Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-20

wards beyond is the Pasay read. Both
roads passed through the lines into
the city. Almost impossible swamps
lie in the road.
GEN. GREENE'S BRIGADE
occupied the left from the beach
across the Manila road to the swamp
Gen. McArthurs brigade had the right
on both sides of the Pasay road.
Directly in front of Gen. Macarthur
was a Spanish battery and block
house. The troops arrived in position
on the lines at s: 80 a. m. Four battal-
ions Of reserves held the Pasay road
and the general reserve, five full bat
talions back of Gen. Greene, held the
territory between the beach and the
Manila road.
The monitor Monterey at 8 a. M,
steamed slowly across the bay IN
front of Manila. The flagship Olympia,
the cruiser Raleigh and the gunboat
Petrol followed.
The enemy had two lines OF en-
trenchments in front of Gen. Greene.
Back Of those lines was Rio Cingalon,
a small stream. Next beyond was the
| powder me- gaZine, an ancient fortress,
! mounting one siX-incn gun. Immense
sandbag walls and trenches surround
| ed the fortress on the south and sea-
| ward sides.
| Gen. Anderson was in command OF
the division, which was composed OF
two brigades.
At $3.50 a. M, the Olympia opened
| fire with her starboard five-inch guns
at the range of 1000 yards. The
| troops cheered and waved hats. The
first shots fell short, but again and
again the guns roared and the pro-
| jectiles fell closer and closer to the
enemy's stronghold. The Raleigh
| and Petrol, covered with the national
! colo-s, tried their five-inch and SIX
! inch guns at $500 yards. Shell after
| shell burst in the fort and drove the
Spaniards panic-stricken toward Man
ila Every shot was marked by debris
hurled high in the air.
Soon the enemy deserted the trenches
in front of Gen Greene, but ran off to the
| right into the bamboo swamps. linen
they began guerilla work.
TWO SHOTS FROM THE BATTERY
in the magazine. was the only reply given
to the fleets fire. Both were 800 yards
short The gunboat Callao and the
| launch Barcello advanced within LOU
yards and began sending dealy hail from
their rapid fire and machine guns. BY
this time the fortress was deserted and
the fleet was signalled to cease firing.
Then the order was given to advance
The Colorado troops formed in column
with their flags flung to the breeze anc
dashed into the Rio Cinsalen,- wadine
waist deep. The Californians followf
the enemy's Mausers began to crack 4
the brush in front and on the left, but the
shooting was wild.
The Colorado men ran up 20 the tort anu
took possession. Private Phoenix cnhio-
| ed to the ramparts and took Gown lht
| Spanish flag, and as he was raising Ih'
! American standard was shot dead Ihere
upon Private Richard Holmes seized th'
flag and ran it up on the pole. The mei
| then drove the Spaniards through I'M
streets. The enemy thsef'H carfridLes 1rp
troops followed them, capturing the pat.
terry and chasing the enemy into the wall.
ed city.
Gen. Greene passed around the walled
city and took BinonIo on the north side
of the Pasig river, where he establish ID
his headquarters.
| Meanwhile Gen. MacArthur's brigade
over on the right wing. was having the
severest kind of fighting TWO guns OF
the Utah battery opened on the block
house No. IA, and soon knocked it into
splinters. Then the troops advanced by
the Pasay road toward the city. the Aston
battery in the lead, and, as previously
described, had the hottest fighting of the
day at the junction of Cingalon road.
| The Spanish soon retreated. and Gen.
Macarthur entered the city and established
headquarters at Malate
/ The insurgents followed I'D the advance
OF our troops and began pillaging houses.
Malate and Ermita, the fashionable resi-
| dence districts, were deserted The Amer
lean troops stopped the insurgent pillar-
| ing and order was soon restored.
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