The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-02
THAT MANILA INCIDENT.
New Story in Regard to Actions Of
Germany.

/ GeIA4dAys
/ The Army and Navy Journal has a story
/ connected with the relations of the Amer
lean and British fleets in Manila BAY.
/ which is of interest just at this time 1t
! is told by well known officer. who was
I in Manila at the time, and is as follows.
/ Just previous 10 The surrender OF Ma
Mia, Admiral Dewey 0hen COMMODORE
! gave strict orders that no vessels should
! leave the harbor. just after the sur
] render of the city on Aug l3, lS9S, and
! while the United States warships were
! anchored in front of the city, Governor
/ Augustin Was taken on board the Ger
/ man mau-Of-war kalserin Augusta,
l which, contrary TO orders. steamed out
+ of the harbOr rapidly. and being very
/ fast vessel. wis almost hull down before
| she was missed. She went direct to Hong
| kong.
/ ashore. but several officers landed, and
one dispatch was sent i'm cipher 10 Berlin.
which, of course. told of the surrender
of Manila and asked for instructions, and
a second dispatch in cipher was sent to
Madrid by the Spanish governor, Angus
tin, Of course, acquainting the Spanish
government with the situations.
To the inquiry of the Britisht officials
at Hongkong as 10 what the situation al
Manila was, the Germans replied that
there was nothing new, and all news OF
The surrender OF tho city was kept secret
/ The KaiseTin Augusta. after sending the
cipher dispatches. then returned TO Ma
Mia.
Meanwhile. Dewey had dispatched the
steamer ZafirO. which was attached 10
his fleet and "a slow boat with "a cable
telling of the surrender Of Manila. She
arrived at Hongkoug 10 SpEeatl she news
TO the world fully twenty-four hours after
the German warship. To say that Amer
lean officers COnVerSant with the facts
of the breach of international courtesy
on the part Of The Germans were mad. Is
putting it mildly. They We're furious. and
had the intention Of the German vessel TO
depart from the harbOT i'm defiance OF
orders been anticipated. she would have
mad tough time 10 get Out. As said
before. she was almost hull down before
she was discovered snea king away, our
officers and men being busy with mat
tiers concerning the surrender
Speaking of the German admiral's al
legged hostility TO Dewey. an American of
national prominence says that, following
q dinner given to Mark Twain in London. /
in lS9S, Captain Chichester. who was in
command Of the British in Manila bav. 1
told group Of Americans that his ships
were ready to fight the Germans If the
latter attacked Dewey's squadron.
Il was with Dewey all the time the
British admiral is further reported TO
have said. Blood was thicker than
water. IF the German Interference with :
Dewey had gone far enough, Won Diede
TichS would have started a war not only
with the United States. but with England 1
Won Diederichs understood that. Perhaps
he noticed too. that the English barges /
one day were filled, with coal and the next /
day had but little. One night the Amer /
lean ships were reCOaled without going !
10 H0ngkong.
1T seems noteworthy" said the Amer !
lean just quoted that Sir Edward Chi /
chester, who was only a captain when he I
was at Manila. was promoted on Thurs |
day to be an admiral of the British navy. !
Among those within earshOt when ne 1
made his statement. ] think. were SLiIsOn 4
Hutchins of Washington. Colonel Thorn !
as p Ochiltree and Colonel O'BTien, pres
ident of the Southern Express company /
Senator .ChaUncey II. Depew sat in an
other part of the dining room. but it IS /
my impression that ne came over and 1
heard part of the talk"