The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-08

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
San Francisco, May Among the pas
sengers who arrived on the Baltic from
Hongkong were four men who partici-
pated in the fight of Manila bay on May
/. They are Paymaster G.. a. Loud, of
the dispatch boat McCunoch; DR.. Charles
?. Kindleberger, surgeon of the Olympia;
Ralph Phelps. secretary to the captain OF
the McCulloch, and ]. c. Evans, gunner
of the Boston.
They left Manila on May 6. DR.. Kindle-
berger and Gunner Evans are going nome
on account of the expiration OF their sea
time. Paymaster Loud and Mr. Phelps
are here on business and VIII return 10
the McCulloch. They all speak of the
Valor and determination of their oppo-
nents in the battle of Manila They say
that the Spaniards fought bravely, even
after the last vestige of hope had gone.
and stayed by their guns as long as they
could be used.
count of the terrific fight. lie was on
the Olympia through ii ALL In the nrst
assault the flagship took the lead, the
other vessels following in her wake at
approached by laps, each turn bringing
the contestants nearer together. BY THIS
poured broadsides into the enemy put
were themselves more exposed 10 the nre.
At one time the smoke became so dense
that it was necessary to draw asid allow
examined and it was discovered that they
had sustained no damage. Breakfast was
served TO the men and IN rev minutes
they re-entered the fight with the great
est enthusiasm The second tight was
even more fierce than the first. 1t was
in that the Baltimore was struck:
During the first fight the Spanish ad-
mrals ship, Reina Christina, put bravery
out of the line to meet the Olympia: the
entire American fleet concentrated ire on
her and she was so badly injured that she
turned around to put back. AT this juno
ture the Olympia let fly an eight-lnch
she'll which struck her stern and pierced
through almost her entire length, eXplod-
ing finally in the engine room, wrecklng
her machinery. This shell killed the cap
tain and so men and set the vessel on
fire.
In the heat of the fight two torpedo
boats moved out to attack the fleet. They
We're allowed to come within 500 yards,
when a fusilade from the Olympia sent
one to the bottom, with all on board, and
riddled the other The second boat was
later found turned up on the beach, COW
cred with blood.
GLORIOUS WORK.
In the second fight the Baltimore was
plunged into cloud of smoke and opened
all her batteries on the fortified tons. In
a very few minutes shell struck in the
ammunition and the forts blew up with a
dea fleming roar. The work of the Balti-
more was glorious After the principal
shins had been destroyed, the Concord.
We're sent close in to handle the remain
ing vessels of the fleet. They made quick
work of them.
several hundred wounded SpaniardS fell
into the hands of tn" Americans and
nearly 200 dead were accounted for on the
spot Holes in which numbers had been
hastily buried were found. The dead
We're returned to relatives, as far as this
could be done and the wounded were
cared for in the best manner by me
American surgeons. The Spanish loss
footed UP 400 killed. coo wounded and
property loss of any where from S6OVJ,0JO
Several shots struck the Olympia and
she was pierced a number of times. One
shell struck the side of the ship ait or
the hospital ward. The chaplain ana
nurses were watching the fight through
q port hole few inches away and were
stunned by the conclusion.
Experts have figured that the hghung
value of the guns of the respective sides
in the battle was three for the Americans
against seven fol-. the Spaniards. 1t IS
clear. then, that the superiority was IN
the ships and men themselves, the Ameri-
cans having the experience and the nerve.
Paymaster Loud. who was on the Nc
Culloch during the battle, was a witness
of events on both sides From his posi-
ton he could see every movement of the
American ships and could also see the pat
tie plans of the Spaniards.
For two hours, said Mr. Loud. the
steady thunder of cannon was kept up.
The roar was something terrible.
be beaten This was after the fire had
been kept up for an hour. It looked like
every gun on the Spanish ships had
turned loose on US all together and the
shore line was veritable blaze of fire
from the batteries. The din was simply
indescribable. Tons upon tons of shot fell
over our ships. There was steel enough
TO have sunk our entire fleet.
''Our salvation was in the bad marks
manship of the Spaniards. They handled
their pieces like boys Nearly all of their
shot went wide of the mark.
when the troops arrived from San
Francisco Commodore Dewey will de-
mand the immediate surrender of the city
and the troops stationed there. If a re-
fusal is given fire will at once be opened
from the warships and forcible possess
sion will be taken at once.
There will be no difficulty in holding
Manila and the Philippines. Complete
sublugation of the Spanish forces in the
group will be accomplished without trou-
bic and with very little danger to Ameri-
can life The insurgents are very friendly
and at the time we left were besieging the
town IN large force They are acting I'M
der orders OF Commodore Dewey"