The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23
NIGHT OF TERROR.
Insurgents Burn Acres of buildings u"
NIanila-Hundreds Homeless

MANILA Feb. $3.50 A. Nm
mense damage has been done 10y ID.
which are believed 20 have peeh a1"4 e9N
by insurgents last nlsnI o,,erionoed
The ire department mas eNpc' 49,
great difficulty in hshtins the H1inC7
owing 10 defective apparatus il ~
0ortcd that the natives have damaged
the apparatus. 1900. .o,,. eobt-
ing I'm the streets, but the Ametie,t"7
otIic<lv Quelled the uprising. a huinoel
of insurgents were killed ana a huhDei
OF American soldiers were w0uhaeu- ~
large market was among the Hlal ~
turn. six or seven residences nave peel.
DESTROYED Fires were started az several
points simultaneously. Hundteus oL
homeless natives are huddled pa lus
streets. making the patrol duty or the
Americans very difficult. =, 80.
MANILA, FEB. ESQ a NJ l-a21
night was one of terror % thous-
ands Of the inhabitants Of Manila inc
rebels making good their ott-repea'ea
threats 10 the extent of burning acres OF
buildings. wounding an officer and three
men by firing through windows during
the excitement At o'clock am lnceH-
diary fire occurred In block OF DrlcH
buildings in the Gale LacOste. IN the
Santa cruz district A sim breeze Wa
blowing and the inhammability OF the
structures caused the flames 10 sDied1
department was hopeessly incompetent
and the English volunteer brigade from
Santa Mesa was summoned, and Win
modern engine, pumping adequate
streams, succeeded after four hours
work in getting the blaze under control
In the meantime the entire block and
two others across the street were COM
pletely Quilted.
Hundreds of inhabitants were rem
lives lined the adjacent streets WINE
hundreds more fearing general con,
aapration. removed their furniture ana
other portable goods IN every dlrectloh
within d radius OF a quarter %! q nllr
when the fire alarm Was first gwen
General Hughes personally sulerih-
tended the police arrangements. ne
whole city was thoroughly patrolled ana
guards were doubled. Every a'alldll
man was dispatched 20 the region OF lie
ere Impedimerts were placed DO the
way Of the fremen and the nose vas GUY
i've times This resulted In all the ma
tlves being driven Of the streets .o.tif
rallied in vacant lots and guarded ui."
the excitement was over. IN many lns
STANCES the natives were insoleht anu
paid no regard 10 the orders given theih,
and the soldiers were compelled 10 use
harsh measures. The butts or theH
rifles and the bayonots were freely ap-
The danger from live electric wires ne
cessitiated the closing OF the circuit ln ln7
burning region and the only hgnt IN Ser,
tain parts OF the city was that turhisHeu
By the blaze. a.. e-.
Shortly after midnight another big. nre
was started in the TondO District "nelc
the natives are tnickest and when the
dremen and soldiers attempted 10 worA a
regular flisilade Of rifle and revolver shots
we're fired from the windows and roofs OF
the buildings. -
rho 6remen escorted by soldiers plo-
coded to clean out these houses while the
Cre was unheeded. The Thirteenth MIN
nesota were reinforced by detachments
from The Third Infantry, the Second ore
aon the Third Artillery and the TENN
Tennsvlvania Bullets flew In every IL
noction i'm almost every street in the Ton
~ fcorrecD and Binondo districts. caus-
d., the most intense excitement. captain
Ips,,inson OF Company G, Thirteenth MIN
oynta and three men We're wounded,
"e1 am.a persons. imagining that
n,s rebels had effected an entrance
,hroueh the American lines aud We're aq-
t,.na,,'ni7e into the city. hurried from ineir
No,o,s ard houses. only 20 be stopped az
no. ,iref corner BY guard. The sound
~ ~ a native hugle call, Immediately
tnS.aStng the firing. lent color 10 me
p',, iThousands OF Chinese crossed the
Sygdges and plszas under hre; hurrying
s,,tth their bundles 10 the tninese con.
sulata All night long the nre spread