The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-12
ENTIRE SPANISH FLEET
OF e even Vessels at Manila Wa destroyed.
500 spauiards We're Killed and 400
Wounded--No American Loss.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE World in an
extra edition just issued publishes
dispatch from Hong Kong to the effect
that news received from Manila on
the dispatch boat McCulloch is
to the effect that the entire
Spanish fleet of eleven vessels
was destroyed. Three hundred Span.
iards were killed and 400 wounded.
No lives were lost on the United
States boats, but six persons were
wounded. Not one of the American
ships were injured
WASHINGTON, May 7.-The navy de-
rartment has received cablegram
from Hong Kong announcing tho
McCulloch. This is the only informa-
ton received, but the department. ex-
nects advices within the next thr, or
four hours.
LONDON, May IA special dispatch
from Shanghai says Commodore Dewey,
after crushing the Spanish hvct /. d
disposing of Cavite, bonn barded Manila,
which was soon on fire. Great loss OF
life is reported.
MADRID, May Hong Kong advices
say the Americans are reported TO
have landed at Cavite after fresh
bombarImcnt.
LONDON, May IA special dispatch
from Shanghai published Friday gives
what purports to be the Japanese re-
port of the fighting at Manila, received
via the island of Formosa 1t says
that after disposing of the Spanish
fleet and Cavite, Commodore Dewey
bombarded Manila itself The city. it
appears, was soon on fire in many
parts, the work, it is added, chiefly of
the insurgents. Great loss of life is
reported to have occurred among the
Spanish residents of the city.
WAsHINGToN, May THE fifth day
since the battle of Manila opened with
out bringing the slightest trace Of
news of that engagement from any Of.
fetal source to the navy department.
The state department was in equal
ignorance, Notwithstanding the fact
that it had taken steps to receive the
earliest information that might Zach
Hong Kong, through Mr.. Will Imam. the
United States consul at that point
There is no apprehension expressed,
however, as to the safety of the Ameri.
can feet at Manila, though there is q
dawning suspicion that Commodore
Dewey was not able to subdue the
forts at Corregidor island and the de.
lenses Of Manila proper Immediately.
From the meager reports received from
Manila before the interruption of cable
communication it was not made quite
clear that the Spanish forts at Cavite
were forced to surrender Immediately
If that were the case Commodore
Dewey would be under the necessity OF
destroying or capturing them after
wards in order to insure the safety OF
his own fleet. Likewise it would be
necessary to silence the Corregidor
guns in order to avoid being bottled
up in the harbor. Both of these tasks
take not only time but ships and it is
not to be supposed that Commodore
Dewey would feel justified in sending
one of his vessels away for the simple
purpose of carrying news when she
was needed in the fight.
LONDON, May 7.-The Spanish au-
thorities are trying to make as much
as possible out of the absence of news
from Commodore Dewey. They are
supplying matter to the London news.
papers to the effect that the American
commander has been entrapped by
Adm. Mentejo, who, they add, is known
to have left outside Of Manila bay q
dozen concealed gunboats which now
prevent any exit. Therefore, the
Spaniards claim, it is impossible for
Commodore Dewey to send a dispatch
boat to Hong Kong.