The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-08

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SAN FRANCISCO. June 7.-Among
the passengers who arrived on the Bel
gtc to-day from Hong Kong were four
men who participated in the fight OF
Manila bay on May /. They nre Pay
master G. A. Loud, Of the dispatch boat
Mcculloch, DR.. Charles P. Kindleberger.
surgeon Of the Olympia; Ralph Phelps.
secretary to the captain OF the McCul-
loch and ]. C.. Evans. gunner Of the Bos-
ton. They left Manila on Mayi5. Dr..
Mndleberger and gunner Evans going
home on account of expiration OF their
sea time. Paymaster Loud und Mr..
Phelps are here on business and will re-
turn to the Mcculloch. They. all speak
OF the vaior and determination OF their
opponents in the battle Of Manila. They
say that the spanIards fought bravely
even after the last vestige OF hope had
gone and stayed by their guns as long
as they could be used.
n DR.. K4ndlebereer gives a graphic ac-
count of the terrible fight. He was on
the Oiynpta through It all. In the first
assault the flagship took the lead, the
other vessels following In her wake at
four ships length. The Spanish fleet
was approached by laps, each turn
bringing the contestants closer together.
By this plan the American vessels fire.
quently poured broadsides into the ene-
my, but were themselves more exposed
to fire. e i:zS
At one time the smoke became so
dense that It was necessary to draw
aside, allowing the cloud tn lift. The
vessels were examined and It was found
they had sustained no damage. Break
fast was served to the men and in few
minutes they re-entered the fight with
The greatest enthusiasm. Y 4 -;zS 3 &C s,
Second Fight E'icrce,i. III /
K The second fight was even more fierce
than the first. It was in that that the
Baltimore was struck. During the first
fight the Spanish adm.ral's ship steauied
braveiy out OF the line to meet the
Olympia. The entire American fleet
concentrated fire on her and she was so
badly injured that she turned around to
put back. AT this juncture the Olympia
let fly an S-inch shell Which struck her
stern and pierced through almost her
entire length, exploding finally In the
engine room, wrecktng her machinery
This shell killed the captain and sixty
men and set the vessel on fire.
= In the heat OF the fight the two tor
pedo boats moved out to attack the fleet.
They were allowed to come within 500
yards when a fusllade from the Olympia
sent one to the bottom with all on board
and riddled the other. The second boat
was later found turned upon the beach
covered with blood. i. "a 4,
In the second fight, the Baltimore was
sent to silence the fort at Cavite. She,
plunged into cloud OF smoke and OPEN
ed all fer batteries on the forti1lcauons.
In avery few minutes n shell struck in
the ammunition and the fort blew up
with a deafening roar.
Glorious Work Of baltimore.
The work of the Baltimore was glorl-,
Gus. After the principal ships had been
destroyed the Concord, Raleigh and
Petrol, being Of light draft, were sent
close to handle the remaining vessels OF
the fleet. They made quick work OF
them. In taking possession OF the land
forts several hundred wounded Span
iards fell into the hands OF the Ameri-
cans and nearly 200 dead were accounted
for on the spot Holes In which num-
bers had been hastily buried were found
The dead were returned to relatives so
far as this could be done and the wo und-
cd were cared for in the best manner, by
the American surgeons
The Spanish loss footed up 400 killed,
GOO wounded and q property loss OF any
where from sG,0O0,O0o to $40 900. 900.
x The day OF the fight was clear. and
hot. Not breath of air was stirring.
4 After the first battle the Americans
were greatly tagged by heat and the
rest and breakfast allowed them by the
commodore was OF inestimable benefit.
When the men were at breakfast O con-,
ference OF all officers was held on board
the Olympia, when the plan OF the sec
ond battle was made known by the COM.
modore. !.
4 Several shots struck the Olympia and
she was pierced a number OF times. One
shell struck the side OF the ship against
the hospital ward. The chaplain and
nurses were watching the fight through
q port a few inches away and were stun
nd by the concuss!on. = afs. n &
Ss Fighting Volume OF Guns. 4
Experts have figured out that the
nshtlnsvolume of thcsuns of therpspec-
tive sides or the battle was three for the
Americans against seven for the Span
iards. 1t Is clear then that the euprior--
ity was In the ships and the men md
ships themselves, the men having the
experience and nerve.
Is Gunner Evans, OF the Boston, was one
OF the men who sent the Spanish ships
down. He directed the fire OF one OF the
big guns on the cruiser. AS such officer,
nc was at time greatly exposed but ibid
not receive o shot Not a man on the
Boston received a scratch. q -lsa fi4
Paymaster Loud, who was on the Nc
Culloch during the battle, was witness
OF events on both sides. From his posi-
tlon he could see every movement of the
American ships and could also see the.
Of the Spaniards..
For two hours" said Mr.. Loud, t'the
steady thunder OF cannon was kept up,
The roar'was something Terrible.
isi"At one time renlly Thought we were
hcaten. This was after, the fire had been
kept up an. hour It looked like every
gun on the Spanish ships had turned I
loose on sus all together and tho shore
line wns a yerltnblet blaze OF fire from
The, batteries. Theldin was simply inde-t
seqtbable. Tons upon tons Q shot fell
over our ships, There was steel enough
to have elink our entire fleet, }ii8j sil
Our salvation was In the bad marks
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