The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-01
His Glorious Achievements Manila by Every Patriot
America Today.
America oday.

gunboats, the Marquis del Duro, dis
patch boat and the Isla de cuba and
Isla de Luzon, protected gunboats, a
total of IL vessels.
1t was at o'clock that a big gun
from Corregidor doomed forth the open
ing note Of battle. A second quickly
followed, like an echo of the first, from
the Raleigh, long since cleared for
action" Montijo rubbed his eyes in
increasing dismay, and hurriedly got
his ill-skilled gunners to work. Fact
had succeeded fantasy. The phantom
ships were real fighting craft of good
ly iron and steel, GOd-sent avengers
of centuries Of Spanish oppression.
How the battle Jared, how the Amer
lean commander treated his Spanish op-
ponents to a warm breakfast Of smoke,
powder and proJectlles, and how, after
they had had their fiji, there we're
gathered up II baskets fulP'-scarceiy
more-of the remains Of Spanish fight
ing craft, and how the American Jack
les" gathered round the mess tables at
dinner that day without man miss
ing-all these things are already re-
corded in the files of the nations newE-
papers.
Dewey, the statesman and diplomat,
no less than Dewey the fighting man.
long managed to keep the Filipinos in
a fairly peaceable frame of mind. ard
more recently, too has been heard from
the lips Of Capt. Coghan Of thu Raj
eigh, an intimation Of the many petty
annOyances to which the admiral was
subjected at the hands of the Ger
mans.
Since that time all over this bread
land there has been but one name on
every tongue, one place on the map
Dewey and Manila" The enthIgi-
assn Of hero-worship has known no
race, no sect, no age, and scarcely any
acknowledgement there were but few
paeans of praise within the confines Of
certain beautiful castles in SPAIN
The congress of the United States has
given him its vote Of thanks and the
highest office-that of admiral
possible to the American sailor. And
the proposal to make him a presiden-
tial candidate at the next election was
so generally applauded that it was ne
cessary for him to make his attitude
known, which he did in a straightfor-
ward, manly letter Of declination which
won for him the admiration of all.
To residents of New England the fact
that he was born within its confines is.
Of course, doubly pleasing.
At Norwich University tomorrow.
where young Dewey first learned to
shoulder arms and charge bayo-
erection Of a building that viii fitting
ly honor its world-famed alumnus. The
commander Of an American warship
that fought at Santiago viii perform
the initial operation Of construction.
and in sounding Oratory and rhythmic
verse the sons and daughters Of Yer
mont viii pay homage TO his name.
Elsewhere there viii be demOnstra-
tions in celebration of the great VIC
tory in various ways In Boston flags
Will fly. schools and other public instl-
buttons win httiugly observe the day.
and affairs generally will assume
semi-holiday aspect. In New York
there viii be a parade OF nearby war
ships. public school exercises and other
special observances. And throughout
the country generally there will be
enough Of celebration 10 show that the
day is not forgotten, even though II
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