Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-29
4 DISASTROUS BATTLE.
Colonel Stotsenberg and Six Others
Killed by Filipinos.
FORTY FOUR SOLDIERS WOUNDED

Tho Colonel OF the Nebraska Regl-
ment Fell While Lending His GAL
liant voiunteers-The Battle Ended
in Victory For the American Troops.
Manila, April 24.-In an encounter
with the Fliipinos yesterday near
Quingua, about four miles northeast OF
Malolos, seven Americans were killed
and "A wounded.
The following were Killed: Colonel
John NJ. Stotsenburg, of the First Ne
braska regiment. formerly of the Sixth
cavalry; Lieutenant Lester E. Sisson, of
the same regiment; two privates of the
Nebraska regiment; three privates OF
the Fourth cavalry Most of the
wounded belong to the First Nebraska
regiment. The Filipinos retreated
with small loss.
The engagement developed into
disastrous. though successful, fight
The insurgents had a horseshoe trench,
about mile long. circling rice field,
on the edge of a wood.
Captain Bell. with 40 cavalrymen,
encountered strong outpost. One of
his men was killed and five were
wounded by volley
Captain Bell sent fer renforcemenss
to rescue the bodies of the killed cav
alrymen, and battalion of the Ne
braska regiment. under Major Milford,
arrived and advanced until checked by
volleys from the enemys trenches.
The Americans lay about 500 yards
from the trenches, behind rice burrows
under fire, for two hours.
Finally the Second battalion arrived,
and then Colonel Stotsenhurg. who had
spent the night with his family at
Manila, came upon the field. The men
Immediately recognized him and raised
cheer.
Colonel Stotsenburg. deciding to
charge as the cheapest way out of the
difficulty. led the attack at the head of
his regiment. He fell with bullet
in his breast. dying instantly. about
200 yards from the breastworks.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with a bullet
in his heart. the bullet striking him
near the picture of a girl suspended
by ribbon from his neck
In the meantime the artillery had ar
rived and shelled the trenches.
The Filipnos stood until the Ne
braska troops were right on the
trenches, and then .ley bolted to the
second line of entertainments, mile
back.
Thirteen dead Filiplnos were found
in the trenches. Their loss was COM
paratively small on account of their
safe shelter.
The Americans carried the second
trench with small loss, and are now
holding the town.
Colonel Stotsenburg had won a
reputation as one of the bravest fight
ers in the army. He always led his
regiment. and had achieved remark
able popularity with his men since the
war began, although during his first
colonelcy the volunteers, who were not
used to the rigid discipline of tho
regular troops, thought him hard
officer Indeed, they resented his
methods SO bitterly that they procured
the passage of a resolution of censure
against him through the Nebraska
legislature. Once they became en-
gagged in actual warfare, however, the
merits of his course became so ap-
parent that in response to very
strong demar1 from the people of the
state and the soldiers themselves the
| resolution of censure. by formal vote,
was expunged from the legislative rec
ords. In the meantime Colonel Stot-
senburg had endeared himself to every
officer and man in the regiment, and
brought the command to high state
of efficiency