The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-04
General LawtOn the Target for Many
Shots During Engagement, but
Escaped Unscathed.
AMERICAN LOSSES SLIGHT
FIFTEEN FILIPINOs KILLED BY THE
BURSTING OF ONE SHELL.
Many Others Found Dead On the
Field-Admiral WatsOn's Men
Cheered by the Soldiers.

BACOOR, Luzon, Oct. 3.-General Law
ton came to Bacoor this morning and organ
lied a general movement to clear up the
country between linus and Bacoor, taking
PERSONAL command. General Lawton's forces
consist of all the troops from Bacoor and
Zapote, five companies of the Fourteenth
Regiment, Colonel Baggett commanding;
Megrath's troop of Fourth Cavalry. Reilly's
battery of two guns, and another battery
Of two guns. Gen. Fred Grant is cooper
ating with a force composed of three COM
panies of the Fourth Regiment, Major Price
commanding, Knabenshine's scouts and one
gun. Gen. Lawton's force crossed the river
south Of Bacoor. a part Of the troops using
small boats. A hundred marines from the
feet are assisting.
The American losses yesterday In the
fighting with the insurgents at linus were
a captain Of the Fourteenth Regiment and
a corporal Of the regimental signal corps
killed and three men of the Fourteenth
Regiment and three of the Fourth wounded.
MUS. Luzon. Oct. 2-The statement that
Major Price asked Admiral Watson to send
the gunboats to his support In the recent
engagement Of his regiment In the vicinity
of linus is incorrect.
General Lawton to-day dispersed the in
surgents, driving them to the westward.
The purpose Of the rebels was to cut the
communication maintained between Bacoor
and linus by means of the road between
those places at a point between linus and
the cast bank Of the river. The insurgents
had trenches along the west bank. COM
handing the open spaces. A force of ], $50
rebels attacked linus yesterday, and 600 pro-
ceeded against Bacoor with attachments
along the river.
This morning Colonel Daggett's force
spread along the road from Bacoor toward
linus, and three companies of the Fourth
Regiment. under Captain Hollis, were
thrown out from linus, the two commands
forming a junction. The entire line crossed
the river and drove the Filipinos from their
trenches to the westward through rice
fields and thickets. The marines, whose
services were rendered by Admiral Watson,
crossed the river near the bay. forming a
part Of the line Of advance. Before the for
ward movement was begun the American
artillery shelled the enemy's position.
The only American casualty was the
wounding of a lieutenant Of artillery. Sew
eral wounded Filipinos were attended by
Surgeon Major Penrose and members of
the ambulance corps. A number of prison.
ers were taken.
General Lawton, while riding up the road
to linus. was the target for many shots.
the telegraph line was cut yesterday at
q bend In the road commanded by the enc
my's trenches a hundred yards distant, and
when Lieutenant Cunningham with a repair
party appeared to restore the wires two
men and Lieutenant Cunningham's horse
were shot. Lieutenant McCloskey then
brought a gun Of Riley's Battery into the
open, and, training it on the trenches. dis
persed the Fflipinos with two well-aimed
shots.
Captain Poore and the Sixth Infantry at
tackled the insurgents Sunday in a trench
which they had constructed near Tabuan,
Island of Negros, and scattered them. The
Americans took one prisoner and captured
twelve rifles, 5000 cartridges and a quantity
of rice and hospital supplies.
The fight was practically ended at Q
o'clock. Another illustration Of the insur-
gent policy of evading meeting the Ameri-
cans in force was furnished by the fact that
when our lines swept across several miles
of country, firing by volley and cheering,
the Fflipinos melted before them and it was
only occasionally that glimpses Of the
enemy could be obtained as they ran from
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bushes like rabbits. One body of the enemy
Under a former mayor of linus. retreated
toward Perez das Marinas and another in
the direction of San Francisco de Malabon-
Lieutenant Knabenshue. with a party Of
scouts. crossed the river last night and
found twenty-eight dead Filipinos in the
trenches, fifteen of whom had been killed by
one shell.
When the marines marched into linus the
soldiers cheered them and General Lawton
complinented them upon their work. One
detachment from Cavite was commanded by
Captain Haines and another from the Balti-
more by Captain Myers.
The first wager train with provisions to
reach linus in three days has arrived. and
two companies Of the Fourteenth Regiment
from towns along the bay marched in to-
day to relieve the Fourth Regiment. whose
members have been kept awake in the
trenches day and night for a week under the
annoying intermittent fire from the insur-
gents outside the town.