The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-06-10
BATTLE OF MANILA.
Graphic Account of the Fight Between
Dewey's Fleet and Spaniards.
The Entire Spanish Loss Footed Up 400
Killed, GOO Wounded and a Property
Loss of From S6,OOO.OOO L. S1O.-
OOO,OOO-An Eye Witness Story.


SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-Among the
passengers who arrived on the Belgic
Tuesday from Hong Kong were four
men who participated in the fight of
Manila bay on May l. They are Pay
master G: A. Loud, of the dispatch
boat McCulloch; DR.. Charles P. Kindle-
berger, surgeon of the Olympia; Ralph
Phelps, secretary to the captain of the
McCulloch, and j. c. Evans, gunner of
the Boston. They left Manila on May
5. Dr. Kindleberger and Gunner Ev-
ans are going home on account of
expiration of their sea time. Pay
master Loud and Mr. Phelps are here
on business and will return to the Nc
Culloch. They all speak of the valor
and determination of their opponents
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.
DIR. Kindleberger gives a graphic
account of the terrific fight He was
on the Olympia through it all In the
first assault the flag ship took the lead,
the other vessels following in her wake
at four ships lengths. The Spanish
feet was approached by laps, each
turn bringing the contestants nearer
together. By this plan the American
vessels frequently poured broadsides
into the enemy, but were themselves
more exposed to fire.
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dense that it was necessary to draw
aside, allowing the cloud to lift. The
vessels were examined and it was
found that they had sustained no dam
age. Breakfast was served to the men
and in few minutes they re-entered
the fight with the greatest enthusiasm.
The second fight was even more fierce
than the first. 1t was in that that the
Baltimore was struck.
During the first fight the Spanish
admirals ship steamer put bravely out
of the line to meet the Olympia. The
American feet concentrated fire on
her and she was so badly injured that
she turned around to put back. At
this juncture the Olympia let fly an
S-inch shell, which struck her stern
| and pierced through almost her entire
| length, exploding finally in the engine
room, wrecking her machinery. This
| shell killed the captain and 60 men
and set the vessel on fire,
| In the heat of the fight two torpedo
| boats moved out to attack the fleet.
| They were allowed to come within 500
yards when a fusilade from the Olym-
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| board and riddled the other. The
second boat was later found turned
upon the beach covered with blood
In the second fight the Baltimore
was sent to silence the fort at Cavite.
She plunged into cloud of smoke and
| opened all her batteries on the fortifi-
| cations. In very few minutes a
| shell struck in the ammunition and
the fort blew up with a deafening
roar.
The work of the Baltimore was glori-
Gus. After the principal ships had
! been destroyed the Concord, Raleigh
and Petrol, being of light draft. were
sent close to handle the remaining
vessels of the feet. They made quick
work of them. In taking possession
of the land forts several hundred
wounded Spaniards fell into the hands
of the Americans, and nearly 200 dead
were accounted for on the spot. Holes
in which numbers had been hastily
/ buried were found. The dead were
returned to relatives so far as this
could be done, and the ounded were
cared for in the best manner by the
American surgeons.
The Spanish loss footed up 400 killed,
600 wounded and property loss OF
anywhere from $4,000, 900 to SO, 600, 600.
Several shots struck the Olympia and
she was pierced a number of times.
One shell struc k the side of the ship
against the hospital ward. The chap
lain and nurses were watching the
fight through a port a few inches
away and were stunned by the concus-
sion.
Paymaster Loud, who was on the
McCulloch during the battle, was a
witness of events on both sides. From
his position he could see every move
ment of the American ships and could
also see the battle plans of the Span
iards.
''Fcy two hours" said Mr.. Loud, ''the
steady thunder of cannon was kept up
The roar was something terrible.
AT one time / really thought we
would be beaten. This was after the
fire had been kept up an hour. Il
looked like every gun on the Spanish
ships had turned loose on us all to-
gether, and the shore line was a verit
able 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
D. sunk our entire fleet
4 Our salvation was in the bad marks
manship of the Spaniards. They han
: died their pieces like boys. Nearly al
: of their shots went wide of the mark
/ Most were high, flying over the fec
and falling into the bay beyond Some
Of the batteries, however, were better
. trained. Several guns maintained ;
Y ralIing fire on the feet. Nearly all GU
Y ships were struck by both large anC
small shot but no damage of consc