Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-19
dead AND WOUNDED
Complete List Of the Casualties at
the Battle Of Manila--A Roll
of Honor.
NO SAILOR WAS TOUCHED
Colorado and California Volunteers Gov
cred Themselves with Undying Glory
in the Engagement Death Of a
Color Sergeant,

| New York, Aug. ia dispatch t.
the World from Manila gives the follow
ing complete list of the killed ant
wounded in the fighting at the captur
of Manila.
Killed: M. E. Holmes, 1st sergean
of Astor battery; D. Cremins, 2nd ser
geant, Astor battery; Samuel Howell
14th regulars; VIM. Lewis, Nebrask;
volunteers; Robert Mccain, 14th regu
lars; Edward O'Neil, California volun
tcers; A. P. Patterson, private, Mime
sofa volunteers; Chas. |. Phoenix, pri
vate, Colorado volunteers; August Tol
len, private, 23rd U. S. infantry.
Wounded, Astor battery: R. H. Sill
man, sergeant; H. Van Horne, corporal
Privates G. Baker, G. Bewtell, G
Dunn, 7. j. Hayden, w. H. Seymour
G. +. Van Pelt; Minnesota volunteers
Captain Bjornsted Bursen, Captain O.
Seebach; Privates Carlson, Kahl, Moore
and Tetzoff; 23rd regulars-Privates
Baker, McCann, Morgan, Newman anC
Parker; California volunteers-Johr
Dunmore and Albert Hammerson.
The Spanish loss is estimated at moi
less than 200, including both killed and
wounded, and in the neighborhood OF
5000 captured.
Vast stores of military and naval sup
plies We're seized.
The casualties on the American side
were confined to the land side. Not a
man on the feet was injured.
Through four lines of intrenchments.
extending two miles, the enemy was
driven in panic to the walled portion
Of Manila. This the Spaniards surren-
dered.
The enemy had two lines of intrench-
ments in front of General Green. Back
of those lines was the Rio Cingalon, a
small stream. Next beyond was the
powder magazine and an ancient fortress,
mounting one 6-inch gun.
Immense sand-bag walls and trenches
surrounded the fortress on the south and
seaward sides.
General Anderson was in command of
the division, which was composed of two
brigades.
At $3.50 a. m. the Olympia opened fire
with the starbOard 5-inch guns at a
range of 1000 yards. The Raleigh and
Petrol tried 5-inch and 5-ineh guns at
$500 yards.
Shell after shell burst in the fort and
drove the Spaniards. panic-stricken.
toward Manila Every shot was
marked by debris hurled high in the
air.
Soon the enemy deserted the trenches
in front of General Green, but ran off to
the right in the bamboo swamps. Two
shots from the battery in the magazine
was the only reply given to the fleets
fire. Both were 800 yards short.
The gunboat Callao and the launch
Barcelo advanced to within 1000 yards.
and began sending deadly hail from
the rapid-fire and machine guns.
BY this time the fortress was deserted
and the feet signaled to cease firing.
Then the orders to advance were given.
The Colorado troops formed in col
umn, with their flag flung to the breeze.
and dashed into the Rio Cingalon, wad-
ing waist deep. The Californians fol-
lowed.
The enemy's Mausers began to crack
in the bushes in front and on the left,
but the shooting was wild. The Colo
rado men ran up to the fort and took
possession.
Private Phoneix, Company l, climbed
to the ramparts and pulled down the
Spanish flag, and, as he was raising the
American standard, was shot dead.
Thereupon Sergeant Richard G. Holmes,
Company l, seized the flag and ran it up
on thep POLE
The Coloradoans and Californians and
the 18th infantry drove the Spaniards
through the streets of Malatc. The
enemy threw away their guns and am
munition in their flight The troops fol-
lowed, capturing Lenetta battery and
chasing the enemy into the walled city.
Meanwhile General MacArthurs brig
ade, over on the right wing, was having
a similar kind of fighting.
The guns of the Utah battery opened
on block house No IA and soon knocked
it into splinters. Then the troops ad-
vanced by Pasy road toward the city,
Astor battery in the lead, and had the
hottest fighting of the day at the juno
tion of the Cingalon road.
The Spanish soon retreated and Gen
eral Macarthur entered the city and es.
tablished his quarters in Malate.