Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-08
IN THE Fight AT CAVITE BAY.
Spanish Guns Were uca,iest-uow spain.
ships Were shot to Pieces -Knect
Of the Heat.

San Francisco, June 7.--AmonR the
passengers who arrived on the Beige
from 1longkong were four inen who
participated In the fight " Manila Bay
" May 1. They are paymaater q. a.
Loud Of the dispatch boat McCuiloch.
Dr. charles =. KindlcbcrEer. surgeon Of
the olympia. Ralph Phelps. secretary
to tho captain of the McCulloch. and J.
G. Evans. gunner Of the Boston.
Thcy left Manila ON May o. DR. KIM
ilobcrgcr and Gunner Evans are going
home ON account VI the expiration OF
their sea time. PaymaHcr Loud and
Mr.. Phelps are here on business and
will return to the McCulloch. They all
speak ~ the valor and determination
Of their opponents tn the battle Of
Manila. They ray that thH SpHulnrdH
fought brnvcly even after the last vcs.
tlue OF hope had gone ana stayed by
their guns as long aH they could be
used
Dr. Rindlcbcrgcr gives graphic ac-
count ~ the terrific night Re was uh
the Olympia through 10 all. tn the FIRST
assault the nar.hIr took the lead. tho
other vessels following In her wake 1t
four ships lengths The spanish ilcct
was approached boy laps. zach turn
bringing the cOntDatania nearer to-
rothor.
By this plan tho American vessels
frequently poured hrOndsldoa into the
enemy, but were themselves more cx-
posed 10 the IRE
AZ one time the smoke became ao dense
that u was necessary 90 draw aside.
allowing tho cloud tD me- The vessels
were examined and II was discovered
that they Ind sustained no damage,
breakfast was served 20 the mon and
In fcw minutes they rc-cntorcd the
| nght with thH grcntcft enthusiasm.
] The second nght was even more force
than The nfHt. 10 was in that the Bal
tlnuru wuH struck.
During the nrt nght the Spanish
ndWlfui's rhIn put hrnNrly out OF tho
| line Go meet che olympia. The entire
American fleet concentrated ilro on her
/ ana she was Fo badly injured that she
l turned around tn put back. A. this
/ iuncture the olympia let ny an S.inch
/ fhDll which struck her stern and plercnd
/ through almost her entire length. ox-
| plodlnF finally ln the engine room
l wrvuhur her machinery This shell
/ Killed the captain aud sixty men and
| oct the vessel ON nfe.
In the heat N the nrht two torpedo
| boats moved out 90 attack thr Meet
/ yhrda when fusiladc from the Olym.
pli sent one Co the bottom with att nr
I board. ana r.ldlUi the other Tho sec,
/ und boat was later found turned up uf
/ the beach covered with blood
In Tho second nrht the nlitmnr,
was sent 90 silence the fort al Cuvito
Sho plunged into % cloud ~ smoke
and opened ull her batteries on tho for
tlncntinuH. IN "a very fow minutes
shell struck IN the ammunition and M.
forts blew NJ with 20 drnfenlng roar
The work N The baltimore was rl1rl
Gus. After tho principal ships had he0i
destroyed tho Concord, Raleigh am
Petrol being ~ Hight draft. were som
close IN to handle the remaining Voc
fcls ~ the neoL They made quick wofl
or them.
In taking rossofslou ~ the land forts
several hundred wounded SpnninrdH ffl
into the hands % the Americans an
nearly 900 dead were accounted Tor nj
the Hpnt. upieH IN which NUMBER hi
been hastily buried were found. tn
dend were returned 10 rclatlyof. NJ n
as this could be done. and the woundc