New-York tribune., 1900-08-21

an heroic account Of themselves by killing more
en@n ina & Two nInaTeq b 1bg oss %1S At t6 t6e
time quarteTed IN the convent Al 0 a m; april
from the hills on both sides as well as from every
and night. and was vigorously resumed at a. m
the following morning. At q. m the cannon be-
This sort Of attack continued until the third day,
when a large number Of the insurgents got INTO
geant George charged on the church, killing large
the TindowS Of the same the INSURGENTS threw
the side of the convent and thus set il on Are
As this building soon became untenable, the DE-
iasses " n Of tbe men Of the 10 de[aehenf except
Sergeant Hall, Corporal Carson and fifteen pri-
gs t5 mRd f & get gt2 20a M fnd and IN S IS
men began intrenching themselves near the river,
held out two days longer in the face Of most sd-
verse circuEns tances, until rescued
heroic incident OF the CatU6ig engagement was the
rescue by Lieutenant Sweeney and ten When
the steamer was about one mile from the town he
lashed together. These were removed, and the
ascent continued TO WlJhln IA a rev nGndrea nuns yaras,
a engagement taking place The steamer was put
- e11baTk his detschmenr on TWO small boats but
before finishing this corporal shot in the
side and q private in the leg. He finally made
landing and was then compelled TO fight his way
seventy-fve yards distant. In doing this Private
succeeded in burying those Of our dead that could
found
'aThe streets were covered with dead insurgents
along the river front, where the insurgents used
bags Of rice and dirt; hemp was also used for
This detachment lost al its ausrternnastsr and
raent to save all its ammunition and practically
all IT'S rifles. The shot getting into the boat
had so much ammunition their persons that
they Immediately went to the bottom Of the river"
The following is a complete list Of the killed and
Killed -sergeants Dustin L cserge and William
? J. Hamilton: Cook Burton F Hess; Musician
6tto r Loose stephano ADuerti Joseph NOEL
John John E Kuhn, Ral0b Il zim. Edward Braman sr
J Kerius Henry Dumas, Philip Sailing and George
woUnded-Pr4vates Lester Rushworth. Henry C.
Lee Michael J. F7Tr9B. Connany n ", H C9rporal @
rrobar1v recover although their wounds are bad
owing TO lack Of medical attention.
NOT ALL BUsHwHAcKING
II IS mistake 20 suppose all the fighting Eoing
on nowadays in the Philippines is bushwacking
The Americans continue to go against good
trenches constructed on commanding positions. and
they even have at times to dislodge the enemy
from stone forts. Take for example the work the
43d Infantry has lately been doing Leyte Island.
An expedition against General Mojicas stronghold
was made by four columns Of this regiment during
which the Americans carried three distinct lines
Of intrenchments crowning hiltops approachabie
only over such steep ascens that the enemy rolled
powders down upon the advancing troops. In
other expedition against the town of Hlongas, in
Southern Leyte, in which the AID assisted by
the Navy the enemy In masonry fortress,
whose strong walls successfully resisted the shells
from the gunboats, so Colonel Murray carried the
fort by charge in which the Americans lost four
men. The enemy's loss in this fight seventy
buried" twenty-nine wounded and fifty captured.
besides about seventy-hve rifles. some stores
ammunition. clothing and five muzze loading brass
cannon The resistance 20 this attack was pro-
longed and stubborn, and many of the enemy es-
capped from the fort by means NJ underground
tunnels. which the American troops did not dis
The FIRE Of the enemy was good and well con-
trolled. and why Of the Americans were NOT
hit is mystery. Captain Polk was wounded N
this fight.
Lieutenant John H. Evens. a very capable oracer
Of the 4$d, killed with two other men on
Samar Island, while leading charge against son,e
concealed trenches. The service can Ill arnrd ~
lose such men Evens
Commenting upon their recent work IN sauar
and Leyte an officer Of the 43d said
And this is what is called guerilla warfare, Con-
stanty fighting fortified lines Of works against an
enemy who has little idea Of quitting
RECORD OF THE FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT
The 4Sd landed in samar and Leyte about Febru
ary l. During the first four months OF their occu-
patton OF this territory the regiment lost by dis
ease three men; killed IN action. thirty-six men;
missing and probably killed. three men, and wound
ed. siXty-eght men. which gives a total 10 men
I'D 10 within q few days the 4sd about
equally distributed the %isayan islands
Of Sama- and Leyte. and there were not enough