The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
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ment attended to the insurgent
wounded as we'll as our own.
Finally the insurgent forces
were gradually driven toward the
shore, where the Monadnock,
under the direction of the signal
corps on land, directed an effec-
tive fire upon them.
| counted twenty insurgent
dead and many wounded while
simply passing along the line Of
advance to the right.
Our loss is undetermined, but
is believed to be relatively light. 1t
was necessary to burn the huts for sew
eral miles and the heat of the fire was
terrific CARLOAD of arms was cap
tured.
At o'clock this morning the insur-
gents in front of MacArthur's division
at Caloocan fired one gun six times.
This is the most extensive use of artil-
lery that the rebellious Filipinos have
made so far in their uprising against
the Americans. Under cover of this
fire they made an advance upon Mac
Arthur's line, but were driven off with
out any difficulty whatever.
Further along on our right Aguin-
aldo's men succeeded in pressing the
American lines closer. Colonel Frost
then took our four companies of the
South Dakotans and made a flank
movement, which resulted in driving
them back. Frost's loss was two men
wounded
In this manner the insurgents are
ceiling our lines at all points, doubtless
wnh the purpose of discovering some
weak spot
there is sharp fighting going on near
Caloocan. Our loss there so far is one
dead and five wounded.
The situation in the city is becoming
serious. 1 had very narrow escape
near the Binondo Church, where l was
fired upon. supposedly by rebels. Three
shots spIashed upon the pavement
very close to me. Troops were ordered
out and the street was Immediately
cleared.
An American lady passing through
the streets in a carriage also had
very narrow escape.
The anniversary of Washington's
birthday was an eventful day here.
The fire at Santa Cruz, in the heart of
the city, began at 8 o'clock last even
ing at two different points. General
Hughes appeared promptly on the
scene and it was his energetic measures
without doubt that stopped general
uprising Companies of troops, with
the American and English residents,
were Immediately detailed as fire
brigades and succeeded in preventing
the spread of the flames to the Escolta,
in the principal business quarter. The
guards were everywhere doubled and
patrolled the streets, preventing an up
rising. One native was killed while in
the act of cutting the fire hose. Three
hundred houses were burned in this
district of the city, chiefly occupied by
natives and Chinese.
While these events were in progress
there fires were simultaneously started
in Tondo and Binondo districts of the
city, and more than one thousand
houses were burned.
General Hale to-day discovered
body of 400 insurgents lying between
his lines at the pumping station and
the Pasig River. He Immediately de-
termined to bottle them dp and ordered
out the Wyoming troops, stretching
them over one flank as far as the Pasig
River, where they pivoted. At o'clock
in the morning the Nebraska infantry,
with two of the Utah battery's guns,
were thrown over to the other side to
drive the rebels into the Wyoming
lines. In pursuance of this maneuver
the Nebraska boys beat up a very
rough country for two miles when they
were suddenly taken in the rear by a
body of insurgents advancing to the re-
enforcement of their fellows.
Colonel Stotenburg was obliged to
face his troops about and drive back
the enemy. The Filipinos fell back, but