The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-09

correspondent OF the Times, deScrl bin 8
the fight at Manila, says:
The cable from the bay to Manila
having been cut by the rebels, the city
was taken by surprise by the ap-
pearance of the American fleet. The
Spanish flagship got steam up and adj
vanced out of line to meet the Olympia.
Commodore Dewey had issued an order
for his fleet to concentrate it's guns on
the Spanish flagship, and the signal
was obeyed with telling effect. The
flagship retired. The Olympia fired an
eight-inch shell, which raked the Reina
Maria Christina throughout her length
and caused her boilers to explode, kill
ing her captain and 90 men. She drifted
away on fire.
Altogether, 40 men were killed and
about the same number were wounded.
Admiral Montejo transferred his flag
to the Castillo, which was sunk Shortly
| afterward by a storm of shot At a
quarter of the Olympia signalled to
cease firing. The Americans were ex-
haUsted, having been at quarters since
10 o'clock of the previous night.
"a conference of captains was held
and it was found that no one had been
killed, but that several had been
slightly ny The Two
torpedo launches attacked the Olym-
pia. The shells from her big guns were
unable to strike so small an object, but
a hail of six-pound shells sank the
leading launch, all on board being
killed. The other launch was beached
with u shot holes, and the boat was
covered with blood.
Half an hour after noon white
flag was hoisted at Cavite, and the
Spanish crews deserted their ships,
taking away their dead. Admiral
Montejo fed to Manila with his two
aides-de-camp.'
SPANISH TREACHERY.
London, May 9-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail gives
the following additional details:
There was an act of treachery on
the part of the Spanish ship which
lowered her flag and then fired at a
boats crew sent to take possession of
her. She did not hit the boat, but cur
guns were turned on her and tore her
TO pieces. She went to the bottom with
all on board. Several vessels close in
shore behaved in the same way and
shared her fate.
The Spaniards fought to their last
gasp, and none surrendered. They
had been announcing that the Ameri-
cans would kill everyone in Cavite,
and when we landed a long procession
of priests and sisters of mercy met the
boat from the Petrol and begged our
men not TO injure the wounded in the
hospitals. AS a matter of fact, the
Americans rescued some 200 Spaniards
and sent them ashore. All the Span
ish vessels are destroyed, with 1900
men. The Spanish estimate gives their
loss as 1000 killed and wounded. In
the Reina Maria Christina 200 men are
hQiidVQd haya
drowned.
The officers OF the gunboat McCul-
loch. with whom 1 conversed today,
bear testimony to the bravery of the
Spaniards. They particularly praised
the gallant crew of the Castillo, who
they describe as the 'bravest men ever
sacrificed in battle They consider the
result of the fight a remarkable in
stance of the advantage of long range
firing to the side which is better in ar
tillery and craftsmanship.
PLANS WERE CHANGED.
Private papers captured at Cavite
show that it was intended that the
Spanish fleet should enga-r the Amer
leans outside the bay DeICa the fight
No explanation is forthcoming of the
change of plans. My informant told me
a landing was not erected at Manila,
where food is scarce, as Commodore
sponsibility. Still L do not think there
is any danger of the insurgents massa-
creing the population at Manila. If
they began to do so Commodore Dewey
would land men and stop them.
The American commander has wired
for instructions regarding Manila, not
caring to take the city on his own re-
sponsibility. Supplies are being stop
ped by the insurgents at Manila and
Cavite, where the hospital has been
Dlundered for food. The Americans
landed supplies for the Spanish wound
ed The Olympia was hit 13 times dur
ing the engagement.
A HOPELESS FIGHT.
It is understood that the Spanish yes
sells did not get under steam until after
the alarm was given. 1t is said also
that the Spanish commander Informed
the governor general that it was adj
visable to surrender, in the interest of
humanity. as it was impossible to re-
sist successfully but that he and his
men were willing enough to fight and
die. Even when the Spanish flagship
was shot half away, her commander,
though wounded. refused to leave the
bridge till the ship was burning and
sinking, her stern shattered by a can
non shell, and her steam pipe burst.
AS vet there are no further details of
the fighting. After it was over Com
modore Dewey sent an ultimatum to
the city battery. ordering it to cease
firing or he would lombard
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
The Petrol chased a gunboat up the
river Pasie and the Spanish captain
came in a boat to negotiate conditions
of surrender. The American captain
replied: Unconditional surrender or
fight"
To this the Spanish answered.: I'VE
are willing to fight Please allow us. to
send for ammunition, because our store
is exhausted
On proposal to the existing author
tiles to continue temporarily under the
American flag, pending the termination