The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-26
DEARLY BOUkHf,
lAi lI ~ ID l.I LFN.
AmsriSansP PaiS . High Pricsfor a
Filipino Trench.
The Colonel Or : Nebraska Regiment,
Lieutenant and Five Enlisted
Men are Killed and a. Sol.
,ss diers WOnnded During
Eight at Quengua.

Manila, April "a -Four men of the
Nebraska regiment, including Col.
Stotsenberg. and Lieut.. Sisson, and
three men OF the Fourth cavalry were
killed and 44,.wounded in an engage
ment, at Quengua. The Filipinos re-
treated with small loss.
The insurgents had a horseshoe
trench about mile long, encircling
rice field on the edge of wood. Capt.
Bell, with 40 eavalrymen, encountered a
strong outpost, One of his men was
killed and five wounded by a volley.
The Americans retired, carrying their
wounded under fire and with great
difficulty, being closely pursued, fog
enabling the enemy to creep up to
them. VII
Two men who were carrying a com
rade were shot in the arms, but they
continued with their burden.
Capt. Belllsent for reinforcements 10
rescue the body of the killed cavalry
man, and battalion of the Nebraska
regiment. under Maj. Mufford, arrived
and advanced until checked by volleys
from the enemys trenches.
The Americans lay about 800 yards
from the trenches, behind rice burrows,
under fire, for. two, hours. Several men
were sunstruck,, one dying from the
effects of the heat, as they lay there
waiting for the artillery to come up.
Finally the second battalion arrived.
and then COL ,Stotsenberg, who had
spent the night with his family at Ma
Mia. came upon the field.
Col. Stotsenberg. deciding to charge
as the cheapest way out OF the diff
Guilty, led THE attaill.at- the head of his
regiment. He efell With a bullet in the
breast dying instantly, about 200 yards
from the 'breastworks. 4-..
Lieut.. Sisson fell with a bullet in his
heart, the bullet striking him near the
picture of girl, suspended by a rib
bon from his neck. 'rf.
In the meantime the artillery had ar
rived and shelled the trenches, The
Filipinos stood until the Nebraska
troops were right on the trenches. and
then they bolted to the second line Of
intrenchments, mile back.
The Nebraska regiment lost two pri-
Yates killed and had many wounded, in
GLIDING two lieutenants, The Iowa
regiment had several wounded. The
Utah regiment had one officer and three
men wounded.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found
in the trench. Their loss was COM
paratively small on account of their
safe shelter. The Americans carried
the second trench with small loss and
are holding the town.
Col. Stotsenberg had earned repu-
tation as one of the bravest fighters in
the army. He always led his regiment
and had achieved remarkable popular
ity with is men since the war began,
although during his first coloneley, the
volunteers who were not used to the
rigid discipline of the regular troops,
thought him a hard officer.
The loss OF the Nebraska regiment
in the campaign Is the greatest sGs-
tained by any regiment, and this disas.
fer has greatly saddened officers and
men, who promise TO take fierce ven
geance in the next fight.
Washington, April 24.--The follow.
ing message regarding the fight at
Quengua was received at the war de-
partmeat Sunday from Gen. Otis
"A reconnaissance on Quengua, a
place six miles northeast of Malolos,
made by Maj. Bell and troop of cavalry
this morning resulted in a battle in
which four battalioDs Of infantry and
four pieces Of artillery became en-
gagged. Enemy driven from strong
entertainments at Quengta. with con-
siderable loss; our casualties quite
severe. Col. Stotsepberg and Lieut..
'Sisson, First Nebraska, killed. also sew
eral enlisted men. Considerable num-
her wounded."o
Col. John tStctsenherg, Of the First
Nebraska infantry, who held the rank
of captain in the regular army. killed
in the reconnoisapce at Quagua. was
born in Indiana in 1853 and was APP
pointed a cadet at the military academy
'in1s77 and'was appointed second lieu
tefiant of the Sixth caYalry,in 1891 and
became 4 captain December IA, iS9S. He
served with his regiment in Arizona
and New Mexico from 1857 to 1890, at
the close of the latter year participnt-
ing in the Sioux campaign in the action
AZ Wounded Knee. S. D. He was at
Fort Niobrara from 1891 to 1894 and
then served at Fort Myer. near Wash
ington. going thence to the infantry
and cavalry school at Fort Leaven-
worth. Kan. where he graduated with
distinguished honors. Col. Stotsenberg
then served with his regiment at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. until December,
1907, and from that time to the follow
ing April was professor of military sci
.ence at the University Of Nebraska. He
was mustered in as major of the First
Nebraska infantry May 0 last, and as
colonel of the same regiment Novem-
ber 10. 1898. He sailed with his regi-
ment for Manila on June Is, 1893.
A SuccaaaiuI ENDArlmeDt.