The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-10-03
Fea:fuI Slaughter of Our Me1 in tie
Philippines.
OF Y MEN, "A ESCAPED DEATH.
Were Surprised While at Breakfast
Saturday Morning, on the Island oi
Sarar-News Created Sensation
in This Country.

Manila, by SNdDic- "A
fight between United States troops ana
insurgents occurred Saturday IN the
island of Samar. near Balangiga. A
large body of insurgents attacked
Company C, Ninth Infantry, only y
members of the company escaping.
All Others are reported to have been
killed. The company were at break
fas. when attacked and made deter
mined resistance. but the overwhe!m'
ing number CT the insurgents compcir
ed them to retreat or the survivors
who have arrived at Bassey, II are
wounded.
According to the latest returns the
strength of the company was Y. The
survivors include Captain Thomas ".
ConDelly. First Lieutenant Edward
Bumpus, and DR.. R. S. Griswold, sur
geoD.
Captain Edward V. Bookmiller. ci
the Ninth Infantry, reports that Gen
eral Hughes is assembling force tc
attack the insurgents. The insurgents
CAPTURED all the stores and ammun!-
ton OF the company and all the rifles
except &c.
Washington. Special.-News OF the
disastrous fight between troops OF the
Ninth Infantry and the insurgents n
the island OF Samar was sent prompt
ly by General Hughes, command!r2
in that island, to General Chaffee at
Manila, and by him transmitted to the
War Department. 1t reached the De-
partmert during the early hours Sat
urday and Adjutant General Gorbi1
realizing it's Importance. at once mace
il public after sending copy to the
White House. General Chaffee's dis
Latch. which agrees with the Associa.
ted Press dispatch. is as follows:
Manila, Sept 90.
"Adjutant General. Washington:
Hughes reports the following from
Bassey. Southern Samar. Twenty-foIr
men Of Company C, Ninth Regiment.
United States Infantry, eleven wound.
ed. have just arrived from Balanglga.
The remainder of the company killed.
The insurgents secured all the conf
pany supplies and all rifles except II.
The company was attacked during
breakfast on the morning of Septen'
Der 28. The company was Y strong.
Officers. Thomas w. Connolly. cap
Main; Edward A. Bumpus. first lieu
tenant. and DR.. r. S. Griswold, major
surgeon, escaped
The news created sensation in DIN.
c;a! circles. 1t was the first severe
reverse that has occurred for long
time Still the officials were not un.
PREPARED for news Of just this charac-
ter crcm Samar, in which the revoiu.
tiCa started by Aguinaldo still con-
tinues. Samar is country about AZ
large as the State Of Ohio and tie
American forces Of occupation number
il all between 1000 and $500 men.
These are distributed among various
posts in the island. large number
being located at the more important
centres. Spain never made any effort
to occupy Samar and it only has been
fo- probably three months past that
the United States have undertaken
the work. The latest report made by
General Hughes to the War Depart.
meGt was that the number Of insur-
gem rifles in the island aggregated
about 900. The Fil!pinos carried on
guerilla warfare and operations
agaist 4hem were difficult. The dis.
2ster to Company c occurred. it is BE-
lieved, while it was engaged in an ex.
pcdition to clear the country of rowing
bands Of these insurgents The fact
that the Americans were attacked
while at breakfast indicates the pluck
and daring OF the insurgents.
TuO Men K;IIad bx, E,JI