Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-05-13
STORY OF THE VICTORY.
Detailed Account Of Dewey'k DolA
Dash ana lta Results.

Detailed Account OF Dewey's Se's
Dash ana Its Results.
The following dispatch. containing . de-
tailed account OF the battle. was brought
here BY the McCulloch:
Manila Bay. Mayl.-Last night commo-
dore Dewey arrived on Manila bay ana With
eut consuitinR his ofhcers decided TO make
q dash into the Inner harbor. From his
fiaRship. the Olympia. he sign aled the COM
manders Of the i,eet 10 follow him, ana With
ers steamed into tie bay with the crews
at their guns. ~ they passed tsns nortlfica.
tions at Correridor The order Of the ves-
sells was a. foilows: Olympia;, Bsltamors:
Kaieigh. Petrei,. Concord. Boston.
Eight o.clauH mad just struck when ne
frowpina basseries. that command the en-
france 70 the ne1 enll in epiee OF she fner
4 that The MODS. Vas ellihina Uf4shseY tA~dNse
was well IN the harbor before. me $50.
ards on vstcit were awssp Of its appFcech.
Cerrsgidor ~ Z. mile Bshind tnenn When.
ths M. run hoonod IL varnies go ~
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ra,.e ana9 ier>~ a>a.fs.E..
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n ~. ~ ss. ov.n g.
=. ~ IN. 10! vsI,.E.H az" :. %: .ss1
which dropped egtern Insfan,iy ~
Raleigh the Concord and the Boston ~.
eepted The chalienee. a ehell from tie
Coneerd descrihe6 4 lonr eurxa M ~.
parently landed exactiy lnsida the shAs>
battery. which flred no moraL 2ioviv ~
eouadron edeed ia wav tovarA Hasiia
and the men vorn NH lam v.scAirs
Nara aiiovsd "a 6ron 1900 ,Ss.. 80. e:
4 nan an deck n ciossiv "a ~ r,.vsi
II the 6eet been timed shat a h,eah -
lavDavsv vas vith;n 6vs NM. a. ~ n,ia
"TIers ~ sirhtsd ths A.. Mn .n~:6.on
AAmsrs, Mnntsio's a.. -. 80. C,,,,s.sn:
from n. cr,,,.sr R.in. Ch,is.;,. s".t
ah:.d ~ q vss mcor.d ~ C..esi,. . ~
8Sacte6 crui... ~ = "a .an. wv. Il -
ss.w.rd ~ In. ~ ~ 80 ..s.n -. -
fhs cr,,i..r. nnn fm.n A. = 49,. H.. ~.
tonic d. I'M. I'll. 4. Cuhe III. =. :. ~. e..
Ouiros Marnuis All On.ro 90 ns....;
LEGO. With the dar,hin. ihev ramainsd
under way in authorization Of the action
that followed. The vesseis moved dovn "a
the attack In single 1ale At uniform speed
Of eight knots, and 40 they pissed IN nom
Of Manila three great batteries mounting
nve miles Suddenly the Concord:a runs
doomed out a reply. For . moment there
was silence and expectation. Commodore
Dewey signaled not to attack these bat
aeries. for fear Of sending his sheils into The
crowded city.
M,,.. r,r,.a.
..1,...,n 49,. -
front Of Cavite. where two powerful sub-
marine mines were exploded ahead ~ TIA
flagship. The Commodore coolly glanced
at his watch as he stood impas siyely on the
bridge and called the attention Of one OF his
officers to the fact that It was exactly six
minutes past Ave o'clock. As the mines LET
10 smile fitted over his face, because of
the fact that the Spaniards in exploding
the mines had misjudged the position Of
the flagship. AS 1t was. tremendous vol
umes Of water were hurled into the air.
But there was no hesitation. Dewey eyi.
IDENTIFY had no fear of the mines. He sig
nailed the ships to, steam ahead and ia
moment he was, within range OF the guns
Of the batteries. at Cavite. BY this time the
Spanish gunners had got the range. aud
the shells began bursting close aboard.
FlnEship the TARGET.
..rh. ana n,sh ve.sela o,.o oman. "a -, ,,,.,,
their guns and the missiles fiew all = hn,,t
the f7.. eshin. which was evidentiv tha nal
= which. thew we're direct;ne ,heir ars
Aboard. ,He American f,eet ~. he.t -.
intenae, The men. stripped IN tho wa,.+:
a,ood At their Guns. WAITING for The sirnsi
"a Omen up. Am was Silent .sios,,i, Tia
OLYMPIA excent TIA whirr Of tiis hlowers
and the steady throb Of the eurines An se
once q shell screamed through the air and
burst directly over the deck Of the nag
ship. Then came the signal from the boakS
swain's mate.
sRemember the Masne.~
Remember the Manner vas Tho defiant
cry that rang out In the American ship1
On the forward edxa of the Aaeshin .,ooA