The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-20

Specfai Corywxron1eace-
MANILA. March l&--IE.tea States %
r~rs giving ths FRA account OF she cus-
break es iAa insurgents. which arrtved
here to-day, give the California rvxssnent
sAa credit for sarrounssnS and burning the
Paco church. which had heea sssade a fess-
cssvous fer insurgsnt sysnpashisess "a
that part Of sAs city. TIE facts do net
bear out shis claim The church w&s
nrss attacked by quarts from the wash-
snxton rsxines.. lss, tn guard the ccmpanr
quarters. sxhach we're ssar hy. Capt A. s.
Sssnea.ar. al the washinsson regiment.
was AZ Pace as cfSesr az the day "a lock
after the protection Of properly and keep
the roads open. whea the firing began
Sunday evening and al through the night
the natives In that part ot torn gathered
Ia the church. sapposlnx that ;ney as
semhlss there ssr grsstsr SAFETY oniy. they
we're nat rnossss@a. nuf about Z o'clock
,he syragsathsssrx n sne nc.xheortng hsits
began 10 are upoa passing sol9iers- Thls
was a signal for the IRE sr0ns the church
TO open ur- Evidently q large number
Of arms and |. Iargs quantity af arnsaant-
tton had been stored IN the church In Prep
avas.cn fer ssxrA an emergency as shiA
the church when the airing began Cast
s1sneman had about thirty ayaslahse racrA
but with these he began thr reply 10 the
enemy's fire. both from the quarters "f
sasa second hassalion and from ths guar
.e~p Of h.s own company. Company II.
Both quarters were quite near the caurca-
Church Commaa aaeA the Rriane.
Al this time the aghssnx on The firms tins
r-sap@r was a. ~ Sssrwcss stage. the In
sargen.s rot yet haysrg begun 20 fsn
hack bes0r@ he fnsrrsiesx American Ere
Hs the church had ssen In a usoTe isolated
Position !. Nigh. have besa surrounded
hy sEnafs sesv of men sra held In
state Of siege unsn there was nase tire
20 give attention % II. But il ras not.
Il eaarsaz AIDED the Paeo bridge on the
Sansa Ara road. Over thSs bridge had
70 pass all troops and al ammunition
going 70 tire front In the direction cf
Sansa Ana 0ysf IL also hal 20 pass the
hospital anEuiaaces &ad al waanse3 men
sent In from taa nnes. EVER man Who
wert AGREES The bridge became TIE target
for Maassur assiesx.
Ii~ns- Bg,an Dtd His Part.
Capt. stnem.aa Immediately reallxsi
that ;his lire ~ communication must be
kept usssn #s ail hazsrsas, hencss bis presnEt
an. vigorous attack nqon tae chnrya.
1s~sst Aitsert BTyan. sha rexfrssztsl quar-
serszaasser. had charge ~ TIE wagons
hauling ananurstion 70 che aT5ag tine 81
sha Washington regiment. lie. tco. xv
sht ltxane1fAte trnsrars anca of tbs street
s,esnT protected and wtcppes 70 zsi in
e,ea-snss cssf TIE ness os iusaTrecso~. Bss
lsn.s officers realized tsas the force at
their command was weesxily sTnaii 20
contsnt wlsa the Hensa%r opposed 20 ,esn.
especially since every native bat IN the
nssghserhoaa ~ss an snsgFxens foFttaca-
ssas and an1sesSa 90 they notified COX
wasIlev ar hBoek hease No. Il
Capt Adams L~ads the Attack.
Al this hoslr-T sss-Sae Right of TIE WASH
ingson lire Corngaazes X and L. hstf st-
vanesd sorsa se yarss. l@Astng Company
y .ash sse h@ttsgy a. Battery knGil EY-
cry ether company was hesiy engaged
with the enemy or as immediate front.
s.o Company y was er3eTed - retura and
attack fhA churrhs
When Capt Adams recesysf this nrfe-
~ conferred s1ta IAeasf srots the rat
terry carr ra@s rsse~. aksrss shellsnx ,he hens-
ing T.ss was dseaset 1spon A rnoanses
sre4gfy waa hsrT8s8 10 tie eAures -
asas4ss au Araer%eaas - keep out e .he
fcsssnge range q bursting shr5ix. ard ,ne
battery opened gVan tsse ehaFca. a<lsve7.
srr several wsTE directed shells while cosn-
pAnx y w&s On ~ way - she scene
Nsanw stae L&sut- nrvan ha4s 4se ses u-S-
or ksarTfax = anf in sesngsny wfsA pr
sa,e AIh-rs Arsssrzon- os thc Washington
Tse1zs~--Si AanS h# crossed sAa
T'aea brbtxe urssr the Gre tra.r the
ehurea, hasseraS ts the seeaua tas'zlsrn
headquarters r. ire arehassaap's psiaee
arr eexgFzxa tNo earx - kerosene. w.fsh
tsse~s - returned 20 sse eAarra sax. 20
t.zpz AsaarxAs eazss gp wgss Eis company.
Californian. uaaat the Nerve.
Kzre ss xAere shs s*zlsfa.vaEans e2rwe 80
A hatss3fan nMs@r F.sesas--f-es Tpa Eoz@@
xas ~ sac r@ssrva Ans seasfensst further
snwara MznssA snxssss - rarFsrsrats sn
ta@ sgs.lng ard having na orders 10 d.
40 - ss<ttasseB wzx rzove4 n The sfrNa.
stna - aAs ssszg fsns snsf5 hated ~ tns
t~rr4sc Are agre@~ ta~ orasxe. frarr whseh
shsr soaxzt eza~ss. Ore - the captains
tAsa egesead ths nraaxe ard sexsa Cass.
Adams 1t&f be was gesns - 10 fhars.
c@g 4san& v~rssss ia. he wAs xgssax
- sxsak esawn sse 6ooss 80 "a ard set
she efDrca aa ase-