The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-04

their available ammunition showed
that by equalizing the various size:
among the several ships of his com
mand, he could continue the battle
for nearly an hour longer. before
starting for home. During this con
ference the men got their breakfasts.
cooled OF their cannon, swabbed and
cleaned them, and got ready to obey
further orders.
Everybody on board the American
fleet was anxious to continue the
/ fight, ever If they ran out of ammu-
! milton and had to make a bold dash
for the Spanish fleet and lash their
own vessels to the latter. climb over
onto them and have a hand-to-hand
fight.
After re-apportioning his ammuni-
ton, Dewey ordered a renewal of the
attack. It had scarcely begun when
the beautiful Spanish flagship, the
Reina Christina, was see to be on
fire. She was hastily scuttled on the
beach near Cavite where she was de-
serted amid, great disorder by that
portion OF her crew who were still
living and who were not SO badly
wounded as to be helpless. The dead
and the dying were left to their fate.
Magazines in other Spanish vessels
blew up. In a short time most of
them were on fire. In rapid success
sion they were beached, and then de-
serted by those who were able to
leave.
At this juncture Dewey ordered
the Concord to 80 inside the Spanish
line and destroy a large Spanish
ship that lay on to herself in shallow
water. The Concord literally disem-
boweled her. The Petral was also
ordered to go through the. Spanish
line and to run in back Of the docks
at -Cavite and sink or capture every
vessel she met. In a few minutes
she returned with six small vessels
in tow as prizes, and with the signal,
8"Have destroyed eight vessels" fly
ing from her masthead.
Manila Bay! Manila Bay!
How proud the song on our lips
today:
AZ grand old song OF the true ana
strong.
And the Will that had, Its way"
Although the American ships were
repeatedly by the enemy's
shots, no effective damage was done.
Dewey had not lost a man except his
chief engineer, Randall, who died OF
heat prostration Just before the bat
tie began: and only v Of his men
slightly wounded. On the 9TH
hand. he had shot away sixty
three tons OF ammunition; had, sunk
every large vessel of which the Span
ish fleet was composed, and had cap
tureds all the small tugs and launches
In the harbor; had killed over 300
Spanish marines; had destroyed
Spanish sovereignty in the Orient and
excited the jealousy Of all Europe;
had handed over to the American
people for protection, for education,
and for Christian civilization an is
land empire; and had inscribed his
own name upon that immortal slab
Of American naval heroes. with that
Of Jones. Of Lawrence, Of Perry and
Of Farragut. whore, please God! 1t
will be nttingly held in human graft
tude forever!
A little past the noon hour 1t was
all over. Toward night the Ameri-
can fleet divided; the lighter craft
took their stations near Cavite. the
gun-boats stationed them
before Manila. The gunners
at their respective posts Of
duty throughout the long yirgils Of
the night. Everything became sol
quiet: and the blazing sun. az
Its face Redeemed into nightly slum-
Der behind the watery horizon Of the
Pacific. bade farewell to q finished
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