New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
MACARTHUR REPORTS HARD FIGHTING
AMERICAN CASUALTIES ONE-THIRD OF THE
FORCE ENGAGED.

FORCE ENGAGED
received from General Macarthur confirming the
reports from Manila regarding insurgent activ-
ity. The blank spaces are for words which
could not be deciphered. The dispatch is as
follows:
Manila. September 10.
Adjutant- General, Washington
ConsiderabI activity throughout Luzon Fight
ing reported vicinity Carig and EsteIIa Isabella
Province Insurgents estimated 800. probably
much exaggerated, but sufficient force 10 make
in district heretofore quiet In the To-
can provinces Samuel B. Young Cbrigadier-gen-
eraD reports numerous small affairs and has
burys squadron Sd Cavalry and Borden's bat
talon 5th Infantry been sent him other battal-
ion 9th same destination upon arrival
Country north Pasig including all of Bulacan.
very much disturbed, and numerous contacts
with small parties throughout that district
South OF Pasig including Tayabas Province
Luzon), same conditions obtain. This activity
has been anticipated and reported upon in let
tiers August % and cable August 81.
September Is David D. Mitchell captain 18th
Infantry, ninety men Company L. 18th In
fantry from Siniloan, Laguna Province. at
tackled lnsurgent General Cables, who had 500
men in position at Mabitac, same province.
Desperate fight ensued, which was pushed from
the front with great pertinacity by Mitchell
across Causeway and through water waist deep
cooperative attack under George T. Cooke. cap
tain, with forty men Company K, 10Th Infantry
and men Company 3, 3Tth Volunteer IN
| OF high water in arm Of lake which could not be
crossed; entire country was afoat in consequence
recent rains; this very much impeded offensive
/ action. After hour and twenty minutes fighting
| command withdrew to Sinioan.
Upon renewal operations 18th found that in
surgeuts had aped from Mabitac previous
. night. most OF them, no doubt. going back into
contiguous barrios 10 appear for time being or
until called into field again as peaceful amigos
Casualties, which all occurred AIitchelrs com
/ mand, consisting OF 80 men. four officers. We're
Company I. 1871 Infantry. killed and died Of wounds
DAEID D MlTl'I5EII Captain 18th Infantry,
Infantry. FIRST Sergeant WILLIAM FITZGER-
AID Sergeant EvREMOND DE HART. Corporal
TlIC C-EpS T4S ST n" z ~ = %
KEIli.eY THOMAS Mr-LRF.Y JOHN P. BRINk
WILLIAM l. BANKER ARTEER MANS
SMITH. REGARD TAYLOR. EDWARD NJ
NEAL. FREDERICK DUGGAN. EMANUEL
wounded-corpo-als CHARLES OSWALD, WILL.
LAM H. POLICY Privates BENJAMIN OWENS,
MERIT M7fE4El- M1471icK S FRAIc7s FINIHA
GAN. MICHAEL J HENNEsSEY. ANTHONY
KEARNEY. HARRY PERRY. CHARLES R
Company L 57th volunteer Infantry killed and died
Of wounds-FIrst Sergeant THOMAS ?. A
69Hp6r sF'Vatsf ' En " s-4IIlP
ALFRED J. MUELLER. JAMES G WEST.
"o0 P@PFRT MAHAFF7 co-por5I FRATK a
STORY. Privates FRANK T BELL wIILIAM
DAVID DAY. CORNELIUS F. GENTRY
Thirty-three per cent Is profoundly impressive
loss and indicates stubbOrnness OF fight, fear
less leadership Of officers and splendid response
Of men Insurgeut loss as far known ten
killed. twenty wounded; among former Colonel
Ffdel MACARTHUR.
Captain David D. Mitchell. 18th Infantry. who
was killed in an engagement with the Filipinos
AT Mabitac near SiniIoan. Laguna Province.
was born IN Missouri in April 1S4S, and was
appointed second lieutenant IN the 18th In
fantry from that State on February %. 1876.
He accompanied his regiment 70 the Philippines
last January IN the war with Spain he was
Major Of the Ist Territorial Infantry from July.
1898 until the following September, when he
was promoted U Northumberland OF volun-
teers holding that rank until the disarmament
Of the volunteer Army He reached his present
grade in the Regular Army OF captain IN the
10Th Infantry in July, 1896
second Lieutenant George A. Cooper, 18th In
fantrv who was also killed in the same engage
rnent al Mabitac native Of Louisiana,
and was a captain Of the I'd Louisiana Volun-
teers IN the war with Spain He appointed
second lieutenant in the 18th Infantry No
veuber "a 1899. and after a short service with
that regiment in Cuba accompanied il 20 the
Philippines last summer. and was with IL in &C
ton when he was killed