Show LOST HEAVILY irl KT greatest slaughter of the war was at san jacinto when young logan was killed seventy seven dead found in the Trenches American troops had to wads wade waist deep in water and mud native sharpshooters in the cocoanut Coco anut trees were picked off by our out best shots insurgents made blade a brave stand washington liec dec 27 mail advices advises have reached the war department in regard to the crushing defeat administered by Wheat ons brigada to the insurgents near san jacinto early in november in which engaged enga engagement gem major john A logan jr lost his ife according to inc ine correspondent of the manila american the thirty third infantry under col hare encountered a force of tho the enemy between san fabian and san jacinto and brought on one of the sharpest engagements of the war resulting in the death 0 of more insurgents than in any other gill since the beginning of the insurrection the battle raged for two hours and at its conclusion 77 dead filipinos were found in the tren trenches thes many wounded were found hidden in the high grass and creek bottoms it la Is estimated that over ever insurgents were hilled killed in uie the fight from 20 to 30 20 being found dead together in several places twenty nine prisoners and rifles were captured the americans lost one officer killed and six men wounded the officer killed was maj john A logan jr who was shot through the head during the first few minutes of the engagement while at the head of his battalion which formed an advance guard he was in the act of assisting a wounded soldier and was hit by a mauser bullet fired by a sharpshooter concealed in the top of a cocoanut coco anut tree he lie died a few hours later A reconnaissance on the tuesday preceding made by maj backs bucks battalion of the thirteenth infantry in the vicinity of san jacinto Jacl nto developed nothing of importance but atter afterwards wards gen wheaton received information that the enemy was in large force there tor for the purpose of preventing our control of thorold the road from daguman Dag north through san jacinto by which it waa was considered probable that Aguin aldos harlac army would attempt to retreat the thirty third was ordered out accompanied by a catling gatling gun with a detachment tach ment of the thirteenth under the command of capt howland of 0 gen Wheat ons staff the troops encountered five miles of the worst road in luzon being a succession of creeks and miry ditches into which the men sank to their waists in mud and water every bridge was unserviceable and had to be repaired where possible but in most cases the men with horses and guns plunged into the quagmire and struggled through as best they could bothin but the indomitable energy of 0 capt howland enabled he hc catling gatling to get into action A score of times it was necessary to unhitch the horses and lead load them around through rice fields while a hundred soldiers dragged the gun over the ditches or broken bridges the fight was opened by tha the insurgents two miles from san jacinto while the leading battalion was passing a clump ol 01 native houses surrounded by a grove of coco cocoanut anut trees and the men were knee deep la in mud the first fire came from sharpshooters em in trees and houses and from a small trench across the road all at close range there was also a heavy fire from thickets more distant to the right and left the aim ot of the sharpshooters wa was deadly and was directed at officers or at the first five men who wore either chevrons che cher or shoulder straps the hit bit besides maj logan was as capt green he ile was also shot from a tree but his wound was slight the regiment never wavered a moment the barck marksmen it contained soon located the natives and began knocking them out ot of trees liker squirrels the men rushed at the trench through the soft mud waist deep and passed over it leaving four dead filipinos within at the same time the regiment deployed as skirmishers maj logans battalion in the center maj Cr croninn Cronl onins ns on the right and maj marahs marshs on the left col hare and col brereton directed the general movement ont the skirmish line which a aa as nearly two miles long rushed forward rapidly through water soaked rice fields ditches creeks and thickets firing all the time and doing deadly execution the thu filipinos made the best stand for a long time several cases being reported of the rebels remaining in position be li hind cover until the americans wera were 1 within 20 feet ot them maj Alar ebs battalion surprised a trench full oflas sur gents by coming up on their flank pink they poured a terri terrible blo fire along abo th 0 trench slaughtering nearly all in it just before entering the town the gatling did good execution by killing continued on eighth page 1 l FILIPINOS LOST HEAVILY continued from page one alve of a party that was guarding a broken bridge and afterwards shot diio country beyond the town driving rebels into tho hills maj marahs marshs bat wl tho town first and captured u large aaltio flag tat was floit ing over the convent not a native was left in the town when the troops arrived except a blind boy and one woman most ot the survivors of the insurgent force ar supposed to have escaped toward magal don or daguman Dag it was impossible to pursur them further tho were exha the ammunition was low and the troops only had tw days rations with them and no possibility of getting further supplied from sau fabian owing to the condolon of the road the column camped for the night at san jacento Jacl nto five more rebels were killed during the night by the outposts among the bodies found was that of a lieutenant colonel supposed to bo in command of the rebels at that point |