Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-25

| New York, Aug. 2O.-A dispatch
| to the World from Manila says: The
| hardest fighting at the capture of Ma
Mia was done by the AstOr battery,
which led the advance. Brig. Gen.
| Macarthur, commanding the brigade,
| complimented the men in the highest
| terms right in the midst of the bat
| tie for their yalor.
The Astor battery led the column
supported by the Minnesota yolun-
teers and the Twenty-third regulars.
| The Utah batterys guns were too
| heavy to move through the swamps.
| The march was along the Passay road
on the right of the river Pasig, where
| the fleet could give no assistance.
| At the junction of the CingaIon road
| the vanguard came without warning
upon strong Spanish intrenchment.
| Suddenly the enemy rained deadly
| fire upon the Americans, killing tWo
men of the Astor battery and wound
| ing a score of others. Sergeant Grim
ems. after he was shot started to his
gun, fired it and the next moment fell
dead beside the piece.
The Astor battery was forced to fall
back from the murderouS fire, tenn
porarily leaving two guns. But the
reserves under Col. Ovenshine came
up promptly and with their support
the Astors charged the enemy with
only revoIvcrs for weapons. quickly
regained their guns and went into ac-
tion again with increased vigor. The
Spanards then were speedily put to
fight.
The Spanish loss is estimated at not
less than POO, including both killed
and wounded, and in the neighbor-
hood of 5000 captured. Vast stores
of military and naval supplies were
seized. Nine Americans We're killed.
The losses on the American side were
confined to the land side. Not man
on the fleet was injured.
Through four lines of intrench-
ments extending for two miles, the
enemy was driven in a panic to the
walled portion of Manila. There the
Spaniards surrendered.
As the stars and stripes We're raised
over the official residence of the gov
ernor. Capt. Gen. Jaudenes burst into
tears and his suite hid their faces in
their hands.
trenchments in front of Gen. Greene.
Back of those lines was Rio Cingalon,
a small stream. Next beyond was the
powder magazine, an ancient fortress,
mounting one 6-inch gun. immense
sandbag walls and trenches surround
ed the fortress on the south and sea-
ward sides. Gen. Anderson was in
command of the division, which was
composed of two brigades.
At $3.50 a. III. the Olympia opened
fire with her 5-inch guns at range Ct
1000 yards. The troops cheered. The
first shots fell short, but again and
again the guns roared and the proieC-
tiles fell closer and closer to the ene-
my's stronghold.
The Raleigh and Petrol tried their
5-inch and 6-inch guns at $500 yards.
Shell after shell burst in the fort and
drove the Spaniards panic-striclien TO-
ward Manila. Every shot was marilcd |
by debris hurled high in the air.
Two shots from the battery in the
magazine was the only reply given to |
the fleets fire. Both were 300 yards |
short The gunboat Callao and the |
launch Barcelo advanced within 1000 |
Yards and began sending deadlN hail |
from their rapid fire and machine |
guns. BY this time the fortress was |
deserted and the feet ceased firing.
Then the orders to advance were |
given. The Colorado troops formed in |
column with their flag flung to thc |
breeze and dashed into the Rio |
Cingalon. wading waist deep. The
Californians followed. The enemY's |
Mausers began to crack in the bushes
in front and on the left, but the shoot
ing was wild.
The Colorado men ran up to the
fort and took possession. Private
Phoenix climbed to the ramparts and
pulled down the Spanish flag ami IA
he was raising the American standa"d
was shot dead. Thereupon Private
Richard Holmes seized the flag ard
ran it up on the pole.
The Colorados, CALIFORNIA; and rhc
Eighteenth infantry drove the Span
iards through the streets of Malate.
The enemy threw away guns and em-
in the flight. Their trenches
were filled with Mauser cartridges.
Gen. Macarthur entered the city and
established headquarters in MaIat'.
The insurgents followed up the al
vance OF our troops. An attempt N"S
made to keep them out of the eng,
but il was found impossible. Thou
sands entered in companies, took pos
session of empty houses and hr2an
The troops scattered and
the insurgents pillaging as
far as possible, but complaints con-
tinue to come in.
A Triumph of Mechanism.
Berlin, Aug. 20.-The celebrated
watch maker Lobner, of Berlin, has |
perfected mechanism capable of
measuring and recording the thou
sandth part of a second.
Russia Orders Two IroncIads.
Berlin, Aug. 20.-The Russian gov
srnment has ordered a j.OOO-ton IRON |
lad from the Krupp works at Kiel