The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-29
PIIJRE a TTERY.

Bombardment Of a Filipino Post by
American Warships.
Rebel Gums silenced and Destroyed
Heroic Work of Marines-lnsur-
gents sink Gunboat and
Capture Its Crew.
Manila, Sept. 25.-The United States
cruiser Charleston, the monitor Mon
terey and the gunboats Concord
and Zafiro, with marines and bluejack-
cts from the cruiser Baltimore, left
Cavite September 10 and proceeded to
Subig bay to destroy an insurgent can
non there. Owing to the bad weather
the operation was postponed until Sat-
urday, when the warships for three
hours bombarded the town of Olangapo
and the intrenchmeRts where the gun
was situated. Men from the Charleston,
Concord and Zafiro were then landed
under heavy insurgent fire, proceed
ing to the cannon, which was utterly
destroyed by guncotton, and then re-
turning to the warships. The Ameri-
cans had one man wounded during the
engagement.
While waiting in Subig bay for bet
ter weather the Americans deserted
Filipino reenforcements moving toward
Olangapo. At 6:40 a. m. Saturday the
Monterey began the advance upon the
| town which oh -
OF the monitors anchorage. The
Charleston, Concord and Zafro fol-
lowed. At 1928 the Monterey opened
hire with her secondary and main bat
teries, the Charleston and Concord join
ing Immediately. At7:3s the insurgent
cannon answered, the first shot passing
close to the Monterey's smokestack.
The gun was fired twice only.
Bombardment Is General.
The American bombarding then be-
came general. At $3.50 the Monterey
advanced to range of 600 yards, using
her main battery. Two hundred and
fifty men were landed about 800 yards
east of the cannon at II o'clock under a
severe shore mauser fire. The men
from the Charleston were the first to
reach the beach, but the Concord's men
were the first at the gun, which they
reached at 11:10. The cannon was
found to be 16-centimeter krupp
gun, presumably obtained from the
Spaniards. Meanwhile the warships
continued to shell the shelving beach
on the east and west side to silence the
lnsurgent fire upon the sailors from the
trenches slzirting the beach.
| Cannon Is Destroyed.
Gunner Olsen exploded so rounds of
guncotton in three discharges in the
cannon, which had suffered from the
fire of the warships. The Americans
then returned to the boats, the firing in
land being kept up to protect the en-
barkation. The Concord's men were
the last to reach the shore and the war;
ships were reached at 1850. Cadet
Brinzer, with the Concord's launch.
armed with a gatling, did excellent
work on the left of the landing party.
Capt. Myers, of the marines, captured
a Misunderstanding field piece. Lieut.. Nc
Donald was in command of the landing
party and the movement was splendidly
executed and controlled. The numbers
OF the Filipinos there could not be as
certained and no dead were seen. The
Monterey fired for four hours 21 shots
from her ten-inch guns and II from her
Pinch guns.3S'T town, which was rid
died with shells, took fire at several
points. y
| Watson RepOrts.
Washington, Sept. 25-Acting Secre-
tary Allen. of the navy department. re-
ceived a cable from Rear Admiral Wat
son Sunday giving brief account of
the engagement at Subig hay. It is
dated the oath. at Manila, and saws:
"Mandora discovered heavy gun mount
ed opposite Kalaklan point. subig bay: ex-
changed shots with Charleston Sent
Charleston, Monterey, Concord and
cairo with detachment of marines
and sailors from Baltimore to cap
ture and destroy. Attacked insur-
gent position 23d: after bombardment,
landing party carried entertainments, dis
possessed enemy and destroyed 16 krupp
guns. Casualties: William Shepherd, ap-
prentice second class, Charleston serious
ly wounded; Charles Haffke, coal passer,
heavy, but poorly aimed. Enemy's loss un-
known. Full report mailed. WATSON"
! In the Hands of Rebels.
Manila, Sept. 25.-The gunboat Ur-
daneta, belonging to the mosquito
fleet, which has been patrolli:1g tine
shore on the north of Manila bay, has
not been heard of for ten days. AS her
coal supply was by this time necessarily
exhausted, search for her was made.
Natives who were Intercepted by
Lieut.. Franklin, in command of the
gunboat Laguna de Bay, told that Of
fcer that the Urdaneta bombarded the
town of Orani Sunday. The crew land
ed to take possession, whereupon they
were seized by a large body of natives,
who had set trap for them. The pris-
oners were removed TO Porac, and the
gunboat was looted and scuttled. The
gunboats Petrol, Callao and Basco are
now searching for the sunken vessel.
| Yellow Fever at Key West.
Washington, Sept. 25.-Surgeon Gen.
eral Wyman received a telegram from
Assistant Surgeon McAdam at Key
West announcing % new cases of vel
low fever there and five deaths. A tel
egram from Surgeon Carter at New Or
leans states that no new cases appeared
there, but that there had been two
deaths. There were five other cases