, 1898-08-18
CAPTURE OF MANILA.
OFFICER OF THE DISPATCH BOAT
IAFIRO TELLS OF THE
BATTLE.
Reports In the Press Dis
patches as to the Number of Killed
Nearly Ten Thousand Americans
Were Engaged in the Assault
Philippines Glad Struggle is Over.

Philippines Glad Struggle is over.
Hong ,ong, Aug, 1.-THE American
collier Zaiiro, from Manila, which ar
rived here yesterday, is anchored in
Junk bay. She left Manila the 18th.
sible to land the mails with details of
the battle of Manila. 1t is learned,
however. from the American naval Of
ficers that when Admiral Dewey, on
August 9Th, demanded the surrender
of Manila within forty-eight hours,
the Spanish commander replied that
he had no safe place for the women and
children who were in the city and ask
ed for twenty-four hours de-
lay. This Admiral Dewey grant
ed. At the expiration of the
specified time the admiral con-
suited and decided to postpone the at
tack.
On August 10 the American squad
ron formed in line off Manila. The
Olympia fired the first shot at Malate
fort. The shots of the Americans fell
short and some time was occupied in
finding the range. Then the Callao,
one of the %gunboats captured by Adj
miral Dewey from the Spaniards, got
under the fort and sent in a hot fire.
Great destruction was done with the
rapid firing guns. The forts failed to
reply, but fired on the American troops
who were storming the trenches. The
large American ships were ordered to
cease firing after an hours work owing
to the failure of the fort to respond.
The fighting in the trenches was
most fierce. Fifteen minutes after the
Spaniards were driven in the second
line of defense they were forced to re-
treat to the walled city. where. seeing
the uselessness of resistance, they
surrendered and soon afterwards a
white flag was hoisted wei Manila.
The Belgian con9rl at Manila, NJ.
Andre, boarded the Olympia and re-
turned with the American lieutenant
to the Spanish military governor, who
agreed to surrender. General Merritt
proceeded to the palace at $3.50 and
then the Spanish formed in line and
formally surrendered, but the officers
were permitted to retain their swords.
The American loss is reported to be
six or eight killed and forty wounded.
The Spanish loss is considerable, but
the eXac numbers are not o%btainable.
The trenches were filed with badly
wounded SpaniaI us. Manila is now
under martial law with General Merritt
as military governor. The insurgents
were not allowed to take part in the
attack upon the city, but were kept in
the rear of the Americans. In order
to prevent bloodshed they were forbid
den to enter the city after the surren-
der unless they were unarmed.
Before the surrender the Spaniards
burned the transport Cebu in Passig
river. 1t is supposed Admiral Dewey
was unaware of the departure of Gov
ernor General August. The Zafira's Of
ficers first heard the news Of the COVER
nor generals flight on arrival here.
Genera Augustus escape is considered
to lave been prearranged as he
brought with him his family and suite.
New York, Aug. 17.-There are con-
ficting reports in the press dispatches
from Hong Kong on the number of
killed in the battle before Manila. One
report places the killed at five Ameri-
cans and forty-fiye Americans wound
ed. The other dispatches, probably
more reliable, state that eight were
killed and fifty wounded. All reports
agree that the First Colorado was the
first to storm the trenches and that
every man from the mountain and plain
state was a hero.
The action of the Coloradoans under
the fire Of the Spaniards Is described
as little short of sublime. "A version
of the fighting, as printed in the New
York Journal. under date OF Manila,
August 10, and filed from Hong Kong,
is as follows:
Five American soldiers were killed
and about forty-five were wounded in
the capture of Manila this afternoon,