The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-09
BATTLE OF MANILA BAY
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est of ease. The Spaniards had not es-
tablished a patrol and there We're no
searchlights at the entrance of the bay.
In fact, the American ships would
probably have passed inside the bay
without any challenge, had it not been
that some sparks few up from the Nc
Cullochs funnel, whereupon few
shots were exchange with the batteries
on Corregidor island, but, the fleet did
not slow down and soon took up posi-
ton near Cavite, awaiting dawn in or
der to commence hostilities. The early
hours of the morning revealed the OPP
posing ships to each other, and the
Spanish flagship opened fire. Her ac-
ton was followed by some of the
larger Spanish warships and then the
Cavite forts opened up and the smaller
Spanish vessels brought their guns into
play.
The American squadron, which had
been led into the bay and through the
channel by the flagship Olympia, did
not reply, though the shells of the
Spaniards began to strike the water
around them, but moved majestically
onward. When nearing Baker bay a
sudden upheaval of water a short dis
tance ahead of the Olympia showed
that the Spaniards had exploded mine
or a torpedo. This was followed by a
second and similar explosion. They
were both utterly unsuccessful. The
American fleet WIS then drawing nearer
and nearer to the Spaniards, whose
xrac ha shots from
the Cavite battery and from the Span
ish ships being equally badly aimed,
either falling short or going wide of the
mark. When the American fleet enter
ed the bay, coming through the south
ern channel, between Caballe and Frile
islets, the following was their order:
The flagship Olympia, the Baltimore
the Raleigh, Concord, Boston, Petral
and McCulloch, with the two storeships
the Nanshan and Zafiro bringing up
the rear. And in that order they swept
grandly before the city and faced the
enemy in column line.
Though the Spaniards had opened
fire at six thousand yards, the Ameri-
cans reserved their fire until within
four thousand yards of the enemy
when the real battle began. The Reina
Christina, Castillo, Don Antonio de
Ulloa Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and
the Findenno were in line of battle out
side Of Cavite at that time, with the
four gunboats and the torpedo boats
inside the harbor. The American ships
then passed backwards and forwards
six times across the front of the Span
iards, pouring in upon the latter a per-
feet hail of shot and she'll Every
American shot seemed to tell, while al
most every Spanish shot missed the
mark. After having thus scattered
death and decentralization among the
Spanish fleet and in the Spanish bat
teries, the American fleet retired fol
breakfast, and incidentally a council Of
war was held on board the Olympia
BY this time the Spanish ships were ir
desperate condition. The flagship
Rein Christina was riddled with shot
and shall, one of her steam pipes had
burst and she was believed to be on
fire. The Castillo was certainly on fire
and soon afterwards their condition be-
came worse and worse until they were
eventually burned to the waters edge
The Don Antonio de Ulloa made a
most magnificent show of desperate
bravery. When her commander found
she was so torn by the American shells
that he could not keep her afloat, he
nailed her colors to the mast, and she
sank with all hands fighting to the last
Her hull was completely riddled and
her upper deck had been swept clean by
the awful fire of the American guns
but the Spaniards, though their vessel
was sinking beneath them, continued
working the guns on her lower deck
until she sunk beneath the waters
During the engagement the Spanish
topedo boat crept along the shore and
round the offing, in an attempt to at
tack the American store ships, but she
was promptly discovered, was driven
ashore and was actually shot to pieces
The Nindanao had in the meanwhile
been run ashore to save her from sink
ing and the Spanish small craft had
sought shelter from the steel storm be-
hind the breakwater.
The battle, which was started al
about $3.50 a. m. and adjourned at $50
was resumed about noon, when Acting
Rear Admiral Dewey started in to put
the finishing touches upon his glorious
work. There was not much fight left
IN the SpanldTQS by that LlIll6, anu d.
2 p. m. the ePtrel and the Concord had
shot the Cavite batteries into silence
leaving them heaps of ruins and float
ing the white flag. The Spanish gun
boats were then scuttled, the arsena
was on fire an dthe explosion of g
Spanish magazine caused further NOR
tally among the defenders of Spain or
shore. On the water the burning
sunken or destroyed Spanish vessels
could be seen. Only the cruiser Balti-
more had suffered in any way from the
fire of the enemy. A shot which
struck her exploded some ammunition
near one of her guns and slightly in.
jured half al oxen of her crew.
Several shots passed dangerously
close to Acting Rear Admiral Dewey
but little or no damage was done or
board the flagship. On the other hant
about 100 men are said to have beer
killed on board the Spanish flagship
which was totally destroyed. Admira
Montejo, the Spanish commander
transferred his flag to the Isle de Cuba
when his ship caught fire, but the lat.
ter was also destroyed in due course O.
time. The Reina Christina lost hel
captain and a lieutenant, her chaplain