The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-09
TWENTY KILLED.
Filipinos slay Two Thirds Of
American Garrison.
80 eeslEGED BY HUNDREDS.
For Days They Heroicaliy Resisted
Fire and Bullets. Finally
Rescued by a Handful
Of Men,

An Associated Press dispatch from
Manila last Wednesday says the Aneri-
can garrison at Cstubig, islsni OF So
mar, consisting of 80 men belonging to
the Forty-third regiment, has been at
tackled by rebels. Twenty Of the Am
ericans were killed. The remainder
were rescued. The Americans were
quartered in the Catubig church, which
the enemy, numbering several hundred
men, surrounded and iercely attacked.
The Americans fought for two days
and then the rebels managed to ignite
the roof Of the church and it burned
away and finally fell upon those inside
the edi6ce. The walls remained intact,
however, and were used as shelter By
the besieged Americans for three days
longer, the enemy attacking the build
ing on all sides al once. The Ameri-
cans continued firing from the windows
and doors of the church and did great
execution among the Filipinos. 1t IS
estimated that over 200 of the latter
were killed, many dead bodies being re-
moved from the scene Of the fighting.
After FIVE days resistance by the
Americans lieutenant and eight men
arrived from Laoan and engaged the
besiegers, who thereupon retired. The
fortuate arrival Of these reenforcenents
prevented the annihilation Of the Am.
erican force entrenched in the church
who had repeatedly declined to surren-
der when ordered to do 80 by the Fill
pinos. The ten survivors were without
food, had little ammunition and were
physically exhausted when relieved.
This fight has encouraged the FilipiRos,
who are now acting in an aggressive
manner and threatening that section Of
the coast, particularly the town Of Cata-
mara, whence the garrison probably
will be Withdrawn to Lsoan.
A dispatch from Washington says
Gen. Otis has so far not reported to the
war department the casualties sustained
by the American garrison at Catubig.
The officials believe that ne has been
holding back the news with the object
of supplying it with the names Of the
siege. The loss reported in killed ls
the most severe suffered by the Ameri-
can forces siace the beginning Of the
insurrection, but even so, the oflc!ais
at the war department could not but
express their admiration for the heroic
endurance and courage displayed by
the little garrison.
The department is not informed as
to the composition of this particular
garrison, having only a Tough statement
from the commanding general OF the
disposition Of each regiment among Ger
tain islands, without particulars Of the
location Of each company. The officers
at the department who have seen ser
vice in the Philippines are not sur
prised at the fact that an officer with
eight soldiers was able to raise the
siege. They say that the Flliplnos
were probably dismsyed at the extent
OF the punishment lnnlcteQ upoa tUe0
by the garrison before the relieving
party came, and then they supposed 1t
was but the advance guard of tornld-
able force and ran of.
FoUR MORE KILLD.
A dispatch received at Manila Thurs
day from Iliolo reports that desperate
fight took place at Leambanao ia the
centre Of the Island Of Panay. It sp-
pears that accommodating part OF the
Tgenty-Sixth infantry was surrounded
and that four Of the Americans were
killed and that sixteen others severely
wounded we're left on the field. The
remainder of the soldiers had narrow
escape. The dispatch adds that reen-
forcements were sent from lllolo as
soon as news Of the affair were received
Whereupon the Filipinos retreated to
their mountain stronghold.
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