Logan Nation | 1901-10-26 | Page 6 | Insurrection in Samer

INSURRECTION IN SAMAR. Cruiser New York, With 800 Naval Soldiers on Board, Sails for Catbalogan. The navy department has received the following cablegram from Rear-Admiral Rear-Admiral Rodgers at Cavite: "Active insurrection in Samar. New York has left for Catbalogan with 300 marines, to return to Basey and Ba-langiga Ba-langiga to co-operate with army. Nearly all naval force eoucentrated on Samar patrol. Services Arethusa and Zafiro, two colliers, needed and being utilized. Rodgers." Naval officials construe the dispatch to mean that the New York will go first to Catbalogan and then to Basey and Balangiga, landing detachments of marines at each point. '