Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-20
With Reiniorcements They Regained
Their Guns and Routed the En-
envy With RevOlvers.
INSURGENTS FOLLOWED
OUR TROOPS TO MALATE.
They NJ Once Took Possession OF De
serted Houses and Began Their
Work Of Plllage and With DIFF
fleulty We're Checked.

New York, Aug. ia dispatch 70
The World from Manila, via Hong
Kong, says;
The hardest fighting in the capture o.
Manila was done by the Astor battery,
which led the advance. Brigadier Gen.
eral Macarthur, commander OF the
brigade, complimented the men in the
highest terms right In the midst Of tho
battle for their valor and success. The
Astor battery was supported by the
Minnesota volunteers aud the Twenty.
third regulars. The Utah blttery's
guns were too heavy to move through
the swamps The march was along
Bassay road ON the right Of the River
Passig, whore the feet gave no assist.
ance. At the junction Of Cingalon road
the vanguard came without warning
upon the Spanish intrenchments. Sud.
denly the enemy raised a deadly fire
upon the Americans, killing two Of
tbs Aston battery. First Sergeant
Holmes and Sergeant Kremins and one
Minnesota man, Private Patterson, a,
the same time wounding a score Of
other soldiers Sergeant Krcmins. after
he was shot staggered 10 his gun and
fred IL and the next moment fell dead
beside the piece. The Astor battery was
forced 10 fall back from the murderous
IRE, temporarily leaving two guns, but
the reserves under Colonel Ovenshine
came up promptly and with their sup
port the Astors charged this enemy with
only revolsers for weapons, quickly re-
gained the guns and put both into action
again in increased vigor The Span
iards then were speedily put to flight.
The Spanish loss IL estimated at not
less than 200, including both killed and
wounded. About 5000 were captured.
The vast stores Of the military naval
supplies were seized. The casualties ON
tho American side were confined 20 tho
land forces. Not a man Of the feet was
injured.
Through four lines Of intrenchments,
extending two miles, the enemy were
driven panic stricken into the walled
portion Of Manila. There the Spaniards
surrendered. As the stars and stripes
were raised over the official residence OF
the governor, Captain General Jaudenes
burst into tears and his suite hid their
faces In their hands The almost i'm.
prcgnablo Notifications had been storm.
ed, including four block houses and in.
Vulnerable street blockades. All were
carried with the pluck and valor char.
aeteristio Of Americans.
General Green's brigade, the Colora-
do and California volunteers and the
Eighteenth regulars, drove tho Span.
iards back In panic
The soldiers knew on Friday night an
attack was to be made the next morn.
ing. The troops arose early singing and
cheering For weeks they had been On.
eamped in swamps, lying in bitches al.
ed with water and exposed 20 tropical
rains They had waited patiently for
che order 70 attack and when IL came
demonstrations were unanimous along
the lines.
The troops arrived In position nc s: 30
am. The monitor Monetery, at a. m.
steamed slowly across the bay In front
Manila. The flagship Olympia, cruiser
Raleigh, gunboat Petrol followed. The
enemy had two lines Of entertainments
In front OF General Greene. Back Of
those lines was the Rio Cingalon, a small
stream. Next beyond was the powder
magazine, an ancient fortress, mount.
ing one 6inch gun. Immense sand bag
walls and trenches surrounded the fort
ross on tho south and seward sides
Suddenly at o; 3Oa m. the Olympia
opened FIRE with her starboard 5inch
gun, range lOOn yards The troop.
choored and waved their hats The
Raleigh and Petrol covered with the
national colors, tried their 5iuch gun.
at $500 yards. She'll after she'll burst n
tho fort and drove the spaniards panic
stricken towards Malato. Every SHOT
was marked by debris hurled high IN Che
air. Soon the enemy deserted tho
trenches in front Of General Greene, but
ran into the rice swamps. They then
began q guerilla warfare.
Gunboat Callao and the launch Bar
cello advanced within 1000 yards and be
gan sending deadly hail from theil
rxpidhre aud machine guns. by Thu