The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-27

diers knew Friday night that the at
tack waste be nude. Tha9refietle was
sounded at O'Clock. troops
arose, singing and cheering. 9
weeks they had been eneami,ed IN
swamps or lying IN bitches filed with
water, exposed to tropical rains. ihe53
had waited patiently for the ordsr@lo
attack and when itScame the demon
strations were unanimous along the
lines. A heavy rain set in MS b estronps
left the camp. The men marched NY
miles in the mud over their shoe tops,
to the intrcnchments. Each carried
two days rations and $50 cartridges.
The American intrerchlnents \
tendedfrom the bench on thesleft 1000
yards in a northeast direction, term,
mating in a rice swamp. The ground
was covered with water, bainboos and
rank vegetation. The enemy's trenches
varied from 800 to 500 yards. The II
in front was 500 yards to the east
of the Manila road and 1000 yards on.
the Pasig road. Both roads passed
through the lines into the city
General Green's brigade occupied
the left from the beach across Manila
to the swamp. McArthur's brigade
had the right on both sides OF the
pasig. road. Directly ~ front of Nc
Arthur was n Spanish battery and a.
block house. The troops arrived in
position on the lines Mt $3.50 n. m. -Four
b~attalions of reserves were held on the.
Pasig road and the general reserve OF
five full battalions back of General
Greene, held. the territory between the
beach and the Manila road.
The A,tnrk.
The monitor Monterey at 0 a. m.
steamed slowly across the bay in front
of Manila. The flagship Olympia,
cruiser Raleigh and gunboat Petrol
followed. The enemy lad two lines
of int%renchments i'll front of General
Greene. Back of those lines was the
Rio Cingalon, a small stream. and ext
beyond was a powder magazine, an
ancient fortress, mounting Il G-inch
gun. Immense sand bag walls and
trenches surrounded the fortress on
the south and seward sides. General
Anderson was in command of the di-
vision, which composed the two bri-
gades.
Suddenly at $3.50 a. m. the Olympia
opened fire with her %starboard 5-inch
guns at n range of 1000 yards. The
troops cheered and waved their hats.
The first shots fell short. but agaip
and again the guns roarcd and the
proiectiles fell closer ana closer to the
enemy's stronghold. The Raleigh and
Petrol covered with national colors,
tried their 5-inch and 6-inch guns at
$500 yards. Shell after shell burst in
the fort and drove the S%paniards 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 Green, but
ran off to the right into the bamboo
swamps. Then began the guerrilla
warfare. Two shots from the battery
in the magazine was the only reply
given to the fleets fire. Both We're
800 yards short. The gunhoat Callaio
and the launch Barcelo advanced with
in 1000 yards and began sending u
deadly hail from their rapid fire and
machine guns. BY this time the fort
ress was deserted and the fleet sig
nailed to cease firing.
Advance Ordered.
Then the orders to advance were
given. The Colorado troops formed
in a column with the flag flung to the
breeze and dashed into the Rio Cinga-
(ion, wading waist deep. The Califor-
mans followed. The enemS's Maus-
ers began to crack in the bushes IN
front and on the left, but the shooting
was wild. The Colorado men ran 4 p 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
run it up on the pole. The Colorados,
Californians and the Eighteenth in
fantry drove the Spaniards through
the streets of Malate, The enemy
threw away guns and ammunition in
the fight. Their trenches were .illcd
with Mnuser cartridges. The troops
followed them, capturing the Lunctta
batterly and chasing the enemy into
the walled city. General Green passed
around the walled city and took BIZ
nando, on the north side of the Pasig
river, where he established his head
quarters. In the meanwhile Me-
Arthur's brigade on the right wing
was having the seyerest kind of fight
ing.
Two guns of the Utah battery
opened on blockhouse No. IA, and soon
Knocked it into splinters. Then the
troops advanced by the Pasig road
toward the city, the Aston battery i'll
the lead, as previously described, and
had the hottest fighting of the day at
the junction of the Cingalon road.
Spaniards Iscireat.
The Spanish soon retreated and
General Macarthur entered the city
and established his headquarters in
Malate. The insurgents followed up
the advance of our troops. Al attempt
was made to keep them out of The
city, but it was found irlnoasible.
Thousands entered in companies and
took possession of the empty houses
and began %pillaging. Mnlatc and Err
mita, fashionable residence districts.
were deserted. The troops scattered
and stopped the insurgcnt pillaging rs
far as possible. but complaints con-
tinue to come in.
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