Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-25
INSURGENT CANNON DESTROYED AT
sUBIG BAY WAS 4 MODERN ONE.
AMERICANS BLEW 1T TO PIECES
BOMBARDMENT FIRST AND THEN .5O
MEN WE'RE LANDED.
Monitor Monterey. Cruiser Charleston
and Gunbonts Concord md Ia
fro Did the Work-Town
of OInngapo RfddIed
With Shells.

MANILA. Sept. 81. II % a. m-The Unit
ell States cruiser Charleston, the monitor
Monterey and the gunboats Concord and
Zafiro. with marines and bluejackets from
| the cruiser Baltimore, left Cavite, Septem-
Der lH, and, as already cabled, proceeded to
| Subig bay TO destroy an insurgent cannon
| there
Owing to the bad weather. the operation
was postponed until yesterday. when the
| Warshsps for three hours bombnrded the
town of Olangapo and the intrenchments
where the gun was situated.
Men from the Charleston, Concord and
cairo were landed. and. under Il heavy
insursent fire, proceeded to the cannon,
| which was utterly destroyed by guncotton,
and then returned TO the warships.
the Americans had one man wounded
during the engagement.
While waiting in Subig bay for better
weather, the Americans deserted Filipino
rcinforcements moving toward Olangapo
AT G:iO 4. m. yesterday, the Monterey be-
gan the advance upon the town. which was
about three miles east of the monitors
anchorage. The Charleston, Concord and
IaiirO followed.
At .:225 the Monterey opened fire with her
secondary and main batteries, the Charles
ton and Concord joining Immediately. At
first shot passing close to the Monterey's
smokestack. The gun was fired twice only.
The American bombarding then became
general. At go the Monterey advanced to
Il range of coo yards using her main bat
terry. Two hu1ired and fifty men were
landed about $50 yards east of the cannon
at IL o'clock under q severe shore Mauser
fire The men from the Charleston We're
the first to reach the beach. but the Con-
cords men Were the first at the gun, which
they reached at 11:l0 The cannon was
found to be a lG-centimeter Krupp gum
presumably obtained from the Spaniards.
Meanwhile, the warships continued to
shell the shelving beach on the east and
west sides to silence the inSurgent fire
upon the sailors from the trenches skirting
the beach.
Gunner Olson exploded fifty rounds of
guncotton. in three discharges. in the can
non, 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 Concords
men were the last to reach the shore and
the warships We're reached at II 30.
Cadet BrinZer, with the Concord's launch,
armed with gatling. did excellent work
on the left of the landing party. Captain
loading field piece. Lieutenant Mcdonald
was in command of the landing party and
the movement was splendidly executed and
controlled.
The numbers of the Fllipinos there could
not be ascertained and no dead were seen.
The MoneteTy fired for four hours-twen-
ty-one shots from her ten-inch guns and
seventeen from her twelveinch guns.
The town, which was riddled with shells,
took fire at several points.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Actins SeCre-
tary, Allen, Of the navy department, re,
Watson to-day, giving a brief account Of
the engagement at Subig bay. 1t Is dated
the 24th. at Manila, and says:
Mandora discovered heavy gun mounted
opposite Kalaklan point. subig bay; ex-
changed shots with Charleston. Sent
Charleston, Monterey, Concord and Zaflro
with detachment of marines and sailors
from Baltimore to capture and destroy
Attacked insurgent position 2:rd. After
bombardment, landing party carried in
Stroyed sixteen-centimeter Krupp gun.
Casualties: William Shepherd, appren-
tice second class. Charleston. seriously
wounded: Charles Haffke, coal pass.r, Con-
cord. heat prostration.
'lnsurgent fire heavy but poorly aimed;
enemy loss unknown. report mailed"
IL the fact which is disclosed that the in
surgents have been able to obtain a Krupp
gun. 1t was known at the time of the out
break OF the insurgents against The Amer
leans that the artillery OF the insurgents
consisted solely of a few obsolete guns cap
tureS from the Spaniards. They have been
ableF not only to obtain but 10 mount n
heavy Krupp piece at an important point
len says that It is evident that the naval
forces at Manila do not intend to allow
any fort to be erected by the insurgents
which can be reached by the ships, and he
Is convinced that the squadron under Rear
Admiral Watson will be able to keep the
shores guarded and repeat the lesson of
yesterday. if the insurgents are found to
be operating on the coast.