The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-07
He Defeated the FilipinOs In
Every Battle.
HARD FIGHTING DONE
DIFFICULTIES UNDER WHICH
THE TROOPS LABoRED.
Hen Marched in Water Up to Their
Waists-Great Loss of Life on the
Part of the Insurgents-How
Aguinaldo's Child and Mother
Were Captured.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The war de-
partment has made public the report
Of General Lloyd Wheaton upon his
operations from San Fabian southwark
last November. The report is made up
Of an account of a success of combats
with the insurgents ranging from a
small skirmish to a battle wherein the
insurgents had 1000 men engaged.
The expedition was composed OF Z,OO0
men and was supported by the navy IN
landing near San Fabian General
Wheaton says the cooperation of the
navy was most gratifying, opposition
was encountered from the very Deglr-
min the insurgents firing from their
trenches upon the landing parties and
requiring Smelling by the naval vessels
to silence them.
As soon as General Wheaton landed,
however, they Tetrested upon Dagupan,
making feeble resistance. On the 10th
of November Major March with one
battalion of the Thirty-third, attacked
the enemy, 500 strong, under Colonel
Carlas, on the Magaldan road, killed
seventy insurgents, including the colo
mel; wounded large number and dis
persed the forces SO that it never re
assembled.
On the 18th of November Colonel
Hare, with eleven companies and one
Calling, attacked the enemy, 100 to
1900 strong. fully entrenched, at San
JacintO. The men had TO march up to
their waists in water. The enemy made
an unusually spirited resistance, but
was broken and completely smashed
within three hours with a loss Of 134
killed. His force fed southwark
Major Logan Fell.
It was in this battle that Major LO-
gan was killed. He commanded the
center battalion, and most Of the Amer
lean killed and wounded fell near LO-
gan. General Wheaton says:
''The conduct of Major Logan was
most gallant and greatly worthy of
his name"
The report records without comment
the capture by CTOnin's battalion Of
the Thirty-third infantry of Buenca-
mino, one of the principal Philippine
leaders; an adjutant, a secretary of
Aguinaldo's, the child son Of AguinaldO
Aguinald0's mother, and S1,SSS in gold
and s1,191 in silver.
The various movements of small
commands made in the attempt to head
off Aguinaldo in his retreat are set out
in detail. The principal event Of this
pursuit was the battle in the GambOles
mountains conducted by Major Bell and
Captain Fowler. 1t resulted in the en-
tire dispersal Of the insurgent force and
the capture Of all his artillery -four
teen pieces. arsenal, stores. etc.
In summing up his campaign, Cen
eraI Wheaton says: All Of the in
structiOns Of General Otis were success
fully carried out The enemy was sue
cessfully defeated in every combat and
n era tad %
ing to the mountains on the north to
carry on a guerilla warfare"
Praises the Volunteers.
In conclusion. General wheaton par
tculaTly mentions the Thirty-third in
fantry volunteers for gallant services.
saying: The accuracy of their fire
makes this one of the most formidable
regiments in the service"
Colonel Bisbee and his Thirteenth in
fantry are also commended, while for
gallant conduct the report names Colo
mel Hare, Lieutenant Colonel BreretOn,
Major March. Captain J. F. Green,
Thirty third infantry, and Major John
A. Logan. OF the latter he says:
Major Logan was conspicuous for
gallant condact and his death comes
as personal bereavement to the many
in this command who knew him Well
Others mentioned for valuable serv-
ice are Surgeon Shields, Captain Day,
Thirty-third infantry; Captain How
land, Twenty eighth infantry; Lieuten-
ant Smith Twentieth infantry: Lieu
tenant Bash Thirteenth infantry; Lieu
tenant Healy, Thirty-third infantry;
Captain Fowler, Thirty-third infantry,
and Lieutenant Sickle. corps Of en-
gineerS.