The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18

been crowded with vehicles and pedes-
trians when the azarm was first given,
became suddenly deserted. Occasionally
a native darted out of one dark doorway
into another, like a rabbit; but from the
moment the soldiers emerged from their
barracks, armed for the fray not We
hicle of any description was to be found
in any direction.
By 10 o'clock, when the rebels again
opened fire, the Americans were lined up
as follows: On the left flank was Major
General MacArthur's division, stretching
from the Chinese cemetery TO Santa Mesa.
1t comprised the Twentieth Kansas, First
Nebraska, First Montana, Tenth Penn
sylvania, First South Dakota Volunteers,
two batteries of the Utah Light Artillery
and the Third Artillery, acting as infan-
try These were divided into two brig
AIDES under Brigadier Generals Harrison
Gray Otis and Hale. In the cenGer,
stretching from Santa Mesa to Paco, were
the First Idaho, First Washington and
First California Volunteers under Briga-
dier General Charles King; while on the
right was Major General 7. NJ Ander-
sons division, which included the First
North Dakota Volunteers, Fourth Cav
airy, Sixth Artillery and Fourteenth In
fantTy Regulars. In the. city the Second
Oregon and Thirteenth Minnesota Volun-
teers and Twenty-third. Infantry main
tanned order, guarded the Spanish pris-
oners and furnished the necessary re-
serves; while the First Tennessee Volun-
teers guarded the water front.
OF the other regiments in the Philip
pines the First Wyoming and Fifty-frst
Iowa Volunteers were at Cavtte, support,
ing the California Heavy Artillery, and
the Eighteenth Infantry and part of the
Sixth Artillery were at noilo. Two com
panies of the Tenth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers were doing guard duty at Corregl-
dor Island.
During the night there were several
skirmishes with the enemy, who were ap-
parently concentrated at Caloocan, the
Chinese cemetery and Santa Mesa; and
frequent brushes occurred in the vicinity
of Paco. In all their previous battles
xErif IL he n
variably fought in this desultory way
during the darkness and been left to rest
all day; but with the dawn the entire
American line commenced to. advance,
and after recovering from their surprise
at this unexpected move the rebels at
tempted to give them battle
While much ammunition had been
wasted during the night owing to their
inability to see the enemy, the Ameri-
cans made amends for it when daylight
disclosed the rebel lines. hundreds, of ma
tives being moved down when the men
steadied down to volley firing. The en-
emy's fire, always ragged and desultory,
until it was simply individual potting
at various points of the line. Then, when
the Americans received the order to ad-
vance and the long blue line started on
the doublequick for them, cheering as
only lusty Americans can cheer, the en-
emys line wavered, fell back and they
ran for dear life Here, there and every
where individuals sought shelter behind
trees, stones and in the jungle, and died
fighting to the last gasp; put the main
body like chaff before a gale, was swept
out of sight in all directions Detach-
ments, upon reaching villages and other
places Of comparative refuge, made
stands and held the victors in check tenn
porarily but it was only for little While,
and those who survived sped on, leaving
the houses to be burned by their relent-
less pursuers. The result was that by
Sunday at noon the enemy in sight were
the dead and dying and a few hundred
prisoners While all this was transpirine
nv
The monitor Monadnock, stationed off
MaIate used her four-inch guns upon the
rebel trenches with marked effect, occa-
sionaIly letting go a tep-inch shell by way
of reminder as to what she could do II
she tried
At the other end of the line the Con-
cord, CaIlao and Leyte beat tattoos with
their quick-firing guns, which poured
hail OF lead into the trenches near Caloo-
can.
of the Utah Battery, who was murdered
| by the Filipinos, caused intense anger
! among the American troops. and but fol
| the efforts of cool headed officers some Of
! the captured insurgents would have fared
badly.
DR.. Young.in some way got beyond the
! lines near the water works and was cap.
| tured by the INSURGENTS. They stripped OF
Ibis clothessand cut him and his horse II
! ff frfgatful manner The body was recoy.
cred aIfdswill be sent to the United States