The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-26

Caloocan prudent? Our flank would be
greatly exposed at Maraquina. You had
all your available troops under arms
all night and portion OF them must
have rest and sleep, SO that you could
not place more than 5000 men on line
permanently. I think ~Stotsenburg
meant reservoir, not w~aterworks.
"OTIs."
THE Nebraska regiment and Ten
nessee battalion advanced rapidly dur
ing the morning and captured the
powder house and ,~deposito, and the
South Dakota regiment o. the left
drove the enemy from all their in
trenchments as far to the westward
as the Lico road, and about o the
following telegram was sent to Cen
eral Macarthur:
Reported that insurgent troops
were arriving all night and this morn
ing for service in your front. Think
line you suggest from coast to Chinese
hospital your proper one, not permit
ting Stotsenburg to expose your right
flank unnecessarily. OTIS"
THE insurgents had firm possession
OF the railway and all of Its rolling
stock. and were utilizing 1t to the best
advantage in forwarding to Caloocan
its troops from the north. To my dis
patch General Macarthur replied as
follows.
Have your dispatch. Will act &C.
cordingly and try and occupy Chinese
hospital and extend the line to the
left from that point. We have every
thing now to include blockhouse 4.
and I houa Nh darhf vvhap rn1nnal
Kessler gets a gun, which l have sent
to the front. We will demolish and
occupy the hospital IL it is still de-
Tended by the insurgents. At 1920 a.
IN. Stotsenburg Is crossing San Juan
river at the bridge; have authorized
him to proceed according to your ad-
vice, as the left Of the insurgent line
still holding on. n at all events not
yet occupied by us.
MACARTHUR"
TELEGRAM FROM STOTSENBUkG.
At noon III February 6 S~totsenburg
telegraphed from the water reservoir
the following:
General Macarthur instructs me to
wire suggestions about w~aterworks.
They should be taken and a line Of
pipe occupied and guarded. I think l
can do 1t from here and II necessary
run the pumps, occupying the high
ground In rear and connecting with
the left of the First division at San
Fedro Macati. My command consists
of the First Nebraska. Tennessee bat
talon, the two . companies of the
Colorado regiment and four pieces OF
artillery. There Is no engineer at the
waterwOrks. and no coal. | do not
think we shall find any difficulty be-
tween here and there.
"STOTSENBURG."
"Stotsenburg's command was aug.
mented by a battalion of the Twenty
third infantry from the provost guard,
under command of Major Goodale, and
I was directed to proceed and carry
Out his plan. Later that evening
sent for General Hale, who com.
manded the right brigade OF MacAr-
thurs line. informing him that l had
just received information that a part
of St~otsenburg's command was in diff
ficulty, having been attacked by in
surgents, and that it was short of am!
munition and without water. Hale at
once proceeded to the deposito and
wired me Tat Stotensburg upon leav.
ing the waterworKs had ordered Good
ale to take his battalion out the Mara.
quina road, extending his right to cos-
meet with his (Stotsenburg's) left, and
continued:
Although | had not contemplated
sending my troops to Maraquina, I
did not consider 1t desirable to change
orGers and leave StOtsenburg's left
flank without the protection he was
anticipating, and as there was little
resistance met through the district
travelled, and as we heard no firing on
our left, there appeared to be no spe.
cial danger in Goodale's position. We
threw some shells in the direction of
the headquarters at Maraquina to
show them hat they were covered
by artillery fire and to deter them
from any attacK they might make on
Goodale's command. Hale"
General Hale ascertained that the
reports which | mad received we're
greatly exaggerated and that no por.
ton of Stotsenburg's command was
in any immediate danger. He at once
adopted measures to keep open COM
municatiOn with the pumping station,
which Stotsenburg had successfully
reached by mean Of large detach.
ments whic.. patrollea the four miles
of road between Leposito and the sta
ton, and the following morning l re-
ceived this telegram frcm General
| Macarthur:
"Stotsenburg just reports that he
has found the missing pump machin.
cry, that insurgents have abandoned
Maraquina, and that ten companies
went toward Pasig. This command
has been actively enga led since Fri
day and wants to rest today and to-
morrow. I have authorized him.to do
so and not to make any further active
movement of any kim without specific
orders. MACARThv4..
In the closing account of the early
days of the struggle, General Otis tells
how the 4>ebraskans had found the
missing machinery Of the waterworks,
and how steps were at once taken to
put the machinery in order, so that
In a couple OF days the city was again
plentifully supplied with water. d