Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-08
SPANISH STORY OF MANILA.
Admiral Montojos ACCOUNT of His Defeat
by DewSY.


esting matter in regard to the battle OF
Manila, which was not sent by cable,
1t seems that the Spanish were in.
tensely disgusted THAI Admiral Dewey
should not have givea formal warning
| that he was going to snter Manila har'
Dor and that he sholld have entered
1t by the broad chanpeI instead of by
the narrow channel. which had been
mined. The few shots which Admiral
Dewey's ships fired ct the CorregidoI
forts on the night they entered the
harbor killed forty-two men, although
the only target the American gunners
has were the flashes of the Spanish
cannon.
The correspondent es the Hong KONG
China Mail, who went to Manila on the
British steamer Esme ,alda, arrived on
the day after the battle On May he
had an interview with the Spanish Ad.
mil al, Montojo. and ATTAINED his ver.
sion Of the battle. 1t contains some
novel and interesting facts. The cor.
respondent describes the Admiral as
IAN old man about IS years of age,
slight in stature, and in appearance
everything but warl,ke. He realized
my ideal of an old Spanish grandee,
was cordlality itself. and talked with
frankness of Sunday conflict" Ad-
mil al Montojo said his intention was
to 20 to Subig Bay aad fortify it, but
he found that 1t would require at least
month. SO after spending a week
there he returned to Manila on April
30. Had Dewey started one day earlies
he would thus have caught the Span
ish fleet outside Manila harbor.
Admiral Montojo said he had re-
Questioned Madrid fer ships and tor
pedpes, but had received neither, so
he laid the blame of his defeat on the
Spanish Government. In describing
the fight Admiral Montojo said:
'"rhe Reina Cristlna and Don Juan
d'Austria, as you know, We're old cruis-
ersi the Castella was q wooden cruiser
but was unable to steam owing to the
breaking down of har engines. The
Don Antonio d'Ulloa and the Velasco
were helpless and We: undergoing re.
pairs off the arsenal. The Olympia
ANu Dos'on en-
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