The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-24
RESIDENTS GREATLY ALARMED
reared thr Rebel. Had Effected AN En-
tfance Into the CITY

'"' h'"eis ua" Effected an Eu-
trance Into the City.
MANIA, Feb. 2i.-Last nigh, was
one ot terror 10 thousands of inhabitants
OF Manila. ,s.t rebels making good their
oit-rereateI threats 10 the extent of
burning acres Of buildings. woundiny an
officer and three men bv firing throrph
windows during the excitement.
AT o'clock an inccnd,arv fire &C.
Cured i'll "A block of brick buildings
occupied by Chinese On the Gala In
Coste. in the Chinese district. 4 stiff
breeze was blowing and the inflamma.
blli'y of the structures caused the blaze
to spread with alarming rapidity. The
city fire department was hopelesslv in
competent and tn" English volunteer
brigade from Santa Mesa was sum.
moncd. and with a modern engine.
pumping adequate streams from the
canal, succeeded. after four hours
troll. Hundreds of inhabitants were
rendered homeless.
Compelled to Use Harsh Measures.
General Hughes personally supcrin.
tended the polio. arrangements The
whole city was thoroughly patrolled
and guards were doubled. Every avail
able man was dispatched to the region
Of the fire lmpeaiInenis Were placed
in the way Of the iiremen and the hose
was 1t five different times. This re-
suited IN all the natives being driven off
the streets. those III the immediate vi
cinity Of the blaze being corralled in
vacant lots and guarded until the ex.
citement was over. In many instances
the natives were insolent and paid nc
regard TO the orders given them and the
soldiers were compelled to use harsh
measures. The butts Of their rifles and
their bayonets were freely applied.
The danger from live electric light
wires necessitated the closing OF the
circuit in the burning regions and the
only light in certain parts Of the city
was that furnished by the blaze.
Bulleta Flew Thick and Fast.
Shortly after midnight another big
fire was started in the Tondo district,
where the natives are thick, and when
the soldiers and tiremen attempted tG
work regular fusilade Of rifle and re.
yplypr shots were fired from the win
dows and roofs of the buildings. The
tiremcn. escorted by soldiers. proceeded
TO clean out the houses. while the fire
was unhceded. The Thirteenth Mime
sofa were reinforced by detachments
from the Third infantry. the Second
Oregon. the Third artillery and the
Tenth Pennsylvania. Bullets flew IL
every direction in almost every street IN
Tondo and Bonondo districts, causing
the most intense excitement.
Cantain Robinson Of Company {,
Thirteenth Minnesota, and three men
were wounded.
Many timid persons. imagining thai
the rebels had effected al entrance
Through the American Lines
and " ere advancing into the CITY. hur
ried frantically from the hotels ano
houses only to be stopped at the mrs.
corner by guard. The sounding OF
native bugle call Immediately preceo
ing the firing lent color to the s'oly
Thousands Of Chinese crossed .n'
bridges and plazas under fire, hurry'nl
with their bundles to the Chinese con
sulate. All night long the fire spreae
through the Tondo district. sweeping
away rows Of houses and devastating
acres Of territory. ,,,..,
The damage was ineetimable. "n'
daylight punitive measures were &c I,
cided upon and the Americans a. =.
though tired after their sleepless n'sn'
work soon cleared the district OF ever
native after a slight resistance.