The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-05
MONTANA MAN KILLED,
Two Others Wounded Rebels Desperately
Resist the Advance

Manila, May 5, $40 a. m.-In spite of
the peaceful overtures of their COM
missioners, the Filpinos desperately re-
slst the advance OF MacArthurs divis-
ion toward San Fernando, fighting
f1ercely at long range and running from
trench to trench when driven out by
the American artillery. The move
ment commenced at $50 in the morn
ing. General Hale's brigade. consist
ing of five Gatlings under command
of Major Young of the 9Th artillery, two
battalions of the 5lst Iowa regiment,
the lst Nebraska regiment and the 1st
Dakota regiment advanced along the
road. few miles west of the railway
line.
General Wheaton, With Hotchkiss and
Gatling guns. under the command of
Lieutenant Taylor of the Utah light
artillery, mounted on hand cars and
shipped ahead. the 18th Kansas and
1st Montana regiments deploying to the
right and left when feasible
The country to be traversed proved
the worst yet encountered, miles of
marshes and many unfordable streams
delaying the advance materially
Both brigades met with resistance
simultaneously on approaching the
river near San Tomas, which is about
eight kilometers from Apal. The CEN
ter span of the railroad bridge had
dropped into the river and the rebels
had left a small force to check Gem
eral Wheaton, their main body lining
the strong trenches in front of Cen
eral Hale. Although the attacking
force poured a very heavy artillery
and musketry fire across the river. the
enemy stubbornly resisted for more
than an hour ultimately breaking when
Major Young shelled their left flank,
and then retreating along the river
bank under cover General Wheaton.
in the meantime, tried Intellectually to
draw the fire of the Fillpinos in the
trenches east of the track
As soon as they discovered that the
nature of the country would permit
only few skirmishers on each side
OF the embankment the rebels regain
ed their courage and fought desper-
ately for three-quarters of an hour
in the face of the .treriean volleys
and the rapid-fire fusiliade. They were
fanked by the Montana regiment
Then a general scramble ensued. most
of the enemy boarding the trains that
were in readiness, and the others TAX
ing the roads to San Fernando, after
burning the villages; of San Tomas and
Motine.
About noon General Wheaton cross
ed the broken bridge, cleared the strag-
glers out of the villages and advanced
toward San Fernando. General Hale
effected crossing simultaneously, after
a slight delay necessary to repair a
stone bridge.
Our loss up to that hour (noon) was
two members Of the Nebraska regi-
ment and one of the Montana killed.
and Captain Albrecht. three members
of the Kansas regiment. two of the
Montana, four of the Nebraska and
one of the South Dakota wounded.
The enemy's loss was very slight
After short rest the advance was
continued, General Wheaton encoun-
tered the first series of intrenchments
near San Fernando. The rebels now
opened hot fire. Colonel Funston of
the 10th Kansas was wounded: one
lieutenant was killed and four wound
ed while leading four companies of the
Kansas regiment to outfank the en-
emy.
General Hale pushed along the road,
Ranking the trenches. More than a
hundred sick and wounded men from
General Lawton's brigade were brought
to Manila from Malolos by last nights
train. The heat is unbearable.