The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-25
Terrible Fire Opened On
Them.
Detachment of Marines Landed
Under Heavy Fire.

Manila, September si--11.s5 a. m.-The
United states cruiser Charleston, the
monitor Monterey and the gunboats Con-
cord and Zafiro. with marines and blue
jackets from the cruiser Baltimore, left
Cavite September IS and as already
cabied proceeded 60 Sublg Bay to destroy
an insurgent cannon there. Owing TO
the bad weather, the operation was post
roned until yesterday when the warship
for three hours bombardsd the town of
Olangapo and the entrenchments where
the gun WAS situated.
Men from the Charleston, Concord and
ZAfro were then landed under a heavy
insurgent fire, proceeding to the cannon
which was utterly destroyed by gun cot
ton and then returning to the warships.
The Americans had one man wounded
dnrinR the engagement.
!. While waiting IN Subie Bay for better
weather the Americans deaorisd Filipino
reinforcements M owing toward Olangapo.
At $40 a. M, yesterday, the Monterey
began the advance upon the town which
was about miles east of the monitors
anchorage. The Charleston Concord and
Zafiro followed. At 7.25 the Monterey
opened irs with her secondary ana main
batteries the Charleston and Concord
joining Immediately. At 1888 the insur-
gent cannon answered the first shot pass
ing close to the MonteIey's smokestack.
The gun was fired twice only. The Anne
rioan bombardment then became general.
At 8. 80 the Monterey advanced to range
Of COO yards using her main battery.
Two hundred anu fifty men were landed
about 500 yards east of the cannon at II
o'clock under severeJ shore MAuser ilre.
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 lilo, The cannon was found
to besa 16 centimetre Krupp gun pre-
| sumably obtained from the Spaniards.u
Meanwhile the warsnips continued to
shell the shelving beach on the east and
west side to silence the insurgent fire
upon the sailors from the trenches skirt
ing the beach.
Gunner Oleson exploded 80 rounds of
gun cotton in three discharges in the
cannon which had suffered from the fire
of the warships.
The Americans then returned to the
boats, the firing inland being kept up
to protect the embarkation.
The Concord's men were last to leave
the shore and the warships were reached
at la. 80 p. N. Cadet Brinser with the
Concord's launch armed with Gatling.
did excellent work ON the left of the land
ing party. Capt. Myers of the marines,
captured a muzzle loading field piece.
Lieut.. Mcdonald was in command of the
landing party, and the movement was
splendidly executed and controlled.
The numbers of the Filipinos there
could not be ascsr tained and no dead
were seen.
The Monterey fired for four hours, 81
shots from her ten-inch guns and II from
her twelve-inch guns.
1he town, which was riddled with
shells, took fire at several points.
TIE ENGAGEMENT AT sUBIG BAY
Washington. September s4.-Acting
Secretary Allen of the navy department.
received cable from Rear, Admiral Wat
son today, giving brief account of the
engagement at Subig Bay. 1t is dated
the gath at Manila and says;
"Mandora discovered heavy guns
mounted Opposite KaIaklen Point, Subig
Bay; exchanged shots with Charleston.
Sent Charleston, Monterey. Concord and
Zefro with detachment of marines and
sailors from Baltimore to. capture and de-
stroy. Attacks insurgent position 2sd af-
ter bomhArding, landing party carried en-
trenchments, dispossessed enemy and de-
stroyed sixteen osntimetre Krupp guns
| Casualties: William Sheppard, appren-
tice. second class, Charleston, seriously
wounded; Charles Haffke. coal passer,
heat prostration.