The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-20
I'LL hBOUI THE Fight
Complete Details of the Cap
ture of Manila.
ASTOR BATTERY DID IT
Kindly Assisted by the Army
and the Fleet.
ASTOR BATTERY DID IT

New York. Aug. ia dispatch to the
World from Manila City. dated August
Ii, via Hong Kong, says:
The hardest fighting at the capture OF
Manila was done by the Aston battery,
which led the advance.
Brigadier General Macarthur, com
ulanding the brigade complimenSed the
mon in tho highest terms eight In the
midst Of the battle for their valor and
| success.
! The Aston battery led the column, sup
ported by the Minnesota volunteers and
the Twenty-third regulars. The Utah
battery's guns were too heavy TO move
through the swamps.
The march was along the Passay road
on the right of the Pasig river. where
the fleet could give no assistance.
Al the junction of the Singalon road the
vanguard came without warning upon a
strong Spanish inorenchment Suddenly
the enemy rained a deadly fire upon the
Americans, killing two men Of the Aston
battery, First Sergeant Holmes and Sec
ond Sergeant Cremins. and one Minnesota
man. Private Patterson, at the same time
wounding a score of others.
Sergeant Cremins, after he was shot,
started to his gun. fred it and the next
moment fell dead beside the piece
The Aston battery was forced to fall
back from che nurderous fire. temporar-
fly leaving their guns. But the reserves
under Colonel Ovenshine came up prompt
w will hair
charged the enemy with only revolvers
for weapons, quickly regained their guns
and put them into action again with in
creased vigor. The Spaniards then were
speedily put to fight.
The following is the list OF casualties
in the Aston battery:
Killed:
NJ. E. HOLMES. First Sergeant.
D. CREMINS, Second Sergeant
Wounded:
r. n. Sillnan, sergeant
H. Van Horne, corporal
G. Baker, private.
G. Bewtell, private.
c. Dunn, private.
T. ]. Hayden, private.
w. H. Seymour, private.
c. E. Vanpelt, private
Private Dunn's wound is serious. The
other wounded men will get well.
The losses were pretty evenly divided
between the two brigades. The following
names are Of killed and wounded SOL
diers, outside of the Aston battery:
Killed:
SAMUEL HOWELL. Fourteenth regu-
lars.
WILLIAM LEWIS. Nebraska volun-
teers.
ROBERT McANN. Fourteenth resu-
lars.
EDWARD o'NEIL. California volun-
teers.
A. P. PATTERSON, private. Minnesota
- PHOENIX, private, Colorado vol
unteers.
AUGUST THOLLEN, private. Twenty
third United States infantry.
Wounded:
Bjornsted Bursen, captain, Minnesota
severely.
O. Zebach, captain, Minnesota voiun-
teers, seriously.
- Baker. private, Twenty-ttird regu-
lars.
- Carlson, private. Minnesota volun-
teers.
John Dunmore, private, California vol
lnteers.
Albert Hammerson, private, California.
volunteers.
- Kahl, private, Minnesota volunteers.
- Mccain, private, Twenty-third reg
llars.
Private Moors, Minnesota volunteers.
Private Morgan, Twenty third regulars.
Private Newman, Twenty-third regu-
ars.
Private Parker, Twenty-third regulars.
Private Tetzoff, Minnesota volunteers.
The Spanish loss is estimated at not
ess than 200 including both killed and
wounded, and in the neighborhood Of 5000
captured. Vast stores of military and
laval supplies were seized.
The casualties on the American side
we're confined to the land side. Not a
nan Of the fleet was injured
Through four lines of intrenchments.
extending for two miles, the enemy was
Iriven in panic TO the walled portion
# Manila. There the Spaniards suren-
Tered.
As the stars and stripes were raised
ver the official residence OF the governor,
b.
ears and his suite hid their faces in their
lands.
Almost impregnable Notifications had
,een stormed. including four blockhouses
nd innumerable street blockades. All
we're carried with the pluck and valor
characteristic OF the Americans.
In General Greene's brigade the Colo
ado and California volunteers and the
Nineteenth rgulars drove the Spaniards
,ack in panic. East and west We'd in
leeds OF bravery.
The soldiers knew on Friday night that
n attack was 10 be made. Revei,e was
ounded a: O'Clock. Toe troops arose
inging and cheering. For weeks they
ad been encamped IN swamps or lying
I bitches filed with water, exposed 70
ne tropical rains. They had waited pa
iently for the order TO attack and wnen
came the demonstrations were unan-
nous along the lines.