Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-04-27
Gen. Otis Report.

Man1la, April 10.
Adjutant General, Washington: Il
reconnaissance on Quingua place, six
miles northeast of Malolos, made by
| Maj. Bell and a troop of cayalcy yes
| terday morning, resulted in contact
| and battle, in which four batt.alions of
infantry and four pieces of artillery
| became engaged. The enemy We're
| driven from their intrenchments at
| Quingua with considerable loss; our
| casualties quite severe. Col. Stotzea-
| burg and Lieut.. Sisscn, First Ne
| braska, killed; also several enlisted
men. Considerable number wounded,
not yet reported.
[Signedl OTIS.
Disastrous, TT .iugh Successful.
| The engagement developed into
| disastrous, though successful fight.
| The insurgents had horse shoe trench,
about a mile long, encircling u rice
| field, on the edge a wood.
Capt. Bell, with 40 cavalrymen, en-
countered a strong outpost. One of
his men was killed and five were
| wounded by volley.
The Americans Retired.
The Americans retired, carrying
their wounded, under fire, and with
great difficulty, being closely pursued,
a fog enabled the enemy to creep mp
to them. Two men, who We're carry
ing a comrade, were shot in the arms,
but they continued with their burden.
Sent for Reinforcements.
Capt. Bell sent for reinforcements to
rescue the body of the killed cavalry
men, and battalion of the Nebraska
regiment, under Mai. milford, arrived
and advanced until checked by volleys
from the enemy's trenches.
The Americans lay about 500 yards
from the trenches, behind rice burrows,
under fire for two hours. Several men
We're sunstrucll, one dying from the
effects of the heat, as they lay there
waiting for the artillery to come mp.
Finally the second battalion arrived
and then Col. Stotsenburg, who had
spent the night with his wife at
Manila, came upon the field. The men
Immediately recognized him, and
raised a cheer.
Col. Stotsenburg Killed.
Col. Stotsenburg, deciding to charge
as the cheapest way out of the diff
Guilty, led the attack at the head of his
regiment. He fell with bullet in the
breast, dying instantly, about 200
yards from the breastworks.
Lieut.. Sisson fell with a bullet in his
heart, the bullet striking him near
the picture of a girl suspended by
ribbon from his neck.
In the meantime the artillery had
arrived and shelled the trenches.
The Filipinos stood until the Ne
braska troops were right on the
trenches, and then they bolted to
the second line of intrenchmentsa mile
back.
The Nebraska regiment lost two
privates and had many wounded, in
GLIDING two lieurenants. The Iowa
regiment had several wounded. The
Utah regiment had one officer and
three men wounded.
The Enemy's Dead.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found
in the trench. Their loss was com
paratively small, on account of their
safe shelter.
The Americans carried the second
trench with small loss, and are holding
the town tonight.
Was Brave Officer.
Col. Stotsenburg had won reputa
ton as one of the bravest fighters in
the army. He always led his regiment
and had achieved remarkable popular
ity with his men since the war be-
gan, although, during the first col
onelency, the volunteers, who were not
used to the strict discipline of the |
regular troops, thought him a hard
officer. The loss of the Nebraska reg
iment in the campaign is the heaviest |
sustained by any regiment, and to-