Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-10-05
COMPANY C,9TH,NASROUTED
INSURGENTS QUICK ATTACK.
While Our Soldiers Were mt Break
fast They Were Fired Upon by an
Overwhelming Force - twenty
-Four Mapnped to Escnpe-Stores
and Ammunition Captured.

MANILA, Oct. IA disastrous fight
between United States troops and in
surgents has occurred in the island OF
Samar, near Balangiga. A large body
of insurgents attacked company c,
Ninth infantry, only twenty-four men,
bers of the company escaping. All the
others are reported killed. The COM
many was at breakfast when attacked,
and made a determined resistance, but
the overwhelming number of the in
surgents compelled them to retreat.
OF the survivors who have arrived at
Basey. eleven were wounded. Accord
ing to the latest returns, the strength
of the company was 72. The survivors
include Capt Thomas w. Connolly,
Lieut.. Edward A. Bumpus, and DR.. r.
S. Griswold, surgeon.
Capt. Edwin V. Bookmiller of the
Ninth infantry, reports that Gen.
Hughes is assembling force to attack
the insurgents.
The insurgents captured all the
stores and ammunition of the COM
pany, and all the rifles except twelve.
Capt. Lawrence ]. Hearn, of the
Twenty-frst infantry, reports a severe
engagement with insurgents near Can
delaria, bhe Americans losing one
killed and two wounded. The insur-
gent loss has not been ascertained.
Later.
Manila, Oct. General Hughes,
from the island of Sonar, reports the ar
rival of Sergeant Markley and one pri-
vate at Tannan from the fight at Balan-
giga, here over 40 men of Company c,
Ninth infantry, were killed by insurgents,
who attacked the troops while at break
fast. The men who have reached Tannan
say the officers of the company, who were
at first reported to have escaped, were
killed, with the majority of the company.
The troops were attacked while unprepar-
ed by 400 bolomen, of whom the Ameri
cans killed about l4O. Many of the sol
diers were killed in their quarters before
they had time to grasp their rifles
General Hughes is going to the scene of
the disaster and will personally command
the troops,
Uprising Is Planned.
A new branch of the katipunan has
been discovered at Tariac, the capital of
the province Of that name. Tie object of
the society is the slaughter Of the whites.
Mareeino Mativille president II Danoang,
is the chief of the new branch, which in
cludes numbers of the native constAbulary,
who were recently armed. One policeman
admits that he was taxed 81 and was or
dered to make bolos. A regular collection
has been made by the organization by ma
tiVes, either by persuasion ,or threats, and
an uprising had been planned for an early
date
The conditions in Tayanbas a nd Batan-
gas are not reassuring The worst form
OF guerrilla warfare prevails there. The
insurgent forces are distributed under COW
er along every road and trail, and wait for
travellers in ambush. The nsureent lead
er Caballos tWho formerly belonged to
General Cables command but who re-
fused to surrender with ,jlllle,, is retreat
ing to the mountains. The maln forces
OF the insurgents are scattered in bands
over the province where they dig up rifles
when there is an opportunity to use them.
VOYAGING 70 SHINY cIINUES