Evening star., 1938-05-01

part of the ~ still living who partici-
pated in the epochal battle Of Manila
Bay with Admiral George Dewey on
May /. 1898. For today is the 40th
anniversary of that conflict and there
is not single officer in the active
list of The Navy that took part in it.
On board Admiray Dewey's flagship,
the cruiser Olympia, were Rear Ad-
miral Montgomery M. Taylor. who
lives at the Highlands, and Rear Ad-
miral Frank B. Upham. who now re-
sides at the Shoreham. On the
U. s. S. Raleigh, which also partici-
pated in the struggle, was Admiral
Hugh Rodman, who lives at the West
moreland; Capt. Dudley N Carpenter
Of the Medical Corps, who lives at the
Westchester, and 1t. Comdr. CASTOR
D. tombstone, who resides at lis North
Chelsea lane, Bethesda, Md.
Aboard the U. S. s. Baltimore were
Rear Admiral Hutch !. Cone, who lives
at 2520 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
and Brig. Gen. Dion williams of the
Marine Corps, whose home Is at l746
o street NV.
Others in Engagement.
Also participating in the engage
ment were the u. S. S. Concord and
the U. S. S. Petrol and supporting
vessels. The other officers. still living
and all on the retired list, who took
part in the battle, were: Rear Admiral
Henry v. Butler. former commandant
Of the Washington Navy Yard, now
at the Army and Navy General Hos
pital at Hot Springs. Ark: Rear Ad-
miral Charles P. Kindleberger OF San
Diego, Calf: Capt. John B. Frazier
OF the Chaplain Corps. who now lives
at Keswich, Albemarle County, Va,
and Capt. William P. Scott OF Coro-
nado, Calf, all aboard the Olympia:
Rear Admiral Samuel S. Robson of
Toms River. N. j.; Comdr. John S.
Doddridge of Los Angeles, Calf, and
1t. Comdr. Lay H. Everhart Of Bed
ford, England, who served on the
Boston; Rear Admiral Alexander S.
Halstead Of San Francisco Comdr.
Francis L. Chadwick Of Norfolk, Va;
Comdr. John R. Brady OF Paris, who
were on the Raleigh; Capt. Frank w.
Kellogg Of Waterbury, Conn; Capt.
John M. Ellicott Of Boulder Greek,
Calf; Capt. Edward L. Beach of Palo
Alto, Calf: Capt. Henry B. Price Of
San Francisco. Comdr. Louis j. Con-
nelly OF Blackville, S. c., and 1t. Harry
r. Brayton of Nantucket, Mass, who
were on the Baltimore: Capt. Louis A.
Kaiser Of jamestown, r. l., and Comdr.
Horace w. Jones Of Thompson Ridge
N. Y. who were on the Concord, and
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske and
Rear Admiral George C. Seibels. both
Of New York City.
Now in PhilAdelphia.
The Olympia, which led the outfit
into battle, now is at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard where she has been out of
commission since 1922. Periodically,
there have been suggestions the his
toric vessel be brought to Washington
as part Of naval museum display
here.
only two of her contemporaries
Of the Spanish Campaign remain
the Oregon, now at Portland, Oreg.,
which has been preserved as a naval
relic, and the Rochester, which has
been reduced to hulk at the Naval
Station, Olongapo P. t." the Navy
Department recalled yesterday.
Admiral Dewey, then q commodore,
was at Hong Kong when he received
word that war with Spain had begun
and on April rs, 1898, he shifted his
squadron to Mrs Bay in China. He
was ready to "shove of" for Manila
without delay to contact Spanish
forces As he had been ordered to do.
His squadron arrived of the entrance
to Manila Bay on the afternoon of
April 80.
Story Is Recalled.
Recalling the front-page story Of
four decades ago, the Navy Depart
ment said yesterday:
Shortly after midnight the squad
ron slipped by the fortified island Of
Corregidor, guarding the entrance Of
the bay, passing the forts and mine
defenses and in the morning de-
stroyed the Spanish fleet, under the
guns of the Spanish forts at Cavite.
Eleven ships of Admiral Montojos
fleet were sunk or burned and . num-
Der Of tugs and smaller launches cap
tured. Admiral Montojo's report gave
the Spanish loss Of life, including
those In the Cavite arsenal. As 38l
men killed and wounded. The forces
under Commodore Dewey accom-
plished this electrifying victory with
out the loss Of q single life"
Congress authorized = sword of
honor for Admiral Dewey and voted
him its official thanks and gave to
al officers and enlisted men Of the
participating deet medals q honor.