The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-28
BATTLE OF SAN JACIN1O
Neil Advlces Tell Of the November En-
Saeenent
IN WHICH MAJOR LOGAN WAS KILLED
Colonel Hare with Texans of the
thirty third Joined In the right.
Crashing Ipsurgcnt pefent'


Washington, December 27.-Mail advices
have reached the war department IN re-
gard to the crushing defeat administered
by Wheaton.s brigade to the insurgents
near San Jacinto early in November, in
which engagement Major John A. Logan.
Jr., lost his life.
According to the correspondent OF the
Manila American the Thirty-third In
fautry under Colonel Hare encountered a
force of the enemy between San Fabian
and San Jacinto and brought on one OF the
sharpest engagements OF the war, result
ing in the death of more insurgents than
in any other fight since the beginning oil
the insurrection The battle ragged for
two hours and at it's conclusion seventy
seven dead Filiplnos were found in the
trenches Many wounded were found
hidden in the high grass and creek bot
toms. 1t is estimated that over 100 nsur-
gents were killed in the tight, from twenty
TO thirty being found dead together in sew
eral places Twenty-pine prisoners ana
100 rifles were captured. The Americans
lost one officer killed and six men wound
ed The officer killed was Major John A.
Logan Jr who was shot through the
head during tho FIRST few minutes oil inc
engagement while at the head OF his bat
talon which formed an advance guard.
He was In the act OF assisting wounded
soldier and was hit by Malser bullet
fred by sharpshooter concealed In the
top OF cocoanut tree. lie died a few
hours after
reconnaissance on the Tuesday pre-
ccding, made By Major Bucks battalion
of the Thirteenth infantry IN the vicinity
OF San Jacuto. developed nothing Of I'M
portance, but afterward General Wheaton
received information that the enemy was
assembling In strong force there for the
purpose of preventing our control of the
Dad from Dagupan north through San
Jacnto. by which It was considered prob
able that Aguinaldo's TarlaG army would
attempt to retreat. The Thirty-third wax
ordered ont, accompanied by a Calling
gun with a detachment of the Thirteenth
under command of Captain Rowland OF
General Whcaton's staff The troops en-
countered FIVE miles of the worst ROAD
ever found in Iuzon. being a succession of
creeks and rliry bitches, into which the
men sank to their waists in mud and
water. Every bridge was unserviceabie
and had to be repaired where possible, but
in most cases the men with horses and
guns plunged into tue quagmire and strug-
gled through as best they could. Nothing
but the indomitable energy of Captain
Rowland enabled the Calling gun to get
into action. score of times 1t was nee
essary to unhitch the horses and lead
them around through rice fields, while "A
hundred soldiers dragged the gun over the
bitches or broken bridges.
The fight was opened by the insurgents
two miles from San Jacnto while the
leading battalion was passing "a clump OF
native houses surrounded byla grove of
cocoanrt trees and the men were knee
deep in mud. The first fire came from
sharpshootars in trees and houses and
from small trench across the road all
at close range There was also heavy
fire from thickets more distant to the
right and left Tho aim of the sharp
shooters was deadly and was directed at
the officers. for the first Ave men that
fell wore either chevrops or shoulder
straps. The officer hit besides Major Lo-
gan was Captain Green. He also was
shot from tree. but his wound was slight.
The regiment never wavered moment.
The crack marksmen II contained soon
located the natives and began knocking
them out of trees like squirrels The men
rushed at the trench. through the soft
mud waist deep and passed over it, leaving
four dead Filipinos within. AT the same
ers, Major Logan's battalion in the center
Major Cronin's on the right and Major
Marshs on the left Colonel Hare and
Lieutenant Colosel Brereton directed the
general movement The sklrmish line.
which was nearly two miles long, rushed
forward rapidly through water soaked rice
fields bitches, creeks and Tickets. firing
all the time and doing deadly execution.
The Filipnos made the best stand for
long time. several cases being reported I
the rebels remaining in position behind
cover until the Americans were within
twenty feet of them
Major Marsh's battalion surprised u
trench full of insurgents by coming upon
their Hank, They poured a terrible fire
along the trench, slaughtering nearly all
IN IT, Just before entering the town tho
Calling gun did good execution by killing
FIVE of party that was guarding q broken
bridge and afterward swept tho country
beyond the town driving l50 rebels into
the hills Major Marsh's battalion entered
the town and captured a large hattie flag
that was noating over convent. Not a
native was left in the town when tho
troops arrived except blind boy and ono
woman Most OF the insurgent force arc
supposed TO have escaped toward Nagal-
don or Dagnpan II was impossible to
pursue them further. as the troops were
exhausted. the ammunition was low and
the troops only had two days rations
with them and. no possibility OF getting
further supplies from San Fabian. owing
70 me cohdition OF the road. The column
campsd for the night at San Jacinlo
n Five more rebels were killed during the
.siiJght by The outposts Among the bodies
round was that of a lieutenant colonel
supposed 10 be IN command OF the rebels
at that poilt