The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-13
A FIGHT AT MANILA.
spAn,ARDs MAKE AN ATTACK
Dasasg . Heavy ssorn at Nisht-rhsy
Wsss RspslssA with Heavy Loss-ssv.
ssal Aasfioass Killed asd Wounded.

Hong Kong, Aug. 0.-Adjutant Cen
eral, Washington: MacArthur's troops
arrived July 31st. No epidemic or sick
ness. Five deaths occurred on the trip.
Lieutenant Kerr of the engineer corps
died of spinal meningitis. Landing at
the camp was delayed on account of
. high surf.
To gain an approach to the city, Gen
eral Green's outpOsts We're advanced
TO continue our lines from Canine to
the beach. On Sunday night the Span.
ish attacked our forces sharply. The
artillery outposts behaved well md
held the position. II was unnecessary
to call out the brigade. The Spanish
loss is rumored to have been heavy.
Killed:
First Colorndo-Fred Springstead.
Tenth Pennsylvanla-John X. Brady,
Walter T.. Brown.
Regular Infantry-William Brinton,
jacob Hull, Jesse Moss, William Still
wagon.
First Californla-Maurice Just.
Third Artillery-Eli Dawson.
Seriously wounded:
Tenth acknowledgement Alvn
Walter. Privates Lee Snyder. Victor
First California-Cnptnin Richter,
Private c. j. Edwards.
Third Artillery-Private Charles
Winfield, J. A. MacElreath.
Thirty-eight Were slightly wounded.
MERRITT.
New York, Aug. "a special to the
Evening Journal. dated ut Manila bay
August ith, via Hong Kong. August
9th, says:
The first American land battle in the
Philippines has been fought and won.
Thirteen are dead and forty wounded
on our side. and 400 Spanish dead and
100 wounded Is the cncmy's loss. We
have not advanced our position. but
neither have the Spaniards gained any
ground.
Sunday Is seemingly fateful in the
annals OF this war. II was Sunday
when the first American blood was
spilled In the trenches before Manila.
Sunday. July 3ls,, was feast day.
and the insurgents who formed the
left flank of the advance line before
the city, had retired To celebrate 1t
and thus left our right exposed.
The right was composed OF the
Tenth Pennsylvania. First California.
! First Colorado. the Utah and the Third
regular batteries.
| Toward night the weather became
very thick and soon "A typhoon swirled
down on Manila. II ragged iiercest just
before midnight. and nj that hour
1000 Spanish regulars. under cover Of
darkness and the noise Of the Storm
| left the city and made a sortle.
One OF the advance pickcts. Private
w. r. Brown OF Company u. Penn
Il. l.. al
emy's advance as brilliant flashes OF
lightning revealed them. Brown gave
| the alarm. which was quickly taken
up by the other picke,s. and Brown
/ was the first man Killed. The Spanish
soon realized that they had been dis
covered and advanced more rapidly.
TIL. pickcts We're driven back In
/ quick order on the main trenches,
which We're occupied that night by the
Pcnnsylvanians aud the Utah artillery.
| The brave ouakers never iiinchcd as
the entire line OF Spanish finng itself
| with full force ON the trenches. Maus-
ers bclched solid sheets OF flame 50
| steady and heavy WAS the fire but the
| Quakcrs stood like rocks and never
| ninched Tor a moment. under the most
whitening lire. Tn. Spanlards could
not get any further than the top OF the
/ trenches
The First California and battalion
OF the Third artillery. equipped ms In.
faniry, came up for reinforcing mt
double quick. fixing their bayoncts as
they ran. The exhausted pcnnsylvnn.
inns opened their ranks AMI the Cali
forulans and regulars swept through
and charged the enemy. going np nj
most to hand-io-hnnd lighting distance.
Terrific firing followed ON both sides.
III" Americans fired 10y platoons and
steady volley firing. The Utah battery
got stuck In the mud and slime. hut
the men under Captain Young manned
the aNl"s and pulled the guns through
though sunk half the time right up Ia
their aNles. Two guns We're got into
position On the flank and poured en-
iilading fire Into the enemy. The val
liant charge OF the Californians and
regulars of the Third artillery drov,
the enemy gradually back. and III.
charges 10y rushrs continued until the
enemy retired into the city. The re-
treat was very dIsor.icrly. hut oul
troops We're unable to follow becaus,
their ammunition was exhausted.
The British admiral gave the figures
OF the Spanish loss.
The next night. August LIST. fighting
wa. resumed, but mostly with the mr.
'illcry. II lasted on. hour. and III,
Utah battery and the First Coiornd,
regiment were engaged. Two Of til,
Colorado men were wounded and on,
Killed. the name OF the latter being
Fred Sprinrstcnd.
, on til. night of August md hghiin.
was ngain resumed, also mostly by III,
artillery. the tinh's and Colorado,
being again engaged. Two of the me,
In III" Colorado line were badl,
wounded In this light. and II Is report
ed died later. Their names were unns
ccrtnin.d. Ten In III" hospital VIII,
were wounded In sundays fight vii
die. None OF the insurgents were cn
gagged.