Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1902 — LOSSES IN THE PHILIPPINES. [ARTICLE]

LOSSES IN THE PHILIPPINES.

First Compilation Sbowinc Casualties Amons the Troops. The casualties in the American armj In the Philippines from Feb. 4, 1899, the opening of hostilities by the insurgents, until April 80, 1902, which date is given as that of the virtual ending of the Insurrection, have been made public by Major James Parker of the Adjutant General’s office, being the first compilation of the sort relating to the warfare in the archipelago. The losses from all causes are given a* follows: Killed or died of wounds, 68 officers and 936 enlisted men; deaths from disease,47 officers and 2,535 enlisted men; deaths from accidents, 6 officers and 125 enlisted men; drowned, 6 officers and 257 enlisted men; suicide, 10 officers and 72 enlisted men; murdered, 1 officer and 91 enlisted men; total deaths, 139 officers and 4,016 enlisted men; wounded, 190 officers and 2,707 enlisted men, a total of 2.897; killed and wounded and deaths other than by disease, 282 officers and 4,188 enlisted men; total, 4,470. A large proportion of the deaths by drowning occurred in action or in active operations against the enemy. Major Parker makes the percentage of killed and wounded to the strength of the army 9.7. There were 2,561 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. “In almost no case in these engagements,” says Major Parker, “did American troops surrender or have to retreat, or have to leave their dead and wounded in the possesion of the enemy, no’withstanding that in many cases the percentage of loss was high.” The number of troops that ha 1 been transported to the Philippines and had arrived there up to July 16 last was 4,135 officers and 123,803 men. The average strength, taken from monthly returns for the period of the insurrection, was approximately 40,000.