The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-01
Capture OF Malinta.

stand probably at Malolos.
Capture OF Malinta.
Manila, March 26.-7:3O p. m.-The
United States troops under Brigadier
General Lloyd Wheaton captured the
town of Malinta, beyond the Tuliahan
river, today, after a sharp fight. Coll
onel Harry c. Egbert, of the Twenty
second regular infantry, was killed.
Prince Loewenstein, formerly aide
de camp on the staff of Brigadier Cen
eral Miller at Iloilo, somehow got In
front OF the firing line, and was shot
in the side, dying almost instantly. a
German who accompanied him was
wounded.
The American casualties today were
much lighter than those Of yesterday,
the total losses thus far reported since
the engagement commenced being
forty-fve killed and 145 wounded.
General Wheaton entered Malinta,
which is a small village Of huts, at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
The United States gunboat Helena
and other gunboats have been Smelling
Malabon, about o mile northwest of
Caloocan, for several hours.
The insurgents made a fierce resist
ance to the American advance up the
railroad at Malinta. In addition to the
fatal wounding of Colonel Egbert sew
eral men of the Twenty-second infan-
try and several Of the Oregon and Kan
sas regiments were killed. Evidently
anticipating a bo~mbardment by the
fleet, 1000 rebels vacated Malabon last
night, leaving a few me. to burn the
town. General Wheaton's brigade,
composed Of the Second Oregon regi-
ment, the Twenty-second and TWEEN
ty-third infantry, stretched out along
the railroad from Caloocan to Tulia-
han river, was powerless to prevent
the withdrawal, owing to the natural
obstacles and to the strong opposition.
A column of smoke at daybreak was
the first intimation OF the enemy's in
tentions, but others followed at vari-
GUS points, all soon blending in a dense
balloon-shaped cloud. The flames OF
the burning rice mills and large build
ings could be plainly seen from Ca
loocan, despite the strong sunlight.
Burning or Malabon.
BY II o'clock in the morning the
only building of Importance not de-
stroyed in the center of the town was
a large stone church, but even ut noon
fresh Ares were started among the ma
tive huts in the outskirts of Mnlabon,
although the general exodus took
place much earlier. Many Of these reb-
els sought refuge in the suburbs, Ma
votas and Casag, Or were driven in
land by the shells of the Helena, Cal
lao, Ningdopan and Laguna de Bay.
In the meantime General Wheaton's
brigade held the railroad TO the river,
but was unable either to repair the
bridge, which had been destroyed by
| the enemy, or to advance, owing to the
opposition and the hills on the other
side.
The calculations of both General
Hale and General Harrison Gray Otis,
whose brigades constituted General
MacArthur's division, were much in
terfered with by the character OF the
country in front of both, and the en-
envy was able to take advantage of
this, SO that the operations against
Novaliches and Polo were delayed,
Though the west wing of the division
swung out, sweeping the enemy in "
northwesterly direction.
General Wheaton's headquarters last
night were u half mile south of the
river on the railroad. The opposite
bank was protected by a block house
and entertainments. Occasionally the
artillery and infantry fred across the
stream. Finally the engineers moved
a construction train up to the bridge,
the iron frame work of which re-
manned, and began to replace the floor.
While this was going on the Second
Oregon regiment crossed the river on
the left and the Twenty-second on the
right, with four companies of the
Twenty-third infantry supporting the
latter regiment. A rising clear ground
stretched away n distance of half q
mile to Malinta, situated IN Its crest.
In front of the village we're strong
Filipino entertainments, but no Fill
pinos were to be Apparently they
had fed: The Twenty-second regimen
approached diagonally, with Genera,
Wheaton and his staff close behind
scouts closely.obserying the ground.
When the Americans were within
about 500 yards of the entrenchments
the Filipinos suddenly volleyed heay,
lily. The Twenty-second, which was
holding the center, suffered consider
ably, but with the Oregon regiment Oh
the left and the Kansas on the right
in the woods, the fighting was kept uI
for half and hour, the Twenty-second
infantry advancing up The slope
through the thick grass, under the
hottest fire.
General Wheaton and his staff were
all the time under q rain of bullets.
Colonel Egbert, who was in tht
thickest of the fighting, syas shot in
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