The herald., 1898-08-20
bRUNT OF BATTLE
BORNE At MANILA BY AST0R
BATTERY
STAUNCHLY SUPPORTED.
BY BOYS FROM COLORADO AND
CALIFORNIA
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THE INSURGENTS FOLLOWED
Though Unwilling to Fight, Native
Allies Were Quick to Seize
-, the Spoils

mania was zone ny tue <AStVE oatlerys
which led the advanca
Brigadier-General Macarthur, command
ting the brigade. complimentsd the men
In the highest terms right in the midst
Of the battle for their valor and success
The Aston Battery led the column. sup
ooftsd BY the Minnesota volunteers and
the Twenty-third regulars. The Utah bat
tery's guns were too heavy to move through
the sWampA
The march was along the Pasig road
on the right Of the River Pasig, where
the heet could give no assistance. At
the Junction with the Cingalon road the
vanguard came without warning upon 2
strong Spanish entertainment. Suddenly
the enemy rained deadly fire upon the
Americans, killing two men OF the Aston
Battery, First Sergeant Holmes and Second
Sergeant Crimmins, and one Minnesota
Wna. Privats Patterson, at the same time
Nounding . score Of others.
Sergeant Crimmins. after he was shot.
started for his gun. fred Il. and dropped
dead beside the piece.
The Aston Battery was forced to fall
back from the murderous flre temporarily,
leaving two guns But the reserves, under
Colonel Ovenshine, came up promptly and
with their support the Astors charged the
snamy with only revolvers for weapons.
quickly regained their guns and put them
into action again with increased valor.
The 6paniards were then shortly put to
night.
Tne following 10 tho list Of casualties IN
the Aston Battery:
Killed
-. B, Holmes, First Sergeant
p. Crsmins. Second Sergeant.
Wounded
r. II. Stillman. Sergeant.
II. Van Horne. CORPORAL
g. Baker. private.
B. c. BewteIle. private.
~ II. sevmour. privat.
C. e. Van Pelt private
Priyate Dunn's wound IL ser,ous Tho
ether wounded men will eet wa,,
Tha losses were nrettv .vsrIv a,,r,s.a
between the two brieades. The foilow,n !,
are the names Of the killed and woundsd
soldiers outside the Aston Battery.
Kfued
ANNE, r5oveu rovrt.s,4s .r,
william Lewis Nehraeko yo1,,rt.o-
Robert Mccain. Fourteenth reg,,,ar.
Edward o,Neil CaIifornie vo,untsars
APP. Patterson nrIvat - MIR, 49,,
Aeer, e'.--
- phsnix nr,uats f.o,or.a. ,o,,,.
August TroI,en nr,vats rr,sn.,,.s,'s
usr
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Aususs Durson' Captain' Minnesota
Spsun.eers. severely.
~ A. Ecoacn' Captain' minnesota voiun-
seers. snent.
y. =. BAKER private Twenty-third reg
WARS
Cartons, private. volunteers.
Jonn Funmore. private. Eighth Caiifor-
a'e volunteers.
Albert Hammersof, private. California
volunteers.
- Kahl, private. Minnesota volunteers
- Mccain. private. Twenty-third reEi-
ment
Private Moore, Minnesota volunteers.
Private Morgan. Twenty-third regulars.
private Newman. Twenty-third regulars
Frvate Parker. Twenty-tnird regulars.
Frivate retson, Minnesota volunteers.
The Spanish Loss
The Spanish loss is estimated at not less
than 2o0 including both killed and wounded
and in the neighborhood of 5000 captured.
Vast quantities of military and naval
stores were seized.
The casualties on the American side were
confined to the land side Not a man on
the feet was injured.
Through five lines Of entrenchments ex-
tending for two miles, the enemy was
driven In panic to the walled portion OF
Manila. This the Spaniards surrendered.
As the Stars and Stripes were raised over
the official residence Of the Governor, Cap
tain-General Jaudenez burst into tears,
and his suite hid their faces in their hands.
Almost impregnable Notifications had been
stormed, including four blockhouses and
fnnumerable street blockades. All were
carried with the pluck and valor char
acteristic Of the Americans. In General
Greene's brigade the Colorado and Califor-
MIA volunteers and the Eighteenth regulars
drove the Spaniards back in panic. East
and West We'd in deeds of bravery.
Beginning the Battle
The soldiers knew on Friday night That
m attack was to be made.
The reveille was sounded at o'clock