The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-11
STORY OF THE BATTLE.
As Told by Nea VINO Cock Pfcnir e.t
tn L,

The 6rst connected story OF the bat
tie was told TO s correspondent OF the
Chicsgo Chron Gle by the othcers oi
the United States revenue cutter Nc
Cullough last Saturday morning at
Hong Kong. The Mccullough lot <
part IN tne battle and her officers had
3 good opportunity to see the battle.
Ttsy said that the entire Spanish hset
OF ten ships vas completely royed.
During Saturday light the vessels
Of the Amsrlcan squadron clept In
side the bay through supposed msz7
of mines and torpedoss. They were
not observed by any OF the watchers
on the Spanish garriscDs until some
stray sparks were emitted from The
funnel Of the dispatch boat McCuI
Tough.
Inen 8 few shots were exchanged
with the garrison on Corregidor Isl,
snd, but, owing 10 the osrkAess, they
were int fective. There was no palrUl
blished, nor we're any St sarchllg MS
placed at the enIrar ce 10 Manlia Bay.
The vessels Of the American sqadrcn
never stopped or slowed down until
they hsd assumed g position directly
opposite the city Of Manila. This was
Just at day break.
Tho order Of battle assumed 0y the
Spanish feet at the beginning Of the
engagement was with all the small
craft inside Cavite hsrbor, Whicn i.s
proit G ed by stone and timber break
waters and the larger'ships manou7er-
ing eff Cavite and Mania.
Ihe American battle line was led by
the flagship o. mpia and the cruiser
Raleigh. Tbs Boston, Baltimore, Con-
cord and Pelrel and the revenue cutter
McCulloch followed The American
deet in easy speed approached tue
Spanish ships, which were drawn out
N two lines, the Rsi1 Maria CriSlina,
the flagship IN The center.
AS the dawn broke and the position
of the American squaoron was dlscov,
cred the Spanish feet immediately
opened FIRE, supported by the Cavile
forts. The Spanlsros fred the first
shot. The challeDge was given by the
Rsiaa Maria CrisUna
The Olympia rephe and at once the
entire American fleet was IN scion.
4,he Spanish ships did not hesitate ID
their FIRE, and the Ca7lte batteries let
loose treir hesvy guns. The best gun
/ ers in the American feet manned
the most Destructive weapons Oh The
slips, ana the havoc wrought was
frightiuI. The engagement soon be-
came general.
The Workmanship of the Spanish
sunners seemed 10 be wild from the
uuiset. Meanwhile the main SHIPS Of
lae American sQ laaron were pouring
IA deadly fire, doing great execution
both IN The SpaDlsa feet ard N the
Ca7ite foruncalion on !and.
The American cruiser Baltimore, al
ooe period Ct the engagement, re
seiyed the brunt Of the enemJS 6r1
sa.d suffered the most Of any vessel IN
lps American squad or. From FIVE
ten oas o. the ensmy's sho,s took
Hsct on the Baltimore, bUt Ions f
l.r officers OK crew Was seriously
!; art.
The Reina Msria Cris.ina, flagship
of the Spanish squadron, was the ceL-
; OF attack al Inc b ginning cf the
sc.ion, and III der the lot 6re poured
i. on her from the American SHIPS
s!.e was scou blrnipg from stem to
>;.rn.
Ks soon as The Spsnish admiral left
ln4 R-ins Msria CflsllIa and boarced
10 lsla de CUBS, the Ere was dipec.ed
( he Latter merci essly, every 5 lAch
qua on every SHIP ,iniDg those OF tae
II sship. The lsla DC Cuoa was ric
-, d. After 8 few roupCs size vas fuL
euS Of sclioD, AID alme 81 before Ad-
\: .al Aontejo had Pad time 10 et MS
:S:,ripg -e was driven Gu. secoDQ
llI:e.
The Spa1:sh cruiser Casinla burst
iu;o flames uuGer the rsmarka ole gun
n.ry of Dewey 5 men. The American
e., omoaore lnep Hected q net ire
list the batleri,s Til, was su,.
!. e 10 Admiral Montejo, who appar
iy though. bim>eu secure under
IL. guns OF The Caviie forlacatlous
Tne cef-nses OF Manila AID IT'S bat
tries, as well IS those a. Cavite, we're
s,lenced and teaten 20 the ground cy
tho rain Of shot SIC sCetl.
wh&tihe spAniaIds say.
Az cffcisI dispatch from Ice Span
governor eneraI OF he PHILIPPINE
l<lanos was received IN Aaolid on
s. urGay night. He esays:
The enemy seiz=d Cavl,e aAd tae
ar.ensL oR1rg 10 the destruction OF