Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-05-12

MANILA, PHILIPPINE Islands, May !
(via Hong Kong, May 0.-Not one
Spanish flag flies in Manila Bay today.
Not one Spanish warship floats except
as our prize.
More than 800 Spaniards dead, and
500 to 700 wounded, attest the accuracy
of the American fire.
Commodore Dewey attacked the Span
ish position at Cavite this morning. de
swept FIVE times along the line, and
scored one OF the most brilliant success
es in modern warfare.
Miraculous as it may appear, none OF
our men were killed, and only eight
were wounded slightly.
Commodore Dewey arrived of Manila
Bay last night and decided to enter
the bay at once, with all his lights out.
The squadron steamed into BOcgrande
with the crews at the guns.
This was the order Of the squadron,
which was kept during the whole time
of the fierce battle: The flagship Olym-
pia, the Baltimore, the Raleigh, the
Concord, the Boston.
1t was just o'clock, q bright moon
light night But the flagship passed
Corregidor Island without sign being
given that the Spaniards were aware Of
It's approach. Not until the flagship
was mile beyond Corregidor was gun
fred. Then one heavy shot went
over the Raleigh, and the Olympia was
fred at by a second which fell far as
tern. The Raleigh, the Concord, and
the Boston replied, the Concord's shells
exploding apparently exactly inside the
shore battery, which fred no more.
Our squadron slowed down to barely
steerage way, and the men were allow
ed to sleep alongside their guns.
Commodore Dewey had timed our ar
rival so that wo were within five miles
of the city of Manila at daybreak. We
then sighted the Spanish squadron,
Rear Admiral MOntejo commanding, of
Cavite. Here the Spsniards had we'll
equipped navy yard called Cavite arsen-
al. Admiral Montejo's flag was flying
on the 5, 800 ton protected cruiser Rein
a Christina. The protected Castillo, of
5000 tons, was moored head, and astern
to the port battery and seward were
the cruisers Don Juan de Austria, Don
Antonio, Isla de Ulloa, Isla de Cuba,
Isla de Luzon, Correo, Marquis del Du-
ero and General Lezo.
The ships and the flagship remained
under way during most of the action.
With the United States flag flying from
all their mast heads, our ships moved
to the attack in line ahead, first passing
in front of Manila, where the action
was begun by three batteries of mount
ed guns, powerful enough to send a
she'll over US at a distance of five miles.
The Concord doomed out reply tC
these batteries with two shots. Nc
more were fred because Commodore
Dewey could not engage with these bat
teries without sending death and de-
structiOn into the crowded city.
As we neared Cavite two very power
full mines were exploded ahead of the
flagship. This was six minutes past
o'clock. The Spaniards evidently haC
mistaken our position. Immense vol
umes Of water were thrown into the all
by these destroyers, but no harm wal
done to our ships. Commodore Dewe!
had fought with Farragut at New Or
leans and Mobile bay, where he had hi
first experience with torpedoes. No
knowing how many mines there Nigh
be ahead, he still kept on, without fal
tering No other mines exploded, how
ever, and it is believed that the Span
iards had only these two in place.
Only a few minutes later the shor
battery at Cavite Poin, sent over tn
flagship a shot that nearly hit the bat
terry in Manila. but soon the guns go
better range and the, shells began t
strike near US or burst close aboaru
from both the batterys and Spanish
vessels.
The heat was intense. Men strippe
of all clothing except their trousers.
AS the Olympia drew nearer all wa
silent on board as il the ship had bee
empty, except for the whirr Of blower
and the throb of the engines.
Suddenly she'll burst directly owe
us.
Remember the Maine" from tn
boatswain's mate at the after hve-inct
guns came hOarse cry; Remember th
Maine" arose from the thrOats Of hv
hundred men at the guns.
This watchword was caught up Il
turrets and frerOOms, wherever seame
or firemen stood at their posts. Rem
ember the Maine" had been runnin
out for defiance and revenge. Its utteI
auce seemed uupremeditated, but wa
evidently in every mans mind, and no.
that the moment had come to make ad
squate reply to the murder Of tn
Names crew every man shouted wha
was in his heart
The Olympia was now ready to begi
the fight.
Commodore Dewey, his chief sta
commander Lamberton, and aid an
myself, with executive officer Lieu
Reeves, and navigator Lieut.. Calkini
who conned the ship most admirabl
we're on the forward bridge, Cap
Gridley was in the coming tower, as
was thought unsafe to risk losing a
the senior officers by one she'll.