The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-09
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American Warships Where Dewey
Defeated the Spanish Fleet.
FILIpINos SHOW GREAT
Shore Leave TO BE Granted Officers,
But Nothing to BE Taken Aboard
From Shore Owing to Epidemic
OF Cholera.

Manila. P. 1.-The Atlantic battle
ship fleet, escorted by excursion
steamers and launches crowded with
cheering thousands. steamed slowly
into Manila Bay. and. sailing males
tically across the battlefield where
Dewey and his men fought their his.
toric fight with The Spanish feet ten
years ago. dropped anchor of the
city
The feet cleared the south channel
shortly after noon and steamed up
the centre OF the bay. The ships pre-
scented a magnificent appearance as
they moved slowly along, and the
sight of the long line evoked the
enthusiasm and admiration OF thou
sands that crowded every point OF
vantage. AS the Connecticut led the
line past Corrcgidor the garrison
there fred the admirals salute. The
passage OF the channel was made in
single column. but as soon as the
last ship in the long line was safely
through signals were ho.s:ed for the
double column formation. and in this
manner the ships steamed up the bay
two abreast.
The anchorage was reached at 8
o'clock, and all along the shore line
the crowds continued to increase,
even after the last vessel had come
to rest AS the ships anchored. Gen.
eral Weston. Military Commander in
this city, sent a wireless message con.
veyinS the greetings Of himself. his
officers and the men OF the army tc
Admiral Sperry and his men. Ad.
miral Sperry replied, thankins him
for his kind welcome.
Gorernor-General Smith witnessed
the arrival of the feet from his
launch, where he entertained a large
party OF officials.
Shore leave was granted the Off.
GERS. providing they return TO ship by
10 p. N. A special permit must be
obtained to allow remaining over
night, and careful instructions were
issued governing their conduct while
ashore in order to guard against the
remotest danger Of bringing the chol-
era contagion aboard the vessels OF
the feet.
In discussing the long cruise from
San Francisco with the correspon.
dents who boarded the Connecticut.
Rear-Admiral Sperry declares tina:
since the warships had been thrown
upon their own resources, without
the convenience and support of
navy yard, the efficiency of the ships
had been greatly increased. This, he
said, was particularly true of the en-.
cheering department, but the sym.
metrical Developments OF the entire
feet had steadily increased with the
repetition of drills and VITA the ad.
ditional experience of handling the
ships under conditions of all kinds.
The Admiral, reviewing that por
ticn OF the cruise since leaving San
Francisco. expressed himself as we'll
satisfied with The general results at.
tanned from the standpoints of disci.
pline, seamanship and adaptatility &c
circumstances.
Thousands of people at night
thronged the Luneta. or public
square, which was brilliantly illumi.
mated.
Gibraltar-Sir Frederick Fores-
tier-Walker, Governor of Gibraltar,
entertained Ut luncheon Captain
Veeder and Captain Capperton, COM
manders respectively of the United
States battlesbips Alabama and
Maine, and the principal officers of
their ships. There were numerous
other entertainments and exchanges
of visits between American and Brit
ish officers and officials.
The visitors expressed pleasure at
the splendid reception rendered them.
They report the voyage here from