The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
4 GLORIOUS VICTORY!
The United States Wins the
First Fight Of the War.


0Aetyo Of kour 6ourA
One of tho greatest naval battles
in the history of the world has beer
fought and the Americans won the
victory.
Commodore Dewey, with si,
American ships, attacked the Span
ish feet in tho bay Of Manila, Phil
ippine Islands, Sunday, destroyed
the three largest, crippled two more
sunk six gunboats and caused thu
remnant Of the Spanish feet to fee
tho Dons sinking q number Of yes
sells to prevent their capture.
A dispatch received at Madrid
May End from the Governor General
of the Philippines, stated that Com.
modore Dewey entered the Bay Of
Manila under cover of darkness
Saturday night.
At daylight Sunday morning be
attacked the Spanish feet, which
lay under cover of the guns OF
Cavite, the port of Manila.
Both forts and feet replied, but
the Americans Unanswered 80 rap.
idly the Spanish gunners could not
FIRE with great effect.
Within q few minutes after the
enga cement opened a shell from an
American gun struck the Don Juan
de Austria, third best ship of the
Spanish squadron, and caused her
magazines to explode, blowing up
the ship, killing many of her crew
and her commander.
Later the Americans, after suffer
ing considerable loss, drew off and
after repairing hurriedly, returned
to the attack.
Captain Cardaso, commanding
the Maria Christina was killed. She
was the flagship. Admiral Montejo,
commander of the feet, just before
the Christina sank, transferred his
flag to the Isla de Cuba and barely
escaped.
The cruiser Castillo was also
burned and the Ulloa and Mindanao
were disabled.
Several gunbosts were sunk and
the remainder of the feet withdrew.
Several ships were sunk by the
Spanish to prevent capture.
Spanish loss in killed and wound
ed is heavy. That of the American
forces is not known. American
ships were severely damaged.
The cutting of the cable BY Span
iards has prevented any official re-
port from Commodore Dewey, but
the latest news from Hong Kong is
that the American cruiser Baltimore
was sunk and 200 officers and sea-
men went down with their ship.
Commodore Dewey's feat in at
lacking a mined harbor, protected
by powerful forts and batteries and
a large feet is one of the greatest
naval victories in tho history Of
the world.
Dewey gave Captain General Au-
gust twenty.four hours to surren-
der Manila, with all warlike stores
and coal. or suffer bombard ment
of the city.
the Madrid government advised
the Captain General Tuesday to
comply With Commodore Dewey's
commands and surrender the city.
A special dispatch from Wash
ington May 9th says:
The greatest interest centers in
the probable situation Of Commo-
dore Dewey, the condition of his
and the safety of his brave
men.
The fact is, be has not been heard
from up to to-day.
In Washington fear is rapidly
gaining ground that he is bottled
up in Manila bay.
This is q startling fear, but it is
nevertheless prevalent.
The mines at the harbor entrance
which be passed safely by entering
unexpectedly at night will prevent
his escape unless he can get control
Of the switchboard.
His force is probably too small
to effect anything by land.
That be has not been heard from
is taken % an indication that Man
lila has not yet fallen.
IL Dewey safe and has Manila
surrendered are two questions that
cannot now be answered af6rma-
lively.