The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-08
DENEYS BATTLE GRAND
SpaniardS Had Nearly Twice
as Many Guns.
VICTORY WON BY VALORe
Superiority Of Our Men and Ships
Settled II.
SHIPS FROM FRISCO SEEN.
BeIgiC and Charleston Nearing
Honolulu.

san francisco, june I-Among the pass~
engers on the Belgic to-day from Hong
Kong were four men who participated In
the fight of Manila on May l.
They are Paymaster G. A. Loud of the
dispatch boat McCulloch, Dr. Charles F.
Kindleberger. surgeon from the Olympias
Ralph Phelps, secretary to the captain oe
the McCulloch, and ]. c. Evans, gunner
of the Boston.
They left Manila on May 5.
DR.. Kindleberger ana Gunner Evans ara
going home on account of the expiration
of their sea time.
Paymaster Loud and Mr.. Phelps ara
here on business ana will return to the
McCulloch.
They all speak of the valor and determ-
ination Of their opponents in the battle
of Manila.
They say that the spaniards fought
bravely even after the last vestlse Of hope
had gone. and stayed by their guns as long
as they could be used.
DIR. Kindleberger gives a graphic ac-
count of the fight He was on the Olym-
pia through 1t all.
the lead, the other vessels following In her
wake at four ship lengths. The Spanish
feet was approached by laps, each turn
bringing the contestants nearer together.
BY this plan the American vessels FREE
quently poured broadsides into the enemys
but were themselves more exposed to fire.
At one time the smoke became so dense
. f0 a all a l.
lowing the cloud to lfft The vessels were
examined, and ii was found that they had
sustained no damage. Breakfast was
served to the mem and in a few minutes
they re-entered the fight with the great-
est enthusiasm.
The second fight was even more fierce
than the first. II was in that the BaitI-
more wes struck.
During the first fight the Spanish admir-
ais ship Put braveiy out of the line to
meet the Olympia. The entire American
fleet concentrated it's fire on her, and sh@
was so badly injured that she turned
around to put back At this Juncture the
Olympia let fly an S-inch shell. which
struck her stern and pierced through al
most her entire length, exploding finally
In the engine room, wrecking her ma
This shell killed the captain and sixty
men, and set the vessel on fire.
In the heat OF the fight two torpedo
boats moved out to attack the fleet. They
were allowed to come within 800 yards,
when a fusiade from the Olympia sent
one to the bottom with all on board, and
rlddled the other.
The second boat was, later, found turned
up on tire beach covered with blood
In the second fight the Baltimore was
sent to silence the fort at Cavite. She
plunged into a cloud of smoke and opened
all her batteries on the fortlhcations
In a few minutes a she'll struck the am
and the fort blew up with a
roar.
The work Of the Baltimore was glorious.
After the principal ships had been de-
stroyed the Concord, Raleigh and Petrol,
being OF light draught, were sent In close
to handle the remaining vessels of the
feet. They made quick work OF them.
In taking possession of the land forts
several hundred wounded spaniards fell
into the hands Of the Americans and near
ly 200 dead were accounted for on the
spot. Holes In which numbers had been
hastily buried were found
The dead were returned to relatives so
ldf as lnlS coutu De done, ana the WOunu-
ed were cared for In the best manner by
the American surgeons.
The Spanish loss footed up 400 killed, 800
wounded and a property loss of anywhere
from S6,000000 to $l0,0O00O0
The day of the fight was clear and hot.
Not a breath of air was stirring.
After the first battle the Americans We're
greatly tagged by the heat, and the rest
and breakfast allowed them by the COM
modore was OF inestimable benefit.
When the men were az breakfast, a con-
ference of all The officers was held on
board the Olympia when the plan of tho
second battle was made known by the
Several shots struck the olympia and
she was pierced a number Of tines ono
shell struck the side of the ship against
-he hospital ward. The chaplain and
nurses were stunned by the conclusion.
Experts have figured out that the fight
ng volume Of the guns of the respective
sldes of the battle was three for the Amer
cans against seven for the Spanish II
S clear then that the superiority was Ia
he ships and the men.
paymaster Loud who was on the Nc
-ulloch during the battle, was a witness
II events on both sides. From his posi-
ion ne could see every movement of tho