Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-09
NI7ILLA'S BIG FIGHT.
,vfslcAy DISCIPLINE WAS PERFECT
+, arrresssvciy from Start to Finish
spanish Loss Is Over Thou'"h"
nh, wounded Americans.

va and natives here today.
i. only one subject of discussion
m' sri,iant, dashing, annihilating VIC
Wv of the American fleet under Com
W. Wave Dewey. over the Spanish meet
"YD ,ouded by Admiral Montijo, In
.,.a,,o bay on Sunday last.
"o,,' ',nc IA the fact that the cable be-
this port and the Philippines
mt in working order, having been
ont II is said. some distance from ,he
,r,,al of the islands, there mas peen
~, IN obtaining q detailed account
os,S,. battle and facts In the case We're
Crly available when the oniteu SITES
uiuy sat Hugh McCulloch arrived mere
sunday. and even then the tremen-
',rgsst,re of business suddenly
Gous upon the cable company neces-
uIuu,. wade the earlier account Of the
sa anagemont somewhat brief.
Commodore Dewey's orders were TO
ny,,re or destroy the Spanish fleet,
,nd never were instructions executed
\. en- complete fashion. AT the end
~ s,,ar hours. there was. absolutely
nothlng leit oi '"e 'p"' :
Tha American commander had most
,,uIfully arranged every detail of the
ss,Inn, and even the apparently most
,,slgnifcant features were carried out
WITH perfect punctuality and on rail-
,as5 timetable order. At the end of
.ss action Commodore Dewey anchored
NJ teet in the bay before Manila and
ss,t a message to Governor General
ingusti. announcing the inauguration
a. me blockade and adding that II a
sbot was fired against his ships he
would destroy every battery about Ma
Mia.
,ards, the support which their ships re-
ceiyed from the land batteries and the
bic guns they had ashore gave them
an enormous advantage. Therefore,
when it is considered that the Span
ards lost over 600 men In killed and
wounded, that all their ships amount
,ng to about fourteen were destroyed,
and that their naval arsenal at Cavlte
was also destroyed with Its defenses.
/, will become apparent that the vic
tory OF the American Commodore is
one Of the most complete and wonder
full achievements In the history of ma
val warfare.
Not a man on board the American
feet was killed. not q ship was dam
aged to any extent, and only six men
were injured slightly on board the
Baltimore.
much due to the generalship of Com
noiON Dewey as to the fact that
American gunners, ships and guns are
superior to any afioat anywhere. Great
credit must also be given to the fullest
extsnt to the officers under Commodore
Dewey for to man they seconded
their gallant commander In every way
possible and thus helped him win the
lagiss which are justly his.
When the squadron left here AZ
Touched first at a point In the Philip
pns near Bolinao, as Commodore
AFy wished the insurgents agents
o dsembark there to ascertain the
strength and disposition of the insur-
sAt forces arrange to prevent needless
h0dshed and inform the insurgents of
u Intention to change the govern
1fnt of the Philippine islands, the
@mmodore strongly objecting to CIV
hg the rebels chance to commit ex-
ossses.
The .nsurgent leaders refused to dis
embark under any consideration. and
"a American ships coasted In search of
the Spanish ships. but failed to find
them
commodore Dewey arrived at Subig
bay about thirty miles north of Mani
Ia bay. on Saturday. April GOTH and
sent the baltimore ard Concord to
rconnoiter the enemy. They found no
spanish ships at the entrance of the bay
ana so Commodore Dewey decided to
nsk the mines and proceed that same
nleht after dark into the bay of Man,
la which he did.
The order of battle assumed by
me Spanish was with all the
small craft inside Cavite harbor.
suhe and timber breakwaters
anu ,I. me larger ships cruising off Ca
we and Manila. No patrol was es-
nohshed, nor was any searchlight
paced az the entrance to the bay.
Vh saturday night the America N
hhlps crept inside the bay without be-
nns seen until the McCulloch's funnel
united a spark Then a few shots
S Ssre exchanged with Corrigedor island.
a,wn opposite the city until dawn.
rue spanish ships then opened fire.
Mapported by the Cavite forts. The
.ncCulioch remained at some dis
sn nce and the enemy's shells passed,
pgt did not touch her.
IN, me cruiser Baltimore suffered the
Ne OF any OF the American ships.
~, ne or ten shots took effect on her.
s Sul none of her Ulcers or crew were
;eiously hurt, Only few slight in
ssanes We're suffered by the American
sN me worst of which resulted from
a., eApIosion of ammunition on the
AK SK o. the Baltimore. The other
bnr, o. me heet were practically I'M
Sare I'm, Gne hundred and fifty sapniards
M Aheu ana many were wounded
me cruiser Reina Christina was
,SI worst damaged OF the Spanish
o,,'ps' and was sunk The other ships
h, w. Spaninrds were quickly riddled
boo,s e american fire. Two torpedo
IN ,s ,o rom Cavtte were quickly forced
Tt t TO that place for shelter,
t,r.,. NaVIte arsenal exploded and
mad spahiards were killed. The forts
,es ue a nominal resistance. The bat
KY mas never captulated. and the
Tb IN ~; ashore are still defiant.
na olympia led the squadron into
sao, Tay through the channel and the
fara mau passed Corregldor island be-
M, me Spaniards perceived them. A
viii" az then fired In the battery to
tbs hen r. me Raleigh, the Boston and
ina teorcord speedily retorted and
us battery was alnost irnrned,atn,v
''rTueed to silence.
IN ~ squadron then slowly proceeded
town y narbor and when day broke the
mlss manila was seen about five
s,sa,n,u. stnri. The American ships
Manns deliberately along in front of
tho sn nut without opening fire until
aroma an ., cannon from the batteries
Fhots b une town began firing and
tha utgan to strike the water around
few squadron. The Concord fired a
but ,h hops more or less as she passed.
iowa, otner ships proceeded silently
u1n,td Cavlte.
ubbea,. nearing Baker bay. n sudden
tle dis.o, OF the waters occurred n lit
and onto,,ln front OF the leading ship
Waterennvky Following this second
had er,s showed that the Spaniard.
their g. couple of torpedoes, but
4 absol,S,,nl orts TO blow up the ships were
III ,utely unsuccessfui