The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03
DISASTER IN PHILIPPINES
Samar Rebels Kill 48 Soldiers Of
Company G, Ninth Infantry.
UNREASONABLE AreREAkFAsr

Twenty.F our Men Escaped, OF Which
Eleven Are Wounded-lnsurgents
Capture All the Stores and Ammu.
milton Of the Company.
Manila. Sept. 30.-A disastrous fight
between United States troops and in.
surgents occurred on Saturday in the
island Of Samar, near Balangiga. A
large body Of insurgents attacked
Company c. Ninth Infantry, only "a
members Of the company escaping
All the others are reported to have
been killed.
The company was at breakfast when
attacked and made q determined re.
sistance. but the overwhelming mum.
bers Of the insurgents compelled them
to retreat. OF the survivors who have
arrived at Basey IL are wounded.
According to the latest returns the
strength Of the company was u.
Captain Edwin v. Bookmiller. Of the
Ninth Infantry. reports that General
Hughes is assembling o force to at.
tack the insurgents.
The insurgents captured all the
stores and ammunition OF the company
and all the rifles except 26.
Washington. Oct. loving to the
distance from Manila Of the scene Of
the massacre Of Company c, the OH.
cials Of the war department do not
expect a response to their order for
q full list Of the casualties before some
time today. However. they feel as
sured that the officers Of the ill.fated
company certainly perished. These Of.
fcers are
CAPTAIN THOMAS w. CONNELL.
FIRST LIEUT.. EDWARD A. BUMPUS.
MAJOR SURGEON r. S. GRISWOLD.
A question having arisen a. to the
accuracy OF the cablegram received
at the war department on Sunday
from General ChafYee, the cable com.
pany was directed to repeat 1t. The
repetition disclosed some inaccuracies
that materially change the message.
As corrected the dispatch reads:
Manila. Sept. 29.
"Adjutant General, Washington.
Hughes reports following from
Bassey, southern Samar:
"Twenty.four men, Company c.
Ninth Regiment, United States Infan.
try. II wounded. have just arrived
from Balangiga: remainder company
killed. Insurgents secured all com.
pany supplies and all rifles except
three. Company was attacked during
breakfast. morning September 2S:
company ~ strong; officers, Thomas
w. Connell. captain; Edward A. Bum.
pus, first lieutenant; DR., r. S. Girls
void. major surgeon. CHAFFEE."
The news created sensation In Of
ncial circles. 1t was the first severe re-
verse that has occurred for a long
time. Still the officials were not un-
prepared for news Of just this charac.
ter from Samar, In which the revolu-
ton started, by Aguinaldo still con-
tinues. Samar is o country about a.
large as tho state Of Ohio, and the
American forces Of occupation number
in all between 1000 and $500 men.
These are distributed among various
posts in the island, . large number be-
ing located at the more important
centres.
Spain never made any effort to oc-
cupy Samar. and 1t only has been for
probably three months past that the
United States has undertaken that
work. The latest report made by Gen.
eral Hughes to the war department
was that the number Of insurgent rifles
In the island aggregated about 800.
The Filipinos carried on a guerilla
warfare. and operations against them
were difficult. The disaster to Com
triumphal entry to the City Of Light.
red, 1t is believed, while 1t was engaged
in an expedition to clear the country
of rowing bands Of these insurgents.
The fact that the Americans were at
tackled while at breakfast indicates the
daring and pluck Of the insurgents.
A well.known official Of the govern
ment. in speaking of this outbreak
against the American forces in Samar,
said he regarded It as consequence
of the assassination Of President Nc
Knley. In all probability the insur-
gents had received, he said, only mea.
ger reports of the tragedy, and posi-
bly, believed the shooting to be the
result Of some popular outbreak
against the President. The natives
had seized the opportunity in the flick
ering hope Of retrieving some OF their
lost ground.
Company C was a portion of the
Ninth Regiment of United States In
fantry, which went to China at the
time of the Boxer outbreak, and where
they performed valiant service. Later
the troops went to Manila and were
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