The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11

Manila, NOV. lO.--Ile ldnQlnS OF tne
American troops at San Sabian Tues
day was the most spectacular affair of
its kind since General Skaters disem-
barkation at Daiquiri. The co-opera-
tion of the troops and the navy was
complete. The gunboats maintained
terrific bombardment for an hour while
the troops rushed. waist deep. through
the surf. under a heavy. but badly
aimed, rifle fire from the insurgent
trenches, and charged right and left,
pouring volley after volley at the flee
ing rebels.
Forty Filipinos were captured. most
ly commissioned officers. Several
insurgent dead and five wounded were
found in building which had suffered
from the bombardment. The town was
well fortified. The sand dunes were
riveted with bamboo twenty feet thick,
which afforded fine cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Princeton,
Bennington and others waiting. After
consultation with General Wheaton.
Commander Knox of the Princeton and
Commander Sheridan of the Bennington
anchored on the shallow two miles off
shore. The gunboats formed line
inside. the Helena, Callao and Manila
close inshore.
With the first of the bombardment
the small boats were filled rapidly.
without confusion, by Major Cronite'S
battalion of the Thirteenth infantry
While the lines of boats moved shore
ward the gunboats poured the full force
of their batteries into the trenches,
soon forcing the insurgents to flee
through the burrows dug back of the
trenches. About 200 men held their
places until the keels of the boats graf
ed on the shore. when their Mauser
bullets commenced to whiZ overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck, with Pierce's and Pat
tons companies, pursued the insurgents
on the left into the bamboo thickets.
On the right was a frail foot bridge
across the river leading TO the towns.
General Wheaton, personally command
ing, ordered a charge across the bridge,
and Captain HOwland of his staff led
Coleman's and Elliott'S companies of
the Thirteenth and Shields company OF
the Twenty-third, who behaved splen-
didly under their first fire, into the
town, which was found to be nearly
deserted, except by the aged and some
Spaniards, who had hidden in the buff
falo wallows, and who came shouting
delightedly toward the Americans.
Insurgents Are. Captured.
Two companies of the Thirty-third
had skirnish along the Dagupin road
with the retreating Filipinos. Major
Shields of the staff. with his command,
captured several insurgents.
The troops camped in the rain during
the night and in the morning General
Wheaton established his headquarters
in church, quartered his men in the
houses and sent the captured Filipinos
beyond the outpoSts, with orders not TO
return.
The inhabitants describe all the roads
as practically impassabie. and gay they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted yacht
in the river 'Longapo, near Subig. for
use n his flight when he finds his cap
ture is inevitable.
Wednesday, was devoted TO recon-
noisances. Major Logan went north
ward to San Thomas and burned the
Filipinos barracks. Captain Bucks
Thirteenth went to San Jacinto and
disposed of small bands. Marsh's
Twenty third went toward Magadelen.
on the Dagupan road, and had severe.
sharp fights with small parties. They
killed eight men, brought in twenty
prisoners and had five men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be
the only possible means of retreat for
large body north from Tarlac, and
General Wheaton commands it. The in
surgents of this section are going to
reinforce Tarlac. The battleship Ore
gon has arrived here from Hongkong.
Killed Twenty-nine Rebels.
Captain Chenowith and Lieutenants
Davis. Van Horne and Bradford, with
two companies of the Seventeenth reg
iment, accommodating northeast of Ma
lalaca. attacked and routed a battalion
of insurgents, killing twenty-nine of
them. Three Americans were wounded.
General Wheaton reports by the Ben
nington that when the landing was
made at San Fabian the insurgents
were encountered, who were on their
way to Dagupan, where they expected
the expedition TO land. They retreated
to the mountains Twenty-eight Span
ish prisoners were rescued.
The report of the landing at Lingayan
was brought by the commander of the
Manila, who saw the fight. He got the
geography mixed
1t has been raining hard throughout
the week. handicapping Generals Law
ton and Macarthur. The transporta-
tion is the chief difficulty. In the ad-
vance General Lawton depended on the
river to get his supplies. The San
Isidro river is fed by mountain streams,
and is alternately too shallow for nav
igation or too swift. Two or three
launches were needed to pull the casco
the supplies from San Isidro /
and over the muddy roads the trans
portation trains made only two or
three miles day. The troops were on
short rations much of the time.
Food For the Troops
The only provisions the country yields |
are few chickens and buffalo. The
officers carry supply of cash to pay |
the natives literally for all they take. !
The highlands are cool and the health |
of the, troops is good.
General Young has captured another |
large share of insurgent ammunition
and munitions of war. which they were
obliged to leave in their hurried re-
treat General Wheaton is bringing
supplies from Angeles by the use of |
mule and caraboa teams.
Reconnaissance along the front have