Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1898-05-12
DEWEY'S VICTORY
At Manila and Annihilation of
Spanish Described by an
Eye Witness,
Spanish Fire Wild and lneffeC-
tive-Every Shot of the
Americans Told.
Congress to Honor Dewey and
His Gallant Men-RiOtS
in Spain.

His Gallant Men-RiotS
in Spain.
Some OF the details of the great Manila
fight are given as follows by New York
Journal correspondent who was with
Dewey's squadron. There were 400
Spaniards killed and COO wounded.
Spanish supplies we're lost and captured
to the value of $5OoO,OOO. The Amer
leans had eight men slightly wounded,
and damage to the amount OF $1,000.
The fighting began at o'clock in the
morning and the Spanish surrendered
at l2:4U in the afternoon, Their fire was
wild and none struck home. With the
gray of dawn on May Let, we began the
attack, moving on the Spanish fleet and
batteries, at Cavite, under which Ad-
mirsl Montijo had sought shelter.
By noon the Spanish had surrendered
what was left Of their feet. The Amer
loans came out practically untouched.
Every one of the injured men continued
fighting until the end of the engage
ment.
Now there is nothing left undone but
tho capture of the city, which will be
forced by blockade. The remaining
Notifications are weak and the city caD
easily be taken at any time, but Com
-o.lo. no,,,1, docs not ooro IN hom.
bard and destroy property of non. CON-
batants.
The insurgents have complete possess
sion Of the country and the Spaniards
are penned up IN the walled portion Of
old Manila. No communication is pos
sible between them and the outside
world. Their food supply 10 nearly ex-
hausted, and Commodore Dewey expects
their surrender within week.
"As night came on the Luzon coast
was IN full view and We held of to make
tho entrance to Manila bay about mid
4 night. We supposed tho Spainards
would dispute the passenge OF the bay,
and there expected to do much OF our
fighting. But they did not, and when
We steamed up and cav the lights Of the
island batteries Of Correeidor every man
was ordered to bis post. Sparks from the
dispatch boat, McOulloch aroused the
batteries Of the Spainards to open
but on the heet without effect.
Immediately the Boston. Concord
and McCulloch replied, the shots
evidently striking home, as the
shore firing ceased and the fleet proceed.
ed II miles up the bay unmolested, max.
ing for the naval station and arsenal at
Cavite. There the Spanish fleet was
protected ty four batteries. We ar
rived just at dawn"
The OLYMPIA went on in grim silence.
Most Of the men had never been under
fire before. and my heart pounded like a
hammer; then off the bow Of the Bait
more suddenly vomited great spout OF
water, black with harbor mud.
"The mines,the mines, they are among
the mines," our men SAID. Another
geyser came up near the Raleigh. Great
waves washed out, but nothing was hurt.
MINES EXPLODED.
Two mines were exploded but they
wasted their energies. Then at 5
O'Clock and ten minutes, the SpaDiards
opened fire from Cavite. Commodore
Dewey gave the signal and the entire
SQUADRON advanced to short range.
ReservinR their fire Is minutes while
the Spanlards hammered wildly away.
It WIS $50 O'Clock when the Olympia
opened with her eight inch gums and we
were in force.
The dawn came suddenly out OF the
black. Right aheao OF US lay the Span
ish heet and the a. vite forces. Far up
the bay was Manila.
Dewey led right ahead, showing that
he knew just what be was about. He
had the insurgent chief, who had acted
as pilot and had brought US through
safely. Spanish vessels began firing
They had some good guns also the fort
batteries. On the American flagship
was displayed the signal Remember
the Maine" and no shots we're fired un-
til closer range was reached.
It was $50 O'clock before the Olympia
opened with her 8-inch guns and the
American fleet swung in front of the
Spanish fleet; tirst in single file, firing
their port gums. Then, wheeling, they
passed back. firing their starboard guns.
This maneuver was repeated five times.
The entire American feet passed all
the Spanish ships and batteries and each
time drew in closer and delivered fire
at more deadly range.
During two hours and half there was
tremendous resistance from the eleven
Spanish ships and five land batteries, all