New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-05-04
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ADMIRAL DEWEY WINS a
GREAT VICTORYIN THE
HARBOR OF MA
NILLA.
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AS A RESULT IT is WE'LL
NIGH ANNIHILATED
WITH GREAT.LOsS
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THE GREATEST NAVAL
rBATTLE OF YEARS!CON-
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TWO BRIEF "
HOURS.
TWO OF SPANS CRUISERS
BURNED DURING THE
TERRIFIC CON- - .
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SO CRUSHING WAS THE
DEFEAT THAT TITS
LIKELY TO END
THE WAR.

We have met the enemy and they are
ours. ~
The first great battle Of the Spanish
American var has been fought and the
Stars and Stripes float over victorious
fleet.
The harbor of Manila was the scene
and Commodore Dewey the conquering
hero.
The battle occurred early Sunday
morning. The AMIR squadron run
the gauntlet CT the batteries on lano
during the darkness Of the night, eludec
the mines that are supposed to fill the
entrance to the harbor, and at dawr
opened a furious fire.
Devey's squadron consisted of tht
Olympia, Baltimore, Raleigh and Bos
ton, all protected steel cruisers, and the
gunboats Concord and Petrol.
SPANS force was made up of the
Reina Christina, Castillo, Velasco, Dor
Juan de Austria, Don Antonio de Ulloa
Isla de Cuba and Isla de- Luzon, partially
protected cruisers, and the gunboats
General LEGO, Ell Cano and Isla de Min
danao.
Two engagements are reported to have
taken place in quick succession, the
American ships in the interim effecting
alanding of their wounded.
In the first engagement the Spanish
flagship, Reina Christina, encountered
the Cruiser Olympia, but after brief
struggle she was wrapped in flames and
her commander compelled to desert her
for the Isla de Cuba.
When the fight was renewed the Cas-
tile, the second best Spanish cruiser,
was fired, and the Don Juan de Austria,
another strong vessel struck by we'll
aimed shot and exploded.
The gunboat Mindanao and the Don
Antonio de Ulloa were also disabled.
Just what loss was sustained by Dew
ey's fleet it is impossible to say. His
dispatch boat has been sent to Hong
Kong with his version of the battle, but
will not reach there until today.
Unless his own ships were seriously
injured we may look hourly for the
news of bombardment of the shore
batteries and the fall of Manila. IN
The insurgents on the island will as
sist with an attack on land, and with
out the aid of a fleet in the harbor it is
next to impossible for the forts to hold
out. ,:. ... a.. f.
In the meantime all information will
come from Spanish sources, unless Ma
nilla itself IS captured.
The fact, however, that the earliest
reports, sent to Madrid, concede the de-
struction of the greater POI ton of their
feet and great loss of life would indicate
that Dewey's victory was next to com
plete.
The telegraphic dispatches say that
during the battle, the harbor resounded
with the roar Of guns, the crashing Of
steel and timbers, the shrieks and groans
of the wounded Thick clouds Of smoke
at times almost obscured the opposing
fleets. III s3ss4.
When the news Of Dewey's achieve
ment reached Washington the capital
went wild with rejoicing, and the opin-
ion prevailed universally that the war
would soon be over. s54
With one section Of its navy annihilat-
ed, it is hardly thought that Spain will
have the temerity to court any further
engagements.
Dewey's chastisement would sink into
insignifcance alongside Of what Samp-
. son with his Key West Squadron might
give them if he gets chance.