The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-18
ATTACKED BY INSURGENTS
American Troops Suffer a Second
Disaster in Samar.

Disaster in Samar.
give Hundred BOIomen EnEnEe
FurtN-SiN of the Ninth Infantry.
The Rebels Kill Ten and Wound
Six. Losing One Hundred in the
FiEht-T,vo Gunbpnts Sent From
CHtbnIognn to The scene Of the
Enlargement ON the Gnndnru River
MANILA. oct IS.-Another disaster TO
Ameriaaa troops in Samar is reported
h,re- Forty-si, men of the Ninth Iufau-
Try. on the Gandara River. were attack
ed by so insurgeut bolomen. Ten Of the
Americans were slain and six wounded.
After the hEht had been in progress
for some time re-enforccments arrived
FOR the Americans and the other men Of
the Ninth. il is said. were rescued.
During the engagement 100 Of the BoIo-
men were killed and a large number
wounded.
Il is believed here that the rebels re-
tired for the purpose of securing re-en-
1orccmouts.
As soon as the news Of the attack was
wore despatched to the scene. General
Smith going in person to the aid Of the
American troops.
War Department officials. from an cx-
animation OF the map Of the Samar re-
slon- are ct the opinion that a l,tach-
mont OF the Ninth Infantry was ascending
the River BanEaghon 10 Gaudara an i'm
pOTJant town about twenty miles from the
seacosSt, and that, when nearing this
pace theE were rushed by the bUlOmen.
The scene CT the conflict is less than ffty
miles from CatbalOgan. the military head
quarters ut the Island Of Samar. and il
illustrates iue daring of the natives in ven
turing So near the headguarterS This
latest attack is viewed with some appre-
hension 10y the military authorities here
ana there Is BELIEF thst General Hughes
has unoeTeSumgted The fighting strength
OF The iasIrrectiOu. This belief is confirm
Cd in a report made by General Hughes
10 General thaffce in August. q CODY of
which has Just been received at the Mar
Hughes saws
The progress in Samar IS satisfactory
lh some ways and not In others. The
slFbdUi1g Of the fighting prOpensities OF
the var faction is reduced almost 20 a
nuihtN- The growth Of OUr strength in
the estimation IF the people is also quite
sausi2ctoTy- The fact is, their love for
the H,Sh pots and incidentally for the
americans UnQ represent said pots is
growing hurcvusoIue as the securing OF
the hemp with which 10 pay tor rice is
2 d
our posts WAere the commander has CN-
SrCised good judgment colonies OF natives
have come in and settled and concluded
they would set up their Larps and Peuates
under our wing These colonies differ in
strength but IN this vicinity or between
the Hlbitdn and the Gandara Rivers
about sixteen thousand have come IN. In
Ile interior. Bal&nca Aurora, EaNiran,
Md>ugulnao. Oquendo, etc. have their
CeiNiIes. The correspondence the troops
have captured shows that he armed
q hrs a inc Al
trcin military control Of the NicOl leaders.
- ne uisSa ausfactory features are the
slcHnesS Of the process Of conversion the
IAiiuie 70 get the rifles, and the slowness
ais1 the difficulty in making roads and
trans. Every foot presents a peculiar OBJ
stacic, but The troops are doing am that
can be justly demaEded Of them. and
while efforts have been made to push
things faster, ] am entirely satisfied with
IN, results thus Tar secured 1 enclose a
map which Will show the commanding
general at a glance our situation with
the exception of two stations which IL is
HOt'c 70 occupy when all the Ninth In
ianiry IS IN position. The commands are
small bGt hope I have not made a mis-
take in understanding the dghrina abiI-
lay OF the forces now IN the field against
Us would feel quite easy il an officers
a. tn, 'IEthlZtJoGS were present. but it
s iully appreciated that some OF the de
IlSilii''l Jus are commanded by officers
VINO have really never been shot over
JUST al TINS date the bulk Of the rifles
seem 20 ha in the region Just west Of rhg
CatubiE River There are now i've a.
taGhmcnts ln there making IL uucomfo-t-
dbie Tor people one on the pambuf+n.
one on the MuulI1SOu. two moving faef
iINiA lut upper Catarman. and one NOV
lI.S Lorth rom IaEiran and san EUrs91ls
me Pan. H}an Mountain IS the obiect.--e.
ments-
The people Of BohoI seem to be grad
Od'iF coming 10 the opinion that they
Hnaoc "a mistake and are showing svrlr5-
toms Of a change OF front
,I4e Ninth Infantry is said 10 be one
sI lh' btst regiments IN the regular army.
h' regiment was on the Western frontier
Lor many years and saw hard service fu
nEnung the Indians In the S-utfaao
campaign il took ja-t in the assault on
san Juan Hill. being part Of NVykon :
EriSade- After the surrender Of the
bpaniards, the r. gim INT was assigned IA
march into Santiago and protect The city
IN March H95 the Ninth left Madison
Barracks for the Philippines and took
part IN several engagements in General
LaWtOn s. column. While IL was MARCHING,
through northern Luzon. one Of its Off
GERS MAJOR Rockefeller, disappeared and
has never since been heard Of When the
ellles were about 20 march 70 the relief Of
Peking. the Ninth was sent from Manila
and suffered severely I'm the hghtir .
about IlentSIl. where its commander.
Colonel I-isCum. WAS killed.
After tEr troubles iU China had been
settled, The regiH pa returned 90 the Phil
lBplHcS- ana on S. -Eur ~. Company &
was surprised at EalangiEa on tho Island
OF Ssln'r oy large b7cY Of rebels said
10 have been led by the presdeute Of the
tnNn- ihe men, who were at breakfast.
were shot with their own rifles. About
fortT-hVc Of them Were killed and. accord
Ing 60 reports received afterWard. the
bodies We're burned. Re-enfOrcements
were az once sent 90 the island with i'm
structiOns 10 punish the rebels des-
patch ~ Manila on October stated
that General tnrii,- had seuL batraI-
lon Of the Seventh and TwCnty-Sixth Reg
imtnts tC the place where the massacre
occurred with Instructions TO CARY ON
the seFerest kind Of warfar- Colonel
toote- with two companies. arrived az
Bal1nEiEI within short time lie r.
ported that he had found the town de-
serted and had burned it. d WAS also
stated by IN" army officers that the char
red remslus Of fOTfy-fiyC Americans had
been IOund iu o. trench. Baau2iga and
Gancara are on the west coast ~ the ISL
and of Samar.
WORD FROM GENERAL CHAFFFF
An OnninI Rennrt ON thc I.i.h1 ir.