The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-07

then there was another lull until day
light, when the Americans generally
advanced.
During the night in response to Ad-
miral Deweys signals flashed across
from Cavite, the United States cruiser
Charleston and the gunboat Concord,
stationed at Malabon, poured a deadly
fire from their secondary battery into
the Filpino trenches at Caloocan
After midnight the United States
double turret seagoing monitor Mo-
nadnock opened fire off Malate and kept
shelling the Filipinos' left flank, while
the other vessels shelled the right flank
for several hours.
BY l o'clock the Americans had ap-
parently completely routed the enemy
and had taken the villages of Palaw-
pong, Santa Mesa, Paco, Santana, San
Pedro, Macorte, Panocan and Pasai;
had destroyed hundreds of native huts
and had secured possession Of the wat
er main reservoir, a distance of more
than six miles. The Tennessees joined
the firing line at 10 o'clock on Sunday
morning and assisted in capturing San
ta Mesa.
One of the most notable events of
Sundays work was driving the Filip-
nos out of their stronghold at Paco by
the reserve few companies of Califor-
mans, commanded by Colonel Duboce.
The main road to the village was lined
h,,f f,,ll II;
shooters. After they had been firing
upon General King and his staff, kill
ing driver, and firing on an ambu-
lance of the Red Cross, Colonel Duboce
ordered the huts to be cleared and
burned, The Filipinos concentrated in
Paco church and convent. where they
made determined stand in the upper
stories.
platoon of Californians. stationed
on neighboring bridge, maintained
hot fire on the Flipinos, but was un-
able TO dislodge them. In the face of
terrific fusillade, Colonel Duboce and
few volunteers dashed into the
church, scattered coal oil inside of it,
set fire to the oil and retired
In the meantime, Captain Dyer's bat
terry of the 9th artillery bombarded the
church. dropping dozen shells into the
tower and roof. Company L and part
of company G of the Californians
charged into the church. but were un-
able to ascend the single flight of steps
leading to the story above.
After they had retired, a company of
the Idahos and the Washington guards,
stationed on either side of the building.
picked off. the Filipinos as they were
smoked out.
Many of the rebels. however, escaped
into the brush in the rear of the church
The Americans captured So of the reb-
els, and during the fighting about the
church 20 of the rebels were killed
Some $500 women, children and nom
combatants were allowed to enter the
American lines after promising to go to
the houses of friends and remain there
Another intensely exciting incident
occurred during the engagement The
Washingtons and Idahos and Compa-
MES K and M Of the Californians made
charges across the rice fields between
Paco and Santana in the face of a ter
rife fusillade. The ground to-day over
which they passed is covered with dead
and wounded natives. The former are
being buried in groups of five or six
about where they lay and the latter
are being brought to the hospital 1t
was at this stage of the fighting and
at Caloocan that the natives suffered
their heaviest losses.
The 14th regulars We're in a particu-
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