Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-11
RUSHING THE REBELS
American Forces Land at San Fabian Under
Protection Of the Fleet.
GUNB0ATS MAINTAIN A TERRIFIC FIRE
General WheatOns Troops Rush Waist Deep
Through the Surf Meantime.
BATTALlONS FORM IN GOOD ORDER
Charge Right and Left, Pouring Volley
After Volley at Fleeing Natives.
FlLlPlNOS GO TO REINFORCE TARlAC
FORM IN GOOD ORDER
FlLIPlNoS GO TO REINFORCE TARLAC
Generals Lnwton and Macarthur Ex-
pcricncing some Difficulties on
Account of Unprecedented
Rainy Weather.


OF the American troops at San Fabian, Tues
day, was the most spectacular affair Of its
kind since General Skaters decentralization
at Baiquir The cooperation 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 heavy but badly
aimed rifle fire from the insurgent trenches
and charged right and left pouring volley
after volley at the fleeing rebels. Forty Fill
ipinos were captured, mostly n-commis-
stoned officers. Several nsurgent dead and
five wounded were found in building which
had suffered considerably from the lombard
ment. 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, Benning-
ton and others waiting. After consultation
with General Wheaton, Commander Knox OF
the Princeton and Commander Sheridan Of
the Bennington anchored two miles off Shore
The gunboats formed line inside, the Hell
ena Callao and Manila close in shore.
With the first gun of the bombardment
the small boats were filled rapidly without
confusion by Major Cronits battalion of the
Twenty-thrd infantry and Captain Bucks
battalion of the Thirteenth infantry. While
the lines of boats moved shoreward the gun
boats 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 grated on the shore, when
their Mauser bullets commenced to sing over.
head. The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck pursued the insurgents on tho
left into the bamboo thickets.
Wheaton Personally Commands.
On the right was fral footbridge across
the river, leading to the towns. General
Wheaton, personally commanding, 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 splendidly under their first fire. into
the town. which was found to be deserted
except by the aged and some Spaniards who
had hidden in the buffalo wallows and who
came shouting delightfully."- toward the
Americans.
Two companies of the Twenty third had
a skirmish along the Dagupan road with
the retreating Fiipinos Major Shields of
the staff, with his command, captured sew
eral insurgents
The troops camped in the rain during the
night and in the morning General Wheaton
d
quartered his men in the houses and sent
the captured beyond the outposts with orders
not to return The roads were found to be
practically impossible and 1t Is believed
Agunaldo has secreted yacht in the river
Longapo, near Subic, for use In his flight
when he finds his capture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to reconnaissance.
Major Logan went northward to Santo
Tomas and burned the Filipino barracks
Captain Bucks Thirteenth battalion went
to San Jacinto and disposed of small bands.
Marsh's Twenty-third went toward Magdaen
on the Dagupan road and had several 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 re-
treat for a large body north from Tarlac
and General Wheaton commands it, The in
surgents of this section are going to re-
nforce Tarlac.
The battleship Oregon has arrived here
from Hong Kong.
Three Americans Wounded.
Captain Chenowith and Lieutenants Da-
Wis, Van Horn and Bradford. with two
companies of the Seventeenth regiment,
accommodating east Of Mabalacat, attacked
and routed battalion of insurgents, kill.
ing twenty nine of them. Three Amer
leans were wounded.
General Wheaton reports, by the Benning-
ton, that when the landing was made at
San Fabian the insurgents encountered
we're 300 recruits. who were on their way
to Dagupan, where they expected the en-
pedltion to land. They retreated to tho
mountains Twenty eight Spanish prisoners
were rescued
1t has been raining hard throughout the
week, handicappng Generals Lawton and
Macarthur The transportation Is the chief
difficulty, In the advance General Lawton
depended on the river to get his supplies.
Tho San Isidro river Is fed by mountain
streams and is alternately too shallow for
navigation or two swift.
The troops were on short rations much
OF the time, The only provisions the coun-
try yields are rice, few chickens and buffalo.
The officers carry a supply of cash to pay
the natives literally for all they take. The
highlands are ccol and the health OF tho
troops Is good.
General Young captured another large
share OF insuTgent ammunition and NUM-
tions of war, which they were obliged to
leave in their hurried retreat General
Wheaton is bringing supplies from Angeles
by tho use of mule and caribou teams.
Rcconnoi53ances along the front have dis
covered the insurgents strongly entrencled
DelOTt DalHDdhl WIN StFeIdl NhuHpH anu
a rapid fire gun, but they are short OF
ammunition.
Major Bell has been engaged In another
daring exploit. While scouting with five
officers and two men of the Thlrty-slxth
infantry and Lieutenant Hawkins and ten
men of the Fourth cavalry he crept be-
hind a trench containing 100 Filipnos, rode
them down and killed and wounded twenty
men and captured six. He also brought
back thirty Mausers
Cnptare Ordnance supplies.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-The War de-
partment has received the following:
MANILA, Nov 10.-General Lawton ex-
perences some difficulties on account OF
continued unprecedented rains In that Sec
ton OF the country, his advance al san