Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-27

tended from the beach on the left 1900
yards in a northeast direction, terml-
mating in a rice swamp. The ground
was covered with water, bamboos and
rank vegetation. The enemy's trenches
varied from 800 to 500 yards. The Une'
in front was 500 yards TO the east
of the Manila road and 1,200 yards on
the Pasig road. Both roads passed
through the lines into the city.
General Green's brigade occupied
the left from the beach across Manila
to the swamp. McArthur's brigade
had the right on both sides of the
Pasig road. Directly in front of Nc
Arthur was a Spanish battery and a
block house. The troops arrived in
position on the lines at $3.50 a. IN. Four
battalions of reserves were held on the
Pasig road and the general reserve OF
five full battalions back of General
Greene, held the territory between the
beach and the Manila road.
The Att,ck.
The monitor Monterey at 8 a. m.
steamed slowly across the bay in front
of Manila. The flagship Olympia,
cruiser Raleigh and gunboat Petrol
followed. The enemy had two lines
of intrenchments in front of General
Greene. Back Of those lines was the
Rio Cingalon, n small stream, and next
beyond was a powder magazine, an
ancient fortress, mounting one 6-inch
gun. Immense sand bag walls and
trenches surrounded the fortress on
the south and seward sides. General
Anderson was i'm command OF the dl-
vision, which composed the two bril-
gades.
Suddenly at $3.50 a. IN. the Olympia,
opened fire with her starboard 5-inch
guns at a range of 1000 yards. The
troops cheered and waved their hats.
The first shots fell short, but agaip
and again the guns roared and the
proiectiles fell closer and closer to the
enemy's stronghold. The Raleigh and
Petrol covered with national c%olors,
tried their 5-inch and 6-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 hurled high IN
the air. Soon the enemy deserted the
trenches i'm front of General Green, but
ran off to the right into the bamboo
swamps. Then began the guerrilla
warfare. Two shots from the battery
in the magazine was the only reply
| given to the fleets fire. Both were
300 yards short. The gunboat Callaio
and the launch Barcclo advanced with
in 1000 yards and began sending a
deadly hail from their rapid fire and
machine guns. BY this time the fort
rcss was deserted and the fleet sig
nailed to cease firing.
Advance ordered.
Then the orders to advance were
piycn, The Colorado troops formed
i'm a column with the flag flung to the
breeze and dashed into the Rio Cinga-
ion. wading waist deep. The Califor-
mans followed. The enemys Maus-
ers began to crack in the bushes IN
front and on the left, but the shooting
was wild. The Colorado men ran ~ To
The fort and took possession. lrlVate
Phoenix climbed to the rampartS ana
pulled down the Spanish flag, II as
he was raising the American standard
was shot dead. Thereupon Private
Richard Holmes seized the nag ana
run it up on the pole. The CoioradoS,
Californians and the Eighteenth in-
fantry drove the Spaniards through
the streets of Malate. The enemy
threw away guns and ammunition IN
The fight. Their trenches were hlled
with Mauscr cartridges. The troops
followed them, capturing the Lunetla
| bntterIy and chasing the enemy into
the walled city. General Green passed
around the walled city and took BIZ
nando, on the north side of the PasiS
| river. where he established his head.
quarters. In the meanwhile Nc
. Arthur's brigade on the right wing
was having the seycrest kind of fight
ing.
Two guns of the Utah battery
opened on ~blockhouse No. IA, and soon
Knocked it into splinters. Their the
troops advanced by the Pasig road
| toward the city, the Astor battery IN
the lead, as previously described, and
had the hottest fighting of the day at
the junction of the Cingalon road.
]Spnniurds itctrcnt.
The Spanish soon retreated and
General Macarthur entered the city
and established his headquarters in
Malatc. The insurgents followed up
the advance Of our troops. An attempt
was made to keep them out OF the
CITY, but it was found impossible.
Thousands entered in companies and
took possession of the empty houses
and began pilIaging. Malate and Err
mita, fashionable residence districts,
were deserted. The troops scattered
and stopped the insurgent piIlaging as
far as possible, but complaints con
tinue to come in.