The herald., 1898-08-10
The CONQUEST
OF MANILA
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from attacking the city; that the American
resources are exhausted; that Admiral Ger
vera, on issuing from Santiago harbor,
was victorious and captured Admiral
Sampson, afterward bombarding American
ports, and that the Cherokees and negroes
In the United States have rebelled; that
President Mckinley has been mobbed; that
Admiral Camara is at Singapore; that he
is going to land in the South Philippines:
that the allied Spanish fleets will annihi-
late Admiral Dewey, and, finally. that the
climate Is decimating the American SOL
diers.
General Greene's Address
General Greene issued this address to
the troops:
CAMP DEWEY, near Manila.
1.-THE Brigadier-General commanding de-
sires to thank the troops engaged last night
for gallantry and skill displayed by them
In repelling such a vigorous attack by
largely superior forces of Spaniards Not
an inch of ground was yielded by the Tenth
PENNSYLVANIA and Utah Artillery stationed
in the trenches.
"A battalion of the Third Artillery and
First Regiment, California Volunteer In
fantry moved forward to their support
through q CALLING fire with the utmost In
trepidity. The courage and steadiness
shown by all in the engagement are worthy
of the highest commentator"
The Malate Fight
NEW YORK, Aug. "a copyright cable
gram from Manila Bay, August 4, via Hong
Kong, August 8, to the Evening World
gives the following particulars of the
fighting near Malate on the night OF July
31st:
General Greenes force. numbering 1000
men, had been advancing and entrenching
The arrival of the third expedition filled
the Spaniards with rage and they stood to
give battle before Camp Dewey could be
reinforced. The trenches extended from
the beach 300 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 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 as
saulted
The Pennsylvanians
The brave Pennsylvania men never
flinched, but stood their ground under a
whitening fire. The alarm spread and the
First California Regiment. with two COM
panies Of the Third Artillery, who fight
with rifles. were sent up to reinforce the
Pennsylvandans The enemy were on top
Of the trenches when these reinforcements
arrived, and never was the discipline of
the regulars better demonstrated than by
the work Of the Third Artillery under Cap
tain O'Hara. Nothing could be seen but
flashes of Mauser rifles.
Men ran right up to the attacking Span
iards and moved them down with regular
volleys.
Brave Utah Boys
The Utah battery. under Captain Young,
covered itself with glory The men pulled
their guns through mud axle deep Two
guns were sent around on the flank and
poured in q destructive. enflading fire.
The enemy was repulsed and retreated in
disorder. Our infantry had exhausted its
ammunition and did not follow the enemy.
Not an inch of ground was lost, but the
scene in the trenches was one never to be
forgotten.
During flashes of lightning. thedead and
wounded could be seen lying In blood-red
water, but neither the elements of heaven
or the destructive power of man could
wiring q cry of protest 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 of Maracaban.
On the night of August the fight was re-
newed, but the enemy had been taught
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
Springstead of the First Colorado, and two
men were wounded.
On the night of August 2 the artillery
duel was renewed. Two men were badly
wounded, and are this morning reported
dead, which brings the total dead to thir-
teen. with ten In hospital MORALLY hurt.
California's Dead
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9-Sergeant
Maurice Justh, the only Californian killed
at Malate, was employed by local whole
sale clothing firm as It's city salesman be-
fore he went to the war He was "a years
Of age and native of this city. He was
an enthusiastic National Guardsman and
had risen in the ranks to the position he
held when killed by Spanish bullets
Strange to say, he was the first California
volunteer accepted by the examining sur
geons at the Page-Street Armory.
Captain Reinhold Richter, who was
wounded in the battle at Malate, is ma
tive Of Austria. aged 4S years.
He began his military career in the reg
ular army in March, 1880, being discharged
with the rank of First Sergeant of Battery
D, First Artillery, q. s. A., in March, 1885.
He entered the National Guard of CAL
ifornia in 1883 and was retired as First
Lieutenant of Battery B, First Artillery
Regiment, September 1, 1894. In March,
1885, he was reelected Captain Of Com
rany I. First Infantry. at the head of
| which he went to Manila.
A Rich Country
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The officials