The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04

and Zeaiiro. ard thus they steamed 10 the
center OF the bay. They passed. before
the city. seeking the Spanish squadron.
and found them near the entrance of
BAkor bay, backed and aanked by the
Cavite forts. with the two torpedo boats
and four eunboats inside the mole, which
served as protection. while the Resns
Christina. Castillo. Don Antonio de Iflln,
Isla de Cuba. Isla de Luz0n and the mail
boat Mindanoa were dlHwn UP outside
The Spanards fired the first snot at 500
yards. but IL was Ineffective.
The American ships formed In column
line and steamed nearer, reserying their
fire until within 4.aa yards. Thev then
passed backwards and forwards six times
across the Spaniar,f's front. pouring IN a
perfect hail of sbot and shsl1. fsyevy shot
seemed 10 tell. Then the Americans re-
tired for breakfast and "A couucil OF war
The Spanish ships were already In A
desperate condition. The Relna Christina
was r.ddled. and one Of her steam pines
had burst. The t,astilia was also oY fire
ard both were burned TO The waters edge.
The Don Antonio d. Ulloa made a mag
nlffcent show Of desperate bravery With
her coiors uaiied To- the mast. she sank
with all hands. Tier buil was rlddleti and
her upper q cE swept clean. hut the gums
on the lower deck we're stiIi firing defiant
ly as the vessel sank beneath the water.
\ torpedo boat tried - creep along the
shore. stognd the offinR. ard attack the
Don-comhatants. Zeahro NaBshsn and
AcG'uilacn bGt was driven ashore and
shot into bits. The N.nganao was r1,n
onto the heacn. and the other small craft
retired b. hind jhs uole. Tae hght started
~ 80. w8s si3oarHri at S.4 ard re-
s8med about Caan TIE Finishing touches
were gwen 70 Cayi;e -by tf4 Petrol ard
Concord The Raleigh grounded twice
IN shallow water daring 1he engagement.
C8v.Ic was iu utter run and has sur-
rendered. The guuhosts haa been pcttflett
and the arsenal vas lired and exploded
caustne great mortality. The commodore
of the fieet on board thn R4iu4 raris-
tina. @es wounded. sDf her captain. iieu-
tenant. chaplain and a niashsprnan we~e
killed 5y il shell striking the bridge.
Eighty of her crew were killed and e.xtv
wounded. on tae Castillo 30 we're Killed
and sixty wounde&.
The Spanish losses aggregate more than
6 thousand.
There wsve 70 casualties among the
Americans except that six % the RaIts-
.aore's men were slightly wounded by one
of the sneuy'S sae{Is striking another
sne!l iy}ug oa The dsck ard sxp,odng IL
There were ossy three snot 3osts ln he.
Uppsr works. five ln the upper works oF
the Olympia ard wfgaletoar SMASHED On
49, raj ~ 0sftst tsS$f@&S" StE cong
anywhere The disparity etwaen the IN
fury inflicted OF ihe spanish seet ard
taat sustained 0y the Americans is t8e
10 fae superior guas % tar latter and ghe
saneg5ug marks i,ls ns1ip al soeg range
The Manila EsDjsgado kgupp 'en-inch
guns we're ares4 continuously. bat tha
Americans avoided reply. AID the battery
showed Il white flag ssisrward The terms
of capftuisti0a are sii0 unsettled Com
esE44 ID ta.sfz
IL he attempts a bsn1lsa rdfneat.
The forts a. the entrance 70 fae bar
capituisfe3 and Nere ASspantleG on
s. ..Sifeaaay Tae Ans riesGs cat fae cable
because tge <pamlaras refused - permit
sf~nx q Mse L. peEasIsax gae sgFg enasr %
tha city, and II ~ therefore not kag@a
wA@s = tg~asp.r.az 81 sGoTs.