The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-08

who were perched on the heights above
But the band pushed on. Though 70 ad-
vance we had to crawl as best We could
on hands and knees, and at last the in
surgent trenches were reached. and Ihe
insurrectos started to pour in heavy fire
Hearing this the remainder OF the force
was brought up by Lieutenant Barker 70
reinforce the troops before the trenches.
and Corporal Johnson. with squad -
men, was sent TO the opposite side OF the
gorge, in line Of the enemy's FIRE from
which point a good view could be obtain
ed of the lnsurgen1 trenches. When the
were located volley after volley was pour
ed in upon the insurrectos, while our me-.
kept steadily advancing. The en- m
stopped in the trenches until our mel
were directly beneath them, and 50 placed
that the insurgent fire could not touch
Us. Then, with a sudden rush. clingins
to vines and creepers to help them mp
Captain McRae and Lieutenant Barker
dashed into the trenches, closely followed
b. the rest of the command. Four fnsur-
gents were here found dead, among them
beng Lieutenant Colonel Rivera anc
Lieutenant Guerro. A captain OF insur-
gents was also captured here, and, being
under the impression he was TO be shot,
he Immediately gave information, in the
hope of saving his life, which led TO the
discovery Of $50 rifles and 1000 rounds OF
ammunition, all of which were immedi-
ately destroyed.
The whole carrying out Of this move
ment reflects the greatest possible credit
upon Captain McRea, Lietenants Hum
phrey, Moore and Barker, and the men
under their command for what was a
really brilliant hike through a very diff
cult country, and too much praise cannot
be melted out to the gallant officers or to
the men under them
Another issue of the same paper says
of discovery made by the Wichita boy:
From what has since come 10 light fl
seems that the fight at Dumandan, near
Mabalacat, on the nth instant, resulted
in a greater disaster to the insurgents
than was at first supposed Information
brought in by Negritos from the noun
tains and afterward found TO be correct,
is to the effect that in their frantic eff
forts to escape from Captain McRae many
precipice. So ably did Captain McRae d.
rect the fight and so vigorously did the
subordinate officers, Lieutenants Hum
phrey, Moore and Barker, close in on the
enemy in that rough country, that the
only line of retreat was the one that led
over the cliff. On the rocks below the
precipice were found the mangled remains
of six insurgents who had jumped, and it
is known that in addition to the casual
ties previous reported, two officers and
nine men have since died of their wounds.
General Hizon, in his flight on horseback
went over the wall of the canyon and
took a drop of about 80 feet. The generals
horse was killed by the fall, and HizOn
himself was badly hurt in the chest
I'm his examination or the effects found
at General Hizons headquarters at Du-
mandan, Lieutenant Humphrey the topo-
graphical officer, discovered several maps,
and a diary OF the Instruction
kept by General Hizon since last
November. Hlzon also left behind
him a bundle of letters from
insurrecto sympathizers in San Fernando
and Manila, advising the general as TO
the situation, etc.
I'm their operations in the mountains,
to the westward Of Porac. the men of the
Third infantry have secured a large num-
her of rifles. Many of the rifles captured
the Japanese army"