Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-26
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED
At the Manila Battle the Aston Bat
terry Led-Utah Took Part-COi"-
RADIO and California Troops We're
I'm the Front of the Conflict.

Manila was done by the Aston battery,
which led the advance. Brgadier Gen
eral Macarthur, commanding the brigade
complimented the men in the highest
terms right in the midst of the battle,
for their valor and success.
The Aston battery led the column, sup
ported by the Minnesota volunteers and
the Twenty third regiment. The Utah
batterys guns were too heavy to move
through the swamps. The march was
along the Pasay road on the right of the
river Pasig, where the fleet could give
no assistance. At the junction with the
Cingalon road, the vanguard came with
out warning on a strong Spanish en-
trenchment. Suddenly the enemy rained
a deadly fire upon the Americans killing
two men of the Aston battery, First Ser
geant Holmes and Second Sergeant Gre
miGs, and one Minnesota man. Private
Patterson, at the same time wounding a
score of others Sergeant Cremins, after
he was shot, started to his gun, fired 1t
and then the next moment fell dead be-
side the piece.
The Astor battery was forced to fall
back from the murderous fire, temporarily
leaving two guns. But the reserve under
Colonel Ovenshine came up promptly and
with their support the Astors charged the
enemy with only revolvers for weapons,
quickly reganed their guns and put them
into action again with increased vlgor.
The Spanards were then shortly put to
fight. The following is the list of casu-
alties in the Astor battery.
NJ. +. Holmes, first sergeant; ID. Gre
Minis, second sergeant; z. H. Sillman, SER
geant; ii. Vanhorne, c. Baker, G. Dunno.
II. j. Hayden, w. Ii. Seymour, G. f. Van
pelt, privates.
Private Dunn's wound is serious. The
other wounded men will get well. The
losses were pretty evenly divided between
the two brigades.
The following are the names of the
killed and wounded soldiers outside of
the Aston battery.
Samuel Howell. Fourteenth regiment;
William Lewis, Nebraska volunteers
Robert Mccain, Fourteenth regulars; Ed
ward O'Neill, California volunteers; A. p
Patterson, private Minnesota volunteers;
- Phoenix, private Colorado volun'
teers; August Thollen, private Twenty.
third infantry.
Wounded.
Bjornsted Bursen, captain Minnesota
volunteers, severely; o. Sebach, captain
Minnesota volunteers, seriously; - Ba
ker, private Twenty-third regulars; -
Carlson, private Minnesota volunteers
John Dunmore, private California volun
teers; Albert Hammerson. private Cali
fornia volunteers; - kahl, private
Minnesota volunteers; - Mccain, pri
vate Twenty third regulars; Private
Moore, Minnesota volunteers; Privat
Morgan, Twenty-third regulars; Privat
Newman, Twenty third regulars; Privat
Parker, Twenty third regulars; Privat
Tetzoff, Minnesota volunteers.
The Spanish loss is estimated at not les
than 900, including both the killed an
wounded, and in the neighborhood of 800
captured. Vast stores of military an
naval supplies were seized.
The casualties on the American sid
WIN tohhhCh ~ tho i"hu SiuS. SNep
man on the fleet was injured.
Through four miles OF entrenehment
extending for two miles, the enemy wa
driven in panic to the walled portion
Manila. Then the Spaniards surrendere
AS the Stars and Stripes were raised ov'
the official residence of the governor, ca
tain General Jaudenez burst into tea
and his suite hid their faces in the
hands.
Olympia Opened Fire.
At 0:30 a. m., the Olympia opened fl
with her starboard five-inch guns at
mnge of 1000 yards. The troops cheer'
and waved their hats. The first shots fl
short, but again and again the guI
roared and the projectiles fell closer al
closer to the enemy's stronghold. II
Raleigh and Petrol, covered with nation
eolors, tried five-inch and six inch gu
at $500 yards.
Shell after shell burst in the fort al
drove the Spaniards panic stricken iowa
Manila. Every shot was marked by debl
hurled high in the air. Soon the enen
deserted the trenches in front of Gener
bamboo swamps. Two shots from the bs
terry in the magazine was the only rep
given to the fleets fire. Both were 81
yards short. The gunboat Callao and t
launch Barcelo advanced within 10
yards and began sending a deadly hi
from rapid.ire and machine guns.
The Troops Advance.
BY this time the fortress was desert
and the fleet was signaled to cease fri
Then orders to advance were given. I
Colorado troops formed in column wi
their flag flung to the breeze and dash
into Rio Cingalon, wading waist de
The Californians followed. The ensga
Mausers began to crack in the bush
front on the left but the shooting v
wild. The Colorado men nan up to
fort and took possession.
Private Phoenix climbed to the IA
parts and pulled down the Spanish 4
and as ne was raising the American st
dard he was shot dead. Thereupon