Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
Tenth Pennsylvania, First Cali.
tornia, Third Regulars and
Utah Battery,
All Covered Themselves With
Glory, Routing the Spaniards
With Great Loss.
Total American Dead Number
Thirteen, With Ten More
MOrtally Wounded.

Hong Kong says: The German
steamer Petrarch left Manila Aug. 8,
and has arrived here. She reports
that the Spanish soldiers at Manila at.
tackled the American camp on the
night of July 81. The Spanish forces
were over 5000 strong. They charged
the American line several times. The
American fire broke the Spanish center
and they retreated. Later they made
a second charge, but shortly retreated
to the bushes, keeping up an incessant
fire. Eleven Americans were killed
and 81 wounded. Spanish losses re-.
ported great. During the fighting the
rebels remained neutral.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. "A special
to The Examiner from Manila, dated
July 81, via Hong Kong, Aug. s, says:
"a heavy engagement took place to-
night between the American and Span.
ish forces at Malate. The Spanish
made an attack, attempting to turn our
right. After an hours fighting, they
were repulsed. The troops engaged
were the First battalion California vol.
unteers, Tenth Pennsylvania, First
battalion Third artillery regulars and
Battery A, Utah. Our loss was 9
killed and A wounded. The Spanish
loss was upward of 300 killed and 800
wounded. Our volunteers made
glorious defense against upwards of
5000 of an attacking force. The battle
ragged for three hours"
NEW YORK, Aug 1O.-A copyrighted
cablegram from Manila Bay, Aug 4,
via Hong Kong, Aug. g. to The Even
ing World gives the following particu-
lars of the fighting near Malate on the
night Of July 81:
General Green's force, numbering
1000 men, had been advancing and en-.
trenching. The arrival of the third !
expedition filed the Spaniards with
rage and they determined to give bat.
tie before Camp Dewey could be rein.
forced. The trenches extended from
the beach, 800 yards to the left flank of
the insurgents.
Sunday was the insurgent feast day,
and their left flank withdrew, leaving
the American right flank exposed.
Companies A and E of the Tenth
Pennsylvania, and Utah battery, were
ordered to reinforce the right flank.
in the midst of a raging typhoon,
with tremendous downpour of rain,
the enemy's force, estimated at 5000
men, attempted to surprise the camp
Our pickets were driven in and the
trenches assaulted.
Stood Their Ground Nobly.
The brave Pennsylvania men never
fnched, but stood their ground under
a whitening fire. The alarm spread
and the FIRST California regiment, with
two companies of the Third artillery,
who fight with rifles, were sent up to
reinforce the Pennsylvanians. The
when these reinforcements arrived and
never was the discipline of the regulars
better demonstrated than by the work
of the Third artillery under Captain
O Hara. Nothing could be seen but
flashes of Mauser rifles. Men ran right
up to the attacking Spaniards and
moved them down with regular volleys.
Utah Battery Covered With Glory.
The Utah battery, under Captain
Young, covered itself with glory. The
men pulled their guns through mud
axe deep. Two guns were sent around
in flank, and poured in a destructive
enfilading fire. The enemy was re.
pulsed and retreated in disorder. Our
infantry had exhausted its ammunition
al did not follow the enemy.
Not an inch Of ground was lost, and
the scene in the trenches was one never
TO be forgotten.
During the flashes Of lightning the
dead and wounded could be seen lying
IN blood red water, but neither the !
elements of heaven, nor the destruc-
tive power of man could wiring cry
Of protest from the wounded. They \
their comrades to fight and
handed over their cartridge belts. y
During the night the Spanish scouts
were seen carrying off the dead and
wounded of the enemy. The American {
dead were buried next day in the Con.
veut of Maracaiban.
GA the night of Aug. l, the fighting
was renewed, but the enemy had been
tau tAt a lesson and made the attack at
ons range with heavy artillery. The
y battery replied and the artillery 8
luat asted an hour
0 man was killed. He was Fred 6
81 tead, First Colorado. Two men y
we're wounded. 6
~, tne night of Aug. 2, the artillery y
lue. was renewed. g
Two men were badly wounded and =
tro now reported dead, which brings 8
he total dead to ID, with 10 in hospital g
morally hurt.