Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-08-11
A FIGHT AT MANILA.
spANlARDs MAKE AN ATTACK
purinE a Heavy Storm Mt Night-Thcy
werc Repuised With Heavy Los>-sev-
eraI Americans Killed and Wounded.

/ During q lcnvy StOEh NJ
wero Rspuiscd with Heavy Loss-sev.
erai Americans Killed and Wounded.
Hong Kong, Aug. 0.-Adjutant Cen
eral. Washington: MacArthur's troops
arrived July 31st. No epidemic or sick
ness. Five deaths occurred on the trip.
Lieutenant Kerr of the engineer corps
died of spinal meningitis. Landing at
the camp was delayed on account of
high surf.
To gain an approach to the city, Cen
eral Green's outposts were advanced
TO continue our lines from CaminO to
the beach. On Sunday night the Span
ish attacked our forces sharply. The
artillery outposts behaved well and
held the position. 1t was unnecessary
to call out the brigade. The Spanish
loss IL rumored to have been heavy.
Killed:
First Colorado-Fred Springstead.
Tenth Pennsylvania-John X. Brady,
Walter l.. Brown.
Regular Infantry-William Brinton,
Jacob Hull, Jesse Moss, William Still
wagon.
First Californla-Ainurice Just.
Third Artillery-ElI Dawson.
Seriously wounded:
Walter. Prlvates Lee Snyder. Victor
Holmes, S. Carter. Arthur johnson.
First Callfornia-Captain Richter,
Private C. ]. Edwards.
Third Artillery-Private Charles
Winfield, J. A. MncElrcath.
Thirty-elght were slightly wounded.
MERRITT.
New York, Aug. GA special to the
Evening Journal, dated ut Manila bay
August Ith, via Hong Kong. August
9th. says:
The first American land battle In the
Philippines has been fought and won.
Thirteen are dead and forty wounded
on our side, and 100 Spanish dead md
100 wounded Is the cncmy's loss. We
have not advanced our position. but
neither have the Spanlards gained any
ground.
Sunday is seemingly fatcfui In the
annals OF this war. II was Sunday
when the first American blood was
spilled In the trenches before Manila.
Sunday. July 3lst. was u feast day.
and the insurgents who formed the
left flank of the advance line before
the city. had retired to celebrate 1t
and thus left our right exposed.
The right was composed of the
Tenth Pennsylvania. First California.
First Colorado. the Utah ana the Third
Regular batteries.
Toward night the weather became
very thick anu soon typhoon swiricd
down on Manila. IL ragged herccst lust
before midnight. ana mt that hour
a'uu spanish regulars. under cover OF
ahrkncss ana inc noise OF the storm,
eit the city ana mndc sortic.
one OF the advance pickcts. Private
W: Il. brown OF Company ID. Penn
syiSnhin. made the discovery OF the en-
emys ndfnncc ns brilliant flashes OF
nGhthihg revealed them. Brown gave
the alarm. which was quickly taken
up ny 'te other pickcts. ana Brown
was the tirst man killed. The Spanish
soon realized thnt they had been dis
covered ana advanced more rapidly.
Inc pickets were driven back In
quick order on the main trenches.
which were occupied that night by the
rchnsylrnnians ana the Utah artillery.
Inc brave ounkers never ilinchcd MS
thc entire line of Spanish flung itself
with full force on the trenches. Maus-
tts pcichcd solid sheets OF npmc. 40
steady ana heavy was the fire. but the
3unkcrs stood like rocks nnd never
ninchcd Tor n moment. under the most
whitening fire. The Spaniards could
not get any further than the top OF the
trenches.
Ihc First California and battalion
OF the Third artillery. equipped as In