The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-08-25

New York, Aug. PA dispatch to
the World from Manila city, dated
Aug Is, via Hongkong, says:
The hardest fighting at the capture
OF Manila was done by the Astor bat.
terry, which led the advance. Brig. Gen.
Macarthur, commanding the brigade,
complmented the men in the highest
terms right in the midst of the battle
for their valor and success. The As.
tor battery led the column. supported
BY the Minnesota volunteers and the
Twenty-third regulars. The Utah bat
terys guns were too heavy to move
through the swamps. Tie march was
along the Pasay road, on the right OF
the River Pasig, where the fleet could
give no assistance. At the junction OF
the CingalOn road the vanguard came
without warning upon a strong Span
ish intrenchment. Suddenly the enc
my rained deadly fire upon the
Americans. killing two men Of the AS
tor battery First Sergeant Holmes
and Second Sergeant Cremins-and one
Minnesota Man, Private Patterson. at
the same time wounding score Of
others. Sergeant CreminS, after he
was shot. started to his gun. fired it,
and the next moment fell dead beside
the piece. The Aston battery was
forced to fall back from the murderOus
fire, temporarily leaving two guns, but
the reserves under Col. Ovenshine
came up promptly and. with their sup
port the AStors charged the enemy
with only reyolvers for weapons.
quickly regained their guns and put
both into action again with increased
vigor. The Spaniards were then
speedily put to flight.
The losses in the Aston battery were
two killed and eight wounded. The
losses In the Thirteenth Minnesota
were: Killed, Archie Patterson, bugler,
Company |. Wounded, Capt. Oscar
Seebach, Company q. Red Wing: Capt.
AW. Bjornstad, Company III. ST. Paul:
Lieut.. 4. G.. Bunker. Company &. st.
Pau; Sergt. Charles Burnsen. Com
pany c, ST. Paul Sergt. NJ. NJ. Garlic
Ton, Company f.. st. Paul; Capt. ii. f.
Williams, Company f, st. Paul; Pri-
vate W. A. Jones. Company G., Red
Wing: Private l.. Fl. Wallace, Company
II, st. Paul; Artificer G.. ThoOrsell,
Company II, st. raul: Private Charles
Little, Company +. Minneapolis: Pri-
vate c. j. Gilmore. Company II, st.
Paul; Private G. Il. Rice, Company A,
Minneapolis; Private III. Borrowman.
Company X, saltwater: Private G.. +.
Tenney, Company l., Minneapolis; Pri-
vate l.. Timer, Company l.. Minneapo-
lis, Private George Kahl Company l..
Minneapolis: Private X. l.. Moore,
Company c. St Paul; Private III. Ii.
Tctziah, Company c, st. Paul; Private
Carlson. Company +. st. Paul.
The Spanish loss is estimated at not
less than 300, including killed and
wounded, and in the neighborhood OF
$500 captured. Vast stores of mill
ary and naval supplies were seized.
The casualties on the American side
were confined TO the land side. Not
man on the fleet was injured. Through
four lines of intrenchments. extending
Tor two miles. the enemy was driven in
panic TO the walled portions Of Manila.
There the Spaniards surrendered.
AS the Stars and Stripes were raised
over the official residence of the gor-
ernor, Capt Gen. JaudemeS burst into
tears and his suite hid their faces in
Their hands. Almost impregnable
publications had been stormed. includ-
ing four blockhouses and innumerable
street blOckades. All were carried
with the pluck and valOr characteristic
or Americans. In Gen. Green's brig
adc the Colorado and California vOlun-
teers and the Eighteenth regulars
urove the Spaniards back in panic.
East and West We'd in deeds OF
bravery.