Show OPENING OF THE BATTLE enemy stubbornly resisted the advance on san fernando manila may 5 a m in spite of the peaceful overtures of their commissioners ners the vigorously resisted the advance of general macar thurs division from toward san fernando lighting desperately at long from trench to and running range trench when driven out by the american artillery the movement commenced at halt past 5 la the morning general hales brigade consisting of five under command of major young of the sixth artillery two battalions of the fifty fanst iowa regiment the nebraska regiment and the first dakota regiment advanced along the road a few miles west of the railway line general wheaton Wb eaton with hotchkiss and gatling guns under tho command of aleut naylor of the utah light ar mounted on hand sira pushed ahead the twentieth kansas and first montana regiments deploying to the right and left when feasible the country to be traversed proved the worst yet encountered miles of marshes and many streams delaying the advance materially both brigades met with resistance simultaneously on approaching the river near san tomas which Is about eight kilometers from abial the center span of the railroad bridge had dropped into the river and the debels had only left a small force to check general wheaton their main body lining the strong trenches in front of general hale although the attacking force poured a very heavy artillery and musketry alre across the river the enemy stubbornly resl steil tor over an hour ultimately breaking when major young shelled their left flank and then retreating along the river bank under cover general wheaton in the meantime tried ineffectually to draw the fire of the in the trenches east of the track As soon as they discovered that the nature of the country would permit only a few skirmishers on each side of the embankment the rebels regained their courage and fought desperately pera tely tor three quarters of an hour in tho face of the american volleys and the raold alre fusillade flanked by the montana regiment then a general scramble ensued most of the enemy boarding the trains that were in readiness and the others taking the roads to san fernando after burning the villages of san tomas and motine about noon general wheaton crossed the broken bridge cleared the alers out of the villages and advanced toward san fernando general hale effected a crossing simultaneously after a slight delay necessary to repair a stone bridge our loss up to that hour noon was two members of the nebraska regiment and one of tho montana killed and captain albrecht three members of the kansas regiment two of the montana four of the nebraska and one of the south dakota wounded the en loss was very slight after a short rest the addan ce was continued general wheaton encountering the first series of entrenchments ments near san fernando the rebels now opened a hot firo colonel funston of the twentieth kansas was wounded one lieutenant was killed and four wounded while leading four companies of the kansas regiment to outflank the enemy general hale pushed along the road flanking the trenches more than sick and wounded men from general lawtonw lawtons Law tons brigade were brought to manila from malolos by last nights train the heat is unbearable |