The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-10
THE N &" ACCOUNT.
Torrents of Rain Interfere with the Pro-
eress of AnnihiIating the spsniards.

brigade, under date of Aug 3, says: "a
heavy monsoon has been blowing since
Sunday and deluges OF rain have great
ly increased the difficulty of landing
and moving the United States troops
and multiplied the discomforts I'm camp.
which were already almost u~nendura-
bel. As j anticipated. General Green's
brigade is the focus OF the active land
campaign. Already troops are In con-
slant touch with the enemy. On Fri
day morning a battalion, consisting OF
the LIST Colorado. under Lieutenant
Colonel Mccoy, with four guns OF the
Utah battery. commanded by Captain
Young. grandson of the Mormon
prophet, occupied the line 80 yards in
advance of the insurgents W the
beach and Gale Real, and 1900 yards
from the formidable earthwork, situat-
ed at the southern end of Malate, the
foreign residential quarter of Manila.
After is hours of continuous labor, the
work of entrenchment was completed,
the enemy not firing a shot until the
Americans INDUCED in sharp shooting.
Saturday was comparatively quiet
and so was Sunday, until nightfall,
when the 10th Pennsylvania, Colonel
Hawkins commanding. occupied the
trenches after some desultory picket
firing. At IL 80 p. IN. the enemy. esti-
mated at $500 strong, opened fire Wig
orously under cover of the dense under
growth. Their movements were fur
Their hidden by the foods of rain. The
Pennsylvanians met the attack with a
succession of volleys, covering their
right with two companies stationed in
the swamp beyond the entertainments.
After about three-quarters of an hour
two companies of the Sd regular artil-
lery, under Major O'Hara, arrived at
double quick time to relieve the Penn
sylvanians, whose ammunition was al
most exhausted. They soon silenced
the enemy's fire.
"The LIST California, nder Colonel
Smith, Inc the LIST Colorado, under
Colonel Hale. acted as supports. The af-
fair lasted two hours. But. notwith-
standing the tremendous fusillade and
the heavy shell fire, only 10 Americans
were killed and 46 wounded. though
there were some casualties among the
Spaniards, while during the advanc of
the relieving battalions the only officers
wounded were Captain Richter of the LIST
California. wounded seriously in the
head, and Captain Hobbs of the Sd ar
tillery, wounded slightly in the leg. AL
though the engagement scarcely at
tanned the importance of a battle. II
thoroughly tested the quality of the
United States troops and had an excel
lent effect. stimulating their zeal and
enthusiasm and inspiring them with
confidence.
THE Spaniards. whose losses In the
engagement are not known, are adopt
ing tactics intended to irritate the
Americans. Every night they lain
tain an annoying fire. They have now
got the true range of the earthworks.
and their shell and sharpnel fire is very
accurate.
ION Monday night the American
losses were one killed and five wounded
and on Tuesday night n killed and
six wounded. This percentage is heavy,
considering that the men were well en-
trenched and hat there has been hard
~ any fighting in the open.
General McArthur's brigade, which
arrived Sunday, Is landing to-day
through the heavy surf. Nothing more
serious thar a thorough wetting has
occurred as yet, although the operation
Is not without considerable danger.
Hardly any cases Of sickness are re-
ported.
Cavite. under date of Aug. l, says:
Yesterday l visited Camp Dewey AMI
the American entertainments before
Malate. Captain Grant and Captain
Young of the Utah artillery were busily
throwing up advanced earthworks for
guns under protection of the Nebraska
volunteers. From the upper floor OF
an European house forming an align
ment with the e~arthworks l observed
the Spanish positions, when a Nebras-
ka sharpshooter at the side of me fired
the first shot fired by the Americans
upon the Spaniards who were crouch
ing In the forward trench.
That was contrary to General Mer-
rltt's order. He had forbidden an ag-
gressive attitude unless the ~Spaniards
advanced. The insurgents. now in force
inland on the right of the American
lines, also opened fire, the Spaniards
replying briskly with quick-firing guns
and rifles, but their shooting was higt
and their shots fell half a mile beyond
the entertainments, where a colored vol
unteer picket was hit by a Mauser bull
let.
Personally I was Impressed by tn,
nonchalant demeanor Of the Americans
in the fighting line. They were III
h~igh-spirited youths on a picnic, Who'll
groupe lying in the second line were
playing cards. Had the Spaniards, wh'
were ~unaccountably non-aggressive dur
ing the American landing and advance
dropped %shrapnel from the Malate forts
they would have wrought terrible havoc
one house forming a conspicuous mar
being In range. The return TO CAM
was exciting, but effected without mis-
hap. The natives followed the American
advance, occupying the houses within
the lighting line. General AguinaldoI
guerrillas caused the Americans con
siderable trouble.
"nllt ! was III camp m1orfldllon va
received that a party of California vol
unteers, engaged in telling timber, ha'
been arrested by the insurgents. Colone
Smith, under General Green's tnstruc
tions. ordered out an armed detachment
which released the prisoners n brough
the insurgents into Camp Dewey. Gen
eral Green sent a message to Genera
Aguinaldo. saying hat IL the Amer
cans We're further molested he woul'
disarm the whole F~ilipinos.
The third expedition reports that Lieu
!, tenant Kerr of the engineers died dur
ing the voyage Of spinal meningitis
There are many new cases or typhol
fever and measles. During a sudde'
storm. the other night. the City OF Par
drifted under the guns Of Manila. tn
| Charleston rescued her and towed ne
to a safe anchorage. The Spanish hav