The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-23

New York, Aug PA dispatch to
the World from Manila city, dated
Aug. Ii, via Eougkong, says:
The hardest fighting at the capture
of Manila was done by the Astor bat
terry, which led the advance. Brig. Gen.
Macarthur, commanding the brigade,
complimented the men in the highest
terms right in the midst of the battle
for their valor and success. The AS
tor battery led the column, supported
by the Minnesota volunteers and the
Twenty-third regulars. The Utah bat
tery's guns were too heavy to move
through the swamps. The march was
along the Pasay road. on the right or
the River Pasig, where the fleet could
give no assistance. At the junction or
the Cingalon road the vanguard came
without warning upon strong Span
ish intrenchment. Suddenly the enc
my rained a deadly fire upon the
Americans, killing two men of the AS
tor battery = First Sergeant Holmes
and Second Sergeant Cremins-and one
Minnesota Man, Private Patterson, at
the same time wOunding score OF
others. Sergeant Cremins, after he
was shot. started to his gun, fired it,
and the next moment fell dead beside
the piece. The Aston battery was
forced to fall back from the murderous
fire, temporarily leaving two guns, but
the reserves under Col. Ovenshine
came up promptly and, with their sup
port, the Astors charged the enemy
with only revolvers for weapons,
quickly regained their guns and put
both into action again with increased
vigor. The Spaniards were then
speedily put to flight.
The losses in the Astor battery were
two killed and eight wounded. The
losses in the Thirteenth Minnesota
were: Killed, Archie Patterson, bugler,
Company l. Wounded, Capt. Oscar
Seebach, Company G., Red Wing; Capt.
A. W. Bjornstad, Company III. st. Paul;
Lieut. c.. G. Bunker, Company c. st.
Paul; Sergt Charles Burnsen, Com
pany C, st. Paul; Sergt NJ. NJ. Garlic
ton, Company E, st. Paul; Capt. III. e.
Williams, Company E, St. Paul; Pri-
vate w. A. Jones, Company G, Red
Wing; Private l.. III. Wallace, Company
H, st. Paul: Artifcer G. ThoOrsell,
Company H, st. Paul; Private Charles
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vate c. j. Gilmore, Company II, ST.
Paul; Private G. p. Rice, Company A,
Minneapolis; Private II. Borrowman,
Company x, Saltwater; Private G. F.
Tenney, Company L, Minneapolis; Pri-
yate L. Ulmer, Company L, Minneapo-
lis; Private George Kahls Company l.,
Minneapolis; Private r. L. Moore,
Company C, ST. Paul; Private II. II.
Tctzlaff, Company G, st. Paul; Private
Carlson, Company E, ST. Paul.
The Spanish loss is estimated at not
less than 200, including killed and
wounded, and in the neighborhOod of
5000 captured. Vast stores of mill
tary and naval supplies were seized.
The casualties on the American side
were confined to the land side. Not a
man on the feet was injured. Through
four lines of intrenchments, extending
for two miles, the enemy was driven in
panic to the walled portions of Manila.
There the SpaniardS surrendered
AS the Stars and Stripes were raised
over the official residence of the COR
ernor, Capt. Gen. Jaudemes burst into
tears and his suite hid their faces in
their hands. Almost impregnable
Notifications had been stormed, includ-
ing four blockhouses and innumerable
street blockades. All were carried
with the pluck and valor characteristic
of Americans. In Gen. Green's brig
ade the Colorado and California volun-
teers and the Eighteenth regulars
drove the Spaniards back in panic.
bravery.