New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-17


how Che ,hcr onened fire. said Captain Coghlan
in his report with her 6-nch rapid-nre gun
mounted forward. and Immediately ai'er""i" w
the 5-inch guns along her side. In success'o"' 90
fast az they would bear upon the enemy Inc
6-pounder and other guns OF the secondary battery
did not seem to reach the Spanish ships' 30 '"
fire was soon stopped and not used again un''i
the distance had considerably lessened
AT 11:2o n M when after the irrermission' the
signal TO re-engage was given. the hae'sh S'a'tea
ahead full speed in endeavor 10 Keep up WIN
the flagship But even by using her reserve speed
this was found to be impossible. and 'faiiins De-
hind all the time" says Captain Coghlan' i cut
across TO gain lire abreast OF Cavite Battery JUST
as the flagship passed the Baltimore at ih"t Poi'
at which time opened fire with all guns.
At noon in obedience TO n signal the Raieign
tried to get into the inner harbor TO destroy sucn
of the enemy's vessels were left, out she iouhu
only twenty feet OF water there-too shoal Tor her
drauEht-and had to withdraw While attempting
TO get inside. however. she used her battery uPo"
a Spanish vessel at anchor. supposed 10 De tnc
Don Antonio de Ulloa. and continued iirihg uhu'
this shin sank Not being able TO find chan
mel further inside and everything in sight having
been DESTROYED" says Captain Coghlan, this YES
sci at 40 D. M withdrew. and later anchoreh
near the flagship" The captain reported 10 the Ad-
miral that every officer and enlisted man on poaru
the Raleigh had behaved splendidly and done ms
whole duty Their conduct he said, was be-
yond praise.
ONLY ONE SHOT FOUND HER.
There were no casualties whatever on board the
Raleigh and the ship was struck only once TINS
was by a 6-pounder she'll which went through the
whaeboat above her water-line. and then glanced
along the chase of the starboard 6-pounder gun on
the Raeighs poop. The gun was not injured ana
the damage to the whaleboat was so slight that II
was easily repaired. The vessel was In as good
condition after the fight she had been before 1t,
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could have fought Il over again.
In the days and weeks succeeding the battle the
Raleigh like the other ships. assigned by Ad-
miral Dewey to various special duties looking
toward the complete destruction Of whatever Span
ish works remained in and near Manila Bay and
along the coast OF the island both to the north
and south of the city. She the vessel which
received the surrender of the Notifications ana
troops Corregidor Island With another ship
she sent to Subig Bay. about sixty miles north
Of Manila where force Of insurgents under Agu-
naldo was holding a party OF four hundred Span
iards trapped upon island. The Spaniards
were able to defend themselves in their position.
but could not leave the island. The two American
vessels compelled them to surrender, and turned
them over to the insurgents. Until she left Ma
Mia for home the Raleigh engaged in the
patrol duties which have occupied the squadron
during all these months.
SENT BACK TO BE ALTERED.
certain needed alterations made The main OBJ
eet OF these is to give her a greater coal-carry-
ing capacity to correspond better with her steam
ing power. She has been regarded almost ever
since she built vessel which was defective
she can carry is $50 tons II she travelled at the
rate of eighteen knots (she made nineteen on her
trial trip she would this stock up in I'VE days.
at fourteen knots It would last her only twelve
days; at ten knots thrtysix days. and at the slow
rate Of eight knots ffty-two days.
The Raleigh is classed as warship Of the second
engines Of 1900 horse power She is 800 feet long
and AZ feet wide at her greatest breadth. ana draws
screws. but is rugged besides as a two-mased
having spread ee OF s sa % a
barbetted military top for machine guns or which
terry consists OF the 6-inch rapid-hre gun already
mentioned. and ten 5-inch rapid-hre guns In her
FOUNDER rapid-hre guns. and one 3-inch rapid-free
field gun She has besides two torpedo tubes; ana
force in the battle of Manila Bay consisted of 22o
officers and men, ., ,0oo
that the Raleigh was launched at the Norfolk Na)
Navy Yard where she was built AT that time sne
When she went into commission her first com
m 6 GaP NSfT nq bs BooE
Navy Yard lie assumed command zoo on Apri ~ ~.
@ nnd aHR 1T gn capn joseph
succeeded him
HER PREVIOUS WORK
During Captain Miller's command. and for some
time after Captain Coghlan took charge OF her.
the Raleigh was on the European station, In the
Mediterranean She left there at the first signs OF
coming trouble with Spain. and proceeded through
the Suez Canal to the Asatic station. where she
rendezvoused at Hong Kong with the Boston, the
Petrol the Concord and later the Baltimore. and
became a part of the squadron under Dewey, the
flagship being the Olympia.
Although the battle at Manila was the first hght
Of the Ralegh's career. her guns had been well
tested at target practice. In which she had made
| remarkable records When RearAdmiral Bunce's
SQUADRON went to sea, about three years ago, the
Raleigh steaming twelve knots an hour. demol-
shed all the targets set up at the 100 and Z0U
yard ranges The performance frequently won
from the flagship the signal well done Raleigh
Captain Coghlan is a Kentuckian. He was gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy in May, 1853 IN
time TO service in the latter years OF the CIVIL
War. As ensign he was attached TO the steam
sloop Sacramento. which was on special service
After the war. first master and then as leuten-
ant he was for two years on the steam sioop
| Brooklyn. the flagship of the Brazil squadron lie
was thereafter executive officer on various vessels
was made a leutenant-commander In 1898. ana was
! in charge Of the steam sloop Richmond; on the Eu-
! ropean station, from that year until lSl. For the
next seven or eight years he served IN various
paces-on the North Atlantic and Asiatic stations
and at the photographic Office In 1872 he became
! different vessels. and at the Mare Island Navy
1 Yard until 1890. From then until 1891 he was In
sperfor of Ordnance at the League Island Navy
Yard and then Lighthouse Inspector until 1897
when he took command of the Raleigh. He had re-
caived his commission captain In November,