The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-03
How the Filipino Town Was Taken
By Americans.
LED BY NATIVE OFFICER
WAS A CAPTAIN AND HAD SUR
RENDERED.
insurgents Dragged From Under
Beds While the Frightened Wom-
en- Fell On Their Knees and Beg
ged to Be Spared-Prisoners Well
Fed and Then Released.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press)
Bamban, LuzOn. Nov. 20, 1S99-In the
advance from Angeles TO Dagupan by
our soldiers during the last two weeks.
the taking Of The town Of O'Donneu by
Colonel Burt's Twenty-ffth United
states regular infantry is worthy of
more than passing mention. O'Donnef
ileS some six miles northwest of BAN
pan and off the railroad from Manila
20 Dagupan. Our main advance missed
y Dcnnen on its way north.
Ihe IWentY-fifth was stationed at
Bdm0ani having arrived there after a
hard march from down the track. They
mad missed the lighting and excitement.
On Nov II a Filipino officer came to
the outposts Of the Twenty fifth and.
throwing his captains shoulder straps
ON the ground, said. impTesSiyely: 4
Gont want any more" He was taken
to Colonel Burt. well treated and we'll
fed. It soon was learned that this man
had several followers out in the bush
also anxious to surrender, and only
awaiting news of their leaders recep-
ton at our hands before venturing in
themselves.
Go and fetch Them" said Colonel
Burt Wen give each man s. who
turns in a rife"
These men came. and their eyes stuck
out with wonder at their good fortune
when the colonel counted out thirty
Mexican dollars for each good rife sur
rendered.
Offered to Lead Americans.
over here about six miles is O'Don-
nell, filed with soldiers and arms, -
said the Filipino captain. and if you
want to send men to surprise and cap
ture the town, IN lead them"
This was just what the Twenty fifth
wanted to do. Preparations were made
at once, and on the evening of the 18th
at Z O'Clock companies B. K and Z, un-
der command Of Captain Leon Haeuser,
started for O'DOnnell, under the guild
auce Of the Filipino captain. In order
TO surprise the garrison the Americans
went round about and over the foot
hills Of the mountains. At 4 in the
morning the command sighted a Fill
Pine outpost on top OF a hill. 1t = as
deserted.
The column started again, The next
Filipino outpost was at q palm leaf
shack at the edge Of the road. Lieuten-
ant Bates surrounded the house with
a detail Of company K. Inside men
could be seen moving.
I'VE have the town surrounded" said
Lieutenant Bates in Spanish, speaking
into q back window two feet from his
head. IF you surrender quickly we
won't hurt you; if you give an alarm We
viii XIII YOU"
Glad to Surrender.
This was too tempting a proposition
even to consider Out of the dark win
doWs the insurgents passed three rifles
and three bags of cartridges and even
a bowl Of rice. Then three abject and
frightened Tagalos came out to the
Americans with humble protestations Of
fr.endshjD.
At this moment the yellow, barking,
bowling ours that infesl every village
on the island gave the alarm. There
was an immediate move toward the
town, and d few scattered shots were
fred as our troops entered. We were
IN the town now. and the COlOred sol
diers showed a grim and great earnest
ness In their work of gathering in priS-
Cners, rifles and bOlCs. Strong black
arms caught fleeing insurgents upon
the streets and hauled them from under
beds and ben ath hOU s 5. Native women
screamed in alarm, and on their knees
offered money and food to our AmeTi-
can troops.