The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-04-19

CAT last, at about II p. M, 1t De-
came evident that the three power
full streams from the Volunteer Bri-
gade steamer and the splendid work
done by the Brigade and the num-
erous soldiers and civilians who as
sisted them were telling their tale.
Walls crashed outwards, blazing
timber uprights and cross beams
fell and at about 1890 a. M, it was
plain that the devouring elements
had been thoroughly mastered.
Still, hose were kept at work all
round and ere daylight nothing but
CHASTITY looking blackened walls and
iron sheets tortured into every con-
ceivable shape by the intense heat.
remained in evidence of what had
previously been prominent center
of the industrial part of Manila.
Exactly what the damage done
amounts to it is at present impos
sible to state, it being variously put
at from $500, 900 to 81, 900, 900. Some
of the householders were insured
and some shopkeepers had their
wares covered with small amount
policies, but the insurance lines
effected can form but very small
Pigment of the havoc wrought.
THE BURNING OF TONDO.
Gust about the time that the
Santa Cruz fire was fairly under
control and the brigades and others
were thinking of retiring for we'll
earned rest brilliant glare to the
rthwestward announced that
Tondo was the scene of the next
confagration. It was speedily as
certained that fires had broken out
almost simultaneously, mostly In
the vicinity of Gale de Rooda and
Barrier de Lecheros On some of
the firemen reaching the spot it was
seen that nipa and other houses
were going up in smoke in all
directions whilst in addition to the
cracking of bamboos. that Of numer-
Gus Mausers and the screaming
"ping" of flying bullets were plainly
manifest. Two companies of the
23d Infantry, and Companies G.
and NJ. of the 18th Minnesota were
hard at work fighting alternately
the flames and insurgents, arresting
many of the latter, whilst the fire
was gradually taking into it's all
devouring nav the homes Of hun
dreds OF the miscreants who have
found shelter in the district for
months past.
THE MINNESOTA OUTPOST ATTACKED.
Meanwhile the twenty or so
men of the Minnesotas, under Cap
tain Robinson in the outpost quart
ers in Gale de Lemery were having
a desperate time of it.
''At about 1915 a. m, just when
the fires were breaking outin Tondo,
a sharp fusillade commenced all
around the house, bullets whistling
through it in all directions. The
firing was at once returned with in
terest by the Minnesotas, who were
in truth, in position the most un-
enviable, as a brief inspection of
their quarters adequately testifies.
It was riddled through and through
with bullets, the insurrectos COM
ing right up to it's very gates.
Captain Robinson in gallantly lead
ing his men through the gateway,
was struck by a bullet in the upper
lip, whilst Sergeant Shepherd,
Private Wooding and, Private Gal
vim also received wounds, more or
less serious. Eventually the fire Of
the gallant 18th proved too much
for the natives, who withdrew, re-
suning their general attack at day
break, although stray shots kept
coming along towards the quarters
at intervals throughout the night.
AS sample of the hot time the
boys must have had we may men,
ton that on Thursday afternoon
representative of Freedom count
ed no less than 3S bullet holes in
the picket gates in front of the
quarters, whilst the walls of the
latter are suggestive Of a box of
dominoes, so spotted are they.
| FIRE IN SAN NICHOLAS.
| Whilst the Tondo hotbed was
waiting heayenward in sheets of
| flame and showers of smoke. the
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