Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-02-09
BATTLE AT MANILA.
Filipinos Mako Night Attack on
tho Americans.
THE ATTACK is BRAVELY REFUSED.
The Rebels Are Driven Rack Ton
Mlles-Their Losses Heavy. List
4 ofIhe Americans Killed
ana Wounded.

= 49, hNaI kuANAul tAlI
maIes place the Filipino losses up L
date at 1000 dead; $500 wounded ant
1000 taken prisoners.
The rebel forces have been driven
back ten miles.
During the lighting, the United
States warshlps shelled train loadec
with insurgents.
Owing to the area embraced In the
scene OF Saturday nights and Sun
days engagement, seml-clrcle OF
dully seventeen miles, details regard
ing fighting have been extremely dit
ficmt TO obtain. SO far as can be
gathered, the brush commenced al
S;4S ON Saturday evening, by the fir,
ing OF a Nebraska sentry at Santa
Mesa upon Flllplnos who were DELHI,
eMtely crossing the line, after repeat.
cd warnings, with the evident purpose
OF drawing our fire.
The first shot from the American
sentry was evidently accepted as q
pre-arramged signal, for NJ was fol.
bowed almost Immediately by a terri.
dc fusillade along the entire Filipino
lime, on the south side of the Paslg
river.
phe American outposIs returned The
fire with such vlgor that the Filipino
fire was checked until the arrival OF
achievements.
AL the troops in the vicinity were
hurrled out, and the 4hiplnos ceased
firing for half an hour, while their
own reinforcements came up.
At 10 o'clock the firing was resum.
ed, the American firing line consist.
ing OF the Third artillery, 1he Kansas
and Montana regiments, the Mime.
sofa regiment, the Pennsylvanl mans,
the Nebraskans, the Utah battery, the
Idahos, the Washlngtons, the Cali.
tornlans, the Fourth Cavalry, North
Dalkotans, The Sixth artillery and
FourteenOh infantry
The Fllipinos concentrated their
forces at three points, Caloocan, San.
On Niesa and Gallngalan, and main.
tanned AN Intermittent fusillade for
some hours.
They brought artillery into action
at Gallngal0m at 1880, but only one
gun annoyed the Americans to any
appreciate extent.
The Third artillery sllemced the
Galingalan battery by firing two guns
simultaneously which was followed
Immediately by volleys from The in
fanltry.
AT about midnight there was a lull
In the firing, lasting until about 3:45
@. M, when the whole Filipino line re.
opened fire. The Americans poured
o terrific fire into the darkness for
twenty minutes, and then there was
aRother hull until daylight, when the
Americans generally advanced. Dur
Ing the night, i'm response to ADMIRAL
Dewey's Signals flashed across from
Cavite, the UNITED States cruiser
Charleston and the gunb6at Concord,
stationed at MIalabon, poured a dead.
ly fire from their secondary batteries
into the Filipino trenches at Caloocan.
After daylight, the United States
double turret seagoing monitor Mo-
nadnock opened fire off Malate aud
hept Smelling the Filipinos' left flank
while the other vessels shelled the
right flanl, for several hours.
BY | o'clock the Americans had mp
pareptly completely routed the enemy
and had taken the villages OF Palaw
pong, Santa Mesa, Paco, San tana, Sam
PEDRO, Macorte, Pandocan and Pasai
and destroyed hundreds OF native
huty Rnd had secured possession OF
the Ater main reservoir, n distance
OF over six miles. The Tennessees
joined the firing line at 10 ocIock ON
Sunday morning, and assisted in cap
tlI5ing Santa Mesa
One OF the most notable events OF
Sundays work was driving the Fill,
pinos out Of their stronghold at Pace
by the reserve, a few companies OF
Callforulans commended by Colonel
Duboce.
The main road to the village was
lined by native huts fill OF Filipino
sharpshooters. after they had been
firing upon General King and his
staff, killing driver, and firing on
an ambulance of the Red Cross So
.ciety, Colonel Duboce ordered the huts
ito be cleared and burned. The Fill
pinos concentrated in Pace church
and convent where they made a de-
termined stand in the upper stories.
A platoon OF Californians stationed
on a neigh'bonng bridge maintained q
mot FIRE upon the Nilipinos, but was
unable to dislOdge them. I'm the face
of "a terrific fusflade, Colonel Dulbocc
and - few volunteers dashed into the
church, scattered coal oil inside Of 1t
set glne to the oil aud retired.
I'm tine meantime, Captain Dyeris
lbabterv OF the Si2th ARTILLERY bonn
baried BE church, dropping a dozen
shells into the tower srd roof. Com.
paa Y i, and part OF Company G, Of
the CalifoRniaps, charged into the
church, but were unable to ascend The |
single flight VI steps leOding to the
Gt0ry above.
(. YAfteE the inceHdjaries had retired, |
ecmnany.pf ibsa Hebo aud .WsehjuGa