The state herald., 1898-05-13
STORY OF THE FIGHT.
The Contest characterized by Coed " Il
agement and First-Ciass Fighting For
tune Favored the Americans Too.

agcment and First.Class Fighting For
tune Favored the Americans Too.
Denver, May S.-A special from New
York 10 the Republican says:
4 cable. to the Herald from on board
the flagship Olympia, Manila, Philip
pine islands, May 1, via Hong Kong,
May Z:
Not one Spanish flag flies in Manila
bay to-day. Not one Spanish warship
floats except rs our prize. More than
200 Spanish dead and 800 to 200
wounded attest TO the accuracy of the
American fire.
Commodore Dewey attacked the
Spanish position at Cavite this morn
ing. lie swept five times along the
line and scored one Of the most bril-
liant successes in modern warfare.
That our loss is trifing adds to the
pleasure e. the victory without detract.
Ing from It's value. The number of hits
our vessels received prove how brave
aud stubborn was the defense made by
the Spanish forces.
Miraculous rs it may appear, none
Of our men We're killed, and only eight
were wounded. Those who We're
wounded suffered only slight injuries.
Commodore Dewey arrived OF Ma.
nlla Bay last night and decided 10 en-
ter the bay AT once.
with all its lights out the squadron
steamed into Boca Grande with crews
Mt the guns. This was the order of
the squadron which was kept during
the whole time OF the first battle: The
fluuSlff. nlNntt.in an Raltinnnpn tha
Raleigh, the Petrol, the Concord, the
Boston.
II was just 5 o'clock, n bright, moon.
light night. But the flagship passed
Corregidor island without sign be-
ing given that the Spaniards were
aware OF its approach.
Not until the flagship was a mile be.
yond Corregidur was gun fired. Then
one heavy shot went screaming over
the Raleigh and the Olympia, followed
by second. which fell farther astern,
The Raleigh. the Concord and the
Boston replied. the Concord's shells
exploding apparently exactly inside the
shore battery, which fired no more
our squadron slowed down to barely
steerage away and the men We're al
lowed To sleep alongside their guns.
Commodore Dewey had timed our ar.
rival so that we were within i've mile.
of the city Of Manila nj lnybreak. W,
then sighted the Spanish squadron
Rear Admiral MontlIo commanding
on Cavlte-pronounced kaivcetay-
with the accent on the ''vce." Her,
the Spnniards had well-equippet
navy yard, called Cuvitc arsenal.
Admiral Montlio's fiag was flying OF
the 3.OO-lon projected cruiser REIN
Crlstlna. The protected cruiser Cas-
lllln, OF 3.2o0 tons, was mo0rcd ahcat
and astorn Of the port battery and Il
seaward. where the cruisers Don Juar
de Austria. Don Antonio de ulloa. isis
de Cuba, lsla de Luzon. Qulros, Mar
qucs de OncrO and General LcZox Th'
ships Of the flagship remained undel
way during most of the action.
with the United States nng dying n
NIL their mnsthends our ships moved I,
| the attnrk In line ahead with spec,
of eight knots. first passing In fron
of Manila. where the nction was bcgui
by three batteries mounting guns pow
crful enough 10 send n shell over MS n
q distance Of ive miles,
q The Concord's guns doomed out n RI
ply TO these batteries with two shots
! No more were fired because Commc
/ dore Dewey could not engage viii
/ ihcse batteries without sending dcnt
/ aud destruction into the crowded cit,
! As we nrnrcd Cnyite two very pow
orful submarine mines were explode
ahead OF the flagship. This was Nj
minutes past . o'clock. The Spnninrd
evidently had measured our position
linmrn-" volumes Of water wor
thrown high In the air by these d,
stroycrs. but no harm wns done to ou
ships
Only u few minutes later the shor
battery ~ Cnviic Point sent over m
flagship u shot ilnt nearly hit the In
terry In Manila, but soon the guns &,
n better range nnd the shells began
strike near ~ ur burst clos nbonr
from bath the batteries nnd the Spni
l-h vessels,
The hont wnH intense. Men Stripe
on NIL clothing except their trousers
As the Olympia drew nearer all wa
~ silent on bonrd ms II the shin la
been empty, except for the whlrr ,
blowers nnd the ihruh of engines, Su,
denly n shell burst directly over n
From the bontEwnin's mnir NJ the NJ
~ 1vo.inch guns enme honrEn rrl
Remember the Maine" nrose from III
ihrontH Of 900 men nj the guns. IN
wnichword was caught up IN turrcl
nnd ilrc rooms, wherever seaman ,
fireman stood nj his post,
"icmcmbcr the Maine" rung out 4
ilnnrr ana revenge Its utternn,
seemed unpruBedllntcd In, was oy
dcnily In every mans mind. aud no
thai the moment had come to mai
! adequate reply to the murder Of u