Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-09
Action Was Severe, Lasting From
Afternoon Of March 6 to Morn.
ing Of March 8.
THE ENEMY LOST 600 KILLED.
Army Casualties Is Men Killed,
-Four Officers and So Enlisted
Men Wounded.
Artillery Lifted by Block and Tackle
800 Feet Into Position ON Lip
OF the Crater.
Manila, March s.-Maj Gen. Wood

Manila. March 9.--Mai. Gen. Wood
reports from Jolo as follows:
"a severe action has taken place
between troops, a cor tingent of the
naval department, the constabulary
and a body OF hostile ldoros at Mount
Dajo. near Jolo opering on the af-
ternoon of March 6. and ending on
the morning of March S.
"The action involved the capture
Of Mount Daio, a lava capped cone,
2,lO0 feet high from the crater on
The summit, extremely steep, the last
400 feet being at an angle of so de-
grees, Traversing Ms slopes are so
perpendicular ridges covered with n
growth of timber strongly fortified
and held by an invisible army.
1.-THE army casualties were IS en-
listed men killed, four commissioned
officers wounded and 81 enlisted men
wounded.
The naval casualties were:
Ensign II. d. Cooke, commanding
the Pamanga, wounded in the foot,
severe.
GILMORE, coxswain, wounded In the
elbow, severe.
"The constabuary casualties were:
Capt. John r. White, wounded in
the thigh; severe.
Three enlisted men were killed aud
10 wounded
Capt. Tyree Rivers sustained flesh
wound in the thigh, slight
"Liuet Gordon, wounded In the right
hand, slight.
Lieut. Conway Of the Sixth infan-
try. wounded in the left eye. slight.
THE wounded are doing well.
THE action resulted I'm the destruc-
lion OF a band Of outlaws, recognizing
no chief. that had been rading friendly
Moros on the target range at Jolo, and
through defiance had stirred up dan
gerous condition OF affnirs.
col Joseph w. Duncan or the
Sixth infantry directed the operations.
"All the defenders of the Moro
stronghold were killed and 800 bodies
were found In the works.
THE artillery was lifted by a block
and tackle, a distance of 800 feet into
position on the lin OF the crater.
Brig. Gen. NBllss and myself were
present throughout the action.
THE attacking columns were COM
manded by Maj Omar Bundy. capt.
E. p. Lawton, Capt. Rivers, Capt. l..
NJ. Kochler Capt. McGlachln and
Lieut. Johnson
THE officers and men engaged high
" commended the Moro constabulary,
who did excellent work. their casual.
ties numbering II out of the force OF
"A engaged.
1T is impossible to conceive a strong
er natural position than that attacked, ~
Another account of the hght near
Jolo states that 500 outlaw Moros
were killed in the crater OF the precip-
itous volcano five miles from Jolo.
Phe Americans lost Is killed and 81
men wounded. including Capt. Rivers
OF the Fourth cavalry. Lieut.. Agnews
of the Sixth infantry. Lieut. Gordon
Johnson of the signal corps Ensign
Cook, commanding the Pamanga, and
Capt White of the constabulary. The
attack was under the immediate COM
mand Of Col. Duncan OF the Sixth in
fantry.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
Washington, March 9--The official
account OF the fight near Jolo Is con-
tanned in the following cablegram re-
ceived at the war department this
morning.
Military Secretary, Washington. -
Woods dispatch from Gamboango.
March .:
Troops naval detachment, constab-
ulary, Col. Jos. W. Duncan command
ing, attacked Moro fortifications In
crater of Mount Dajo near Jolo. Ac-
tion lasted afternoon March until
morning March 8. Mount Dajo, Zoo
feet high. last 400 feet. angle 80 de-
grees, lava ridges. heavy timber. Ar
tllery lifted by block and tackle 800
feet Moros deprecated from strong
hold for past eight months and resist
ed to the death. About 900 killed. MAJ
Gen. Wood and Brig. Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss were present throughout action.
Killed, army, Is enlisted. Capt. Ty-
rec Rivers, wounded In thigh, slight;
First Lieut.. Gordon Johnston, wounded
In shoulder. serious. First Lieut.. Ern-
est II. Agnew. wounded in head, slight;
First Lieut.. Wiley T. Conway. eye.
slight; 80 enlisted men. Names enlist
ed men killed and wounded will be re-
ported later. Navy. wounded Ensign
7. $. Cook, wounded in foot, serious;
Coxswaln Gilmore. elbow, slight; one
seaman. slight.
"Constabulary. killed. three enlisted;
John h. White, wounded in thigh. seri-
Gus. Total killed. Is; wounded. -.
Troops naval detachment and oonstabu.
larry all high recommended
(signed) ANDREWS.
I'm absence Of division commander
TROOPS IN JoLO,
The last list OF troops stationed In
The Philippines, at the war department.
shows that on Jan. go the following
troops We're stationed on the island IL
Joio' Companies | and L. Fourth caval-
~, and the Twenty eighth battery field
artillery. Companies I. X. l.. and NJ, OF
me twentieth infantry. had been sta
TONED at Jolo, but are understood to
nave been relieved by battery of the
sixth Infantry, commanded by Col
Duncan In January Col Duncan was
The senior officer on the field save Mai.
Gen; Wood and Brig. Gen. Bliss, AS
Stunning that the organizations were up
TO their normal strength, there were
about 400 soldiers IN the action besides
me naval contingent, the strength OF
which Is SO far unknown. Ii IL be-
neVed. however, that owing TO the sick
list and other causes there were prob.
AMY not more than 400 of the military
engaged, The strength of the constabu.
larry Is also unknown