The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-18
American Loss at Manila Was Eight Killed and
FOrty-fiye Wounded.
SEVEN THOUSAND PRISONERS AND
TWELVE THOUSAND RIFLES CAPTURED
Unruy Insurgents We're Quickly Subdued and Must Respect
American Authority

Hongkong, Aug. 1.-THE American
collier Zafro. from Manila, which ar
rived here yesterday, is anchored in
Junk bay. She left Manila on the 18th.
A typhoon is raging and it is iInpos-
siole TO land the mails with details Of
the battle at Manila
- 1t is learned. however, from an
American naval officer that when Ad-
mi,al Dewey. on Aug. s. demanded the
surrender of Manila within As hours,
the Spanish commander replied that
the insurgents being outside the walls,
he had no safe place for the women
and children who were in the city, and
asked for "A hours delay. This Ad-
miral Dewey granted.
At the eXpirat ton of the specified time
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt
consulted and decided TO postpone the
attack.
On Aog. Is the American squadron
formed in line off Manila. The Olym-
pia fired the first shot at the M2late
fort. The shots of the Americans fell
short and some time was occupied in
finding the range. Then the CallaO, one
of the gunboats captured by Admiral
Dewey from the Spaniards, got under
the fort and sent in a hot fire. Great
destruction was done with the rapid
fire guns. The fort failed to reply, but
fired on the American troops that were
storming the Spanish trenches. The
large American ships were ordered to
cease firing after an hours work, ow-
ing to the failure of the fort to re-
spond.
The fighting in the trenches was
most fierce. Fifteen minutes after the
Spaniards were driven to the second
line of defense, they were forced to re-
treat TO the walled city, at which, see
ing the uselessness Of resistance. they
surrendered and soon afterward a
white flag, was hoiSted over Manila.
The Belgian consul at Manila, NJ
Andre, boarded the Olympia, and re-
turned with an American lieutenant to
take the Spanish military governor,
who agreed to surrender.
\ General Merritt proceeded to the pal
Aace at $3.50, and then the Spanish
Sormed in line and formally surrender
ed, but the officers were permitted to
retain their swords.
The American loss is reported to be
six or eight killed and 40 wounded. The
Spanish loss was considerable, but the
exact numbers are not obtainabe. The
trenches were filed with badly wound
ed Spaniards.
Manila is now under martial law.
with General Merritt as military gov
ernOr.
The California Red Cross society rem
Gered valuable aid to the sick and
wounded Perfect order prevailed in
Manila on the evening OF Aug. IL. AS
the Americans marched in guards were
placed around the houses of all foreign
ers,' in order to prevent their being
looted.
The insurgents were not allowed to
take part in the attack upon the city
but were kept in the rear Of the Amer
leans. In order TO prevent bloodshed
they We're forbidden to enter the city
after the surrender unless they were
unarmed.
Before the surrender the Spaniards
burned the transport Cebu, in the
Pasig river. 1t is supposed that Ad-
miral Dewey was unaware of the de-
parture of Governor General August.
The Zafro's officers first heard the
news of the governor generals flight
on their arrival here. General Au-
gusti's escape is considered TO have
been prea-ranged, as he brought with
him his family and suite.