Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-12
DEWEY'S DISPATCH
TELLS OF VICTORY
He Destroyed Eleven Spanish
Warships at Manila and
Never Lost a Man.
SIX AMERICANS WOUNDED
None Of Dbgey'S Vessels Sustained
Injury Of Any Account.
SPANISH LOSS WAS VERY HEAVY
Over $50 Killed, Including One
of Their Captains.
PRESIDENT SENDS THANKS TO DEWEY

Washington. May THE city was
thrown into a state OF the wildcat ex-
nitBment this morning by the issue Of
extra papers announcing the arrival OF
the revenue cutter McCullocn at Hong
Kong. With dispatches from Com
modore Deway.
The State Department had the honor
of receiving the first news 1t came in
the Shape of cahegram of three
words ffum United States Consul Wild
man at Hong Kong, and Was as follows:
Hong Kong, McCuloch. Wildman +"
That ia the usual form in which
naval movements are reported by cable.
This dispatch was received by Third
Assistant Secretary Cridler, who was
turned out Of his cot by a messenger
hoy at A. 40 o'clock this morning. The
naval officials weru promptly notified
AID awaited with intense interest the
dispatch which was expected TO surely
follow from Commodore Dewey.
A PERIOD OF ANXIOUS EXPECTATION.
AT $50 O'Clock, Manager Marnea of
the Western Union Telegraph Co. ap-
peHred at the department.. bringing
with him a sheet comprising four
lines OF the mysterious jHrgou which
makes up the naval cipher. He handed
tnis directly to Secretary Long, who
Razed ut it for a moment and turned
1t over to Lieut.. Whittlesey, one of the
cipher experts Of tho Navigation
Bureau, for translation into English.
Then the Secretary made pretense of
citing down at his desk to transact
other business, hut it was plain TO be
seen that In spirit hu had Joined the
anxious throng of newspaper men and
oi1cials who throngod the reception
room and the corridors waiting for the
news.
Half an hour later Secretary Long
Rppeared with copy Of the translated
cipher in his hand.
There was great rush towards him.
but Secretary Long good naturedly
made allowance for the exGitameut of
the crowd and smilingly road, from the
corner of the room into which he had
beun forced, the following cablegram:
DEwEY's OFFICIAL REPORT.
Manila, May l.-Squadron arrived
at Manila at dayhrsak this morninR.
Immediately engaged the enemy anil
destroyed the following Spanish vesssls:
Roma Christina, Castillo, Don
Antonio de Ulloa, lsla de Luzon, Isla
dc Cuba, Gen, Lezo, Marques de
ASbOlbt SOTTtUt NtlH6Cua lbld Ulb Ml0-
danao, transport and water battery
at Cavits. The squadron is uninjured,
md only few men are slightly
wounded. Only means of telegraphing
is to American consul at Hong Kong
] shall communicate with him
Dewey"
DESCRIPTION OF DESTROYED SHIPS.
As soon as the Navy Department had
H. ...1a ~ 81 .-A Al
shps destroyed by Commodore Dewey,
it turned to its data showing the
character OF those ships destroyed, as
it gave full idea of the extent of the.
devastation caused by the American
fleet. Taking the liat IN tho order re-
ported by Commodore Dewey, the
Spanis shhips dostoyed are as follows:
The Roma Christina. cruiser, a single
screw, barque -riggeu ship, with one
funnel; displacement, 5000 tona
length, $50 fcst; bsam, 43 feet; mean
Ilrsught, Ii feet; armament, 10 HIM
tuna 6inch and 4.inch guns, two
machine guns an ! five torpedo tubes
complement $40 men.
Caatila, built at Cadiz in 1887;
SINGLE screw, barque.rigged, one funnel
cruiser displacement, 3 342 tons ;ength,
2i6 feet; armament, 10 Krupp guns,
four revolving cannon and two torpedo
tubps; complement. 800 men.
Don Antonio de Ulloa, built at Car
raca in 1887; iron cruiser, single screw,
bHrque rigged, ons funnel; displace.
ment, l, l52 tons length, 2l0 feet: arma.
ment, s Hontona guns, ono machine
gun and two torpedo tubes: couple.
ment. l73 men.
lsla de Cuba, built at Elswick 10
1896; sIeel cruiser, double screw, two
masted, with military tops length, 1S5
feet; displacement, 1,0I0 tons; arma-
ment, IL guns and three torpedo tubes
complement. l64 men.
General Lezo, built at Garthagena in
1891; iron gunb0at, doubls screw,
schooner rigged; length, 1853 feet dis
placement, 52o tors; armament, three
guns, three machine guns anu one tor
pedo tube; complement, 95 men.
Marques del Duero, built at La Seyna
in Hls75; iron gunbuat, double screw,
schooner rigged displacement, 500
tons; armament, three guns and ma
chine gun; complainant, 9S men.
Ell Cofreo is supposed TO be Ell Cano,
that being the name given in the data
OF the Navy Department. She il an
iron gunboat OF 525 TONS. double screw,
schooner rugged, with three guns, three
p1achine guns and one torpedo tube;
complement, W mon.
Velasco iron cruiser, bnrque rugged,
Rl0 feet long, |. l39 tons displacement
armament. five guns and two machine
.guns; complement, l13 MEN.
lsla do Mindanao, transport, built IN
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