The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-09
WAS WITH DEWEY AT MANILA
LIEUT.. ". L. HOWARD OF CRUTSER
BOSTON VISITING HERE.

: Brought the Collier Nero Across the
Pacific With Blazing Cargo Of CoaI
in Her Hold Interesting Account of
the Famous Battlo-Incidents of ~.
Three Years Cruise in the Orient.
Lieutenant William l.. Howard. 4
hero of the battle of Manila Bay, who
participated in that great fight as an
officer Of the cruiser Boston, arrived IN
New Haven yesterday afternoon and il
now visiting his wife at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Margaret e. Alden.
\ 331 Temple street. The gallant officer
mas been away on cruise for three
years, all of that time having been
spent in the Orient, on the China coast
and about the Philippine archipelago.
He is in splendid health and says that
he has had hardly sick day during
his long cruise. Lieutenant Howard
entered the navy in 1877 and graduated
from the United States naval academy
The cruise from which he has just
returned has been fraught with many
interesting experiences and adventures.
such as fall to the lot of but few men.
Soon after starting on the cruise his
ship, the Boston, anchored in the Yang
Use Kiang river, off Woosung, and was
within five hundred yards of the Chi
nese coasting steamer Ammo when she
went down with loss of $50 lives. The
Boston picked up fifty-seven of the sur
vivors. Shortly after that she steamed
farther up the river and her crew saved
the city of Chi Kiang from destruction
by fire. The cruiser next went to Corea
and Lieutenant Howard, with other Off
GERS, was present at the ceremonies
when the King of Corea declared him.
self emperor and later at the burial OF
the remains of the Empress OF Corea.
The next great event, and the greatest
of all the experiences on the cruise, was
the part which he took in making his
tory at the battle before Manila. Ills
ship, the Boston, in that fight was
struck six times and several times was
set on fire, but not a man aboard was
injured.
When seen last night by representa-
tive of this newspaper he gave
most graphic description of the fight.
Beginning with a description of the
scene of the battle, he said that Manila
Bay was about twenty-five miles long.
the island of Corregtdor being at the
mouth At the left of the island is the
smaller passage, the Bocco Chica, and
at the right the larger passage. The
fleet arrived off Corregidor at Z o'clock
in the evening and then, to pass away
the time SO as not to enter the harboYsa2
too early in the evening, steamed away
a short distance and then turned and
entered the larger entrance about mid
night. Corregidor was passed with
lights out, the ships in column, with the
flagship. the Olympia in the lead and
the McCulloch and transports in the
rear When the fleet was about half
way past Corregidor SCOT in the McCul- MAJ
loch's smokestack caught fire and blaz-
ed ,1p out of the stack. This was seen
from the Spanish batteries and was the
first notice that the Spaniards had OF
the approach of the American fleet.
At this time the fleet had advanced
into the bay too far to be reached by
the Corregidor batteries, which were
trained seaWard. but the batteries at
El Frolie lust south of Correeidor.
opened I'D. The Boston and the Com
cord replied. but no damage was done
on either side. The fleet stood on to-
wards Manila. Admiral Dewey timing
his movements SO as to arrive at Ma
nila at daybreak. About O'clock On
the morning Of Nav / the fleet rounded
off the CITY and one or two shots were
exchanged with the forts of the city.
The Spanish fleet was seen to be at
anchor off Cavite. about seven miles
away. The American fleet then turned
and steamed for the Spanish fleet, leav-
ing the McCullach and transports be-
yond range in the bay. When the
had steamed up to within
four miles of the Standards the latter
opened fire. which was not returned by
Admiral Dewey until he was Within
about two and one-half miles, The ac-
ton then became general.
After the battle Lieutenant Howard
was placed in command Of a detach-
ment of marines and was stationed at
Cavite While there he saw Aguinaldo.
whom he describes as an intelligent
man, quiet and very determined, but