Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-31
FOG AIDED THEIR ESCAPE
Attempt to Capture Band of Filipinos
Failed.
Reports of Fighting on LuxOn Island
-GaIIantry of Men of Col. Stots-
enburg's Regiment.

| another of the mail reports from the Phil
| ippines, this time from the late Colonel
Stotsenberg and other officers Of the Ne
| braska and Wyoming regiments, which par
| ticipated in the action of February %
when a party of about 2GO Fflipinos were
surrounded inside the American lines near
| the waterworks. and but for the dense fog
! prevailing at the time would have doubt
less been captured or destroyed. AS it was
| the Filipinos managed to escape across the
river, after being badly cut UP, and several
of the 1st Nebraska men came in for men,
ton for distinguished galantry in protect
| ing party of litter bearers, who We're fired
upon by the natives while carrying wound
ed to the rear.
The insurgents had been concealed in the
bamboo south of the WaterWorkS for two
days, evidently meditating demonstration
against our thin line along that road. Col.
StOtSenburg, with the lst Nebraska, and
Major Foote, with the 1st Battalion of the
Wyoming Infantry, and Assistant Surgeon
Black of the list North Dakota Infantry, in
charge of the ambuiances, We're detailed to
surround the party and, II possible, to cap
ture or destroy them. The movement be-
gan before daybreak, with the intention of
cutting the insurgents off from the Pasig
river and forcing them toward Guadaloupe,
where the Wyoming Volunteers were wait
ing to attend to them. The insurgents
however, changed their position during the
night, and what with the handicap of bam-
boo thckets and a heavy early morning
fog, they managed to find an opening in
the American line and slipped through to
the river, which they managed to cross al
though under a heavy fire and suffering
severe loss. General Hale reported that
VI nile the movement had been Unsuccessful
as to the destruction of the band, the
region was thereafter free from all further
annoyance by the natives
tolohei Stotsenburg reported that he ran
INTO strong force of the enemy while try
ing to get into their rear, and when the fog
lifted he found himself and party within
-oo yards OF them across a ploughed field
ana exposed to heavy Mauser fire The
insurgents started to charge, but two vol
leys from the Nebraskans convinced them
mat they had enough, and they disappeared
precipitately toward the Sanitation river
1 ne NebraSkans did not lose man in this
encounter. ''' '-i''
Gnllantry of 1st Nebraska Men.
capt Black Of the Ambulance Corps sub
mits report of the courage disp1ayed bv
the hospital men and few of the Nebras~
ka regiment who were attacked by a Sill
perlor force while conveying the wounded
to the rear Capt. Black says that the at
lacking force of Filpinos numbered over
I!iteen ana were dressed in the white cos
tune OF the so-Called Amigos" They ad-
Ndnced from a bamboo thicket orsthe litter
bearers and opened fire at 100 yards. The
hospital men were only three "A number
and were assisted by eight enlisted men of
the Nebraska regiment. There was no way
out except in the direct line of fire over a n
open rice field $50 yards before cover could
be reached. The eight enlisted men were
ordered to lie down ard hold the natives in
check While the litter bearers were sent
across the field at double time. They sue
cessfully wardcd off the attack coming in
themselves later under terrific fro from
the natives, who were within sever. ,-fivc
yards of them at that time Can't gIack
says:
Il would respectfully recommend to your
favorable consideration the following men;
Privates Coleman, Dallery and Carter, Hos
pftal Corps, and Sergeant Hedgecock, Com
pany H. Sergeant Thomas, Company K;
Privates Bates, McIlnay, Tucker, Grayson
and Boyle, all Of d company. and Private
Brown of H company, all of the LIST Ne
braska."
scheme to Relieve an Outpost.
Another report consisted of number of
messages between Col. Stotsenburg and head
quarters regarding the threatened demon
stration of Fihpinos along the Marquina
road. The threatened attack evidently
threw a scare into the outpost Prepa-
rations were made to repuise it. and two
NOrienfeldts ordered up to support the in
fantry. Affairs still remained threatening
in that section next day, and the following
extract from one of Gen. Hale's DISPATCHES
to headquarters shows the dry humor with
which such events We're regarded and the
thoroughly business-like methods followed
in dealing with them:
While this demonstration did not result
seriously" says Gen. Hale, the insurgents
probably will annoy this outpost frequently
in the same manner, and it is desirable to
stop il without having to turn out the force
a night whenever they attempt it.. there
fore told Col. Stotsenburg, with the consent
of the division commander, that whenever
the insurgents make any demonstrations
against the Mariquira outposts- he can
throw few shrapnel into Mariquina
around the insurgent headquarters, which
are visible from our battery. 1t is hoped
that the insurgents will notice the coinci-
dence of events and cease these demonstra-
TONS