The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-11
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CHICAGO, May,S,-The Chronicle has the
following:
Hong Kong, May S.-Commodore Dewey's
nag lieutenant Thomas NJ. Brumby ar
rived at Hong Kcng yesterday morning on
the United States revenue cutter Hugh
McCulloch with the first official news of
the greatest naval battle Of modern times.
that of Manila harbor.
The official dispatches were at once for
warded by cable to the United States gov
eminent at Washington
The first connected story of the engage
ment was told by the officers of the Nc
Cullough, who saw it and participated in
It, They said that Spain's fleet of ten YES
sells was wholly destroyed
The Reina Maria CriStina fla gship of the
Spanish squadron was the center of the
attack at the beginning of the action, and
under the hot fires poured in on her from
the American ships she was soon burning
from stem to stern.
Admiral Montejo, the Spanish admiral
was compelled to escape in a small boah
TO the lsla de Cuba another of the Span
1sh vessels, and soon as his flag was
hoisted the guns of the American fleet were
turned on it, and in a few minutes it was
destroyed
The admiral was again forced to escape
IN a small boat. The defenses of Manila
and its batteries we'll as those at Ca
Vlte were silenced and beaten to the
ground by the rain of shot and she'll
During Saturday night the vessels of the
American squadron crept inside the bav
through a supposed maze of mines and tor
pedoes They were not observed by anv
OF the watchers on the Spanish garrisons
until some stray sparks were emitted
from the funnel of the dispatch boat Nc
Culloch
Then a few shots were exchanged with
the garrison CorregidOr island bnt
owing to the darkness they
tive.
There was patrol established nor were
any searchlights placed at the entrance OF
Manila bay.
The vessels of the American squadron
never stopped or slowed down until thew
had assumed a position directly opposite
the city of Manila. This was just at day.
break
The order of battle assumed by the Span-
sh fleet at the beginning of the engage
ment was with all the small craft outside
CaNite harbor, which is protected by stone
and timber breakwater, and the larger
ships maneuvering off Cavite and Manila.
The American battle line was led by the
flagship Olympia and the cruiser Raleigh
The Boston, Baltimore, Concord and Petrol
and the revenue cutter McCulloch followed
The American fleet in easy speed approach
ed the Spanish ships, which were drawn out
in two lines, the Reina Maria Cristina, the
shagship in the center.
AS the dawn broke and the position of
the American squadron was discovered, the
Spanish fleet Immediately opened fire. sup
ported by the Cavite forts. The Spaniards
fired the first shot The challenge was
given by the Relpa Maria Cristina.
The Olympia 7feplied and at once the en-
tire American 81 feet was in motion. The
Spanish ships did not hesitate In their fire
and the Cavite batteries let loose their
heavy guns. The best gunners in the
American fleet manned the most destruc-
tive weapons on their ships and tle havoc
wrought was fttkhtful.
The engagement soon became general.
The Hugh McCulloch remained at some
distance from the brunt Of the encounter
and the enemy's sf1Plls passed but did not
touch her
The craftsmanship of the Spanish gun
ners seemed to sbe wild from the outset,
and meanwhile the main ships of the
American squadron" were pouring deadly
fire, doing great execution both in the Span
ish fleet and in the Cavite Notifications on
land.
The American cruiser Baltimore, at one
period of the engagement, received the
most of any vessel in the squadron. From
five to ten of the enemy's shots took eff
feet on the Baltimore, but none of her Of
ficers or crew were seriously hurt.
AS soon as the Spanish admiral left the
Reina Maria Cristina and boarded the Isla
de Cuba, the fire was directed at the latter
mercilessly, every eight inch gun on every
ship joining those of the flagship. The Isla
de Cuba was ridd1ed by the deadly marks
manship of the American gunners. After a
few rounds she was put out of action and al
most before Admiral Montejo had had time
to get his bearings he was driven out a sec
ond time Again he escaped on small