The age-herald., 1898-05-09
Before the Sun Had Risen Dewey
 Quietly Approached THE GRIM SPANISH GUNS All American Shot Mas First Directed at
 the Reina Christina. All EIGHT-lNcH SHELL SUNK HER At 8 O'Clock Dewey and Fleet Retired
 for Breakfast.
AND THEN THE BATTLE WAS RESUMED
Before Noon Meal the Dons Had Run Up the White Flag and the Waters of Manila Harbor Was Running Red With
 Blood from spaniards.

Hong Kong May S.-Among naval men, military men and civilians, Europeans and natives. here today there is only one sub- feet of discussion, the brilliant, dashing, annihilating victory of the American fleet under Commodore Dewey over the Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Monte1o in Manila bay on Sunday last.
 Owing to the fact that the cable between this port and the Philippine islands was not in working order, having been cut, it is some distance from the capital of the is- lands, there has been delay in obtaining detailed account of the battle and facts in the case were only available when the United States gunboat Hugh McCulloch arrived here yesterday and even then the tremendous pressure of business, suddenly thrown upon the cable company necessarily made the earlier accounts of the engage ment somewhat brief.
 Commodore Dewey's orders were to cap- ture or destroy the Spanish fleet, and never were instructions executed in so complete a fashion. At the end of seven hours there was absolutely nothing left of the Spanish fleet but a few relics.
 The American commander had most skill fully arranged every detail of the action. and even the apparently most insignificant features were carried out with perfect punctualty and in railroad timetable or der.
 At the end of the action, Commodore Dewey anchored his fleet in the bay. before Manila and sent a message to Governor General Augusti, announcing the inaugura- ton of the blockade, and adding that if a shot was fired against his ships he would destroy every battery about Manila.
 The position occupied by the Spaniards. the support which the ships received from the land batteries and the big guns they had ashore gave them an enormous advan- tage Therefore when 1t is considered that the Spaniards lost over 600 men in killed and wounded that all their ships amounting to about fourteen were destroyed and that their naval arsenal at Cavite was also de- stroyed with It's defenses. 1t will become apparent that the victory of the American commodore is one of the most complete and wonderful achievements in the history of naval warfare.
 Not a man on board the American fleet was killed; not ship was damaged to any extent, and only six men were injured slightly on board the Baltimore
 This grand achievement is quite as much due to the generalship of Commodore Dew ey as to the fact that the American gum ners and ships are superior to anything in the line afioat anywhere. Credit must also be given to the fullest extent to the off, rers under Commodore Dewey, for, to a man. they seconded their gallant commando CT in every way possible and thus helped him earn the laurels which are so justly his. The order of battle taken up by the spaniards was with all the smaller craft inside the stone and timber breakwaters of Cavite harbor The larger ships of Spain crused off Cavite and Manila.
 The American fleet entered Manila bay on Saturday night with the geratest of ease. The SpanIards had not established a patrol and there were no searchlight at the en- trance of the bay. In fact the American ships would probably passed inside the bay without any challenge. had it not been that some sparks flew up from the Me Culloch's tunnels. A few shots were ex- changed with the batteries on Corrigoder islands. but the fleet did not slow down and soon took up position near Cavite await ing dawn to commence hostilities.
 The early hours of the morning revealed the opposing fleet to each and the Spanish flagship opened fire. Her action was fol-