The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-16
FALL OF PASIG
Another Filipino Town Near Ma
Mia Occupied by American
Troops.
Gen. Wheaton's Brigade Fought
Two Short Engagements
to Get It.
Insurgents Lost Thirty Killed,
Sixteen Prisoners---Our Loss
Very Small.
Gunboat on the Pasig Did Excel
lent Work With Rapid
~ Fire Guns.

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daylight Brigadier General Lloyd Whea-
toms divisional brigade, consisting Of
the Twentieth United States infantry,
the Twenty-second infantry, eight COM
panies of the Washington volunteers,
seven companies of the Oregon volun-
teers, three troops of the Fourth United
States cavalry, and mounted battery
of the Sixth artillery, was drawn up on
ridge behind San Pedro Macati, mile
south of the town.
The advance was sounded at $50 a.
M, the cavalry leading the column, at
smart trot, across the open, to the
right, eventually reaching a clump
commanding the rear of Guadalupe. I
Supported by the Oregon volunteers,
the advance force opened heavy fire
on the rebels. The response was feeble,
and desultory, apparently coming from
handfuls of men in every covert. While
the right column was swinging toward
the town of Pasig, they advanced,
pouring volleys into the bush.
A small body of rebels made a deter
mined stand at Guadalupe church, but
the enemy was unable to Withstand the
assault.
Gunboats Shells the Banks.
At 7:3O a. M, river gunboat started
towards Pasig. The rebels were first
encountered by this vessel in the jungle
near Guadalupe. Steaming slowly, the
gunboat poured a terrific fire from her
Gatling guns into the brush. For all
of an hour the whizzing of the rapid
fire guns alternated with the booming
of the heavier guns on board.
In the meantime Scott's battery
ashore was Smelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artillery
then advanced to the ridge of bamboo
and drove few of the enemy's sharp
shooters away with volleys from their
carbines. The artillery then advanced
and met with little opposition. In the
meantime the column moved forward
in extended order, the Washington reg
iment resting on the bank of the river,
each regiment deploying on reaching its
station and furnishing its own supports.
The entire column then wheeled
towards the river, driving the enemy
toward his supports and then advanced
on Guadalupe. The artillery moved to
ridge commanding Pasig and Par
teros. By this time the enemy was in
full fight along a line over a mile long,
and the firing was discontinued tempo
rarily in order to give the troops rest
before making the attack on Pasig. The
enemy's loss was believed to be severe,
but only eight Americans were wounded.
At this stage of the engagement it
was raining heavily.
MANILA, March 14.-2:55 p. NJ
After short rest, General Wheaton
resumed the attack on Pasig. SCOTS
battery, supported by two companies Of
the Twentieth regiment advanced on
Guadalupe by the road along the river
bank, the remainder of the Twentieth
regiment and the Twenty -second follow
ing with the reserve of the Oregon vol
unteers.
At 11:30 a. M, the column came in
contact with the enemy and gunboat
steamed to the firing line and cleared
the jungle on both sides while the bat
terry took a position on bluff at the
right. The first shot from the Ameri-
can field pieces at l 200 yards range dis
lodged gun Of the enemy at Pasig.
After the town had been
shelled, the Twentieth regiment
lined up on the bluff, and the Twenty
second took position on the left of the
place, with the cavalry in the centre,
whereupon the enemy retreated to the
town. The gunboat then moved into q
bend opposite, and hot fire on the
rebel position was maintained alone
the whole American line until 2:2O p
M, when preparations were made fol
the attack.
At3p. m. our gunboat started in pur
suit Of the enemy's armed tug, chasing
her to the lake.
At $3.50 p. m. a large body of the
enemy was discovered working around
our right flank, and the Twentieth regi
ment was moved to commanding
ridge.
The rebels were met opposite Pateros
but the enemy bolted.
Thirty of the rebels were killed al
already cabled, 16 were taken prisoner
and the Americans lost six mel
| wounded.
The whole American line bivouacket
at 5 o'clock.
About 500 rebels were reported to b
| marching northward,a few miles to tn
southwest.