The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-10
LATER DETAIL SOFTHE BATTLE.

Insurgents Were Completely Routed,
1000 of Them Being Slaughtered.
NEW YORK, Feb. GA Manila ca.
BILE to the Evening Sun, dated Feb.
6, 7:l0 a. M, gives the following de-
tailed account of the great battle.
The scene presented in the envi-
rons of the city of Manila as the sun
went down on Sunday evening was
one of terrible desolation. In the
fighting, which began at $3.50 o'clock
on Saturday evening and continued
yesterday in determined or desul-
tory manner, as the circumstances
or conditions made necessary, the
FilipinOs were utterly routed with
fearful slaughter. From the best in
formation obtainable at this writing
their losses are estimated at 1000,
which estimate is not believed to be
excessive.
The natives were confidently ag-
gressive and wholly unprepared for
the terrible punishment which the
Americans inflicted upon them from
the very outset. They had evidently
been getting ready for the attack for
some time, their actions indicating
expectation of taking the Americans
off their guard, but the vigorous
work of the troops completely de-
moralized them and put them hope
lessly to rOut.
The casualties, however, were not
confined to the Filipinos, as the
number of our killed and wounded
shows. In fact, our troops suffered
more than was at first reported, up
wards of forty having been killed
and $50 wounded, according to tn e
latest reports.
The number of American troops
engaged was l3 900, while the Fill
pino forces numbered 10000.
There was some firing to the north
of the city early this morning, but
the general engagement practically
ended on Sunday afternoon. The
Fourteenth Infantry suffered most
of the fatalities, owing to the close
approach of the enemy under tn g
cover of the dense shrubbery and
firing at short range from behind
huts and other projecting objects.
The First Washington lnfanGry and
the Third Artillery also suffered
heavily.
The Utah Artillery division and
the Sixth Artillery were splendidly
effective in shelling the insurgent
trenches on Sunday morning. The
insurgents to the number of more
than hundred had concealed them
selves in church, from which they
fired upon the First California Regi-
ment and also upon the ambulances
which were conveying the Ameri-
can wounded to the rear. The Sixth
Artillery turned their guns around
and opened fire upon the church. In
twenty minutes the structure was a
complete wreck and Its occupants
killed, wounded or dispersed. The
First California was also subjected
to fire from the huts along the road
which were swarming with Filipi'
nos, so the Californians had to fire
the village and destroy it.
The slaughter of the Insurgent:
north of the city by the fire of the
quick firing guns of the captured
gunboat Callao, the siX-inch guns
of the gunboat Concord, and the
= eight-inch shells of the cruiser
Charleston, was particularly heavy
The Filipinos had massed along the
beach, where they had been driver
by Gen. Otis brigade, and hundreds
of them were literally torn to piece:
by the terrific rain of shells from. th'
: warships.
The Charleston Joined the Monad
mock of Malate on Sunday afternoon
and the two sent in shell after shell
: with awful effect upon the insurg
; ents, who were falling back befor
the steady advance OF the Fourteenth
Infantry.
Admiral Dewey's flagship, tn
J Olympia, took no part in the BON
/. bardment, having taken a position
. directly In front Of the city, betweel
the former Spanish gunboat Gen
: Alava and the German cruise
4 Irene.
The American troops commando