Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-09
FIGHT AT
MANILA
Filipinos Said to Have SUI
fered Loss of Over
1000 Men.
Less Than Thirty-Five
American Soldiers Re-
ported Killed.
A Bloody Battle in Which
Natives Nobly Repulsed
by Yankees.

place the Filipino loss up to date at
1000 dead, $500 wounded and 5000
taken prisoners.
Heavy Rebel Losses.
Hong Kong, Feb. THE latest add
vices from Manila say the rebel forces
have been driven back 10 miles ana
their losses are estimated at 1900
killed and wounded. During the fight
ing the United States wanships shelled
a train loaded with insurgents.
Story of the Fight.
Manila, Feb. loving to the area
embraced in the scene of Sundays en-
gagement, a semi-circle of fully II
miles, the details of the lighting have
been extremely uuncult to obtain.
From the facts learned, the fight was
commenced at S:45 Saturday evening
by the firing of a Nebraska sentry at
Santa Mesa upon Filipino, who was
deliberately crossing the line, after re-
peated warnings, with the evident
purpose of drawing our lire. The hrSt
shot from the American sentry was
evidently accepted as pre-arrangeo
signal, for it was followed almost i'm
mediately by a terrific fusilade along
the entire Filipino line TO the north
side of the Pasig river. The American
outposts returned the fire with such
vigor that the Filipino fire was checked
until the arrival of endorsements.
All the troops in the vicinity were
hurried out and the tilipinos ceased
firing for half an hour While their own
reinforcement came up. At ~
O'Clock the firing was resumed, the
American firing line consisting OF the
Sd artillery, Kansas and Montana regl-
ments, Pennsylvanians, NebraSkans,
Utah battery, Ioahos, Washingtonians,
Californians, 4th cavalry, North Da-
kota volunteers, 9th artillery, and l4th
infantry. The Filipinos concentrated
their forces at three points, Calcoocan,
Santa Mesa and Galingatan and main
tined an intermittent fusilade for some
hours. They brought their artillery
into action at Galingatan at 1890, but
only one gun annoyed the Americans
to any appreciate extent. The Sd ar
tillerv silenced the Galingatan battery
by firing two guns simultaneously,
which was followed Immediately by
yolleys from the infantry. About mid
night there was lull in the firing
lasting until 81 As a. m, when the whole
Filipino line re-opened fire. The
Americans poured terrific fire into
the darkness for 20 minutes and then
there was another lull until daylight
when the Americans generally ad-
yanced. During the night, in response
to Admiral Dewey's signals flashed
across from Cayite, the cruiser
Charleston and gunboat Concord, sta
TONED at Malabon poured deadly lire
from their secondary batteries into the
Filipino trenches at Calcoocan. After
daylight the monitor MonadnocK,
opened fire off Malate and kept shell
ing the tilipinos left flank while the
open vessels shelled the right flank for
several hours. By | O'Clock the Amer
leans had apparently completely rout-
ed the enemy and had taken the VIII
lagos Of Palawpong, Santa Mesa, Pace
Santana, San Pedro, Macoret Pando-
can and Pasai, and destroyed hundreds
of native huts and secured possession
of the Waterman and reservoirs for
distance of over six miles. The Ten
nesseeans joined the firing line at 10
O'Clock Sunday morning and assisted
in capturing Santa Mesa.
one Of the most notable events OF Sun
DAYS work was the driving OF the Fill
pinos out OF their stronghold at Pace
by a reserve, a few companies of Cali
fornians commanded Try Col. Duboce.
The main road TO the village was lined
by native nuts, full Of Filipino sharp
shooters After they had been firing
npon Gen. King and his staff killing a
driver and firing on the ambulances
of the Red Cross society, Col. Duboce
ordered the huts cleared and burned.
The Filipinos concentrated In Pace, In
a church and convent. where they
made determined stand In the upper
stories. A platoon OF Calffornians
stationed on a neighboring bridge
maintained hot fire on the Filipnos,
bnt was unable to dislodge them. II
the face of 4 terrific fustlade. Col Dn-
boce and q few volunteers dashed into
tie church. scattered coal oil inside
ana set fire to the oil and retired. In