Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-24
The Raleigh.

1t isa very quiet Sunday afternoon
different indeed from that one week ago.
It seems that lull in the storm has
come to US. / don't know that have a
single thing to tell you at home, but
learned this morning that H. NJ. S.
'Linnet" will sail tomorrow for Hong
Kong, and as they have kindly offered
to take nail for us, sit me down to tell
you that we still occupy the Bay OF
Manila and to all appearances things
are quieting down very great deal.
One would hardly think that a whole
week has slipped by since that remark
able engagement we had with the Span
ish feet and batteries, but We have been
so busy that time has simply flown.
Our fleet has established a complete
blockade OF Manila. Not ship can en-
ter nor leave it without permiss ioA OF
our commodore. To carry out this, we
must OF course, be very carefulin watch
ing the channels-and that has made
time go quickly. suppose we will have
long siege OF this. There is nothing
else we can do in the East.
| had the pleasure OF going to the
navy yard that we shelled and captured,
and from my observations there, | would
advise any families OF the American peo-
pie to promptly leave any place about
co be bombarded. Such wreck never
saw before in my life. I don't believe
that the estimate Of 200 killed and 800
to 900 injured is too great. If there
were any spaniards around the arsena
they must have been pretty well cleaned
out. It is estimated that in the few
hours we we're at work that orning. wei
destroyed or captured property OF the
value OF $1O,OO0,OOO. 1t is easier to
tear down than to build, you see. We
got an immense quantity OF stores from
the Spanish store houses in the navy
yard. Our ship alone got 800 tons OF
coal and more rope and ship fitting stuff
than is allowed by our nayy department.
for a three years. cruise. Then we took
three guns and large quantity Of am
munition and powder, also we ''scooped'
a good sized tug for us while here. All
OF the ships have done the same thing,
so, you see, we have made a pretty fair
exchange for the ammunition we were
obliged to expend on these beggars last
Sunday.
Went on an expedition on Friday to
the sunken ships Don Antonio de Ulloa
and the Reina Christina, the flagship,
We TOOK great gilded fgurehead from
the former-a gorgeous thing with the
royal Spanish arms and whole lot OF
ginger bread work on it. From the
Christina, we took her wheel, two guns
and mounts and some Of our own am
munition that had helped to sink her.
All these are to go to the naval academy
with silver plates on them telling OF the
action and giving the names OF the Of
ticers OF the Raleigh. We think they will
be highly appreciated.
picked up one or TWO little things
myself that may be OF interest to you all
at home. The commodore yesterday
called the attention OF all the captains
to that article OF war that directs the
captain to prepare list Of officers and
crew for the division OF prize money
There WILL be at least 100000 to di
vide among us-and possibly as much
as $600;000. All of us will therefore gel
a little something ION the side" It il
divided, OF course, according to rank, sc
we poor ensigns.don't get a heap lot.
rather expect about $200-no more
Still that's not bad for four hours work
or rather tiye, in one morning wa tch.
There was 2 family reunion at thf