The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-09
AMERICANS KILLED.
TWO-THIRDS OF THE GARRISON
OF A LITTLE TOWN SLAIN.

ln!rly b2Sel9eu Dy hunureuS tut oe'
eraI Days HeroicaIiy Resisted Fir'
and Bullets. ...Fina!iy Rescued b,
| Handful Of Men.
Marila, May 2-The American
garrison at C.tubig, island of Sama'
consisting Of thirty men belonging
to The Forty-third regiment, has bee'
alta .ked by the rebels. Twenty o
the Americans were killed. The re
mainder we're rescued.
The Americans were quartered II
the Catubig church, which the enc
my, numbering several hundred men
surrounded and tiarcely attacked
The Americans fought for two days
and the rebels managed 10 ignite The
roof of The church and it burned
away and finally fell upon those ip'
side the edifce. The walls remained
intact, however, and were used as 6
shelter by the beseiged Americans
for three days longer, the enemy at
tacking the building on all sides al
once.
The Americans continued firing
from the windows aud doors Of the
church and did great execution
among the Fllipinos. tits estimated
that over two hundred of the latter
were killed, many dead bodies being
removed from the scene of the fight
ing.
After FIVE days resista by the
Americans a Lieutenant and eight
men arrived from Laoan and engaged
the beseigers, who there''pon retired
The fortunate arrival Of these re.
inforcement prevented the anpihila
of the American force entrenched in
the church who had repeatedly de
clined TO surrender when ordered tc
do so by the Filipiaos. The tep suE'
vivors were without food, had little
ammunition aud were physically ex,
hausted when relieved.
This fight has encouraged the FL
lip;nos, who are now acting in an ag-
eressive manner and threatening that
section cf the coast. particularly the
town cf Cltamare, whence The garri
son will probably be Withdrawn te
Laoan.
Washington, May 2 General OTIS
has 60 far not reported to the war de
partment the casualties sustained BY
the American garrison at Catubig
Tie officials believed that he has beer
holding back the news with the OBJ
iect OF supplying it with the names o
the seise.
The loss reported in killed is th'
most severe suffered by the America,
forces since the beginning of the in
surrectioo, but even so, the official
at the war department could not bu
express their admiration for the be
roic endurance and courage displaJe
by the little garrison.
The department is not Informed a
to this particular garrison, haVin
only rough statement from tn
Commanding General of the disp(
sition of each regiment among certai
islands, without particulars of th
location of each company.
The officers at the department wh
have seen services in the Philippine
are surprised at the fact that an o
fcer with eight soldiers was able
raise the seige. They say that tt
Fllipinos were probably dismsyed
the extent of the punishment il
hicted upon them by the garrison b
fore the relieving party came, ar
then they supposed it was but tt
advance guard of a formidable for
and ran tf.
INSURGENTS PREPARED FOR ACTIN
CAMPAIGN.
Washington, May 2 2-Recent mt
advices to the war department fro
the Philippines indicate that the la
est plan of the insurgents is to {
caniza into mounted bands of II
and harass the American fJrc
wherever possible. Those bands W
be scattered throughout the islam
and will be in daily communicate
With each other as far as possit
by means Ct scouts, who will car
;. the orders to govern concerted mo'
| rients ard a!l information concer
o irg retreats, reinforcemeDts, etc.
According to The Liberal, the