The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-17
FIRST BATTLE At MANILA
SPANIARDS MAKE \ DESPERATE
NIGHT ATTACK.
The Boys in Blue Behave Like Nete-
rams and Drive the Dons Blacklist
of Killed.

NEW YORK, August "a Sun ca
BILE from Cavite, August 4, via Hong
kong, August 8, says The first loss
of American life i'm an action i'm con-
quest of the Philippines, occurred on
the night of July 3lst, when. in
sharp fight that lasted four hours,
eight Americans were killed outright
and forty-seven wounded. Some of
the mortally wounded have since died.
making the total number of dead thir-
teen.
General Green's force. numbering
1000 men. had been advancing and
intrenching. The arrival of the third
expedition filled the Spaniards with
rage and they stood to give battle be-
fore Camp Dewey could be re-enforc-
ed. The trenches extended from the
beach 300 yards to the left flank of
the insurgents
Sunday was the insurgent feast day
and their left flank withdrew. leaving
the American right flank exposed.
! Companies \ and + of the Tenth
Pennsylvania and the Utah battery
were ordered to reinforce the right
flank. In the midst of a raging ty-
phoon, with a tremendous downpour
of rain. the enemy's force. estimated
at 5000 men attempted to surprise
the camp. Our pickets were driven
! in and the trenches assaulted.
| The brave Pennsylvania men never
! fiinched, but stood their ground I'M
! der whitening fire. The alarm then
| spread and the First California regi-
ment, with two companies of the
| Third artillery who fight with rifles.
were sent to re-enforce the Pennsyl-
vania men. The enemy were on top
of the trenches when these reinforce
ments arrived and never was the dis
cipline of the regulars better demon
started than by the work of the Third
artillery under Captain O'Hara. Moth
ing could be seen but the flashes of
Mauser rifles. Men ran right up to
the attacking Spaniards and moved
them down in regular volleys.
Private McElroth of Battery II,
who was acting as sergeant, jumped
on the parapet to steady the men and
walked up and down. He was shot
in the head and fatally wounded.
Captain Hobbs got on the parapet,
too, to get the men steady. \ well
directed and effective fire followed.
The Utah battery, under Captain
, Young, covered itself with glory, the
men pulling their guns through mud
axle deep. Two guns were sent on
around the flank and poured in de-
structive enfilading fire. The enemy
was repulsed and retreated in disor-
der. Our infantry had exhausted its
ammunition and did not follow the
enemy.
Following is the official list of those
killed:
Tenth Pennsylvania-John Brady
Walter Brown.
United States nfantry-William +
Brinton. Jacob Hull, Jesse Moss, vii.
liam Stillwagon.
First alifornia-NIaurice Just.
Third Artillery-Eli Dawson.
First Colorado-Fred Springstead
Seriously Wounded-Tenth Penn.
sylvania. Sergeant Alva Walter, Pri.
Yates Lee Snyder, Victor Holmes, G.
S. Carter. Arthur Johnson.
First California-Captain r. Rich.
ter. Private j. c. Edwards.
Third Undergraduates Charles
Winfield and j. \. McElroth.
Thirtv-eight were slightly wounded
in the fight.
After the battle General Green pub
lished an address lauding the bravery
of the troops. the Tenth Pennsylvania
and the Utah battery for not losina
an inch of ground. and the Third ar
tillerv and First California for NOV
ing forward to support through &
calling fire.