uddy rice fields and BAN boo
thckets. and formed y skirmish limo a milo
and hal! long. As the enemys f,rc came from
all points in the immediate front OF the
Americans It was seen that their force was
fully equal to ours.
The insurgents evacuated the trenches only
after hall an hour OF the hardest kind OF fght-
ing. When they finally began to run they were
slaughtered in lunches. Many OF the rebelsin
their flight dropped their rifles. which tho
Americans picked up and smashed. At several
places along the line Of retreat the rebels mi ode
a stand I'LL the men OF the Thirty third elm bed
over the trenches an charged on them.
Capt. AShburn. with niteen men. unsxpect-
edly fanked twenty-h rebels and killed ten
OF them.
A second brief stand was made by the rebels
In the bed Of a stream about a mite from San
Jactnto. A Calling gun. in charge OF Cap. How
land. OF Gen. Wheaton's stan. which Il had
been impossible TO get to the front he retotors
on sceount OF tho numerous mud holes. re-en-
forced the firing limo with good effect. The
enemy abandoned the struggle and fed
through San Jacinto. Some OF them went
toward Magaldnn and others ran east toward
Mnraog The Calling gun was used with good
effect as the rebels ran away.
The insurg.nt sharpsh ooters continued firing
at the point where the first fight started until
an hour after the town wa. taken Their shots
were directed upon the field hospital An
on1ccr was shot through the head AMI MORALLY
wounded early In the fight while STOPPING to
attend a corporal who had been wounded A
hospital steward was Killed while try ne to
drag this officer to the side OF the road. shortly
aiterward at the same spot a cartain and noE-
commissioned officer wcre wounded. All this
was evidently the work of sharpshooters, who
picked out the officers by their uniforms Ha!,
dozen OF thss" men were spotted in the trees
and killed by our sharpshoo,ers. The firing on
tho field hospital men did not cease. however.
until n detail returning from San Jacnto to
convey the dead and wounded to san Fabian
cleared the country NJ insurgents.
Major March's battalion was the first to enter
San Jacin,o. ten-foot insurgent battle flag
wns still flying In front Of n church so uncN-
pectcd was the American advance that rice was
still cooking on n stove in the iusurgcnt bar
racks. The inhabitants had fed leaving their
household effects b-hni them.
Several insurgsnt haversacks found along
the road contained American Icggins. shoes
and canned goods
Judging from the resistance made by the
enemy. It IL believed the INSURGENTS were vste-
rams from Tarlac under command OF Gen.
Mimic The Thrty-thirl was sent to San
Fabian on sunday on account Of ths impossi-
bilty OF wagon transportation a. supplies aud
because It was thought that more men would
be needed for further movement. The roads
were In such bad shape that It required four
American horses AMI a company o. mon to
drag the Calling gun along. Cen. Wheaton
was greatly plensed with the days work.
Some OF tho prisoners taHen sald that Aguin-
aldo was then within twenty hours 81 NaVal-
dan ana moving to tho north, It Is bell eyed
that the rebel stand In front 81 San Jacinto
was made for the purpose of protecting the re.
treat OF AGuinaldo through Tayug to the
mountain
Among the papers found at San Jacln,o was
the following communication from tho secrs-
tarY OF War OF Aguinnldo's Cabinet
From reliable data received at this Office
tho casualties Of the enemy since Feb.
amount to 1,2i2 Killed and 1868 wounded.
II would hc well to publish this in orders OF
the day FOR III. information and encourage
mont oi our valiant troops"
The Spanish prisoners who were rescued by
the Americans yesterday say tho Pangasinans
Ia tribe like tho Macabcbes who have been
controlled by the Tagals would Join the
Americans II the opportunity offered Three
hundred Of them who mad been impressed
into the Filipino army deserted when the
Americans landed at San Fabian.
Many cross bows and arrows were found Ia
the vicinity Of San Fabian. A tceG am to thu
loca nsurgcnt officer ordering the inhabitants
TO re-eniorce the trenches and 10 use bows
with poisoned arrows was found among the
other records
THE SuS correspondent sends q despatch
from San Fabian. dated Friday evening. Hs
SAYS Major March, in n second rcconno ssance