The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10

mel between Caballo Frile Islets, the
following was their order:
The flagship Olympia, Baltimore, Raj
eigh, Concord. Boston, Petrol. and Me
Culloch, with the two store ships, the
\anshan and ZafirO bringing up the rear.
And in that order they swept erandly be-
fore he city and faced the enemy III
column line.
Though the Spaniards had opened fire
at six thousand yards, the Americans
reserved their fire until within four
thousand yards Of the enemy, when the
real battle began.
The Reina Christina. Castillo, Don
Antonio de Ulloa, Isle de Cuba, Isla de
Luzon, and the Mindanao were in line
Of battle outside of Cavite at that time.
with four gun boats and the torpedo
boats inside the harbor.
The American ships her passed back
ward and forward six times across the
front of the Spaniards, pouring in upon
the latter a perfect hail OF shot and
shell. Every American shot seemed to
tell, while almost every Spanish shot
missed the mark.
After having thus scattered death and
Generalization among the Spanish fleet.
and in the Spanish batteries, the Ameri-
can fleet retired for breakfast and, in
cidcntally, Il council Of war was held on
board the Olympia.
By this time the Spanish ships were
in Il desperate condition. The flagship
Rcina Christina was riddled with shot
and shell, one of her steam pipes had
burst and she was believed to be on
fire. The Castillo was certainly on fre.
and soon afterwards they were burned
10 the waters edge.
BATTERIES SILENCED.
The Don Antonio dc Tlloa made Il mag
nificent show Of desperate bravery.
When her commander found she was so
torn by the American shells that he
could not keep her %afloat, he nailed her
colorS to the mast, and she went down
with all hands fighting to the last. Her
hull was completely riddlcd and her up
uer deck had been swept clean by the
awful fire Of the American guns, but the
Spaniards, though their vessels We're
sinking beneath them, continued WORKING
me Guns on her lower deck until she
sank.
Daring the engagement a Spanish tor
pedo boat crept along the shore anu
round the offing, in an attempt TO attack
the American store ships, but she WAS
nromptlv discovered, was driven ashore
and shot to pieces.
The M%inandanao had in the meantime
been run ashore TO save her from sink
ing. and the Spanish small craft had
sought shelter from the steel storm be
hind the ~breakwaters.
The battle. which was started at about
$40 a. m. and adjourned at $50 a. m.
was resumed about noon. when Com
modore Dewey started III to put the Inn
ishin@ touches to his glorious work.
There was not mucn tlgliC lett IN the
SDaniardS. by that time, and at : p. m.
the Petrol and Concord had shot the
Cavite batteries into silence. leaving
them heaps of ruins floating the white
flag.
The Spanish gun boats were then sclt-
tied. the arsenal was on fire, and the
explosion Of the Spanish magazine
caused further mortality among the de
Tenders of Spain on shore.
On the water the burning, SIinkcn or
destroyed Spanish vessels could be seen.
while only the cruiser Baltimore had
suffered in any way from the fire of the
enemy. \ shot which struck her en-
ploded some ammunition near one Of
her guns and slightly injured half 4
dozen of the crew.
Several shots passed dangerously close
to Commodore Dewey, but little or no
damage was done on board the flag
ship.
On the other hand about one hundred
and fifty men are said to have been
killed on board the Reina Christina.
which was totally destroyed. Admiral
Montcio. the Spanish commander. trans
ferrcd his flag to the Isla de Cuba when
his ship caught fire. but the latter WAS
destroyed also in due course of time.
DISMANTLlNG OF FORTS.
Inc Reina Christina lost her captain.
a lieutenant. her chaplain and midship-
man by one shot which struck her bridge.
About one hundred men were killed
and sixty wounded on board the CaStil-
la. Indeed, some estimates place the
number of Spanish wounded during the
engagement ut over L thousand men.
N" Olympia was struck five times
about her upper works, and Il whale
boat of the Raleigh was smashed.
Although the Krnpp Guns on the Es-
planade of Manila were fired continu-
ously during the engagement. Commo-
dore Dewey did not reply to them. and
the battery aftcrward hoistcd a white
flag in token of surrender.
terms of the caOitulatiOn were
still unsettled when the McCullOch left
Manila, and it was said Commodore
y y ''ii 'l'lI tiit II1l VI
the insurgents if he attempted a bonn
bardincnt Of the remaining Qualifications
at Manila.
The forts ut the entrance Of the bay
were dismantlcd on Wednesday,. after
they had canitulatcd.
1t is said the American Commodore
ordered the cable to be cut because the
Spaniards refused to permit him to use
1t pending The complete surrender Of
the city.
1t is said that the Spanish ships did
get under steam until after thu.
alarm was given. 1t is said also that the
Spanish commander Informed the Gov
ernor General that it was advisable to
surrender i'll the interests Of humanity.
as it was impossible to resist Success
fully. but that he and his men were
willing enough to fight and die.
Even when the Spanish flagship was
shot half AWAY. her commander. though