Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-05-18

MORE DETAILS OF THE RLOODY
THREE DAYS, ENGAGEMENT.
The Heaviest Loss OF life the Ameri-
can Army Has Sustained I'm Any
One Engagement I'm the Philippine
islands Tie Streets of the Town
Covered With Dead Insurzeufs

Washington, May 16.-The officials Of
the War Department, after waiting for
nearly a week to hear something from
General Macarthur at Manila, conffr-
snatory of the press report of the bloody
three days engagement at Catubig,
which resulted in the heaviest loss OF
life the American army has sustained
In any one engagement in the Philip
pines, yesterday cabled General Mac
Arthur request for informat ton. The
answer was received to-day confirming
the press reports, and adding some in
teresting details. General Macarthur
transmitted a report from Henry T. AL
len, major Of the Forty third Volun-
teers, who commanded the United
States forces on the island of Samar It
appears that the force was divided
among several ports Of Samar and,
while details are still lacking, it Is be-
neved that this particular force was
besieged at Catubig and was command
ed, not by a commissioned officer, but
by a sergeant either George or Hall,
! both Of whom were killed. Catubig,
where the engagement occurred Is
J seaport town of nearly 10000 inhabi-
tantS. General MacArthur's cablegram
is as follows:
Manila, May 16.-With reference to
your telegram of 14th. The rumored en-
gagement in Samar reported cablegram
of General Otis, May 4th, has been con.
| f1rmed by reports recently received
from Henry T. Allen, FOrty-third Regi-
ment, L. s. V. l., commanding Samar
Island. That detachment Of thirty-one
men stationed at Catubig, were at
tackled April 18th by 600 men, with 200
rifles and one cannon. Our men were
Quartered in a convent, which was fired
the next day by burning hemp thrown
from an adjoining church. The detach-
! ment attempted to escape by the river.
The men getting into a boat were kill
ed; the remaining men entrenched
themselves near the river and held out
two days longer, facing the most ad-
verse circumstances until rescued by
Lieutenant SWeeny and ten men. Over
200 of the attacking party (many of
them are reported having come from
LuzOn islanD, are reported killed and
many wounded. Lieutenant Sweeny re-
ports the streets covered with dead in
Surgents.
Killed: Sergeants. D. L. George, Will
liam J. Hall; COrporals, Herbert II.
Edwards, John F. J. Hamilton; Cook,
Burton E. Hess: Musician, Burton R
Wagner; PriVates, Treff1ie PomeloW,
Otto B. Loose, Stephen Apperti Joseph
Noel, John E. Kuhn, Ralph Zim, Ed
ward Braman, Chester A. Conklin, Wal
ter E. Collins, Joseph J. Kerins, Henry
Dumas, Philip Sailing and George A.
Slack, all Company H, FOrty-third
Regiment, U. S. V. I.
Wounded: Privates Lester Ruch-
worth, Harry G. Lee, Michael J. Faron,
James H. Clancy, Company H, Forty
third Regiment, U. S. V. l.; Corporal
V. /. Copy Of Henry T. Aliens report
forwarded by mail yesterday. Ioilo
(Panay) cable is broken by earthquake.
Difficult to procure more definite infor-
nation.
(Signed) M'ARTHUR-
Washington. May 1G.-It appears from
late mail advices from Manila that the
prison officials of Bilibid prison, at Ma
Mia, are under investigation on a.
charge of exchanging and releasing
prisoners and receiving bribes. Bilibid
prison, the largest in the Orient, con-
tains thousands of prisoners. The
Americans were obliged to continue
Alcalde Benito and other officials in
charge because they themselves know
nothing of the prison methods or the
Filipino language. 1t is alleged that
! prisoners We're freely exchanged; that
| employ substitutes to serve their term
and that various other forms Of cOrrup-
| ton existed. !