The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
CRUISER CHARLESTON LOST.
SUE WAS WRECKED ON NORTHERN
COAST OF LUZON.

vas PntroIIing Coast of the Island
and Ran Upon Reef-A1l ON
uoord Were Saved-HOw the Amer
,can Troops Entered Tarlac-FiIi-
,,inos Had Evacuated and Not
sbot was FIred-sOme Important
Prisoners Taken.
Manila. Nov. IA, 1920 p. m.-The United
etatss cruiser Charleston which had been
n,trolling the northern coast of Luzon,
a,sz wrecked on a reef off the northwest
cogst on Tuesday, Nov Z.
All on board were saved.
The cruiser Charleston, which was built
,r San Francisco in 1888, had a displace-
rent of $3.50 tons, was 312 feet and
,ncbes in length, 46 feet and 2 inches in
tosr and q feet and inches in draught.
She was of steel, having two propeHers,
ope funnel and two masts with military
tops.
She had the following armament: Two
g.fnch guns, six 6-inch guns. four 6-pound-
orc two 3-pounders, six 1-pounders, two
machine guns and one light gun with four
tornedo tubes. She had a complement of
806 men.
Insurgents Had Evacuated.
Manila, Nov. 13.-When Col Bell left
Capas. ten miles from Tarlac, at
o'clock yesterday, he intended merely TO
reconnoiter He had with him the Thir-
ty-sixth Infantry, Slaven's scouts, Troop
E of the Fourth Cavalry and battalion
Of the Twenty-second Regiment and CAT
ling guns.
The scouts. mounted, preceded the main
body up the railroad. They met a hun
dred rebels at Murcia, but the insurgents
quickly retreated. The scouts found the
depot burning but extinguished the fire
and saved the building.
The main column marched up the wagon
road, but before reaching Tarlac divided
entering the town on two sides at
o'clock without a shot being fred.
The insurgents mad evacuated the place
only a few hours before, setting fire to
the railway station and the rolling stock
They left a rear guard of 400 men, who
however, failed to make stand and cover
the retreat of the main force of insurg,
ents, as they had probable been ordered
10 do
The rebel ordnance Is reported to have
been shipped to the town of Donnen.
The Americans are continuing their ad-
vance so rapidly that the insurgents have
not had time enough to destroy the rail-
road
Gen Young is supposed to have reached
San Nicolas, about thirty miles east of
Dagupan, but his wagons are far behind
Col Hayes mas captured Aguinaldos
secretary and Maj Coleman is in Car
Tanglan with an escort of 175 Bolo men, on
his way to the province of Neuva Visaya.
some Prominent Prisoners.
The son of Gen Llaneras and his fam
lily are prisoners. The general barely es-
capped The correspondent of the Associ-
aJed Press with Gen. Young telegraphs
Hom San Jose that Aguinaldo did not es-
cape to the northeast. He and his army.
The correspondent adds, are surrounded.
ms last orders to the Filipino commander
at San Jose were to hold San Jose ana
Carragan at all costs.
Inc recent encounters We're too one
sided TO be called fights. The insurgents
are mortally afraid of the Americans,
however strong their position. They make
ool brief and feeble resistance, and run
When the terrible American yell reaches
'helr ears, Whereupon the Americans pur-
sue them and slay many.
me moral effect of the news that 60OG0
troops are on their way here has been
unquesuonably great.
me insurgents are suffering more from
osease than the Americans, owing to poor
1000 a lack of medicines, and filthy hos
ptals' with the result that there is great
mortality among them
zen Lawton has intercepted telegram
from from an insurgent captain to a Filiyino
now can you blame me for retreating
when only twelve of nv comnanv wnre
able to fight?"