Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-03
STORY OF BLAZE
AT MANILA RETOLD
Details Of the Big ConAagraticn
that Occurred Feb. %.
PLANS OF THE REBELS FAIL
Aguinaido'. Lizzie Object was 60 rsurn
the city aud Put Evcry white
10 Death.

stan correspondence Of the Ausoclat-
ed Prcss. Manila. r. T.. March l, Via
steamer Nippon Maru. TO San Fran
cisco. April 2.-After many false alarms
and frustrated attempts, the oft-rc-
pcated threats OF the rebels to burn
Manila and massacre every European
and American within its walls. culmi-
mated In n disastrous conhagration. and
an attempted uprising which was
promptly checked. on the night OF
washington'a birthday. That prccon-
oortrd arrangements had been made TO
IRE the city In half dozen different
places simultaneously thcrc can be no
doubt. but fortunately the plans mis-
carried for various reasons, and the
natives themselves. or ~ least their
Aympathizers, lost ~ much.if not more,
than these upon whom they sought to
wrcalg their vengeance.
A quietcr day than that Of February
?2nd II would be difficult to Imagine.
All the banks ana leading mercantile
houses were closed, and except for the
fact that the saloons were open II
seemed more like Sunday ,nnn u holt
day. the excessive heat and the cOn-
most people indoors. About shutdown.
however. the town bcstlrrod itself and
the streets were soon filled win pcu-
pie taking an airing before dinner u
being the custom here To dino at
o'clock aud retire Immediately after
ward.
HOW BLAZE STARTED.
Just nn the long strings OF carriages
which daily pass aud rcpaaa each oth-
cr ON the Luncta were forming tor tho
procession homcward. "A dense black
column of smoke rolled up above the
Intervening roofr, and almost immo-
dlntcly nfterwnrd an omlnous rod glare
wrr reflected from the nky. The blaze
had started In u row of two-s;asy mod
crn buildings with brick foundations.
ON the Calic fncosto. IN the center ~
the Chinese section. and ~ several %
these had been fred within "a few min.
utos Of each other u soon assumed
alarming proportions
The local frc brigade turned out with
coinmondahlc prnmptitudc. but with
more zeal than discretion proceeded to
pour three tiny streams OF water from
~ many lines Of hose upon the rcd
hot brick walls NJ the first building
fired. which was already Doomed. In
stead of attempting 10 prevent those
opposii" ana adjacent from lighting.
The consequence was that by the time
Den. Hughes ana his men arrived on
the scene and commenced 20 clear the
streets, tho IRE was spreading on both
Sides Of the Gale f.acostc. and n Htia
breeze was tanning II forward.
HOSE CUT FIVE TINES.
During the excitement the hosc wna
cut I'VE times. and other lmrcdlmcnta
placed In the way OF tic iircmon. uppn
learning OF this. Gen. HuFhea Issued
orders TO his mon TO shoot the tlrHt
innn who intcrforcd with the checking
Of the flames or attempted 60 start
others. Several natives who picked M
burning wnndn and durtcd on with
them were either shot or bayonctcd bv
the guards and then general round
up Of all natives on the streets In tho
vicinity was ordered As thousands
or people were vacatlnH their houses
and carrying on their effects ana the
sidewalks and roadwaya were Uttered
with furniture for blocks, this WIS q
work ~ some difficulty. but by degrees
tho soldiers corrpled hundreds ~ pro-
testing natives and hustled thcm Into
yards and vacant lots whore they were
guarded until the excitement sub
sided.
BLAZE FINALLY CONTROLLED.
About o'clock the European voiun.
teor IRE brigade arrived on the scene
with n modern engine and after three
hours work the IRE was controlled.
Meantime the whole OF the block IN
which the blaze originated. two-thlrdn
o. that on the opposite side Of the
street and block and half west OF
II had been completely quilted.
From spectacular standpoint the
nrc wpa magnificent sight. the flames
lenpinf from the wooden structures
nfty feet into the air. while millions OF
sparks glintened among the rolling
clouds OF smoke and fcll In golden show.
err upon adjacent roofs. Scores OF
hrcs were started by these sparks TO
windwnrd but az everyone was alive
20 this danger they wero promptly
quenched In their incipicncy.
SECOND ALARM.
shortly after midnight Just as the
weary workers and watchers We're TO-
pairing % their quarters. congrttuint.
ing themselves that the IRE. bad though
II was, had been no worse another
blaze was reflected from the smoke
heclouded sky In the direction Of the
Tondo. This being the most dcnsoiy
populated native district IN the city
which had always been Identified with
the rebel cause, preparations We're at
once made for trouble ana Il was not
LONE In coming.
No sooner had the IRE brigade cou.
Piled It's hose and commenced 10 play
upon inc names which had again
started In n block OF buildings oecu
pied 10y Chinese, than shots were nrcd
az tho men from the windows OF an.
jncent houses, Companies !, aud n
OF the Second oregon volunteers and
NJ nnd q OF the Thirteenth Minnesota
volunteers, under Maj. Williams, were
hastily reinforced by Mal. Goodme's
battalion of the Twonty-third infantry
aud an attempt WAS made TO clean
out the ncighborhood.
REBELS OPEN FIRE.
Suddenly. however, shots were fired
down half a dozen streets AT once and
whom this fuslllade was followed by
vollcys from MauserH In the vicinity OF
the railway station II waa realized that
the enemy had Bncakcd around 10 the
left Hank OF the outposts az CalOOcan
by way ~ the creeks nnd eHtuAriea Ia
the Vitas district and that there was
other work than fighting IRE 90 be
done.
AZ ne strength OF the enemy was un.
known II was tlclkllsh situation to
cope with. but Il had 10 be met, and
the Americans. regulars and volunteers
alike, met II like men, A skirmish line
fully "A quarter OF u mile long was
formed, and advanced under cover OF
huts and trees until the rebels were
discovered behind hastily formed bar
ricndea OF paving stones and street
ear rails commanding two streets and
within two stone buildings.
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