The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11

| with Admiral Deweys squadron:
THE result of the great fight in Manila
bay is that II Spanish ships were destroyed
and eight captured. Four shore batteries at
Cavite were demolished; three forts on the
| Corregidor island reduced; 400 Spanards
| killed and 600 wounded. Spanish supplies
| We're lost and captured to the value of
| $5,O0OO00 The Americans had eight men
slightly wounded. and damage to the
| amount of 81, 0OO
THE fighting began at o'clock in the
| morning and the Spanish surrendered at
| 12:4O in the afternoon. We steamed into
| the harbor at night amid a stray shot or
two from the forts on the Corregidor.
| Their fire was wild and none struck home.
With the gray of dawn May LIST, we
| began attack. moving the Spanish fleet
| and batteries at Cavite. under which Ad-
| miral Montijo had sought shelter.
| by noon the Spanish had surrendered
! what left of their fleet. The Ameri-
| cans came out practically untouched.
| Every one of the injured men continued
| fighting until the end of the engagement.
| Now there is nothing left undone but the
! capture of the city, which will be forced
| by blockade. The remaining fortifca-
| tons are weak and the city can easily be
| taken at any time but Commander Dewey
| does not care to lombard and destroy
property of non-combatants.
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| sion of tie country and the Spaniards are
| penned up in the walled portion of old Ma
| nlla. No communication is possible be-
tween them and the outside world. Their
| food supply is nearly exhausted, and Com
| modore Dewey expects their surrender
| within week.
| From the hour we left Hong Kong every
| American was keyed up to the height Of
| bravery and patriotism. Remember the
! Maine was continually passed between
| the ships and every man aboard was eager
| to make the revenge effective and complete
! There was full faith in Dewey and our own
| prowess. Before we left Subig Bay, where
| we sought for Spanish warships, we knew
| the morrow would bring battle with its
! chances of sunken mines and the sudden
death which comes from exploding maya
zines and bursting shells on board. . :
| LAS night on the Luzon coast was
! in full view and we held off to make the
| entrance to Manila bay about midnight
| We supposed the Spaniards would dispute
! the passage of the bay, and there expected
| to do much of our fighting. But they Gid
| not, and when we steamed up and saw the
lights of Corregidor every man was called
| to his post and we crept along without a
| light showing and begrudgng the slightest
| noise. But the island batteries were mute
The flagship passed on we'll in range.
| 1T seemed as if no ships ever made so
| much noise and the wind died away as if
| to let the Spanards know what was going
| on. The eager lremen on the McCulloch
stirred their fires and the soft coal sent up
a great shower of sparks. Now we will
catch it, said Captain Hodgdon with a
! grin.
THE Olympia, Baltimore, Raleigh, Petrol,
| Concord and Boston had passed in safely,
| but few seconds after the McCulloch
| emitted her shower of sparks. The Span
| iards fired from Ruldabilla; the shots fell
short Immediately the Boston, Concord and
| McCulloch replied, the shots evidently
| striking home, the shore firing ceased
and the fleet proceeded II miles up the bay
unmoested, making for the naval station
and arsenal at Cavite. There the Spanish
| fleet was protected by four batteries We
| arrived just at dawn"
MINES EXPLODED.
Two mines were exploded but they wasted
| their energies. Then at o'clock and 10
| minutes the Spantards opened fire from Ca
| vite. Commodore Dewey gave the signal
! and the entire squadron advanced to short
| range. Reserving their fire for 25 minutes
! while the Spaniards hammered wildly away.
| 1t was $50 o'clock when the Olympia opened
| with her eight-inch guns and we were in
| force.
The dawn came suddenly out of the
| black. Right ahead of us Law the snanish
fleet and the Cavite forces Far IN tho
bay was Manila. Some of the men were
| nervous, and one of the lieutenants was
surley and another sang softly to himself.
| l was told afterward that Howard on the
| Concord, was found reading his Bible
| Dewey led right ahead, showing that he
| knew just what he was about He had
| the 1nsurgent chief, who had acted as pilot
ana mad brought us through safely and if
there was any fear of mines now the COM
modore's actions did not show it. ONLY the
most perfllnctory orders were given and
though there was no longer any necessity
Tor secrecy the officers, out of nervous ten:
sion, passed the orders in low tones
Then boom: boom! sounded great
gun on Cavite. Bang! came from the Span
ish flagship firing a morning salute. But
neither shot came near enough to throw
water on anybody. The enemy were close
in shore and had rugged and fixed some sort
OF log booms as well as stone piers.
10 the south was another battery we'll in
range From this on the Mccullough heard
a great cheer and looked up. Flaming flick
erlng on the SKY from the old mans flag
ship was signal Remember the Maine
Shout on shout arose as the different
ships caught the meaning of the futterine!
flag. The Spaniards were now popping mer-
rlly. The sharp reports showed they had
some good guns and our boys began to
think they had work cut out for them
| Goodby, boys, We'll give 'em hell for
! you' shouted some from the Bos-
| ton, as she steamed in action. But though
the Spaniards volleyed and thundered, the
american answered not word.
| There were no spouts of flame from turret
or sponsor and Dewey was taking his Yam
| kee time with dreadful deliberation
A Jackie on the McColloch told me that
the admiral had signalled Hold your fire
until close in Another asserted the signals
read save your powder until close range
In any event the Olympia went on in
| grim silence Most of the men had never
oeen under fire before, and my heart pound
| ca IKE hammer; then off the bow of tho
baitlmore suddenly vomited great snout
| or water, black with harbor mud.
| Inc mines, the mines, they are among
the mlnes,' our men said. Another gevser
came up near the Raleigh. Great waves
washed out, but nothing was hurt.
1t was $50 o'clock before the O1vmnia
| opened with her S-inch guns and the Amer
lean fleet swung in front of the Snanssh