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Coghlan was suspended for time and
while so suspended he was passed on
the list by IL juniors.
Coghlan had been disciplined as a
lieutenant commander In 1876. For his
chance TO retrieve that slip he waited Y
years. II came in the assignment
which made him one Of Dewey's cap
tains at Manila bay. In 1897 Coghlan
was given another tour Of sea duty In
charge OF the cruiser Raleigh, attached
TO the Asiatlc station. This ship he
commanded during the naval campaign
and brought home after the close OF
the Spanish war. The Raleigh II was
that had the honor Of firing the first
shotted American gun In the east, and
throughout the action Capt Coghlan
fought his ship IN a fashion which
yielded nothing In gallantry or effec-
tiyeness to the service Of any other
commander In the squadron.
The Raleigh was third in Commodore
Dewey's line as II stole into Manila
bay with the Olympia and the Balti-
more in the van. Ten minutes after
midnight, May ], 1898, Capt. Coghlan's
ship was abreast OF El Fraile rock with
its three-gun battery Of 47-inch Hon
toria rifles. Three minutes later the
Spanish opened fire. the projectlle pass
ing over and between the Raleigh and
the Petrol. A second Spanish shot, and
then, at 1915 a. m, at range OF 500
yards, the Raleigh opened the ball. II
was only the exchange OF half-dozen
shots, but these were the first OF the
war. At daybreak Dewey engaged the
Spanish fleet. the Raleigh still third
In the circling line OF American ships
RQlafnhic gf ran at
from 5000 TO l.400 yards. At the Sec
ond attack, after breakfast" the Ra-
leigh engaged and sunk the Ulloa, and
later several small vessels which
came out to attack the reserve. No
casualties were sustained on board.
Next day the Raleigh and the Balti-
more reduced the batteries at the en-
trance OF the bay and on May the
Raleigh and the Concord completed this
task. Thereafter the Raleigh shared in
the necessary drudgery that fell to
the lot OF the navy before Manila, with
effectiveness but with no remarkable
Incident except that her captain COM
manded the expedition which captured
lsla Grande, sublg Bay Luzon, July
Z. 1898.
on Dec. 70, 1898, the ship was order
ed home, the first vessel TO be de-
tached from Admiral Dewey's SQUAD
ron. She sailed Dec. 10 amid the
cheers OF the crews Of her sister ships.
At Singapore, Bombay, Alden, Port
Said and Alexandria she was heartily
received and cordially speeded on her
homeward way. At Singapore she met
Spanish transport, also homeward
bound from Manila, and the most cor
dial relations existed between the late
ly hostile officers and crews. After
another round OF festivities at Malta
and Algiers. Gibraltar was reached on
this port the Spanish fleet under Ad-
miral Camara was met and salutes
were erchanBed.Ponta Delago and Hor-
Ia In the Azores were touched at, and
Bermuda great reception was tender
ed Capt. Coghlan and his men BY their
British sailor brethren. April Is. 1899.
Capt Coghan brought HIS ship into
New York harboT, where she was wei.
coined with patriotic fervor.
II was In his hour OF triumphant
homecoming that Capt. Coghlan again
forgot the naval pr0prieties. In
speech al the Union League club din
rer 10 his officers, Elihu Root presld-
ilg, April q, be no, only spoke his mind
freely about German meddling at Ma
Mia, but recited the famous "Hoch der
Kaiser doggerei which will always be
associated with his name.
This rhymed satire on the German
emperor Is Of doubtful authorship. II
las been claimed for several different
men. but is generally attributed to
Capt. Jack" Myers. ". s. NJ. c.. who
was at Manila during the period OF
German nagglng, and who later served
20 CALAMITY In the besieged Pskin lega-'