Evening star., 1900-06-08

circumstances, de all Of them acts which
call forth the highest Qzafse for their zeal
worth and courage of the American sol
der"
The Casualties.
The following Is the list Of casualties Of
this engagement:
Killed-Sergeants Dustin L. George, Will
liam J. Hall. Corporals Herbert Edwards,
Jdln F. ]. Hamilton. Cook Burton E. Hess,
Musician Burton R.Wagner, Privates Treff-
lie Pomelow, Otto B. Loose, Stephen Apper-
II, Joseph Noeil. John E. Kuhn. Ralph H.
Zim, Edward Bramen. Chester A A. Conk-
lin, Walter E. Collins. Joseph ]. Kerins,
Henry Dumas. Philip Sailing and George A
Slack.
Wounded-Corporal Lester Rushworth.
shot in right leg, and Privates Harry C.
Lee. shot in left arm: Michael ]. Faron.
shot in calf Of right leg: Corporal White of
Company F, shot near right hip, slight"
Story of the Rescue.
Lieut.. Sweeney. who commanded the
rescuing party, reported to Capt Dey as
follows:
MY detachment, which consisted of one
corporal and six privates of Company H,
F, f3d Infantry, u. s. ", embarked at
Laguan on the steamer Lao-ang 7:3O am.
on the 18th Of April, 1900, enroute to Ca
tubig. where 1 had orders to resume COM
mand OF that garrison When we had reach
ed point about one mile from Catubig the
captain of the steamer was compelled to
stop his boat because the river was Block
ed with trees laShed together, and 1t was
impossible to proceed further without dam
aging the steamer 1 Immediately procured
all the axes available. and, lowering the
small boats, landed a corporal and four
men on each side of the river to stand
guard while 1 took the remainder of the
men to the blockade, which we destroyed
after much hard work A a hundred
feet high bordering on the river bank was
cut at the base so that a strong pull on
the ropes that were tied near the top (and
stretched across the river to the other
bank) would have formed a second blockade
almost as complete as the first. Those ropes
my men cut and destroyed In four nipa
houses on the banks of the river which had
been used as barracks by the insurgents 1
found over hundred pounds of fresh beef,
which l ordered to be thrown in the river,
and a hundred and fifty pounds of rice,
which l confiscated. 1 ordered those houses
burned and proceeded down the river.
When within quarter of a mile from Ca
tubig noise of an engagement could be
heard coming from that direction. and 1
ordered the captain of the steamer to run
his boat at full speed, and We steamed into
direction. My men Immediately returned
the fire. I had the small boats lowered
and prepared to load, after calling to the
men of the garrison to locate their position
lage were in ashes and other houses were
burning). Leaving three men on the steam
er with orders to hold it. Immediately pro-
ceeded to make landing. but before every
man was able to get into boats Corporal
White. Company F. was shot in the left
side and Private Farron. Company H. in
the calf of right leg. These two men were
put back on the steamer and we started for
shore. rifle fire coming from both sides Of
the river.
Joining the Garrison.
Eve fortunately made a landing and were
compelled to fight our way across open
ground to rescue our men. who were in
scme tall grass, distance of over seventy
five yards. Private Claucy. Company H.
was shot in the right instep in our advance
across this ground There was no cover OF
any kind that We could avail ourselves of
ard we were placed in tfe center of a circle
Of rifle r1re on open ground We could
have taken position I'm the grass (Where
we could not be seem. but by doing so we
could not command a view of the enemy s
movements. l sent two men In there 10
bury Privates Pomelow and Loose in the
trenches the men had made. while we
guarded them. the insurgents continuing
the fire and we returning 1t. AS soon as
could l got the wounded men and their
companions, thirteen in all, into the boats
and We boarded the steamer and returned.
THE streets of Catub.g were covered with
dead Insurgents, and l saw two floating
down the river. l should estimate their
loss was over two hundred The town was
fortified at every turn. particularly along
the river front. where the in>lrgcnts used
bags of rice. dirt and hemp for breast
works. On arriving at the place where We
had destroyed their blockade found that
they had made another attempt to block
our passage for they had made a rope of
long bamboo strips and cane, had attached
1t to the highest tree. and stretched 1t
across the river in the hope that tho smoke
stacks Of the steamer would pull 1t down
on U.S. but the rope was hurriodiy and poor
ly made and snapped.
81 strongly recommend the men OF my
detachment for the bravery and courage
and perseverance they displayed in their
when there was no support available for
them If they should lose. and absolutely no
retreat"