Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-30
FIFTY AMERICANS
KILLED IN BATTLE
FILIPINoS ATTACK COMPANY AT
BREAKFAST, AND ONLY
TWENTY-FIVE ESCAPE.

MANILA, Sept. pa disastrous fight
between United States troops and insur-
gents occurred yesterday in the island
of Samar, near Balangiga. A large body
of insurgents attacked company c., Ninth
infantry, only twenty-five members of the
company escaping
All the others are reported to have been
killed.
The company were at breakfast when
attacked and made a determined resist
ence; but. the overwhelming numbers of
the insurgents compelled them to retreat.
According TO the latest returns the
strength of the company was seventy
two. The survivors include Captain
Thomas w. Connolly, First Lieutenant
Edward A. Bumpus and DR.. R. s. Girls
void. surgeon.
Captain Edwin V. Bookmiller. OF the
Ninth infantry, reports that General
the insurgents
The insurgents captured all the stores
and ammunition of the company and all
the rifles except 26
Guerrilla Warfare.
The latest report made by General
Hughes to the war department was that
the number of insurgent rifles in the
island aggregated about 300 The Fiji
pinos carried on a guerrilla warfare and
operations dSdlIlSl lntAl were uAACuAls
The disaster to Company c, of the Ninth
infantry occurred, it is believed, while II
was engaged in an expedition to clear the
country of rowing bands of these insur-
gents. The fact that the Americans were
attacked while at breakfast indicates the
pluck and daring of the insurgents.
Immediately upon receipt of the dis
patch Adjutant General Corbin cabled
General Chaffee to send a complete re-
port of the fight and list of the casual
ties.
A well known official of the government.
in speaking of this outbreak against the
American forces in Samar, said he re-
garded it as a consequence Of the assas-
sination of President Mckinley. In all
probability the insurgents had received, he
said, only meager reports of the tragedy,
and possibly believed the shooting to be
the result of some popular outbreak
against the president. The natives had
seized the opportunity in the fiickering
hope of retrieving some of their lost
ground
Exterminated Company.
Company was a portion of the Ninth
regiment of United States infantry,
which went to China at the time of the
Boxer outbreak and while there per-
formed valiant service. Later the troops
went to Manila and were engaged in
provost duty in that city. During the
past summer a battalion of the Ninth
was sent to Samar. Ali the officers con-
nected with Company G, which was al
most wiped out by the insurgents, are
named IN General Chaffee's dispatch.
there being no second lieutenant now
With the company. Captain Thomas ~
Council, who commanded the company,
was appointed to the military academy
from New York in September, 1884, arr
First Lieutenant Bumpus was appoint-d
to the army from Massachusetts, havi--S
served as a private in Company A, First
Massachusetts, heavy artillery. Surgeon
Griswold is a recent addition to the
army. having crossed the Pacific ocean
with Adjutant General COrbin on his re-
cent trip TO the Philippines.
During the trip General Corbin visited
the island of Samar. 1t was just seven
weeks ago tonight, he remarked. when
discussing the news of the disaster 10
Company c, that he was talking with
General Hughes q Iloilo about the con-
dition of affairs in islands,
The point where Company G was sur
prised. he said, was a considerable dis
lance from General Hughes headquar-
ters. He was not surprised at the attack
on the troops in Samar, as that was one
of the islands considered particularly
troublesome The natives along the coast
are friendly, but many of those in the in
terror are regarded as dangerous guerrii-
las