Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
Details Of the Battle Where Major
John A. Logan Was Killed.
AWFUL TASK OF AMERICANS
. mud aud water waist deep when
Auaeked-sever wavered an
Instant.

Washington, Dec. 27-Maii ndviccs
,,ve reached the war department In
r,rard 10 the crufhing defeat admins
,.,ed by Wheaton's brigade to the In
,yrrents near San Jacinto. early Ia
lavender. In which engagement Major
John a. Logan. Jr. lost his life. Ac-
eordlng to the correspondent Of the
Manila American the Thirty-third In
fantry, under Col. Hare. encountered n
force Of the enemy between san Fa-
han and San Jar'rto and brought on
one OF the sharpcst engagements OF the
sar. resulting In the death OF more In
,grgonts than In any other fight since
The beginning OF the instruction. The
battle ragged for two hours and at It's
conclusion ~ dead FilipinoH were found
in the trenches. Many wounded were
found hidden In the high grass and
creek bottoms. II Is estimated that
over 100 Insurgents were killed In the
drht, from 20 to 30 being found dead
togcther In several places.
Twcnty-nine prisoners and 100 rifles
were captured. The Americans lost one
officer killed and six men Wounded.
The officer Killed was MGj.- .ichn a.
Logan. Jr.. who was shot through the
head during the first few minutes ot
the engagement while ut the head Of
his battalion which formed an advance
guard. lie was IN the act OF assisting
wounded soldier and was hit by
Mauser bullet, fred by a sharpshootcr
concealed In the top OF "A cocoanut tree,
lie died few hours later.
A reconnaissance on the Tuesday
preceding, made by Major Bucks bat
iallon OF the Thlrteont infantry. In
the vicinity OF San Jaclnto. developed
nothing OF Importance. but Afterwards
Gen. Wheaton received Information
that the enemy was assembling In
strong force there for the purpose Of
preventing our control OF the road from
Dagupan north through san Jacinto.
BY which II was considered probable
that Aguinaldoa Tarlac army would
attempt TO retreat. The Thlrty-third
va, ordered out accompanied BY
gatllng gun with n detachment OF the
Thirteenth under the command OF Capt.
Rowland, OF Gen. Whcaton'H stan. The
troops encountered 1--WE miles OF the
worst road ever found In Luzon. be-
Ing succession OF creeks and mircy
bitches into which the men sank TO
their waists In mud and water. Every
bridge was unscrviccnblc and had to be
repaired where possible. but In most
eases, the men with horses and guns
plunged into the quaginirc and ntrug-
rled through as best they could.
Nothing but the indomitnbiv energy
Of Capt. Rowland enabled the gatilng 20
get into action. a score Of times II
was necessary to unhitch the horses ana
lead them around through the rice fields
while a hundred soldiers dragged the
gln over the bitches or broken bridges.
The nght was opened by the insur-
gsnts two miles from San Jaclnto. while
The leading battalion was passing a
clump OF native houses surrounded by a
a
we're knee deep IA mud
The first fire came from sharpshOotcra
In trees and houses and from "A small
trench across the road. all at close
range, There was also n heavy nre from
Tickets more distant TO the right and
len. The aim OF the Hharpshooters waa
deadly and was directed at the officers.
Tor the first five men that fell wore
either chcvrons or shoulder straps, The
oiocr hit besides Mai. Logan, was
sapt Green. He was also shot from a
trre, but his injury was slight. The
reslment never wavered moment
The crack mnrkFmen II contained soon
located the natives and began knocking
them out Of trees like squirrels. The
men rushed at the trench. through the
SOFT mud. waist deep. ana passd over II,
lcaying four dead Flllpinos within. AZ
Ne same time the regiment deploycd as
tklrmiehers. Mai. Lognn's battalion In
and MAJ. Marth's on the left
Col. Hare and Lieut.. Col. brereton d.
Ncted the general movement. The
nklrmish line, which was nearly two
miles long. rushed forward rapluly
through wnter-soaked rice flelds, bitches,
creeks and thlckots. firing all the time
ma doing deadly execution. The Full
plnos made the beat stand for long
tlme, several cases being reported OF
the rebels remaining In position behind
cover until the Americans were within
twenty feet OF them. Major Marsh's
battalion surprised trench full OF in
aufsents by coming up on their Hank.
they poured q terrible fire along the
french, Strengthening nearly all In IT,.
just before entering the town, the
getling did good execution. by killing
hNe OF n party that was guarding n
etiken bridge, and afterwards swept
me country beyond the town. driving
hns. "'''' ""' "''' reos" INTO '"S
Major Marshs battalion entered the
Town first and captured large battle
ING that was Heating over n convent.
Not native was left In the town when
the troogs arrived except a blind boy
una one woman.
Most of the survivors OF the lnsur-
gent force are supposed to have es-
capped toward Magaldon or Dagupan,
was imposslhle To pursue them fur
anvr, us the troops were exhausted, the
ammunition was low, and the troops
only had two days ratlons with them
and no possibility OF getting further
supplies from san Fabian owing to the
condition OF the road. The column
elnped for the night at San Jaclnto.
Five more rebels We're killed during
ne night by the outposts. Among the
bodies found was that OF lieutenant
colonel, supposed to be In command OF
the rcbels at that point.