The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04
ADMIRAL DEWEY
REMEMBERS THE MAINE.
Blows Up a Spanish War Ship and Burns
Two to the Waters Edge.
ASlATlC FLEET WINS A VICTORY.
Spanish Admiral Compelled to Desert His
Flagship American Vessels Fight No
bly,, Reing Attacked by Land and
Sea at the PHILIPPINE Islands


sunday morning CoH1tnouore De"
ey's Asiatic fleet of United states war
sh,n, appaorod before Manila. the
-, 20 49, r,,,,,o,,o rs,aras The
capital of the Phiiippine isiahus' ihe
Commodore had been forced to re,ire
from Asiatic ports because OF neutrallty
declarations of Oriental Powers Dew
ey had either to fight the spanish snips
at Manila and thus secure a coanng
station In Asiatic waters OF return W
San Francisco. Inspired by the mem.
ory of the Maine disaster. he directed
his ships and trained his guns toward
the Philippine Islands. He fought
great battle and destroyed three OF
Spains largest vessels.
AS the ports OF Manila and Cavite
hove into sight the guns Of the two ad-
vance American cruisers were trained
on tho battery of Manila and fired an
efSht-inch. projectile each. The first
twn shota fa,I short Of the mark. Not
so boyever the next two The Ameri-
can summers, aim sent them with un-
es,srs anc,,raov aqainst the works, and
s,nne ,,,a. = cr,,n,hiing Of old stones
e mere % was Ia 1Iau . nrnat cloud ~ dust.
"lr ,r,,n stora hattarIes returned fire. but
Inc snore ua'ts .,,,ro,a ord their
tneir Ann Was ',.,,. rha1 ,,h,.r,od thrnurh the
prnec.ies s'"'p's ""'""e'
rigging. A., ,o ,,osso,, n,
In the iheahtilie the va, a., ,nnrsa, 90
tne squauron Were 'sau ,, s,,,adron
the guns OF the spanish suuaaroh u, ,1
which. hitherto IN hiaing' hau sa'leu N
TO sight around the upper emu vi '"o
bay. ,,
Commodore Dewey nrst directeu ms
attention towards the spanish nag snip,
Reina Maria Christina, carrying the
Spanish Admiral, Montejo. great
shell was hurled against this ironclau
scattering death and destruction on all
sides
Captain Codaiso was killed. Flames
bursting from the sides of the Chris
tina compelled Admiral Monteio to
leave the vessel and he transferred his
flag to the Isla de Cuba. The flames
Completed the destruction of the Chris
tina
At this the Spanish squadron with
drew, giving Commodore Dewey an op-
portunity to land his wounded on the
west side of the bay.
Again the Spanish fleet came for
ward, expecting to capture and ami
hiiate the American fleet unaware.
The first shots fired by the treacher-
Gus spaniards caused some loss of life
to the American, but the squadron fly
ing the stars and stripes Immediately
recovere itself. The poured broad
side from their rapid firing guns
into the Spanish fleet that the ships
were scattered and the Don Juan de
Austria with her commander was
blown into the air.
Meantime the shore batteries con-
tinued to send a steady stream OF shots
and shell at the American ships.
American broadsides so badly dam
aged the Spanish vessels Mindanao and
Villote that they withdrew. A number
Of the smaller vessels of Spain's fleet
were sunk so as to prevent their falling
into American hands.
Flames burst from the Spanish
Cruiser Castillo and she soon shared
the fate oi the Christina;
One report places Spanlsn loss at e.
wy men, ana % American LOSSES AT svy; %
SPAIN mace 1esperate emor.s 10 min,
imize the result or the battle, put tne
truth gradually leaked out ana MADRID
Is IN state OF panic.
Commodoe George Dewey' VINO mas
proved nlmseiI one OF tne heroes OF
mooern hava warIare; ana VINO iousmt
Ine hrst Dig pattie OF the war Win
SPAN. commands tne Asiatic SQUADRON
OF the United states. Dewey once
PROVED nimSei1 giant IN courage ana
M u,y,n w %oa "a ..o A,o,or
rav,, has r.oa,uad h'anor nratsa sro,.,
tha yaoSars - AZ Ma.,or, ,,sor,.,,rn
soroes than Sa Ne % ssw yigorons snr'
CSmmodors Dewev was ,ie,tsnamt
~ eS We ~ ~e'
That ship of war was destroyed in the
great river Of the same name, but only
after a gallant fight The present COM
mander of the Asiatic squadron was
the last to leave the shin. Admiral Por-
ter, commenting on this Incident. said.
''It Is in such trying moments that men
show OF what metal they are made. and
tn this instance the metal was the
best" Dewey was at both attacks on
Ft. Fisher. and since the war he had
distinguished himself In the service
and has been steadily promoted.
Dispatches received from Manila saw
the capital OF the Philippine Islands