Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
DEWEY BOUNTY s3s2,soo.
The AdmiraI's Personal share OF the
Aununt SID.I9i.

New y DIX tlfAhl't'|
On behalf of Admiral Dewey ana MS
oT5cers and men Mcssrs. HerDeIt
Niicou and Charles and William =. rms,
attorn VS.. have asked the Court ~.
Claims TO find that the amount Oh
bounty money due them iS F,,sjii eetob-
The decision of the Court VII esuiD
Iieh a precedent which will AFFECT th5
anount of bounty 10 be distributed
amoug the officers and men OF tlS
North Atlantic fleet which sIIol
the squadron OF Admiral CeVeIa' - 1il-
finding Of the Court is IN acGoI ui.h
t,i,h the request of the Admirals share
Of the bounty will be S9lsl.
Attorneys base their case upon VIZ
claim that the defeated Spanish ~ ~
vas SUPERIOR to the Anne rican squadfo.i.
II IL not cOntcnded that the enemy
1ret was superior. hut that' taxing nLo
consideration the guns at CorI esiuoi'
III Fraie and other forts az the enlIdl.'
of fhe bav and those az Manila ana ta-
,.itc which fired upgn the American shlps
Continuously. the enemy's force was
9and batteries comprised seventy-siX
guns. ranging in calibre from g.tS M M
ches TO 300 inches. and their weigh or
tire is computed at $50 POUNDS. no
enemy's vessels were also supported 10y
mines and tOrpcdcs in the entiilCe 20
Manila bay and the bay itseI, ah9
some Of these. the bilet states eNp'""e"
during the action. ..- .. ,,,
MEN OK THE SPANISH FLEET.
The total number of men on the span
ish fleet is giver at 1913, but 10 clilH LOT
Mia. which was captured comparative
~ uniniurod or of the Don Juan ue
Asturia. the Isle de cuba ana the iSle
de- Luz0n. which were raised atter SINK
ing and are now I'M the Jhlttd Sue
NAVY The complement Of the three ldt-
ter vessels is i9l, but That number must
he doubled TO reach the number on
board. making eS2. and 10 that must De
added the complement of the Mania,
a total or 81 O59. dcducting this from the
total of 2.73 leaves 1914 as the number
ON hoard the destroyed vessels.
COMPARISON of the American gun
force entirely aboard ship with the SPAN
ish forces partly aflOat and parity ashore
cannot be- made. gun TOT gun uill' se
he accepted that a gun Is equally en-
| ient ON a vessel as on land. In making
a comparative summary of American
! and Spanish guns. fifty per cent shouiu
be added 20 the number 0I s"uIe Fun.
Tho attorneys contend. The result IS
Cavorable 10 the Spanish side. except in
! the guns from siX-pounders down, Whele
/ there is a slight superiority ON the Ainei
| lean side. The weight OF gun Hlv
! In. Standards was nearly double ina l..
! Of the American forces, the amount %
! metal thrown I'm one round by the amer.
lean ships being $50 pounds against
! 1906 by the enemy -, l.,.or,
| Personal GALlANIRn fAN oL'
~ must be conceded" the BRIEF states.
chat me entrance of the American iee'
| MIR Admlral Dewey through a chan
| mel mined with torpedoes, and IT'S man
| oellres in the bay where unseen udns'
tbrsatsned eyerv moment, required the
highest degree of personal gallantry ano
| beroism These are not 10 BE- disregard
| ed I'm constituting the statute.
Ii IS argued that mines should be count
ed as a part of the Spaniard eliecuN'
! force. -
III mines are 20 be counted in as a par
Of the force of vessels they are aiding
me brief saws. 1--WE can conceive OF nc
reasoning that will exclude shore bat
teries also engaged in aiding and DEFEND
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