The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-08
MARCH TO THE BAY
Gen. Hall Whips the Rebels
in Two Battles.
MADE A GALLANT CHARGE
Antipolo, n Mountain Fastness, which
Cost Spain Many Lives, Fell
without u Shot.

MAMMA, June 0.-hal's C0Iumn,
in the movement on the Morong penin-
sula, completed the circle of 90 miles
over a rough and mountainous country,
having two engagements with the in
suigents, one of them severe, and keep
ing up an almost constant fire against
scattered bands Of rebels for nearly "a
hours, from o'clock Saturday morn
ing, when the column left the pumping
station.
The Filipinos were driven in every
direction, and the country through
which General Hall passed was pretty
thoroughly cleared no. At 10 O'Clock
tins morning the column reached
point few miles from Taytay, where
General Hall was met by General Law
ton, who had already entered the town
and found it deserted. General Halls
objective point was Antipolo, 10 miles
off. and there was desultory firing all
along the line of march. The gum
boats could be heard Smelling the hills
in advance of the column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foothills neal Maria Chino.
about noon yesterday, with a loss of
but two or thee slightly wounded. pro-
ceeded with all possible haste toward
Laguua de Bay, the Fourth cavalry in
the lead, the Oregon regiment next,
and the Fourth infantry last. At
O'Clock these regiments fought their
second battle of the day, and it result
ed like the trst-in the complete tout
of large Filipino force located in the
mountains and having every advantage
of position. In this fight the Ameri-
can loss was four killed, three OF the
Fourth cavalry and one OregOnian, and
about 10 wounded The Filipino loss
could not be ascertained, but the ter
rife fire which the Americans poured
inflicted severe loss.
In this engagement our troops made
one of the most gallant charges of the
war, and the enemy was forced to flee
in the greatest disorder. 1t was the
intention to press on to Antipolo last
night, but this was found impossible
owing to the two fights and the con-
slant marching for more than IL hours,
with nothing to eat since morning,
troops. however, suffered from the in
tense heat, many being Frustrated, and
all greatly exhausted.
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two
companies of the Fourth infantry had
just crossed small creek about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and entered
upon sunken road, from which they
were emerging upon small valley sur
rounded on all sides by high and heav-
lily wooded hills, when the rebels, con-
cealed in the mountains on three sides
of the plain, opened hot fire, and sent
showers of bullets into the ranks of the
Americans. The latter deployed i'm
medately in three directions. Then
followed charge across the rice fields
and ditcEes and up the hillsides, from
which the shots came all the time pour
ing in a terrific hail, while the air re-
sounded with the constant rattle Of
III usketry.
General Halls advance was first mo-
mentarily halted after he had crossed
the frs. range of hills to the east of
Monte, a town in the valley at the edge
of the hills. The insurgents were
driven ont of the town and it was
burned. The Second Oregon volun-
teers pocketed the Filipinos on three
sides, and brisk fight ensued. Gen
eral Summers threw battalion on each
hill, and the Americans chased the
rebels for some distance. The Oregon
regiment lost three men killed and six
wounded. 1t is impossible, on account
of the terrific fighting and the condition
of the signal wires, to get particulars.
Not even the names have been sent to
General Otis at this writing.
The Fourth cavalry. being in the
front, suffered severest loss when the
attack opened. two of their killed be-
ing sergeants and the other private.
The natives were unable to stand the
vigorous fire Of the Americans long,
and at the first sign of their wavering
the cavalry, Oregonians and Fourth in
fantry men broke into wild cheers and
charged still faster up the hillside,
pouring volley after volley. until the
enemy left the places where they were
partially concealed by the thcket, fled
over the summit in the widest con-
fusion and disappeared in the surround.
ing valleys. After the fight was over,
the firing was continued by the Amer
leans for more than an hour in clearing
out the bush and driving away stIag-
Cling Filipinos.
The troops. after camping for the
night on the battlefield, started at
O'Clock this morning tor Antipolo.
where it was expected strong resist
ance would be made. Antipolo is
Mace far nn the mountains. which the