The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
Company G, Ninth Infantry, Is At
tackled by Insurgents on
Island of Sanar.
Accounts Are Conflicting. but it
Seems That the Company Was
Practically Wiped Out.

MANILA, Sept pa disastrous fight
| between United States troops and insurg-
| ents occurred yesterday in the island )f
Samar, near Balangiga. A large body of
insurgents attacked Company c. Ninth
| infantry, only twenty-four members Of
| the company escaping
All the others are reported tn have
been killed
The company were at breakfast when
attacked and made a determined resist
ance; but the overwhelming numbers of
the insurgents compelled them to re-
treat
OF the survivors, who have arrived at
Basey eleven are wounded.
According to the latest returns the
strength of the company was r. The
survivors include Capt. Thomas W. Con
nell, First. Lieut. Edward A. Bumpus
and DR.. R. S. Griswold, surgeon
Capt. Edwin V. Bookmiller, of the
Ninth infantry, reports that Gen. Hughes
is assembling a force to attack the in
surgents.
The insurgents captured all the stores
and ammunition of the company and all
the rifles except &C.
REPORTED TO WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-News of th.
disastrous fight between troops of the
Ninth infantry and the insurgents in the
island of Samar yesterday was sent
promptly by Gen. Hughes, commanding
in that island, to Gen. Chaffee at Ma
Mia, and by him transmitted to the war
department. 1t reached the department
during the early hours today and Adjt-
Gen. Corbin realizing it's Importance, at
once made tpublic, after sending a copy
to the White house. Gen. Chaffee's dis
patch, which agrees with the Associated
Press dispatch, is as follows:
CHA FFEE,S DTCpNrr,1T
Manila, Sept 29-Adjutant General
Washington: Hughes reports following
from Bassey, Southern Samar: TWENTY
four men Ninth regiment, United States
infantry .(wounded) have just arrived
from Balangiga; remainder company
killed. Insurgents secured all company
supplies and all rifles except twelve
Company was attacked during breakfast
morning Sept. 2S. Company seventy-two
strong. Officers:. Thomas w. Connolly,
captain; Edward "A. Bumpus, first lieu
tenant. Dr.. r. S. Gris~old, major sur
geonss escaped. -'Chaffee''
The news created sensation in official
circles. 1t was the first severe reverse
that has occurred for a long time. Still
the officials were not unprepared for news
of just this character from Samar, IN
which the revolution started by Aguinal-
do still continues. Samar is a country
about as large as the state of Ohio, and
the American forces of occupation num-
Der in all between 1900 and $500 men,
These are distributed among various
posts in the island a large number be-
ing located at the more important cen
ters. Spain never made any effort to
occupy 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 Hughes
to the war department was that the num-
Der of insurgent rifles in the island ag-
gregated about three hundred
The Filipinos carried on a
GUERRILLA WARFARE,
and operations against them were diff
cult. The disaster to Company c. of the
Ninth infantry, occurred, it is believed,
while it was engaged in an expedition to
clear the country of rowing bands of
these insurgents. The fact that the
Americans were attacked while at break
fast indicates the daring and pluck of the
insurgents.
Immediately upon receipt of the dis