Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-10


Every night they maintain an annoying
fire. They have now got the true range
of the earthworks, and their shell and
shrapnel fire is very accurate.
"On Monday night the American losses
were one killed and five wounded, and on
Tuesday night one killed and six wounded.
This percentage is heavy. considering that
the men were well intrenched, and there
has been hardly any fighting in the open.
General MacArthur's brigade, which ar
rived Sunday, is Landing to-day through the
heavy surf. Nothing more serious than a
thorough wetting has occurred as yet, al
though the operation is not without con-
siderable danger. Hardly any cases of
sickness are reported"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-The war DEPART
ment to-day received the following cable
gram from Hong Kong:
'Adjutant General, Washington.
MacArthur's troops arrived s1st. No
epidemic sickness: five deaths Lieutenant
Kerr. engineer, died of spinal meningitis.
Landing at camp delayed on account of
high surf
To gain approach TO city. Green's out
posts were advanced to continue line on
the Camino Real TO beach on Sunday night.
Spanish attacked sharply; artillery ou,posts
behaved well; held position. Necessary to
call out brigade. Spanish loss r1,mored
heavy. Our loss:
killed-Tenth Pennsylvania, John Bra
oy. Walter Brown; infantry. William E.
Brinton. Jacob Hull. Jesse Moss, William
Stiilwagon; First California, Maurice Just.
Third artillery, Eli Dawson; First Colora-
do, Fred Springstead.
Seriously wounded: Tenth Pennsvlv,-
MIA. Sergeant Alva Walter; Prfyates leo
snyder Victor Holmes. C. S. Carter. Arthur
Johnson; First California, Captain r. Rich
Ter. Private c. j. Edwards; Third artf,-
lery, Privates Charles Winfield. ]. A. Nc
Eiroth. Thirty-eight slightly wounded.
MERRITT"
General Merritt's force in the PbiIinn;nes
consists of three expeditions which have
arrived there, amounting to 46O officers and
lo'4oi men. They are the First California.
second Oregon, Tenth Pennsylvania, First
colorado, First Nebraska, Thirteenth Min
nesota, First Idaho. First Wyoming, Four
teenth, Eighteenth and Twenty-third Init
ed States infantry. the First California
battery. the Astor batteries and Batteries
G, II, X and L. Third United States arti,-
lery.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a copyrighted ca
biesram from Manila bay. August 4, via
Hong Kong. August 9, to the Evening
World gives the following particulars of
the fighting near Malate on the night of
July 81:
General Green's force, numbering 4oOo
men, had been advancing and entrenchinp
The arrival of the third expedition filled the
spaniards with rage and they determined
to give battle before Camp Dewey could
be reinforced. The trenches extended from
the bsach 800 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 Z of the Tenth Pennsylvania and
Utah battery We're ordered to reinforce the
right flank.
In the midst Of raging typhoon, with
a 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 assaulted.
The brave Pennsylvania men never
ninched. 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
Pennsylvanians. 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 Captain
oHara. Nothing could be seen but flashes
of Mauser rifles.
Men ran right up to the attacking Span
isrds and moved them down with regular
volleys.
Inc Ctah battery. under Captain Young
covered itself with glory. The men pulled
their guns through mud axle-deep Two
guns were sent around on the Spanish flank
and poured in a destructive enfilading 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 |
10 be forgotten. During flashes of lightning
me dead and wounded could be seen lying |
in blood-red water. but neither the clements |
OF heaven nor the destructive power of |
man could wiring cry of protest from the |
wounded. They encouraged their comrades |
10 fight and handed over their cartridge |
belts.
During the night the Spanish scouts |
We're seen carrying off dead and wounded |
of the enemy. The American dead were |
buried next day in the convent of Mara |
oaban
'on the night of August / the fighting |
was renewed. but the enemy had been |
taught a lesson and made the attack at
lcnG range with heavy artillery The Utah
battery replied and the artillery duel lasted
an hour.
One man was ldlled-Fred Sprngsted.
First Colorado-and tw6,men were wound.
ed.
'on the night of August .. the artillery
Guel was renewed. Five men were badly
wounded and are this morning reported
dead, which brings the total dead to thir-
teen. with ten in hospital morta!ly hurt"
General Greene issued this address to the
troops:
Camp Dewey Near Manila