The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
HONOR RAND GLORY
American Soldiers Achieved Both
in the Manila Battle.
AStors Battery Led the Advance on the
Spanish Works Charging the Enemy
with Only RevOlvera for Weapons
-Spain's Commander Wept
When spanish Banner
Was Hauled Down.

New York, Aug. 2O.-A dispatch
TO the World from Manila says: The
hardest lighting at the capture of Ma
Mia was done by the Astor battery,
which led the advance. Brig. Gen.
Macarthur, commanding the brigade,
complimented> the men in the highest
terms right in the midst of the bat
tie for their valor.
The Astor battery led the column
supported by the Minnesota volun-
teers 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 river Pasig, where
the fleet could give no assistance.
At the junction of the Cingalon road
the vanguard came without warning
upon strong Spanish intrenchment.
Suddenly the enemy rained deadly
fire upon the Americans, killing two
men of the Astor battery and wound
ing score of others. Sergeant Grim
ems, after he was shot started to his
gun, fired it and the next moment fell
dead beside the piece.
The Astor battery was forced to fall
back from the murderous fire, tenn
porarily leaving two guns. But the
reserves under Col. 0venshine came
up promptly and with their support
the Astors charged the enemy with
only revolvers for weapons, quickly
regained their guns and went into ac-
ton again with increased vigor. The
Spaniards then were speedily put to
fight.
The Spanish loss is estimated at not
less than 200, including both killed
and wounded, and in the neighbor-
hood of 5000 captured. Vast stores
of military and naval supplies were
seized. Nine Americans were killed.
The losses on the American side were
confined to the land side. Not man
on the fleet was Injured.
Through four lines of intrench-
ments extending for two miles, the
enemy was driven in panic to the
walled portion of Manila. There the
Spaniards surrendered.
AS the stars and stripes were raised
over the official residence of the gov
ernor, Capt. Gen. Jaudenes burst into
tears and his suite hid their faces in
their hands.
The enemy had two lines of in
trenchments in front of Gen. Greene.
Back of those lines was Rio Cingalon,
a small stream. Next beyond was the
powder magazine, an ancient fortress,
mounting one 6-inch gun. Immense
sandbag walls and trenches surround
ed the fortress on the south and sea-
ward sides. Gen. Anderson was in
command of the division, which was
composed of two brigades.
At $3.50 a. m. the Olympia opened
fire with her 5-ineh guns at range Ct
1000 yards. The troops cheered. The
first shots fell short, but again and
again the guns roared and the projec-
tiles fell closer and closer to the ene-
my's stronghold.
The Raleigh and Petrol tried their
5-inch and 6-inch guns at $500 yards.
Shell after shell burst in the fort and
drove the Spaniards panic-stricken to-
ward Manila. -
Two shots from the battery in the
magazine was the only reply given to
the fleets fire. Both were 300 yards
short. The gunboat Callao and the
launch Barcelo advanced within 1000
yards and began sending deadly hail
from their rapid fire and machine
guns. BY this time the fortress was
deserted and the fleet ceased firing.
Then the orders to advance were
given. The Colorado troops formed in
column with their flag Sung to the
breeze and dashed into the Rio
Cingalon, wading waist deep. The
Californians followed. The enemy's
Mausers began to crack in the bushes
in front and on the left, but the shoot
ing was wild.
The Colorado men ran up to the
fort and took possession. Private
Phoenix climbed to the ramparts and
pulled down the Spanish flag and as
he was raising the American standard
was shot dead. Thereupon Private
Richard Holmes seized the flag and
ran it up on the pole.
The Colorados, CALIFORNIA; and thc
Eighteenth infantry drove the Span
iards through the streets of Malate.
The enemy threw away guns and en-
munition in the flight Their trenches
were filled with Mauser cartridges.
Gen. Macarthur entered the city and
established headquarters in Malate.
The insurgents followed up the ad-
vance of otsr troops. An attempt was
made to keep them out of the city,
but it was found impossible. Thou
sands entered in companies took pos
session of empty houses and began
pillaging. The troops scattered and
stopped the insurgents pillaging as
far as possible,
Slaughter OF Chinese Rebels Continues.
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