The San Francisco call., 1898-06-08
MEN WHO FOUGHT WITH DEWEY TELL
 OF HIS VICTORY
American Seqmen Behaved as on Dress Parade While De-
 stroying Spuin' Fleet.

The Occ1Qe0tdl anu OTleuldl COlil- pany Belgic arrived from Hongkong via Yokohama and Honolulu yesterday with three important personages aboard. They are Dr. c. P. Kindle- berger, U. s. N, surgeon on the cruiser Olympia Colonel c. A. Loud, pay master on the dispatch boat Hugh Me Culloch, and J. c. Evans, gunner on the cruiser Boston. These gentlemen were witnesses of the great naval battle in Manila Bay. Their story of the combat bears out in every detail the graphic account cabled to The Call by its special correspondent, Lieutenant J. L. Stickney, who was on Admiral Dewey's flagship during the fight. Speaking of Lieutenant Stickney pr. Kindleberger said yesterday:
 cone of the coolest men in the en- tire fleet was J. L. Stickney, the cor respondent of The Call-Herald. He stood on the bridge with Commodore Dewey throughout the entire action and he was the only correspondent who witnessed the battle."
 In describing the battle of Manila Colonel Loud said:
 At one time I really thought we would be beaten. This was after the fire had been kept up for an hour It looked like every gun on the Spanish ships had turned loose on us all to- gether, and the shore line was a veri- table blaze of fire from the batteries. The din was simply indescribable Tons upon tons of shot fell over our ships. Yes, there was steel enough to have sunk our entire fleet.
 Our salvation was in the bad marks manship of the Spaniards They handled their pieces like boys Nearly all of their shot went wide of the mark. Most were high, flying over the fleet and falling into the bay beyond Some of the batteries, however, were better trained. Several guns maintained a raking fire on the fleet. Nearly all of our ships were struck by both large and small shot, but no damage of conse- quence was done.
 The report you had that a solid shot entered the engine-room of the Baltimore is erroneous This shot crossed the deck from the port side. struck in an open turret, was turned back and passed out on the same side again. No damage was done to the vessel, and the two or three men hurt at the time were merely scratched or scared by flying splinters.
 The only man really hurt in the fight was a seaman who accidentally sustained a broken leg. This was par tially caused by the Spanish fire, but mostly by his own carelessness. Lieu tenant Kellogg was merely scratched. He never left his post, and was all right again in a few minutes. Of the other six men reported injured, none received more than flesh scratches.
 When the troops arrive from San Francisco, Commodore Dewey will de- mand the immediate surrender of the city and the troops stationed there. If a refusal is given, fire will at once be opened from the warships and for cible possession will be taken at once. There will be no difficulty in holding Manila and the Philippines. Complete the group will be accomplished without trouble and with very little danger to American life"
 Dr. Kindleberger gives graphic ac- count of the fight. He was on the Olympia through it all. In the first assault the flagship took the lead, the other vessels following in her wake at four ships length The Spanish fleet was approached by laps, each turn bringing the contestants nearer to- gether By this plan the American vessels frequently poured broadsides into the enemy but were themselves more exposed to the fire.
 ''At one time the smoke became so dense that 1t was necessary to draw