Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-07-31
LOSS IN THE PHILIPPINES
The First Compilation Showing the
Casualties Among Troops in
the Archipelago.
TOTAL NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENTS 1881
Only In n Very Few Instances Were
the American Troops Forced to
Surrender-Average Strength of
the Army Was 4O,OOO-Deaths from
All Causes 4,155.

Washington, 24.-The casualties in
the American army in the Philippines
from February 4, 1899, the opening of
hostilities by the insurgents, until
April 80, 1902, which date is given as
shat of the virtual ending of the insur-
rection, have been made public by Maj.
James Parker, of the adjutant gen.
erals Office, being the first compila-
ton of the sort relating to the war
fare in the archipelago.
Losses from All Causes.
The losses from all causes are given
as follows:
Killed or died of wounds, 60 officers and
sS enlisted men; deaths from disease, At
officers and 1855 enlisted men; deaths from
accidents, 6 officers and 125 enlisted men;
drowned, officers and 257 enlisted men;
suicide, 10 officers and u enlisted men; MUIR
dered, 1 officer and 81 enlisted men; total
deaths, 1Ss officers and 4Ol6 enlisted men;
wounded, 100 officers and 2, TOT enlisted men,
a total of 1857; killed and wounded and
deaths other than by disease, 2S2 officers
and Ass enlisted men; total, 4,47O.
Percentage Lost in Action.
A large proportion of the deaths by
drowning occurred in action or in &C.
tive operations against the enemy.
Maj. Parker makes the percentage of
killed and wounded to the strength of
the army OF.
There were 1861 engagements with
the enemy, more or less serious. The
larger proportion of these fights were
attacks from ambush on the American
troops or skirmishes in which only
small detachments took part.
Very Few Surrenders.
In almost no case in these engage
nents," says Maj. Parker, "did Amer
Jean troops surrender or have to re-
treat, or have to leave their dead and
wounded in the possession of the enc
my, Notwithstanding that in many
cases the percentage of loss was high"
The number of troops that had been
transported to the Philippines and had
arrived there up to July 10 last was
Abs officers and 123,803 men. The
average strength, taken from month
1y returns for the period of the insur-
rection. was approximately 10000,
! School Teachers Murdered.
washington July S4'-Ine war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram regarding the school-teach-
-ers who have been missing from Cebu
since June 10:
John E. Wells, 200 Montgomery avenue.
Providence, r. l., and his cousin. Louis A.
Thomas, same address,; Ernest Heger, 1413
Vine street, Cincinnati, O.; Clyde A..
France, Berea, O.; missing from Cebu
were murdered by Ladrones; bodies re-
covered. The leader of the murderers
killed; eight others captured by the con-
stabulary."
Army Post.
Washington, July 24.-Reports have
reached the war department that ex-
cellent progress is making on the
Manila post. Congress appropriated
= $500, 900 early in the year, and 1900
= acres of land on the Pasig river has
been acquired for the post. The tract
is about three miles long and one mile
wide. Roads have been graded and
macadamized from the river to the
.new buildings, and work on the latter
is being pushed rapidly.