The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-27
Y0UNG'S ROUNDUP IN LUZON
Husky Boys on Horseback Scared
Rilipinos into Fits

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! Washington, May A.-The war depart
ment has made public the report of Bri
| gadier General Young, commanding Z
provisional cavalry brigade, of his cam
| paign IN Northern Luzon from October
| II to January I, last, during which he
rode entirely around the opposing forces
| Of Aguinaldo and Macarthur, q, distance
| Of about 80 miles. and worried and broke
up the insurgent forces so that Mac.
Arthur was enabled to move forward
without any formidable organized resist.
ance
General Young's command was com.
posed at various times Of portions of the
Third and Fourth cavalry. the Macabebe
battelion Of native scouts under Major
Batson, the Fourth cavalry, and the
TwentY-second, Twenty-fourth, Thirty
third. Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth in
fantry. According to the report, General
Young started from San Fernando de PAM
pagna on October II, moved up the east
bank Of the Pampanga river, passed
around the TANKS Of the enemy, who were
scattered between the river and the rail-
road, and struck the sea on the west
coast Of Luzon TO the north Of both COM
batants. having accomplished the mission
entrusted him of protecting the right and
rear Of MacArthur's forces. This ride
through the enemy's country was, Gen.
eral Young says, accomplished by many
hardships and deal of sharp and at
times exceptionally fierce fighting.
The attack upon and capture Of San
Isidro by Major Balance and a battal-
ion Of the Twenty-second infantry gained
special Inentionand high commentator in
General Young's report: at is the finest
and most efficient battalion I have ever
seen in the American army" he says,
land notwithstanding a dcplorable scar
city and total absence at times of food,
clothing and shelter, did most remarkable
work in the face Of the greatest difficult
les"
The town was occupied by Young's
forces only after the most stubborn at
tack and perhaps the liveliest agmeent
of the whole campaign. The report says
that Batsor, with his Macabebes. also
was foremost in the fighting at all times,
repulsing CALAMITY a force of insurgents
uCdt dIldc. III THIS encounter
ant Boutelle was killed while tAarging at
the head Of his company.
General Young particularly mentions
the deplorable condition of the roads and
the rails. At one point he says: "Of
oil the sloughs of despond We waded
through, this was the most diabolical, and
the rain was almost continuous for forty
eight hours In another part he men
through mud knee and girth deep"
Although there was at times stubborn
resistance by the Filipinos, the rapid and
manner in which they were dis
posed of at some point was most ludirc-
Gus. At Tambo Barrio the report states,
a company of insurgents were attacked
and disposed so effectually that they were
never again seen. Some distance from
Ordanoto, where General Young was re-
ceived by the natives with great rejoic-
ing. Major Swigert, with a squadron of
the Third cavalry. encountered at night
fall an insurgent column Of 600 strong,
which was following in the rear Of
Aguinaldo's pack train. The unexpected
appearance" says the roptr. ''of the big
horses with white men astride galoping
madly through the dust with the troop
ars yelling like mad. soon found the panic
stricken natives Officers and men crawl
ing through the thicket in wholesale re-
treat, throwing their arms away"