The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-20
sssred. Vast stores Of military and naval

sarsd- Vast stores ct military ana naval
supplies were sssx<d
The casua.ssea CO the American sse
Nsss cenanSi To the lard side Not a man
~. kas Feet was .stureA.
Through four lines % .rs-enchmsn.s ex.
.snairx Tor two miles the enemy was
af1Vea ~ a panic to the walled por.soa e
sLanaA- This TIE Spzasarss su-rensl@-ea
AS the STARS ara Stripes were raised ever
me on1cfal residence OK the governor Cart
oen- Jautensz harS; inso ssars and lis
suite Dad their faces IN their haEssz
Asfsos; Immediately. srnrreunahss sorsse-
eas'snS had bsta stSrme6. including foar
essSHkAoaseS and :nnasnersb.e street block
ades All .srs carried with TIE pluck
and salor characteristic OF the Ansers-
cans. In Gen- GFeen's brigade the Cello
Tsdo and California volunteers ard the
Eighteenth regulars drove the sransar3s
back In panic. East and Wes. WED IN
deeds % bravery.
The soldiers knew on Friday night that
an attack was 20 bs made Reve.lIe was
sounded al o'clock The .troons arcse
singing asid cheering. For weeks they
had been sssc2mpsd In swamps OF lyiag n
aitehss filed with water. exposed 20 tropi-
cal rains. They had waited patiently for
the order to attack. and when 4 came
TIRE dsmonstratioas were gsnAr. nous all
ssong the Enes. heavy rain set in
as the troops left camp. The men
marched two mites In mud over shoe
tops to the intreGcnments Each carried
tao days rations aad 80 cartridges
The American Entertainments extended
from the teach On the left. 100 yards II
northeast line. terminating In rice
swamp. The ground was covered with
water. ha.nboos and rank vegetation. The
enemys trenches varied from 80 TO -
yards. The One In front was 80 yards.
To the east Of the beach Is rae Manila
~.
road. Both roads passed through the
lines into the city. Almost impa.sab Die
swanps lie between the roads.
Gen. Green's brigade occupied the left
OF the beach across the Manila road 10
the swamp. Gen. McArthur's brigade
had the right on both s.des ef the pasay
TOAD. Directly in front OF Gen. Nc
Arthur was q Spanish battery AID block
house.
The troops arrived in position on the
lines AT $50 a. m. -Four ba.taisons Of re-
serves held the pasay read and the gen.
sTal reserve, FIVE fall bat,alions. back Of
Gen. Green. held the territory between
the besef. and the Manila road
The monitor Monterey steamed slowly
across tas' bay in from, Of Manila. The
flagship Olympia. the cruiser Raleigh and
the gunnoat Pe;rei followed
The enemy had two lines Of intrench-
ments Ia front OF Gen. Green. Back OF
ihose lines WAS Rio C.ngaion. small
stream. Next beyond was the powder
magazine. an ancien: fortress mounting
CHE s.x-inch gun Immense sand-bag
walls and trenches surrounded the fort
ress on the south and seaward sides.
Gen. Anderson was in command of the
division. which was composed CT two brt-
gades.
Suddenly. at $50 j. m, the Olympia
opened fire with her starboard flve-inch
guns at a range OF 1000 yards. The
troops cheered and waved their hats.
The frs. shots fell short, but again and
again the guns roare1 and the projeci.ies
fell closer and closer to the enemy's
stronghold
The Raleigh and Petrol. covered with
the national. coiors. tried their hve-inch
and six-inch guns at $500 yards. Shell
after shell burst In the fort and drove the
Spaniards panic-stricken toward Manila.
Every shot was marked by debris hurried
high In tha air. Soon the enemy deserted
the trenches In front OF Gen Greene but
ran OFF 10 the right Into the bamboo
swamps Two shots from the battery In
the magazine was the only reply given
20 the fleets fire Beth were Go yards
short. The gunboat Gallo and tho launch
Barcelo advanced within 1900 yards ana
began sending deadly hail from rapid
fire and machine guns by this :ime tho
fortress was deserted and the feet vas