Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-13

Tho Monadnock anchored close TO the
shore and her heavy guns pounded the
rebels continuously. while the smaller
warshlps. stoaming along the shore.
poured bullets from the rapid Ore guns
at the enemy.
The Filipino force engaged appears to
have boon the largest and best organ.
lied body OF mon which has mot our
oops. The Americans were compelled
to advance along narrow roads and
over small bridges commanded By
ca'thworks ten feet thick
AZ daylight today the rebels at ca.
Vito vicio dropped two shells from a
big. smooth bore gun. mounted In front
Of the church In the navy yard. The
o1ly daHasc done was spllntorlng the
top Of the huge shears on the Mole. The
gunboats Callao. Manila and Moqulto
then proceeded 20 dlsmount tho guns.
After breakfast the rebels opened nrc
along the beach 10 Bacoor.
After sIlenclng the big gun ut cavltc
Vieio. the gunboats ran close along
the shore. bombardlng the rebel posi-
tion. Tho rebels replied with rifle IRE
and with the IRE Of some small pieces
Of artillery. So vigorous was the enc.
mys Ere that at $500 am. the gunbont
Helena Joined the small runboats al-
ready named and the Princeton. Mon
leroy and Monndnock. from their an
choragcs. dropped occasional big shells
among tho robcls. This apparently only
served 10 lncltc the rebels as they kept
up an lngossant IRE of muskotry and
artillery near the mouth Of tho Zapotc
river. two miles north Of Hacoor. The
Ore Of aii scycn warahlps was conccn-
tratcd on this point shortly aftor noon.
whom the upper bay presented the APP
pcarance Of being the scenc Of great
naval battle. The insurgents were
,y,B,ysly s,r,,d IN abandon their
rups nusr holding ont for about four
hours, only 10 be- confronted BY Gen.
ts,,,op.. fore, nm land and I'm their
rcar. whore there was heavy fighting.
beyond the destruction Of several
bulldiurr along the water front. the II.
feet or the bomhatdmont ls not known.
The only means OF crossing the
zapotc was by a small bridge. which
the Fillpinos commanded with trenches
spreading V shaped whence they
could concentrate their IRE on tho
hridsc. Thcy also had the advantage of
the uccs and junglcs % the Americana
could hardly aee head.
When the battle was renewed there
were endorsements. our battery hav-
ing silcnccd the 'cnemy'u guns. the
Americans wadinE waist deep In the
mud % the salt flats and pouring a
steady vollcy Of muakctry at the rebels,
drove their opponents beyond the river.
The armies lay facing each other
across tho deep stream driving the
enemy practically out OF sight while
the men In blue and khnh laid In the
main bushes many OF Thorn without
any Hh''''r' TOT 'h''e h'ur' "''h'u' a
moments oea'"'''n w tue h''ns pour
lnE bullets n' inc enemy 40 iaHt a.
'hcy could load
The thousand rifles blended into a
continuous roar which was vastly dlf-
fercnt from the intermittent akirmish-
like rattle OF most Of tho engagements.
one battalion after another dcn'
Lawton summoned from Las Pinaa I'M
III only enough troops Of reserves were
loft In the town to prevent the Filipinoa
from attacking the Americans In the
rear which was feared as they wvrc
creeping around our left through tho
wood delivering a Ranking nrr which
put great strain upon the endurance
OF the Americans who We're nonnderins
In the mud across the river while on