Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-14

BOARD THE FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA
Philippine Islands, May /, via
KONG, May Not one Spanish
es in Manila bay to-day. Not one
h warship floats except as our
than 200 Spanish dead and 800
wounded attest to the accuracy
American fire.
modore Dewey attacked the span
sitiou at Cavite this morning. lie
five times along the line, and
one of the most brilliant sue
in modern warfare.
our loss is trifing adds to the
ire of victory without detractlng
is value. The number of hits our
received proved how brave and
Iorn was the defense made fy the
sh forces. i
(aculous as it may appear, none OF
pen was killed, and only eight
wounded. Those who were
ded suffered only slight injuries.
omodore Dewey arrived off Ma
,av last night, and decided to en-
be bay at once.
Nh all its lights out, the squadron
ned into Boca Grande, with crews
guns. This was the order of the
lron. which was kept during the
e time of the first battle:
e flagship Olympia.
G Baltimore.
e Raleigh.
e Petrol.
c Concord.
lc Boston.
was Just eight o'clock, a bright
hight night. But the flagship
Ed Corregidor island without Il sign
G given that the Spaniards were
re of its approach.
bt until the flagship was a mile be-
Corregidor was II gun fred. Then
heavy shot went screaming over
Raleigh and the Olympia, followed
second, which fell farther astern.
he Raleigh, the Concord and the
on replied, the Concord's shells ex-
hing apparently exactly inside the
Re battery, which fred no more.
ur squadron slowed down to barely
rage way, and the men were al
ed to sleep alongside their guns.
bmmodore Dewey had timed our ar
bl so that we were within five miles
he city of Manila daybreak.
e sighted the Spanish squadron,
r Admiral Montejo commanding,
Cayite-pronounced kahveetay,
II ancent on the "vee." Here the
hniards had a well-equipped navy
ID called Cavite arsenal.
Hdmiral Montejo's flag was flying on
3,50O-tou protected cruiser Reina
stina The protected cruiser Cas-
a, Of 3, 200 tons, was moored head
stern to the port battery, and to
Inward were the cruisers Don Juan
Austria, Don Antonio de Ulloa, lsla
Cuba, lsla dc Luzon, Quiros, Marques
0nero and General Lezos.
hese ships and the flagship re-
Pined under way during most of the
ion
with the United States flag flying at
their mastheads, our ships moved to
e attack in line ahead, with speed
eight knots, first passing in front OF
anila, where the action was begun by
rec batteries mounting guns power
enough to send a shell over us at a
Stance of five miles.
The Concord's guns doomed out
iply TO these batteries with two shots.
. more We're fred, because Commo
pre- Dewey could not engage with
Ptse batteries without sending death
hd destruction into the crowded city
AS we neared Cavite two very pow
iuI submarine mines were exploded
lead of the flagship. This was 81,
Plnutes past five o'clock.
The Spaniards evidently had mis-
loged our position. Immense volumes
water were thrown high in air b,
Hese destroyers, but no harm was don'
P our ships.
Commodore Dewey had fought will
arrugut at New Orleans and Mobil,
Pay' where he had his first experience
Ei'h torpedoes. Not knowing hov
Piany more mines there might be ahead
Pe still kept on without faltering.
No other mines exploded, however
ha 1t is believed that the Spaniard
Pad only these two in place.
few minutes later the shore bat
|ery at Cavite Point sent over the flag
mp a shot that nearly hit the batter
u Manila. But soon the gunners a
taVite got better range, and the shell
p,egan to strike near us or burst clos
tooord from both the batteries and tn
Spanish vessels.
!. nc heat was intense. Men strippe
O'' all clothing except their trousers.
AS the Olympia drew nearer all wa
10 silent on board rs II the ship ha
',eh empty, except for the whirr {
oioWers and the throb of the engines
suddenly shell burst directly ove
from the boatswain's mate at III
utter fye-inch gun came a hoarse or.
REMEMBER THE MAINE."
1t arose from the throats of 500 me
at the guns.
ms watchword was caught up at Il
."rfets and tre-iooms, wherever Sc
nun or fireman stood at his post.
Remember the Maine" had rung o,
m .or defiance and revenge. Its utteran,
seemed unpremeditnted but was ey
uen'iy ,' In every mans mind, and, no
."a. the moment had come to make nd
Suse reply to the murder Of q
.nalnes crew, every man shouted VIII
was In his heart.