Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-05-13

course at distance of four thousand
yards and run parallel to the Spanish col
umn
"Opon with all guns, j" he said, and the
ship brought her port broadside bearing
The roar Of all the ilagship's 5ineh rapid
flrers was followed by a deep diapason of
her turret s-inchers.
Soon our other vessels were equally hard
at work, and we could see that our shells
were making Cavite harbor hotter for the
Spaniarls than they had made the ap.
proach for us
Protected by shore batteries and made
safe from close attack by shallow water,
the Spaniards were in strong position
They put up gallant Fight.
The Spanish ships were sailing back
and forth behind the Castillo, and their
fire, too, was hot
EXPLOSION ON THE BALTIMORE.
One shot struck the Baltimore and pass
ed clean through her, fortunately hitting
no one. Another ripped up her main
deck, disabled 6-inch gun and exploded
a box Of 8-pounder ammunition, wound
ing eight men,
The Olympia was struck abreast the
gun in the wardrOom by u shell which
burst outside, doing little damage The
signal halyards were cut from Lieutenant
Brumbys hand ON the after bridge A
shell entered tho Bostons port quarter
and bust in Ensign Dodridge's state
room, starting hot fire. and fire was also
caused by a shell which burst in the port
hammock netting Both these fires were
quickly put out. Another shell passed
through the Boston's foremost just in
front Of Captain Wildee, on the bridge
After having made four runs along the
Spanish line, finding the chart incorrect,
Lieutenant Calkins, the Olympla's navi-
gator, told the Commodore he believed he
could take the ship nearer the enomy
with lead going to watch the depth of
water. The flagship started over the
course for the fifth time, running within
two thousand yards of the SPANS vessels
At this range even G-pounders were
effective, and the storm of shells poured
upon the unfortunate Spanish began to
show marked results.
burning and their fire slackened
JUST A STOP FOR BREAKFAST.
On finishing this run Commodore Dew
ey decided to give the men breakfast, as
they had been at the guns two hours with
only one cup of coffee to sustain them
Action ceased tonporiIy at twenty five
minutes Of eight O'Clock, the other ships
passing the flagship and cheering Justify
Our ships remained beyond range Of the
snemy's guns until ten minutes of eleven
o'clock, when the signal for close action
igain went up. The Baltimore had the
place Of honor in the lead, with the flag
ship following and the other ships as be-
| fore
The Baltimore began firing at the Span
lsh ships and batteries at sixteen minutes
past eleven o'clock, making series Of
hits rs il at target practice.
The Spaniards replied very slowly and
the Commodore signalled the Raleigh
the Boston, the Concord and the Pctrel to
90 into the inner harbor and destroy all
the enemy's ships
BY her light draught the little Petrel
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yards. Here, firing swiftly but accurately,
she commanded everything still flying the
Spanish flag.
Other ships were also doing their whole
duty, and soon not one red and yellow en-
sign remained aloft, except on battery
up the coast.
The Spanish flagship and the Castillo
had long been burning fercely, and the
last vessel to be abandoned was the Don
Antonio de Ulloa, which lurched yer ant
sank.
WHITE FLAG HOISTED.
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