The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-07


reinforcements came up.
At 10 o'clock the fighting was resumed,
the American firing line consisting of the
Third artillery, the Kansas and Mon
tana regiment: the Minnesota regiment,
the Pennsylvanians, the Nebraskans,
the Utah battery, the Idahos, the
Washingtons. the Californians, the
Fourth cavalry, North Dakota volun-
teers. South Dakota and Colorado regi-
ments, Sixth artillery and Fourteenth
infantry.
The Eilipinos concentrated their forces
at three points. Caloacan, Santa Mesa
and Galingatan, and maintained an in
termittent fusilade for some hours.
They brought artillery into action at
Galingatan, at 1870 o'clock but only
one gun annoyed the Americans to any
appreciable extent, howitzer, on the
road beyond Santa Mesa. The Third
artillery silenced the Galingatan battery
by firing two guns simultaneously,
which was followed Immediately by vol
leys from the infantry.
At about midnight there was lull in
the firing, lasting until 3:45 p. m, when
the whole Filipino line reopened fire.
The Americans poured terrific fire into
the darkness for twenty minutes, and
then there was another lull until day
light, when the Americans generally adj
vanccd.
During the night, in response to Rear
Admiral Dewey's signals flashed across
from Cavite, the United States cruiser
Charleston and the gunboat Concord,
stationed at Malabon, poured a deadly
fire from their secondary battery into
the Filipino trenches at Coloacan. After
daylight, the United States double tur-
ret sea going monitor Monadnock opened
fire off Malate, and kept shelling the
Filipinos' left flank, while the other yes
sells shelled the enemy's right flank for
several hours.
BY 10 o'clock the Americans had APP
parently completely routed the enemy,
and had taken the villages of Palawpong,
Santa Mesa, Paco, Santana, San Pedro,
Macorte, Pando Can and Pasai, had
destroyed hundreds of native huts, and
had secured possession of the water
main and reservoir distance of over
six miles.
The Tennesseeans joined the fighting
line at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning and
assisted in capturing Santa Mesa.
One of the most notable events of
Sundays work was driving the Filipinos
out of their stronghold at Paco by the
reserve few companies of Californians,
commanded by Colonel Duboee. The.
main road to the village was lined by
native huts full of Filipino sharpshoot-
ers. After they had been firing upon
General King and his staff. killing a,
driver, and firing on an ambulance of
The Red Cross Society. Colonel Duboce
ordered the huts to be cleared and burn
ed
The Filipinos concentrated in PacoI
church and convent. where they made a
determined stand in the upper stories.
A platoon of Californians stationed on
neighboring bridge, maintained hot fire
ON the Filipinos, but was unable to dis
lodge them. In the face of terrific
fusiade, Colonel Duboce and a few vol
unteers dashed into the church, scatter
ed coal oil inside of it, set fire to the
oil and retired.
In the meantime Captain Dyer's bat
terry of the Sixth artillery, bombarded
the church, dropping dozen shells into
the tower and roof. Company IL and
part Of Company &, of the Californians,
charged into the church, but were unable
to ascend the single fight of steps lead
ing to the story above.
After the incendiaries had retired,
company Of the Idahos and the Wash
ington guards, stationed on either side
of the building, picked oft the Filipinos
as they were smoked out. Many of the
rebels, however, escaped into the
brush in the rear of the church. The
Americans captured fifty-three of the
rebels and during the fighting about the
church twenty of the rebels were killed.
Some $500 women. children and non
combatants were allowed to enter the
American lines after promising to go
TO the houses of friends and remain
there.
Another intensely exciting incident oc-
Cured during the engagement The
Washingtons and Idahos and Companies
X and Nj, of the Californians, made
charges across the rice fields between
Paco and Santana, in the face af
terrific fusilade. The ground, to-day
over which they passed is covered with
dead and wounded natives. The former
are being buried in groups of five or six
about where they lay, and the latter
are being brought to thI hospital. 1t
was at this stage of the fighting and at
Caloacan that the Filipinos suffered
their heaviest losses.
The Fourteenth regulars were i'll
particularly tight plaee near Sinsalon
and Colonel Duboce was compelled to
rush past them with the reserve, in order
to prevent the regulars from being
cut off. In the last time twalve men
were killed before the rebels retired.
Both sides cheered frequently duling
the engagement. The American thur
rahs' were almost invariably mcI by
derisive "Vivas."
Among the natives the Ygorotes were
specially noticeable for their bravery,
about 700 Of these naked sagages facing
artillery fire with their BOWS and ar
rows.
The scene at Manila when the alarm
was given on Saturday night was wildly
exciting, The American soiilcrs in he
theatres and at the circus were called
out, the performances were stopped,
Filipinos scurried everywhere and the
rattle of musketry and the booming of
cannon outside the city was plainly
heard. The residents on the outskirts
of Manila focked. into the walled city.
with their arms full of articles. All
the carriages disappeared as If 10y
sf.