The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
A SEW STONY or MANILA.

A SEW STONY or MANILA,
Vancouver A. e.. Juno . Sian ud
Vices brought ftum ilIug HONS by th
steamer Empress uf Japan yuatorduy ur
full uf interesting details VI thu battle o
Manila.
ono report, commenting on bow'y
VOL timed arrival aya "Iho victor
OF ihu United States Aslauu uquadto
a.. of rnuiac. due 100 % Hfcit measure &
tho splendid markamnuahlp NJ tho Amor
can summers but moro particularly g
tho tactics ana strategy uf Dommuiur
Dewey
"NutNItns landing thu uniurIuua bal
suuurry VI tho Spanish thrfo veto man
shots ln tho vigorous ,unnoHado whir
Got pretty ncar tho matk. and man
stories uro told regarding tno number ~
Hhol.a uint struck tho dlnrfrnt yonaylS
Tho aim uf the Spauitrda smaller gun
Wan more within range than the guns d
hol,lrr y,iihrc. Tho naghip ulymW
WAS pierced by numerous seven ppuu
shots iiad tho ntIng uf the hH gun
boon aa accurate 900 that of tho tute
Htalra ships. which atu nut armJr,l yoa
HvlH. ,hyy would have Jared rather BAD
y
" Tho day 90 tho nEht waa % p,rlr.il
beautiful SUNDAY. au ideal nfa, ui Ma}
Tho ahy Waa uicIr. tho auu Haa ppuuu
down be- uui,hluE iH)a aud thv pay va
uko t large blue iaEulu AH tEo auu Nru
down 900 ,ho west be- showed up lAu pppi
battered hula anJ W,,bsr,l iuuu,s ut
ulaa,a COZ tho spanish auIua lat aNul
OIL ua,.uIr ahufu lhu lola Ie M.uiauaH
d,s.Iuy,u uy ,u, ,uu,ufl. a,u. up "a huE,
,oiumu 1f HmuAe. utuA,u tum umc @
umo u} myuala of al+tlka And lout
tone Ira of uaW,a, az pu.Ahsad tttrr bulk
hgau pu.lauar4 and th, uru spread lfuu
Htcm geo a,utu. a. ,alliu inu Nuud,u Aul
OF tAo Castillo burned and HmIui4,tvt
IvuF lniu Tho uIsuN .,udug up u,e ,u,
midnight aIt a 4uuI EisIs. U,aIJo NhgI
al other eouHssfauuus WllA tbe rRp,p
uug ot tHo arsvna.. uycmrl puuy Eu,t-t
lus yushAEhta.
The 1yadual destruction ot thU ararns
Waa a ippa drawn put a.u,a ut p}gut,,b
niyz About b O'clock % tf,m, Hlu9Ha
oAu.aa.nD u,,urr,d. ibo uamra shooting
up luiu .by alr nuuut lu t,,,. auI iHi
many seconds after .nud ttomyuluuu'
tuar uA,,lvd ayr'sa lhs ua), % Naa
nno spectacle. ,rruujo iu lta ,Armpua,a.
uuu ul tho disastrous effects ul mpJ,tu
Warfare.
rtummuduro prW,y had uu, ,,cu ,h.
Satisfaction OF capturing hla uu,Nc ad.
,,Jaar,a AdmIra Aiuu.rjl. having
a,uitrJ ani abandoned his ahip. vac 3.
thu lTe,uat wh,p iuu uumuagImrut ui
,a,,v occurred. VIA ,Hc remainder oI
A.a uW.,ln sul wrn tho admiral Whp had
bcss aUthu} Nuuul,d ,u tno lrlt ,HigH
by au ifnn splinter oa,apri by ,h, rual
Go Mania
"a aupt) 90 the remnants ut tNc span
iah Ns,s att,r ths.r surrender revealed d
alEHi ut 4'1niau'u Three large ,ruiBcJH
o.EBi auuupala. and tWu torpedo boats
had I--ru auuN in ,hr amuKug haIks
vf 'Ao remainder of ibc G,yt upauns
every whrru Was dIr,aJ confusion a hrs,
number 90 th, ytrNs having deserted aud
Icn afl,Ira pt great value behind bold
bodies aud wounded m,u we're alec atrywu
about .bo H,yka. ug tho bhdl,s N,ro Aptt.
luE 4 Nrso number uf Americans Gus.
taJnrI rHgnt injuries from apun,,rs. bu,
nothtns % serious nature
'lu, naval arsenal at ,aV.tv. contrary
90 previous reports. in we'll ypupprd with
thv Ht,at ppra ut munitions uf war. ANA
the stagtn aru veil ullyd with coal
"a ssd l,y,Junt occurred ou board the
rvNruuu cruiser lMsh mccullough. A
lnc squadron was making ita way
through ho south channel between Cor
r,gaJlr Island aud The mainland into Ma.
Mia na>. the shipa utuamiug IN tine up
tho channel aud every light being ont.
tho ltugh Mo,uluyh ulEutI,d that the
chief engineer was seriously i'l and asked
Tor % consultation ut doctors Ihla was.
OF course, impossible. and ,ho war ships
pru, yrd,d uu thvir voyage through the
channel 4 signal Mas given irim the
MvDulluyh shortly Afterwards that tho
,hlcf engineer had died FROM ap1plyxy.
"A spanish revenue cruiser ~liru rsht
into the Jaws of tho rnrmy fyw days
after ghr battle Fur uomu sixteen
months she had bvcn on du,y iu the south
ANA was ignorant uf tho stirring events
OF thu ,alt fcw months, Shv knew moth
iug nuuut the war ships ut tho Americans
occupying the bay and came uipug un-
cunr,rurdly nylug the spanish uag and
aakus Tor tho admiral ut tho spanish
Meet Several shots from tho American
nvot she thought at nrat had been nrvd
by spWardH Ut target practice. Aa they
began To- como unvomturtuby near she
found her mistake ANA dlHuuNvtlug that
tho enemy was ia HJruug force. she
hauled down the spanish nag aud hoist.
I'd "a white one. Whvrvupon u hua, . crow
from the Raleigh boarded her ana In.
formed her ot the state of anurs aud
took Possession OF tho vessel, tho crew
being landed on parole,
When Consul Williams landed In Ca
vito he had most enthusiastic reception,
Tho place was crowded with Philippine
Islanders, who mado tho wrlkm ring
with their cries NNu i.uA Amrrioanos,
1a ho made his way through two long
llncs ut people Men, women and chlld-
rru struggled To shake him By the hand,
and tho British consul. MIR. RaWson
Walker who wga with him, said he never
before witnessed such u dispay OF friend
ship,
"Ihc captain of tho British ship Es.
mcrnlda when In Hong Kong ON May 10
rdiculod the Idea that he pilotcd the
American fleet into Manila bay
AS a matter of fact he said the
Americans needed no ono to show them
the way into tho bay II was all plain
sailing for tncm when we lott Manila
all was quiet For two or three days
after tho ight the Sp0niards In tho city
Were very much down In the mouth, ana
In tho evenings all thoroughtarcs were
In darkness, but by tho tmo we left they
had picked up somewhat ana In the even
ing tho electric lights were In fun blast.
"'Wo had no conGctlon with tho shore,
We simply complied with the orders of
tho American admiral and the comman-
der Of tho lmmortnlte and were guided
by them.
"Thc Pacific Mail steamship compnny's
steamer Aztec, which entered Yokohama
under the Hawaiian flag Monday tho 22d
had twenty-five cases of gunpowdor to be
sent to tho gunboat potrcl one of the
United States eastern squadron Onoial
application for landing them was made
by the United States authorities to the
customs officers, After a consultation