The Springfield herald., 1898-05-13
STORY OF THE FIGHT.
Tho Contest characterized by Good Man
aEement and First. Glass FiGhtinG-For.
tune Favored the Americana Too.

The Contest Characterized by Good Man
aEement and Fir.t.C Glass FiEhtinE-For.
tune Favored the Americans Too.
Denver, May S.-A special from New
York to the Republican says:
a cable to the Herald from on board
the flagship Olympia, Manila, Philip
May 4:
Not one Spanish flag flies in Manila
bay to-day. Not one Spanish warship
200 Spanish dead and 500 to 100
wounded attest to the accuracy of the
American fire.
Commodore Dewey attacked the
Spanish position at Cavite this morn
ing. He swept five times along the
line and scored one of the most bril-
liant successes in modern warfare.
That our loss is trihing adds to the
pleasure of the victory without detract-
ing from its value. The number of hits
our vessels received prove how brave
and stubborn was the defense made by
the Spanish forces.
Miraculous ns it may appear. none
of our men were killed, and only eight
were wounded. Those who We're
wounded suffered only slight injuries.
Commodore Dewey arrived off Ma
Mia Bay last night and decided to ell
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
flagship Olympia, the Baltimore. the
Raleigh. the Petrol, the Concord, the
Boston.
1t was just 8 o'clock, n bright moon
light night. But the flagship passed
Corregidor island without n sign be-
ing given that the Spaniards were
aware of It's approach.
Not until the flagship was n mile be.
yond Corrcgidor was n gun fired. Then
one heavy shot went screaming over
the Raleigh and the Olympia, followed
by second, which fell farther nstcrn.
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 md the men were al
lowed to sleep alongside their guns.
Commodore Dewey had timed our ar
rival so that we We're within five miles
then sighted the Spanish squadron,
Rear Admiral Montijo commanding,
OF Cavite-pronounced Katyeetay-
with the accent on the wee" Here
the Spaninrds had a well-eQuppcd
navy yard called Cavlte arsenal.
Admiral Montijo's Nag was flying on
the 3.5O0-ton protected cruiser Reina
Cristina. The protected cruiser Cas-
tilln, of 3.2O0 tons, was moorcd ahead
and nstern of the port battery and to
seawarl. where the cruisers Don Juan
de Austria. Don Antonio de U'lloa, lsln
de Cuba. Isla de Luzon. Quiros, Mar
ques de Onero and General LezOx. The
ships of the flagship remained under
way during most of the action.
With the United States flag flying Mt
all their mnstheads our ships moved to
the attack in line ahead with Il speed
of eight knots. first passing In front
of Manila. where the action was begun
by three batteries mounting guns pow
erful enough TO send shell over us at
II distance of five miles.
The Concord's guns doomed out re-
ply to these batteries with two shots.
No more were fired because Commo-
dore Dewey could not engage with
these batteries without sending death
and destruction into the crowded city.
As we ncared Cnvitc two very pow
erful submarine mines were exploded
ahead of the flagship. This was six
minutes past ) o'clock. The Spaniards
evidently had measured our position.
Immense volumes of water We're
thrown high in the mir by these de-
stroyers, but no harm was done to our
ships.
Only few minutes later the shore
battery Mt Cavitc Point sent over the
flagship shot that nearly hit the bat
terry in Manila. but soon the guns got
IL better range and the shells began to
strike near us or burst close aboard
from both the batteries and the Span
ish vessels.
The heat was intense. Men stripped
off all clothing except their trousers.
AS the Olympia drew nearer all was
rs silent on board as if the ship had
been empty except for the whrr of |
blowers and the throb of engines. Sud
denly n shell burst directly over u.s. |
From the boatSwain's mate mt the aft |
or fve-inch guns came hoarse cry. |
"Remembcr the Maine" arose from the |
throats of 800 men mt the guns. This
watchword was caught up in turrcts |
and fire rooms. wherever seaman or
fireman stood mt his post.
Remember the Maine" rung out de- |
finnce and revenge. Its utterance
seemed unpremeditated, but was evil |
IDENTITY In every mans mind, and now |
that the moment Ind come to make
ofcuuoto ~ raplv tn tho murfIar NJ tho |