The age-herald., 1898-08-18
FULLER DETAILS
 OF THE BATTLE Capture of the Town Not With- out Me|Odramaic Elements. DISPLAY OF LAND FORCES Was Necessary to Satisfy the Delicate Spanish Honor. THE CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS Acted With Great val0r m StormInq
 the Trenches.
 OLYMPIA LEAD THE SQUADRON Captured Gunboat Callao Under Lieut.. Happen Did Most Effective Work
 of the Fleet-Fight Lasted
 One Hour and Half
Acted With Great valor m StormInq
 the Trenches.
OLYMPIA LEAD THE SQUADRON

London, Aug 1S-The Manila correspond ent of the Times te1egraphs under date of August 13, p. m.:
 ''The capture of the town today was not without certain melodramatic elements. Notwithstanding the fact that the Spanish made serious resistance against the ad- vance of the right wing of the American force, it could not have been difficult to foresee that a surrender would follow a display by the land forces to satisfy Span ish honor, nor has 1t been well-kept se- cret that the captain-general practically suggested the manner in which the Ameri- can troops should advance to prevent loss of life on both sides. At first it was not intended to attack the trenches, but to qui- etly advance after the bombardment had ceased.
 "At the last moment, however, the pro- gramme was changed and orders were is sued for the land battery to open fire sim ultaneously with the fleet and for ad- vance to be made as soon as 1t was con- sidered practicable to assault the Spanish trenches. The reason for this change of plan is not yet apparent, but considerable loss of life resulted. Gen. Anderson placed his division according to directions from General Merritt. There were eight bat taions of the First brigade under General McArthur in the fighting line on the right, with three battalions in reserve. while seven battalion of the Second brigade, un- der General Greene, were in the trenches across the Calle road to the seashore, three others forming a reserve. The troops left the camp at 3:30 in heavy thunderstorm. They carried three hundred rounds of ann munition per man and two days cooked rations.
 The Fleet Under Way
 Shortly after S:45 the fleet got under way with flags mastheaded. At oNlock the Olympia led the way attended by the Raleigh and the Petrel, while the Calao, under Lieutenant Tappan and the launch Barcola crept close in shore in the heavy breakers.
 Perfect quiet prevailed in the lines on both sides as the great ships cleared for action, silently advanced sometimes hid den by rain squalls. The Monterrey, with the Baltimore, CharlestSn and Boston formed the reserve.
 At 9:35 a sudden cloud of smoke. green and white, against the stormy sky, com pletely hid the Olympia as shell screamed across two miles of turbulent water and burst near the Spanish forts at Malate San Antonio de Abad. Then the Petrel and Raleigh and the active lltle Callao opened a rapid fire directed towards the shore and the entrenchments. In the heavy rain 1t was difficult to judge the range and the shots at first fell short, but the fire
 
 dered the fort untenable, while the four guns of the Utah battery made excellent practice on the earthworks and swamp to the east of the fort. The Spaniards re- piled feebly with a few shells.
 Impossible to Advance
 "Less than half an hour after the bom- bardment began General Green decided that it was possible to advance although the signals to cease firing were disregard ad hx, hQinp nrohahlv ipviSih1a on account of the rain Thereupon six companies of the Colorado regiment leap ed over the breastworks, dashed into the swamp and opened fire from the partial shelter of the hedges within 300 yards of the Spanish lines.
 "A few minutes later the remaining six companies moved along the sea shore, somewhat covered by the sand ridge form ed by an inlet under the outer works of the fort and at II o'clock occupied the formidable stronghold without loss. Me- Coy hauled down the Spanish flag and raised the stars and stripes amid wild cheering along the line
 Meanwhile the fleet, observing the movement of the troops along the beach, withheld it's fire. The bombardment had lasted exactly an hour and half. An hour later General Green and his staff pro- ceeded along the beach, still under hot infantry fire from the right, where the Eighteenth regiment of regulars and the Third artillery were engaging the enemy. and directed the movement for an advance into Malate. The vicinity of the fort was uncomfortable on account of a number of sharpshooters in the buildings on both sides 200 yards distant The forward movement was, therefore, hastened and in few minutes the outskirts of the su- burbs were well occupied and the sharp shooters were driven away
 WhistIine of Bullets
 Ac fha Californfans ,,ndar Co,o.., came up the beach, their band played the national air, accompanied by the whistling of Mauser bullets and during the sharp shooting continued to encourage the men with inspiring music. Each regiment car ried it's colors Into action. There was a considerable street fighting in the suburbs of Malate and the battalion of Californians pushed into Luenta, popular promenade 200 yards from the moat of the citadel. Then the white flag was hoisted at the south west corner of the walled town. General