Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-03

t,.,,.r,n, GROW Of Utah Baticry ~ Gone
u.ud.d- Details OF Battle Of Manila.


,voshir.,,n. oct. 2.-The report Of
Mi r.n Arthur Macarthur, who
commanded the First brigade. Second
division. Eighth army corps, on the
dny on The battle OF Manila. mention "
witch was made In yesterdays dis
matches gives some very interesting
details OF the sght Of the iath Of Au-
rust. Following are sofuo Of the cx-
tracts.
several hours before the operations
30 intended to commence.
there was considerable dchultufy hflng
from the Spanish ilne both VI cannon
and small arms, provoked, no doubt,
by Filipino soldiers. who Insisted upon
maintaining general fuaillode along
their lines, with which the American
line connected lust east Of the Pasig
road The Zee was not returned by
our troops. aud when the formation OF
the day was commenced. things at the
ffunt were comparatively quiet
By 6 o'clock the position was occu-
pied. about eig5 the naval attack COM
mcnccd and some twenty mlnutcs
thereafter the gun of battery 10. Utah
artillery. opened on biockhousc ~. the
guns N the Aator battery having en-.
gagged an opposing battery some min
utes after the opening % the naval at
tack There was no reply from the
hlnCihnusc or contiguous lines, either
/ by guns or small arms The opposition
10 the Asior frc. however. was quite
energetic. but after a spirited contest.
the opposition, consisting probably OF
tWu pieces. was sllenced.
This contest was tho only rotnbie
feature Of the frat stage OF the action.
and was especially crodltablo 10 the
ORGANIZATIONS engaged. Tho position
selected by Lieut. March. after careful
| pefronnl fcconuolraanco was porhnpa
the only one possible In the vicinity
and Il was occupied with great skill
nnd held with commendnblo nrnncss
the battery losing three men wounded
one " whom has since died. The Utah
gun on tho road fired fourteen shots at
| hlockhoure II. with good effect. "a WINS
ton u the work.
Lieut. Grow and his detachment do.
serve great credit Tor tho commend g.
able manner IN which the piece was
served, and pulled through the mud
without the assistance N horses.
| Some time about n O'Clock conccn.
trnted infantry nrc was heard IN front
Of tho Second BRIGADE. and not iong
Thereafter nm oNultnnt shout Indicated
sunsiantlal success for our guns on
| the lcU II was therefore assumed that
the enemy had been 80 shaken ~ 10
make the advance practicable without
serious disadvantage to our trnops
AT about 1850 o'clock United
states Mar was placed upon blockhouso
u, thus concluding the second stage OF
'he action without opposition and with
The general advance was soon re-.
sumcd, The Thirteenth Minnesota lead.
ms with company X a. advance
I Then Ia A. -
talon Of the Twcnty-thini Infantry.
ne battalion Of the Fourteenth lnfan.
ny and the North Dakota rpglment FOL.
lowing In the order named.
| ~ a point Just south Of CinFaion n
bloekhuuHc was found burning, caus.
M a continuous explosion OF small
arms ammunition. which. together with
scattered hfe from the enemy. retafd.
"a the advance for n time All aim.
culucs were soon overcome, however.
including the passage OF the Astor bal,
tory by the Efforts o. Lieut., March and
his nlUn. assisted by the Infantry Of
the Minnesota regiment. over the gun
cmplaeement which obs,ruc,ed the
In the village OF clnEaion tho
advance fell under loose firc. the In
tenslty Of which increased a. the for
ward movement was pressed, AMI very
soon the command wns committed to a
hcrcc combat. This strong opposition
arose az blockhouns 20 % the spanish
drfunccs, detached work with en-.
placetncnts for six guns. which fnIfu.
naitly were not iillcd on the 18Th ms.
but the work was occupied By "a dsiaoh.
mont OF iniantry-probably a strong
'Srhc advance party, e,,-,rtinr Of
men Of she Minnesota regiment. roln.
| forced by volunteers from the Astor
| battery lci BY Lieut., March and Cant.
| slwtolle ~ the brigade stan. az an In.
| dlNliuA volunteer reached point
| within iena than eighty yards OF the
hlockhouae. hut was obliged 20 retire
% the Intersection road In the village.
| ~ which point hasty work was im-
| proNiasd aud occupied by frlng line
% about fifteen men. Aside frpm con.
\ plcuoua Individual actions In the iifst
urh, the well-reFulaicd c1ndnq, Of this
lrinE line was the marked nature OF
| me contest ana u n proposed, n possl-
! Die, 90 ascertain the nhms- II the
men engaged, with vlcw to recon-
mending them FOR special distinction.
4 al about 1850 y. m. all firing had
ceased and two scouting parties. vol.
| unfairly led by Cant. Siwtoile ana
Lieut.. March, fo0n thereafter reported
The retreat NJ the adversary. The clty
| was entered without further incident
through the Paceo district. The con.
tact was made about " o'clnak and
the contest continued with Frsst To-
roclty until i;ai, that Il 10 say, ahaui
an hour and a half. The loss In The
combat was three onicora wounded.
four enlisted men killed. and thirty
were wounded"
Con. Macarthur takes occasion 10
commend In strong terms tho galhuiry
OF Coils overshlne and Reve Clpts
s1wtelle, BiorSiand and Seeh1ch. and
Of Ileuts. March Herman aud Whit
worth.