The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
THEIR GALLANT PART
IN CAPTURE OF MANILEI
OFFICIAL STORY OF THE sTORM.
ING OF THE TRENCHES HELD
BY THE DONs
NATIVES ARE SUSPICIOUS
OF THE AMERICANS

FiliptnOs at First Refused to Go ON
Board an American Warship Un-
less Hostages Were Landed
Money Voted to AguinaIdo by His
Congress Refused by the Die
tator.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The report
of Maj. Gen. Macarthur, who COM
manded the First brigade, Second di-
vision Eighth army corps in the bat
tie of Manila, gives great credit to the
Thirteenth Minnesota regiment. Gen.
Macarthur says in part:
Some time about Ii O'Clock on the
morning of Aug. 1S concentrated in
fantry fire was heard in front OF the
Second brigade, and not long there
after an exultant shout indicated CUB
stantial success for our arms on the
left. 1t was therefore assumed that
the enemy had been SO shaken as to
make the advance practical without a
serious disadvantage to our troops
AT about u:30 o'clock a United
states flag was placed upon block
house IA. which had been under the
hre OF the Astor battery, thus con-
Guiding the second stage of the action
without opposition or without loss.
'"The general advance was soon re-
sumed, the Thirteenth Minnesota lead
ing, with Company A as advance
guard, then the Astor battery, bat
talon of the Twenty-third infantry, a
battalion of the Fourteenth infantry
and the North Dakota regiment follow
ing in the order named
AT point just south of SingaIonR
blockhouse was found burning, caus-
Ing continuous explosion Of small
arms ammunition, which, together
with scattering fire from the enemy.
retarded the advance for a time. All
difficulties were soon overcome, how
ever, including the passage of the Astor
battery, by the determined efforts OF
Lieut.. Marsh and his men, assisted by
the infantrymen of the Minnesota reg
1ment, over the gun emplacement
which obstructed the road.
In the village of SingaIong the ad-
vance felt the hot fire, the intensity
OF which hastened the forward move
ment, and soon the command was COM
mitted to desperate conflict. This
conflict resulted in the carrying of the
entertainments, detached work with
emplacements for six guns, which for
tunately were not filled on the 18th
inst, but the work was performed by
a detachment Of infantry, probably q
strong rear guard.
ADVANCE PARTY.
'"rhe advance party, consisting of
men Of the Minnesota regiment, rein
forced by volunteers from the Astor
battery, led by Lieut.. Marsh and Capt,
Sawtelle, OF the brigade staff, as an
individual volunteer, reached a point
within less than eighty yards of the
blockhouse but was obliged to retire
to the 1ntensecting road in the village,
at which point a hasty work was i'm
proVtsed and occupied by a firing line
OF about fifteen men. Aside from the
conspicuous individual actions in the
first rush, the we'll regulated conduct
of this firing line was the marked fea
ture of the contest, and it is proposed
If possible to ascertain the names of
the men engaged with a view to rec
onnmending them for special distinc-
ton
AT about 1:30 p. m. all firing had
ceased, and two scouting parties, vol
UNFAIRLY led by Capt. SaWtelle and
Lieut.. Marsh, soon thereafter reported
the retreat of the adversary. The city
was entered without further incident
through the Paro district. The con-
tact was made about II O'Clock, and
the contest continued until about 1:35.
that is to say about an hour and a
half. The loss in the combat was three
officers wounded, four enlisted men
killed and thirty three wounded"
Gen. Macarthur takes occasion to
commend in strong terms the gallantry
of Coils. Ovenshine and Reeve, Capt.
S. Sawtelle, Capts. Bjornstad and See
bach and Lieuts. Marsh, Herman
and Whitworth.