The record-union., 1898-08-10

Brown, Tenth Pennsylvania; Private
Brady, Tenth Pennsylvania; Private
Bowker, First Wyoming; Privates S.
H. Hull, Bunter Brinton?), Moss and
Stillwagen, all understood to be of the
Tenth Pennsylvania First Sergeant
Dawson, Battery X, Third Artillery:
Private McKelrath (McIlrath?), Battery
A, Third Artillery; Private Winfield,
Battery H, Third Artillery.
On Monday night Private Spring
stead Of the First Colorado was killed.
Last night (TuesdaD the following
were killed: Private William Lewis
Roddy, Twenty-third Infantry; Private
E. Bowers, Signal Corps: Private Fred
Buckland, Thirteenth Minnesota.
Some of the wounded in Sunday
nights skirmish were struck by shrap-
mel.
PARTICULARS OF BATTLES.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a copyrighted
cablegram from Manila Bay, August
4th, via Hongkong. August 9th, to the
Evening World gives the following
particulars Of the lighting near Ma
late, on the night of July 31st:
General Green's force, numbering
1000 men, had been advancing and in
trenching. The arrival OF the third ex-
pedition filled the Spaniards with rage,
and they stood to give battle before
Camp Dewey could be reinforced. The
trenches extended from the beach 300
yards to the left flank of the insurgents.
Sunday was the insurgent feast day,
and their left flank withdrew, leaving
the American right flank exposed. Com
panies A and f of the Tenth Pennsyl-
vania and the Utah Battery were or
dered to reinforce the right flank. In
the midst of a raging typhoon, with a
tremendous downpour of rain, the
enemy's force, estimated at 5000 men,
attempted to surprise the camp. our
pickets were driven in and the trenches
| assa ulted
The brave Pennsylvania men never
f1inched, but stood their ground under a
whitening fire. The alarm spread, and
the First California Regiment. with two
companies of the Third Artillery, who
night With rifles, were sent up to rein
force the Pennsylvanians. The enemy
| We're on top of the trenches when these
reinforcements arrived, and never was
demonstrated than by the work of the
/ Third Artillery under Captain O'Hara.
| Nothing could be seen but flashes of
Mauser rifles. Men ran right up to
!, the attacking Spaniards, and moved
| them down with regular volleys.
| The Utah Battery, under Captain
| Young, covered itself with glory. The
men pulled their guns through mud
Y n
on the flank, and poured in a destruc-
! i've enfilading fire. The enemy was re-
/ pulsed and retreated in disorder. Our
| infantry had exhausted it's ammuni-
ton, and did not follow the enemy. Not
an inch Of ground was lost, but the
scene in the trenches was one never to
| be forgotten.
| During flashes of lightning, the dead
| and wounded could be seen lying IN
| blood red water, but neither the ele-
ments of heaven nor the destructive
power of man could wiring cry of pro-
| test from the wounded. They encour-
! aged their comrades to fight, and
/ handed over their cartridge belts.
During the night the Spanish scouts
were seen carrying off dead and wound
| ed of the enemy. The American dead
were buried next day. in the Convent of
/ Maracaban.
| On the night of August 1st the fight
| ing was resumed, but the enemy had
( been taught a lesson and made the at
tack at long range with heavy artillery.
The Utah Battery replied, and the ar
| tillery duel lasted an hour. One man
| was killed. He was Fred Springstead
| of the First Colorado, and two men
| We're wounded
| On the night of August ID the ar
| tillery duel was renewed. Two men
| were badly wounded, and are this
morning reported dead, which brings
| the total dead to thirteen, with ten in
| hospital mOrtally hurt.
| General Green issued this address to
] the troops: