The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-14
STORY OF THE VICTORY.
Detailed Account of Dewcy's Bold
Dash and It's Results.

The following dispatch. containing n de-
tailed account Of the battle, was brought
here by the McCuloch:
Manila Bay, May Last night Commo-
dore Dewey arrived off Manila bay and with
out consulting his officers decided to make
dash into the inner harbor. From his
nagship, the Olympia, he signalcd the com
mandcrs Of the fleet 10 follow him, and with
ali lights out the squadron of sea fight
ers steamed into the bay with the crews
at their guns. As they passed the fortifca-
tiOns at Corregidor the order of the YES
sells was as follows: Olympia, Baltimore
Raleigh, Petrol. Concord Boston.
Eight o'clock had just struck when the
stately flagship steamed silently past the
frOwning batteries that command the en-
trance to the bay and in spite of the fact
that che moon was shining brightly the fleet
was well up the harbor before the Span
iards on watch were aware of its approach
Corregdor lay mile behind them when
the first gun doomed It's warning that the
enemy was at hand ......
First Shot from Spaninrds.
zone heavy projectile screamed over the
Initiating ships and plunged into the water
far away. This was followed by a second
which dropped astern. Instantly the
Raleigh, the Concord and the Boston ac-
cepted the challenge A Shell from the
Concord described long curve and APP
parently landed exactly inside the shore
battery, which fired no more. Slowly the
squadron edged its way toward Manila
ana the men. worn with long watching
were allowed to drop beside their guns for
a rap on deck. So closely had the arrival
Of the feet been timed that at break of
day Dewey was within five miles of Manila
Here he sighted the Spanish squadron
Admiral Montejos flag was seen nutterlng
from the cruiser ReIna Christina. Just
ahead OF IL was moored the Castillo a pro-
tected cruiser Of 5000 tons. Astern and to
a w n rH In limo Of hat
the cruisers Don Juan de Austria, Don An
tonic de Ulla. Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon
Quiros, Marquis del Onero and General
Leo. with the flagship. they remained
under way In anticipation OF the action
that followed. The vessels moved down to
the attack In single file at a uniform speed
OF eight knots, and as they passed In front
OF Manila three great batteries mounting
powerful guns opened up at distance Of
i've miles. Suddenly the Concord's guns
doomed out reply. For moment there
was silence and expectation. Commodore
Dewey signaled not to attack these bat
teries, for fear Of sending his shells into the
crowded city
Mines Explode.
.'Veering up the bay, he passed slowly In
front of Cavite, where two powerful sub
marine mines were exploded ahead Of the
flagship. The commodore coolly glanced
at his watch as he stood impassively on the
bridge and called the attention OF one of his
officers to the fact that 1t was exactly six
minutes past five o'clock. AS the mines let
so a smile fitted over his face, because OF
the fact that the Spaniards In exploding
the mines had mlsjudged the position OF
the flagship. As II was, tremendous vol
umes Of water were hurled into the air
But there was no hesitation. Dewey evil
IDENTIFY had no fear Of the mines. He sig
nailed the ships to steam ahead and In a
moment he was within range of the guns
=, of the batteries at Cavite. BY this time the
Spanish gunners had got the range and
the -halls began bursting close aboard.
Flagship the Target.
THE Spanish vessels also opened up with
their guns and the missiles few all abou
the flagship which was evidently the mari
at which they were directing their fire
Aboard the American fleet the heat wal
intense. The men. stripped to the waist
stood at their guns waiting for the sigma
20 open up. All was silent aboard tn,
Olympia except the whlrr of the blowers
and the steady throb of the engines. All a
once a shell screamed through the air ant
burst directly over the deck of the flag
ship. Then came the signal from the boat
SWANS mate.
.Remember the Maine.".
Remember the Mainev was the defian
cry that rang out In the American ships