The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-13
FIGHTING At MANILA.
American Loss, Is Killed; Span
ish More than 200.
THE FIRST BATTLE.
Under Cover of Terrific Raiustorm
the SpaniRrds Attacked the
American Camp.

New York. Aug. "a copyrighted
cablegram from Manila Bay, Aug. t, tvia
Hong Kong, Aug. 81 10 the Evening
World gives the following particulars of
the fighting near Malate on the night of
July 81: Gen. Grecne's forces, number
ing 1000 men, had been advancing and
entrenching. The arrival Of the third
expedition filled the Spaniards with rage
and they determined 10 give battle be
fore Camp Dewey could be reinforced
The trenches extended from the beach
800 yards TO the left flank of the in
surgents.
Sunday was the insurgent feast day,
and their left flank withdrew. leaving
the American right flank exposed.
Cos. \ and l. of the Tenth Pennsyl-
vania and Utah battery were ordered TO
reinforce the right Hank
In the midst of Il raging typhoon with
q tremendous dOwnpour OF rain, the Ell
emys force, estimated at 5000 men, at
tempted To surprise the camp. Our pick
cts were driven in and the trenches as
saultcd.
The brave Pennsylvania men never
t1inched but stood their ground under
wlthering fire. The alarm spread and the
First California regiment, with two com
panics of the Third artillery. who fight
with rifles. were sent up TO reinforce the
IenHSy ylvanans.
Tha enemy was on top Of the trenches
when these reinforcemuntS arrived, and
never was the discipline Of the regulars
better demonstrated than by the work of
the Third artillery under Capt. Oll1ra.
Nothing could be seen but flashes of
MauSer rifles. Men ran right up 10 the
attacking Spaniards and moved them
down with reSulur VOlleys.
The Utah battery. undor Capt Young,
covered itself with glory. The men pulled
their guns through mod axle deep. Two
guns were sent around III flank ana
poured in a destructive enh!adlng hre.
The enemy was repulscd and retr,ated in
disorder Our infantry had exhausted its
ammunition and did not follow the enc
my.
Scene in the Trenches.
Not an inch of ground was lost, but
the scene i'll the trenches was one never
to be forgotten. During flashes of light
ming the dead and wounded could be seen
lying III biood-rCd water, but neither the
clements of heaven nor the destructive
power of man could wiring cry of pro
test from the wounded. They encouraged
their comrades To fight and handed over
their cartridge belts.
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 convent oil MarlaClban.
ON the night of August l the fighting
was renewed, but the enemy had been
taught Il lesson and made the attack at
long range with heavy artillery. The
Utah battery replied and the artillery
duel lasted an hour. One man was killed.
He was Fred Springsted. First Colorado,
and two men We're wounded.
On the night of August the artillery
duel was renewed.
Two men were badly wounded and are
this morning reported dead, which brings
the total dead to thirteen, with ten in
the hospital mortally wounded.
Gen. Greene issued this address TO the
troops:
Camp Dewey. Near Manila-The brig
adicr-gcncral commanding desires TO
thank the troops engaged last night for
Callantry and skill displayed by them i'll
reI-lling such a vigorous attack by large
ly superior forces of Spanards. Not an
inch of ground was yielded by the Tenth
Pennsylvania infantry and Utah arti-
lcry stationed in the trenches
"A BATTALION of the Third artillery and
First California infantry moved forward
to their support through a CALLING fire
with the utmost intrepidity. The courage
and SteadinCss shown by all in this en-
gagemcnt is worthy of the highest com
mendation.'