The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-08-23
DURING MANILA BATTLE.
While Leading In Attack Several
We're Pierced by Bullets.
VOLUNTEERS SENT BACK HOME.
Action Looking TO the Mastering Out Of
the Troops Taken by the War
DepArtment--Final Orders
For che Grand Naval
Demonstration.

Manila, Aug. 19.-The hardest fight
ing at the capture of Manila was done
by the Astor battery, which led the ad-
vanoa Brigadier General Macarthur,
commanding the brigade, compliment
ed the men in the highest terms right
In the midst of the battle for their
valor and success. The Astor battery
led the column supported by the Min
nesota volunteers and the Twenty
third regulars The Utah battery q
guns were too heavy to move through
the swamps.
At the junction OF the Cingalon road
the vanguard came without warning
upon a strong Spanish intrenchment.
Suddenly the enemy rained a deadly
FIRE upon the Americans killing two
men Of the Aston battery, First Ser
geant Holmes and Second Sergeant
Cremins and one Minnesota man, Pri-
yate Patterson, at the same time
wounding a score of others.
Sergeant Crimens after he was shot
started to his gun, fired 1t and the
next moment fell dead beside the piece.
The Astor battery was forced to fall
back from the murderous fire, tenn
porarily leaving two guns. But the
reserves under Colonel Ovenshine
came up promptly, and with their sup
port the Astors charged the enemy
with only revolvers for weapons,
quickly regained their guns and put
into action again with increased vigor.
The sraniards were then speedily put
to flight .r
The Spanish loss Is estimated at not
less than 200, including both killed and
wounded, and In the neighborhood OF
5000 captured. ..rgsa ..-g-s. - 1872
Vast stores Of military and naval
supplies were seized E.. rU
The casualties on the American side
were confined to the land side Not a
man on the fleet was injured.
In General Green's brigade the Col
orado and California volunteers and
the Eighteenth regulars drove the
Spanlards back in panic. East and
west Wed In deeds of bravery.
A heavy rain set In as the troops
left camp, The men marched two
miles in mud over shoe tops to the In
tfenchments, Each carried two days
rations and $50 cartridges. The Amer
lean intrenchments extended from the
beach on the left 1,5OO yards in a
northeast direction, terminating in a
rice swamp. The ground was covered
with water, bamboos and rank vegeta-
ton. aH.gs. ,f..l al i.'.
Suddenly, at $50 a. m, the Olympic
opened fire with her starboard 5-inch
guns at range Of 1000 yards. The
troops oBeSrsd and waved hats. The
FIRST shots fell short but again and
again tho guns roared and the projec-
tiles fell closer anS closer 70 the enc
Rny's stronghold. 80.
The Raleigh and Petrol covered with
national corps tried their 6-inch and
e.inGh guns at $500 yeards Shell after
spAniartls panie-stricken toward Ma
nilla Every shot was marked by de-
bris hurled high In the air,
Soon the enemy deserted the
trenches in front CT General Green.
but ran OF to tho right into the BAN
boo swampa Thsn they began guerilla
work.
Then tho orders to advance were
given. The Colorado troops formed In
column With their Gag hung to the
breeze and dashed into the Rio Cinga-
lon, wadiRg waist deep. The Caiifor-
nlans followed. The eRemy's Mausers
began TO crack In the bushes Ia front
and on the left. but the shooting was
villa m
General Green passed around the
walled eitg and too& Binondo, on the
north side of the Pasig river. where he
established his headquartsra
Meanwhile. General MoArthur's bri-
gads, over on the right wing, was hay
ing the seyerest kind Of fighting. Two
guns Of the Utah battery opened on
blocthouB IL aud soon Knocked Il
into slplnters when the troops had
advanced by the Pasis road toward the
city the Aston battery was In the lead.
and, az previously described, has the
hottest fighting Of Sfe day al the June
ton Of the Cingaion road %
The insurgents followed Up the ad-
vance Of our troops. An attempt was
made to keep them out Of the city, but
II was found impossible. Thousands
entered in companies, took possession
Of empty houses and began pillagins.
Melato and Ermita. the fashionable
residence district. wero deserted. The
trsops scattered and stopped the In
Bursents pillaging as far as possible.
bni complaints continue to come In.