Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-11
ADMIRAL DEWEY HAS MANILA
THE STORY OF A GREAT BATTLE
Warships Taken Unawares and
Mercilessiy Riddled-The Spanish
Ships at the Bottom of the Sea-
Stars and Stripes to He Raised
Over the Philippines.

Washington, May 7.-Dewey's advices
in brief are: "The entire Spanish fleet has
been destroyed, the batteries silenced, Ca
vite and the arsenal has been seized and
Manila can be taken at any hour. Not
one American killed, not one warship
badly damaged"
The Order of Battle.
Hong Kong, May THE order of bat
tie assumed by the Spanish was with all
behind the timber breakwater. and the
larger ships cruising off Cavite and Ma
Mia. No patrol was established nor was
any searchlight placed at the entrance
to the bay.
On Saturday night the American ships
crept inside the bay without being seen
until the McCulloch's funnel emitted a
spark. Then few shots were exchanged
with Corregidor island, but the fleet new
er stopped nor slowed down opposite the
city until dawn. The Spanish ships then
opened fire, supported by the Cavite forts.
The McCulloch remained at some distance
a, =, =. -,
ana the enehys she'is passed. ou' aiu
hot toueh her,
Inc cruiser ndi'i.ioie ~ s'.ne'eu ,. .'e '''one ,o
shots took effect in her, but none of her
officers or crew were seriously hurt. Only
a few slight injuries were suffered by the
American fleet, the worst of which re-
suited from an eAPios'o' Vi ammunition III,
on the aeek oi the iNai''hioie' Inc o'hef
ships OF the heet were practicaiiy uhhurt
Ohe hundred ana hi'y SPan",oS were
Kilied ana many were wounded. Inc
cruiser heiha Cnr1sliha was the wofst
damaged OF the spanish snips ana !. ~
believes that she was SUNK Inc otner
smps OF the opahards were quickly riu'
died Dy the american hie' Inc toipeuo
ooats OF the oa'ite ior's were qui1h!
forced 10 return 10 'hu' Piaee ior siiei'ei
Inc oaVite arsenal eAPloaeo anu ~ Span
lards We're Killed Inc ior's ihaoe
nominal resistance Inc ci.y patt'ery mas
never capituiated ana the opah'arus
ashore are dehaht.
The Olympia Lea the squadron.
The Olympia led the squadron INTO the
bay through the channel and the feet
had passed Corregidor island before the
spnish perceived them. A sshot was mr.
ed from the battery, to which the kal-
eigh, the Boston and the Concord speed
lily retorted, and the battery was almost
immediately reduced 10 shehce'
The squadron then slowly proceeded up
the harDor ana "heh day,ight came ,iie
Town oi Niahiia was seen auou' h'e "i'e
distant. Inc american sniPs s,eaineu
dehDerateiy aiohs III 'front.' oi Ni"'iria' cu'
"ithou' opening hre u"'n 'he oP'n'a" ~
cannon from lne pa''eiieS "'Vunu ',e
town Degah hrihg' anu sho'S pes"n "
strike the wafer "ionhu Tue '4u"uion. "
Inc oohcord hreu ie" 7h''s nioie Y,
less as she passed. put lhe o.hef ,H sn'pS
proceeded si,eht'y towards Sav'e n, "nen
nearing BAKER @y a suuuel, upheaVs'
OF .he waters occurred h'.ie a's;a",e :,,,'
t",,nw;no th;s a second w.tersnout show.
cd that The Standards had fired a couple
of tornadoes bnt their efforts To blow nm
tho sb;ns we're absolutely unsuccessful,
Almost immediately the guns in the Cav.
ito battery hurst into a heavy cannonad.
inc Tho shells fell in the neipbborhood
~ Tho Olvmn;a but tho ma ;or;tv Of them
fo,I sbort and were bodIv aimed. The
so,.dron ,b,n dro,v peorer in toward the
snan;sb aeet and the hattie beoan in
raaI oo mot
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as f,JIows. OLYMPIA. baltimore. Raleigh.
Cnncord Roston Petrel NcCnIlocb. Nan.
shan and Zeafro and tbus thew steamed
20 ,ha oontar of tho hav
'""S' s"e
Ihey passed before the city, seeking
the Spanish squadron, ana Iound them
near the entrance OF BAKER nay, packed
and hanked by the caVite iortihcatons'
with the TWO torpedo boats ana iour gun
boats inside the MOLE which served as
protection, while the Keina CHRISTINA
Castilla, lsia de CUBA, Don ANTONIO de
Ulloa, lsla de Luzon and the mail boat
hndanao were drawn up outside. Inc
SDaniards fired the first shot, at GUUU