The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1899-02-08
Filipinos Suffered Terribly
in the Manila Fight.
STORM OF LEADEN HAIL.
Western Soldiers Faced 1t While
Charging the Enemy.
BATTLE AROUND A CHURCH.
DusIky Warriors Who Occupied the
Z Building Were Smoked Out by Cali
fornians and Slaughtered Exciting
Scenes In the City.

SSSASS AAA thO OAeys
Hong Kong, Feb. THE latest adj
vices from Manila say the rebel forces
have been driven back ten miles and
their losses are estimated at 1909 killed
or wounded. During the fighting the
United States warships shelled train
loaded with insurgents. Col. w. T..
Smith, of the First Tennessee infantry,
was in the thick Of the fight when at
tackled by apopleXy and fell from his
horse.
Manila, Feb. 7.--0ne of the most
notable events of Sundays work was
driving the Filipinos out tof their
stronghold at Paco by the reserve, a
few companies of Californians com
manded by Col. Dubose The main
road to the village was lined by native
huts full of Filipino sharpshooters.
After they had been firing upon Gen.
King and his staff, killing driver, and
firing on an ambulance of the Red
Cross society, Col. Dubose ordered the
huts to be cleared and burned. The
Filipinos concentrated in TACO church
and convent, where they made a deter
mined stand in the upper stories. A
platoon of Calfornians stationed on a
neighboring bridge maintained hot
fire on the Filipinos, but could not dis
lodge them. In the face Of terrific
fusillade, Col. Dubose and a few vol
unteers dashed into the church, scat
tered coal oil inside of it, set fire to
the oil and retired.
In the meantime Capt. Dyer's battery
of the Sixth artillery bombarded the
church, dropping dozen shells into
the tower and roof. Company l. and
part of company & of the Californians
charged into the church, but were un-
able to ascend the single flight of steps
leading to the story above.
After the incendaries had retired, a
company of the Idaho and Washington
guards stationed on either side of the
building picked off the Filipinos as
they were smoked out. Many rebels,
however, escaped into the brush in the
rear of the church. The Americans
captured So rebels and during the
fighting about the church 20 rebels
were killed.
An intensely exciting incident oc-
Cured during the engagement The
Washington and Idaho troops and
Companies K and NJ of the Californians
made charges across the rice fields be-
tween Paco and Santana in the face OF
a terrific fusillade. The ground 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 Filipinos suffered
their heaviest losses.
The Fourteenth regulars were in a
particularly tight place near Singalon
and Col. Dubose was compelled to rush
past them with the reserve in order to
prevent the regulars from being cut
off. In the last line 12 men were killed
before the rebels retired.
The scene at Manila when the alarm
was given on Saturday night was Wild
ly exciting. The American soldiers in
the theaters and at the circus were
called out, the. performances were
stopped, Filipinos scurried everywhere
and the rattle of musketry and the
booming of cannon outside the city
was plainly heard. The residents OF
the outskirts of Manila foeked into
the walled city with their arms full OF
articles. All the carriages disappeared
as if by magic, the street cars were
stopped, the telegraph lines were cut
and the soldiers hurriedly marched out
of the city to the stations assigned to
them. The stores were closed almost
instantly; foreign flags were to be
seen flying from many windows and a
number of white rags were hung cut
from Filipino houses.
Careful estimates place the Filipino
losses up to ate at 1000 dead, $500
wounded ana 1000 taken prisoners.
On Sunday immense crowds of peo-
pie visited the water front and gath
cred in the highest towers to watch
the bombardment. There were no
street cars or carriages to be seen and
the streets were almost deserted. The
Minnesota troops, acting as police,
searched every native and arrested
many of them, with the result that
while there were several attempts to
assassinate American officers on Satur-
day there were none on Sunday. ABB
solute order was maintained.
The United States flagship Olympia
steamed across the bay on Sunday and
took up a position near the German
cruiser Irene and the British cruiser
Narcissus, off the mole. She is still
there.
Two Filipino commissioners from
IlOilo and four rebel officers were ar
rested here Monday after boarding the
steamer Uranus. Many suspects have
been arrested in various parts of tha