The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-10-04
AN AMERICAN REVERSE.
Company c. Ninth Infantry, Almost
Annihilated by Filipinos
In Samar.
COMPANY ATTACKED At BREAKFAST.
or seventy-Two only Twsnty-four rs
capped. Eleven OF These Being wound
ed-AII the Company stores. Ammuni-
ton anu RIDES. Except Twenty-six
Kines Were ost.


Manila. Sept. 30.-A disastrous fight
between United States troops and IN
surgcnts occurred Saturday, in the
Island of Samar, near Balangiga-
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 were ut breakfast
when attacked. and made determined
resistance, but the overwhelming num-
bers of the insurgents compelled them
TO retreat.
OF the survivors. who have arrived
at Bazey. IL are wounded.
According TO the latest returns he
strength of the company was 70. The
survivors include Capt. Thomas w.
Cornell. First Lieut.. Edward A. Bum
pus, and DR.. Il. 5. Griswold, surgeon.
Capt. Edwin v. Bookmillcr. of the
Ninth infantry. reports that Gen.
Hughes is assembling force to at
tack the insurgents.
The insurgents captured all the
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pany and all the rifles except 20.
Washington, Sept. 3o.-News of the
disastrous fight between troops of the
Ninth infantry and the insurgents in
the island of Samar, yesterday. was
sent promptly by Gen. Hughes, CON-
. handing in that island, to Gen. Chat
fee, at Manila, and by him transmit
ted to the war department. 1t
reached the department during the
early hours yesterday, and Adj't.-Gen.
Corbin. realizing its Importance, at
once made it public. after sending a
copy TO the White House.
Gen. Chaffee's dispatch, which agrees
with the press dispatch. is as follows:
Manila, Sept. 20.
"Adiutant General. Washington:
Hughes reports following from
Bsasey. southern Samar: Twentyfour
men. Ninth regiment, L. 5. I--wound-
ed-have just arrived from Balangiga,
remainder of company killed. lnsur-
gents secured all company supplies
and all rifles except l.. Company was
attacked during breakfast on the
morning of September %. Company
was ~ strong. Officers: Thomas W.
Connolly. captain; Edward A. Bum
pus, first lieutenant; DR.. X. 5. Girls
void, major surgeon, escaped.
"CHAFFEE."
The news created sensation in Off
cial circles. 1t was the first severe
reverse that has occurred for long
time. Still the officials were not I'M
prepared for news of just this charac-
Y ter from Samar. in which the revolu-
ton started by Aguinaldo still .or-
tinues. Samar is a country about rs
large as the state of Ohio. and the
American forces of occupation num-
Der in all between two thousand and
\ twenty-five hundred men. These are
distributed among various posts in the
island, large number being located
at the more important centers. Spain
never made any efforts to occupy sa-
mar. and it only has been for proba-
bly, three months past that the Unit
ed States has undertaken that work
The latest report made by Ger.
Hughes TO the war department was
that the number of insurgent rifles IN
the island aggregated about three
hundred. The Filipinos carried on 4
guerrilla warfare. and operations
against them were difficult.
The disaster to Company G, of The
Ninth infantry, occurred. ii is be-
lieved, while it was engaged in an ex-
petition to clear the country of row
ing bands of these insurgents. The
fact that the Americans were attack
ed at breakfast indicates the daring
and pluck of the insurgents.
Immediately upon receipt of the Dis
patch Adit.-Gen. Corbin cabled Gen.
Chaffec TO send complete report Of
the fight and list Of the casualties.
A weIl-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 Me-
Kinley. Ia all probability the insur-
gents had received. he asid. only Inea-
ger reports of the tragedy. and posi-
bly, believed the shooting to be the re-
s,ilt OF some popular outbreak against
the president. Natives had seized tho
opportunity in the Pickering hope OF
retrieving some of their lost ground.
Another severe Engagement.
Manila, Sept. 3o.-Capt. Lawrence J.
Hearnc. of the Twenty-frst infantry,
reports severe engagement with in
surgents near Candelaria, the Amcri-
cans losing one killed and two wound
ed. The insurgcnt loss has not been
ascertained. The Americans captured
10000 pounds of rice and several hun
dred rounds of ammunition.
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