The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-11-18
BOUNTY FOR DEWEy'S MEN.
Total Amount Asked Is S3se,sOO-
AdmtrnIss re. &fD.1O4.

Total Amount Asked Is $38e,80O-.
Admiral's share, $40, 1O4.
Washington, Nov. l5.-On behalf of
Admiral Dewey and his officers and
men Washington attorneys have asked
the court of claims to find that the
amount of bounty money due them ~
1882, 500. The decision of the court
will establish a precedent which VIII
affect the amount of bounty to bcsdis-
tributed among the officers and men
of the North Atlantic fleet, which de.
stroyed the squadron of Admiral Ccr-
vera. If the finding of the court Is IN
accordance with the request the adj
miral's share of the bounty Will be
$l9,19
Attorneys base their case upon tue
claim that the defeated Spanish force.
was superior to the American squad
ron. 1t is not cuntended that the en-
jemy's fleet wns superior, but that,
taking into consideration the guns at
~Corrcgidor, lei Frailc and other forts
at the entrance of the bay and those at
Manila and Cavitc, which fred upon
the American ships continuously, the
enemy's force was superior. Land bat
teries comprised scventy-siN guns,
ranging in caiiber from 300 inches to
9.45 inches, and their weight of lire is
computed at $500 pounds. The en-
cmy's vessels were also supported by
mines and torpedoes in the entrance to
Manila bay and the bay itself, and
some of these, the brief states, eN-
plodcd during the action.
The total number of men on the
Spanish feet is given at 2,973, bit no
claim for bounty is made on account
of the Manila, which was captured
comparatively uninjure6, or of the
lJuan de Austria, the lsla dc Cuba
1.-THE 1sla de Luzon, which We're
raised after sinking and urc now in
the United States navy. The compile
ment of the three latter vessels is ADJ,
but that number must be doubled to
reach the actual number oil board,
making 9s2, and to this must be added
the complement5of the Manila, Il total
of 1859. Deducting this from the to-
tai of 2,a73 leaves 1914 as the number
on board the destroyed vessels.
a comparison of the American gun
force entirely aboard ship with the
Spanish forces, partly atioat and part
|ly ashore, cannot be made, gun for
gun, unless it be accepted that Il gun
10 eluaIlS GliiCISI3 vi - SSsNl o2 ~
land. In making a comparative sum
mary of American and Spanish guns,
so per cent. should be added to the
number of shore guns, the attorneys
contend. The result is favorable to
the Spanish side, except in the guns
from 6-pounders down, where there is
a slight superiority on the American
side. The weight of gun fire OF the
Spaniards was nearly double that of
the American forces, the mount of
metal thrown in one round by the
American ships being $500 pounds,
against 1o,G06 by the enemy.
ut must be concedad.' the brief
states, that the entrance of the
American feet under Admiral Dewey
through a channel mined with tor
pedoes, and it's maneuyers in the bay
where unseen dangers threatened cv-
cry moment, required the highest de-
gree of personal gailantry and hero
ism. These are not to be disregarded
in constituting this statute.
SIT is argued that mines should be
counted as Il part of the Spaniards'
effective force. If mines are TO be
counted in as part of the force of
vessels they are aiding" the brief
says, 1--WE can conceive of. no reason
ing that will exclude shore batteries
also engaged in aiding and defending
i'll battle"