The new South-news., 1906-03-17
BLOODY BATTLE
IN PHILIPPINES
EIGHTEEN AMERICANS AND
600 MoRoS DEAD.
OIL STEEP MOUNTAIN SIDE
The Fight Tock Place on Mountain.
side With Sian. Of Sixty Degrees
and Artillery Had TO be Hois,ed
by Means Of Ropes.

ood, commander OF the fmlppnfs,
IMPORTS as follows from Jolo, capitol
OF the Salu islands;
"a severe action between troops
a naval detachment and coustabulary
and hostile Moros has taken place at
Mount naio, near kalo. The engage
ment opened during the afternoon
Of March 9th and ended in the morn
ing Of March sth. The action involv-
ed the capture Of Mount Dajo. lava
cone 2.i00 feet high with a crater At
It's summit and extremely deep. The
las; 400 feet were at an angle of six
~ degrees and there were fifty per
pcndicular ridges covered with n
growth Of timber and strongly forti-
fed and defended by an invisible
force of Moros.
"The army casualties were fifteen
enlisted men killed. four commissions
ed officers wounded and thlriy-two
men wounded. The naval casnalties
numbered thirty-two. Ensign II. ID.
Cooke, Jr., Of the United States
steamer Pampanga, commanding the
lampanga fort, was severely wound
cd, and CoNswain Gilmore was scve-
rely wounded in the elbow.
"rhe constahulary casualties were
Capt. John X. White, wounded in the
thigh, severely; three enlisted men
killed and thirteen wounded. Capt.
Tyree Rivers sustained a slight flesh
wound in the thigh, Lieut.. Gordon
was slightly wounded in the right
hand, Lieut.. Wylie T. Conway, of the
sixth infantry, was slightly wounded
I'm the left eye. All the wounded are
Noing we'll.
"Col. Joseph w. Duncan, OF the
sixth infantry, directed the opera
,ions. All the defenders Of the
stronghold were killed. Six hundred
bodies we're found on the field.
"Thc action resulted in the oxtinc.
tion of a band Of outlaws, recogniz-
ing no chief had been raiding friend
ly Moros and osing to their defiance
Of the American authorities ha,
stirred up n dangerous condition o.
affairs.
"Thc artillery vas h..ed BY J'ocl
? and tackle distance OF 300 teet int
: position on the top OF the crater.
/ Brig. Gen. Bliss and myself wcr
present throughout the action.
"Thc attacking columns were com
! manded by Maj. Omar Bnndy, Capt
, X. p. Iawton. Capt. Rivers, Capt. l.
. NJ. Koehler, Capt. McGIachlin an
Lieut.. johnson.
"The officers and men engage,
highly commend the constabular.
! who did excellent work. their casual
, ties numbering seventeen out OF tn
! force Of forty-four engaged.
! 1T is impossible to conceive
stronger natural position than tha
, tackled
Another account of the fight nea
Jolo states that six hundred outlay
Moros we're killed in the crater Of tn
= PERCEPTIONS volcano. The American
lost eighteen killed and hfty-tw
wounded, including Capt. Rivers, o
the fourth cavalry; Lient Agne'
= pf The sixth infantry; Lieut. Gordo
Johnston. Of the signal corps; En-
Sign Cook. commanding the Pam
banga, and Capt White, Of the con
stabulary. The attack was under th
: Immediate command Of Col. Dunca
= of the sixth infantry. The lgbtin
lasted two days among the lava ridge
: which bad been strongly fortified b.
I. the Moros.
Artillery had to be hoisted b
means Of ropes up the last 100 fee
: at an angle Of sixty degrees.
+ Gen. Wood highly commends til
2 work Of his troops.
: Assuming that the organization
were up to their normal strcngt
:, there we're about 400 soldiers in N
n action besides the naval coniinger
the strength Of which IS not known
II IL believed, however, that OWN
to the sick list and other causes ther
$ we're probably not more than 400 Q
g the military engaged. The strengt
/. Of the constabulary il also unknown
The dispatch does not enable tn
authorities here TO place cxactly ,h
; scene Of the combat. The only crs
J. ter known on the island Of Jolo
y well toward the center Of the islam
and some distance removed from th
. capitol which Is on the sea coas
There is, however, near the city Q
- Jolo, distance only five miles, mour
- Fort Worth, Tex.-After perio
- -,crn e;f,,e,ess lasffr>, two roouti