Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-04

HEARST S MAGAZINE Tor
JANUARY. Hall Caine con-
times his now famous novel THE
Woman Thou Gavest Me, Win
.ton Churchill his serial, THE
Inside of the Cup" G. K. Ches--
tarton writes on The Treason of
the lingo" there are More
Standard Oil Stories" Guglielmo
Ferrero writes on America and
Europe Compared" and there are
fascinating short stories and re-
views of art, science, books, the
+beater. finance and politics by
the ablest writer's.
Here follow a few excerpts
from Admiral Deweys story:
WITH the coming of broad day
A light we finally sighted the
Spanish vessels formed in an
..-.gg... crescent in front of Cavite.
TIL. OLYMPIA headed toward them, and
m answer to her signal to close up, the
intervals of distance between our ships
e4-- cut to POO yards. The western
asr.or the Spanish squadron was pro-
tsaf by Cavite peninsula and the
ssrs.v Point battery, while its east
aro flank rested in the shoal water off
Las Pm7s
The spanish line of battle was form
"a by fine Reina Cristina (hag), Cas-
lila Don Juan de Austria, Don An
tonic Be- Uuoa, Isla de Luzon, IsIa de
Cuba and Marques del Duero.
Before me- now was the object for
which had made the months prep
a-atan- and which, indeed, must ever
h. Tho supreme test of a naval officers
career
Confidence was expressed in the very
precision with which the dun war
our5 huus of the squadron followed
III column behind the flagship, keep
ing their intervals eXcellently.
al the guns were pointed constantly
al the enemy, while the men We're at
their stations waiting the word. There
Hs ao break in the monotone of the
a0-n.- save the mechanical voice OF
@e .@dsman. or an occasional low
toned Command by the quartermaste'
.- ,.. Conn.," or the roar of a Spanish
sa The Manila batteries continued
their inaccurate fire, to which we paid
DO attention,
TH misty blaze of the tropical dawn
@ aaHy risen when at SIS at long
mu-. tine Cavite forts and Spanish
squadron opened fire. Our course was
no. uu eading directly toward the en-
my. but a converging one keeping nam
On uH" -t5gbOard bow
O1. speed was eight knots and our
1u.a -iug course and ever-Varytns
position must have confused the Span
sl -uuueus. My assumption that the
Spanish fire would he hasty and mac
uHt. proved correct.
So far as l could see, none or ouI
ships Ras suffering any damage, While
n view uf my limited ammunition sup
.E was my plan not to open fire un-
". we're within effective range ano
then foo fire as rapidly as possible WIN
of oJr guns.
AZ $40. when we were within dis
ano. .r 5000 yards, | turned to Grid
ar. said.
You may fire when ready, GridIey.'
Mnl. remained on the2brldge Grlu-
# took his station in the coming
H and gave the order to the bat
E THE very first gun to speak was
71 o.ght-inch from the forward turrel
If na Olympia and this was the sigma
HE other ships to join the ac-
o0e time a torpedo launch made
attempt TO reach the Olympia, but
M sunk by the guns of the sec
..aE battery and went down bow
Hn. another yellOW-COlored launcE
-- F. Spanish cOlors ran out. mead
W the Olympia, but after being
-n. was beached to prevent
when The flagship neared the five
.'... carve off CaVite, she turned tC
tWarl, bringing her port bat
.o bear on the enemy, fand, fol-
W the squadron passed along
line until north of and only
Hfneu hundred yards distant
'|. Sangley Point batteries Wher
turned and headed back tc
ward. thus giving the squadron
tuuity to use their port anc
l'-ta batteries alternately and tC
with their fire all the Spanish
well as the Cavite and SangleN
0".'ories While l was reguat-
course of the squadron. Lieu
atkins was verifying our posi-
CROSS bearings and by the lead
runs We're thus made from the
H. N and two from the westward
-.n of each run averaging two
.Ho the ships being turned eacI
1000 port helm CalkinS fOunC