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


FoRNIA TROOPS SHOWED ST.
pERB COURAGE IN ADVANCING
ON THE ENEMY'S LINE.
New York, August ia dispatch
TO the World from Manila City, dated
August 10, via Hong Kong, says: The
hardest fighting at the capture Of Ma
Mia was done by the As:or battery,
which led the advance. Brig. Gen. Nc
Arthur, commanding the brigade
compimented the men in the highest
terms right in the midst of the battle
for their valor aud success. The Astor
battery led the column, supported by
the minnesota volunteers and the
Twenty-third regulars. The Utah bat
terys guns we've too heavy to move
through the swamps.
The march was along the Passay road
on the right of the river Pasig, where
the fleet could give no assistance. AT
the junction of the Cingalon road the
vanguard came without warning upon
a strong Spanish intrenchment. Sud-
denly the enemy rained deadly tlre
upon the Americans, killing two men
of the Astor battery, Firs: Sergeant
Holmes and Second Sergeant Cremin,
and one Minnesota man, Private Pat
terson, at the same time woundlng
score of others. Sergeant Cremins, az
|, Oh ~
fired it, and the next instant fell dead
beside the piece
The Astor battery was forced to fall
back from the murderous fire, tempe
rarily leaving two guns. But the re-
serves, under Col. Ovenshine, came up
promptly, and with their support the
Astors charged the enemy with only
revolvers for weapons, quickly regain
ed their guns and put them into action
again with increased yigor. The Spah-
iards then were speedily put TO flight.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIST
of casualties in the Astor battery:
Killed-M E. Holmes, First Sergeant;
D. Cremins, Second Sergeant Wound
ed-R. H. Siliman, Sergeant; H. A.
vanHone, Corporal; C. Baker, private;
T. ]. Hayden, private; w. H. Seymour,
private; C. E. Van Pelt, private. Pri-
vate Dunn's wound is serious. The
ether wounded men will get well.
The losses were pretty evenly divid-
ed between the two brigades. The
following are the names of the killed
and wounded outside of the Aston bat
terry
IYilled--Samuel Howell, Fourteenth
Regulars; VIM. Lewis Nebraska volun,
ana, san Juan and OF :Eoi1B5ttffteagttdh ,
Cuba ar6 n-.Hc--'S,i John Phoenix,
% r, Colorado volunteers; August
! 'fhollen, private Twenty third United
States infantry.
Wounded-Bjornsted Bursen, cap
tain, Minnesota volunteers, severely;
o. S. Zach, captain, Minnesota volun-
teers, seriously; VIM. Baker, private,
Twenty-third regulars; John Carlson,
private, Minnesota volunteers: John
Dunmore, private, California volun-
teers; Harry Kahf, private, Minnesota
volunteers; Albert Hammonsch, pri-
vate, California volunteers; George Nc
Cam, private, Twenty-third regi-
ment; Private Moore, Minnesota VOL
unteers; Private Morgan, Twenty
third regulars: Private Newman,
Twenty-third regulars; Private Par
ker, Twenty-third regulars; Private
Tetsonfa, Minnesota volunteers.
THE SPANISH LOSS
is estimated at not less than 200 in
Guiding both killed and wounded, and
in the neighborhood of 5000 captured.
Vast stores of military and naval sup
plies were seized.
The casualties on the American
side were confined to the land forces.
Not man on the fleet was injured.
Through four lines of entertainments
extending for two miles, the enemy
were driven in panic into the walls
PORTION of Manila. There the Span
iards surrendered. AS the Stars and
Stripes were raised over the official
rehidence Of the government, Capt.
Gen. Jaudemes burst into tears and
his suite hid their faces in their
hands.
Almost impregnable Notifications
had been stormed, including street
blockades. All were carried with the
pluck and; valor characteristic of the
Americans. In Gen. Greenes brigade
the Colorado and California volunteers
and the Eighteenth regulars drove
the Spaniards back in panic. East
and west We'd in deeds of bravery.
The soldiers knew ION. Friday night
that an attack was to be made. The
next morning revelle was sounded at
o'clock. The troops arose singing
and cheering. For weeks they had
been camped in swamps or lying in
bitches filled with water, exposed to
tropical rains. They had waited pa
tiently for the order to attack, and