The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-20

A heavy rain set In as the troops Left
camp. The men marched two miles in
mud over shoe-tops 10 the Entertainments.
Each carried two days rations and
Is cartridges.
The American entrenchmerts extended
from the beach on the left 800 yards in
a northwest direction, termina ting in a
rice swamp. The ground was covered
with water, bamboos and rank yegeta-
ton.
The eneuly's trenches varied from 300
yards
To the east Of the beach IS the Manila
road and 100 yards is the Passay road.
Both roads passed through the lines
into the city. Almost impossible swarnps
lie between the roads.
General Greene's brigade occupied the
left from the beach across the Manila
road TO the swamp. General Macarthur
brigade had the right, on both sides Of
the Passay road. Directly in front of
General Macarthur was a Spanish battery
and a block house.
The troops arrived in position ON the
lines at S:3 Ca m -Four battalions of re-
serves held the Pasay road and the gen
eral reserve, five full battalions, back of
General Greene, held the territory between
the beach and tn Manila road.
Tn monitor Monterey AT g a. m. steamed
SLOWLY aoros sthe bay in front of Ma
Mia The flagship Olympia the cruiser
Raleigh and the gunboat Petrol followed.
The enemy had two lines of inrench-
IN, -
of those lines was Rio Cingalon, a small
stream. Next beyond was the powder
ma gazine, an ancient fortress, mounting
one 6-inch gun. Immense sand-bag walls
and trenches surrounded the fortress on
the south and Seaward sides.
General Anderson was in command of
the division, which was composed Of two
brigades.
Suddenly, at $3.50 a. IN, the Olympia
opened fire with her starboard 5-inch guns
at a range of 1000 yards The troops
cheered and waved hats. The first shots
fell short, but again and again the guns
roared and the projeotiles fell closer and
closer to the enemys stronghold
The Raleigh and Petrol, covered with the
national colors. tried their 5-inch and g.
inch guns at $500 yards. Shell after she'll
burst In their fort and drove the Span
iards panic-stricken toward Manila Every
shot was marked by debris hurled high
in the air.
Soon the enemy deserted the trenches
in front of General Greene, but ran off
to the right into the bamboo swamps.
Then they began guerrilla work.
Two shots from the battery In the mag
azine was the only reply given to the
fleet s fire. Both were 500 yards short.
The gunboat CaIao and the launch Bar
cello advanced within 1000 yards and be
gan sending deadly hal from their
rapid-fre and machine guns.
By this time the fortress was deserted
and the fleet was signaled to cease firing
Then the orders to advance were given.
The Colorado troops formed in column
With their flag flung TO the breeze and
dashed into the Rio Clngalon, wading
waist deep. The Californians followed.
The enemy's Mausers began 10 crack in
he bushes in front and on the left, but |
he shooting was wild.
The Colorado men ran UP TO the fort |
ind toop possession Private Phoenix |
climbed to the rarnparts and pulled down /
he Spanish flag, and as he was raising !
he American standard was shot dead.
Thereupon Private Richard Holmes |
eized the flag and ran 1t up on the pole.
The Coloradoans, Cadfornians and the |
Eighteenth infantry drove the Spaniards 4
through the streets Of Malate. The enemy
brew away guns and ammunition in their /
light. Their trenches were filed with |
Iauser cartridges.
The troops followed them. capturing the
4unetta battery and chasing the enemy
lto the walled city.
General Greene passed around the walled
ity and took Hinondo. on the north side
7 the PaSig river, where 1le esta blished
is headquarters.
Meanwhile General MacArthur's brigade
yer on the right wing was having the
everest kind of fighting.
Two guns of the Utah battery opened
. on iolockhouse No. II and soon knocked
into splinters. Then the troops ad-
snced by the Pasay road toward the city,
ne Astor battery in the lead, as pre-
iously described, and had the hottest
ghting of the day at the junction Of the
ingalon road.
The Spanish soon reiterated and General
LacArthur entered the city and estab-
shed headquarters in Maiate-
The insurgents followed up the advance
our troops. An attempt was made 10
eep them out OF the city but IL was found
nposs5ble. Thousands entered IN com
anies, took possession OF empty houses
nd began piIag.ng.
Malate and Ernita, the fashionable resi-
|f-s- I
catered and stopped the insurgents pill
ging as far as possible, but complaints
Jntinue 10 come in.