^6ob"6obobbboo6"6ob6"6ob6"©ooooob©f I The Battle of Manila. | • 3° - q\ § one of the Greatest Naval Battles of gj 1° Modern Times. gi 4^ I < O U U u It was 4:25 p. m. Saturday. April 20. when the American fleet passed Sublg bay. which is on the China sea. and around Marlveles peninsula from Ma nila and Manila bay. and steered di rectly for the entrance to the mouth of the latter. Ah It drew near the entrance the fleet slackened speed, for it was then near sundown. All the ships were dark, the decks cleared for action and the sharpest outlook kept In all direc tions. The entrance to the harbor was thought by the Spaniards to be well defended and It would be so considered against anything but a flee* such as came there from Hongkong. On the left-hand side entering there are two batteries, one on Point Marlveles and a smaller one further up the bay. Or* the right hand side there are also two batteries, one at Limbones point and another at ftestingo. These last are on the Cavite side of the bay. In the middle of the entrance are three is lands. the largest of which is Carre ciuldeo, which was to have been forti fied. but the Spaniards did not have land urmament to spare. It was un derstood that the entrance to th» bay, as well as the bay Itself, was loaded with electric mines and torpedoes, but If this waa the case, they did not >x plode, for the American fleet sailed over sad through them unharmed. As the fleet approached the entrance in the dark the progress became slower, and one officer of the Olympia suggested to Commodore Dewey the danger of be Ing blown up. To this Dewey Is said to have replied grimly: “It's a case of Mobile Pay now," which was interpret ed to mean. In Farragut's words: ‘•D_—.n the torpedoes! flo ahead." AH this time the vessels proceeded almost noiselessly on their way. When the fleet had rejoined, inside of the bay. Commodore Dewey reformed his line in the following order: rS n I if Z 3 < <5 a g ^ ■L .. ., s. ^ . s el £ ■ • 3 The 1 re-formation of the fleet took Home little time, but so soon as this was accomplished the flotilla proceed, od with full steam on as though it were sailing In broad daylight In American waters. It was still dark at this time, but presently the dawn began to break, and the sun arose In all its oriental splepdor. The weather wag calm and sultry and over the waters of Manila )>ay a 'hick has*, so common to early morning In those parts, hung like a curtain, through which the rays of the coming day'penetrated with dull hut beautiful hues. Gradually, however, this lifted, andjthe dim outlines of the hills In the neighborhood of Cavite were discern ible^ Nothing whatever could be seen of tie Spanish fleet, but the Americans knew they were but a few minute away from the greatest naval battle ol modern times. The nerves of the oflt eersi and men on Dewey's fleet wen keyed up to the strongest tension. Ev ery officer was at his post and ever! gunner behind his weapon, which h< had watched for hours. The word hai gone around, not by word of mouth hut by some subtle psychology: "Remember the Maine! Remembe the Maine." and into drawn faces then came that look which one sees onl: when man. stirred by strong and prim ltlve emotions, determines to meet an* fight his enemy to the death. The breeie freshened up from ol Cavite and at 4:30 the enemy was I sight, ships as well as laud Uatteriei As near as could be determined at thH time eight Spanish ships were lu fu view, but their identity was not *■ , ^ .^ . w ww: t wvfVTV'r' course known to the Yankee fleet. It was goon apparent, however, that two more Spanish cruisers were close at hand and there was other whipping, not clearly distinguished, near by. It was plain that the Spanish ad miral was taken entirely by surprise. His fleet waa ready, hut he did not ex pect the Americans to enter the bay. Admiral Montejo had fully expected the American fleet to remain In the vicinity of Subig bay and that he would have to go out to the open water to meet It. He thought Commodore Dew ey would try to force an entrance past the batteries of Subig bay and make a landing there and the governor general had a force of 8.500 men there to pre vent a Junction between the insurgents and the Americans. That the latter would huve the temerity to enter the mine-sowed bay and give him battle in front of Manila never entered his head. With the rapidity for which he Is noted Admiral Montejo formed hto line. It I:; not known yet what his exact for mation was. It Is a mistake, however, to say that the Castilla wag part of the formation. That cruiser ran aground • Friday morning and could not be dis lodged. She was therefore Improvised I as part of the land batteries, although a good portion of her armament, com prising the movable guns, waa remov ed to shore Saturday. Later she waa riddled with American shells, some of which set her on fire, and who burned nearly to the water's edge. The American floet forced the fight ing from the first. Captain Wildes of the Boston waa ordered to run out ahead and his ship had the honor of firing the first shot. The effect was not noticed, for the battle began almost immediately afterward on both Bides, the fire of the Spanish fleet being aug mented by that of the Cavite batteries. I Under orders the American boats de ployed to the right end left until or- ] dered back for the formation and ad vanre which finally destroyed the Spanish fleet. Admiral M ntejo direct ed the movement of his fleet from the deck of the Reina Marla rhristina dur ing the early part of the fight, and Commodore Dewey never left the Olympia until it was all over. The Boston and Baltimore were In advance of the American line and the roar of their guns was Incessant. But presently the commodore’s flagship came up as though envious of the part the others were playing. Her main battery of eight-inch guns was soon thundering away, while the cannon of the Concord and Raleigh were making it Interesting for the remainder of the Spanish boats. The Petrel was not Idle, nor was the McCulloch, which dodged in and out among the fleet, doing its work of dispatch boat. The noise of the bombardment was deafen ing on both sides, and the firing, con sidering the dense smoke which aoou arose and obscured the fleets from each other, was well nigh continuous, al though every shot was Intended to conn'. The noise was plainly heard at Manila, each shot being easily noted, although, of course, the result was not. known. Suddenly a Spanish ship, which proved afterward to be the Don Juau do Austria, ran down the Spanish line i under a mistaken signal from the ad l rnlral. it was struck at least three , times by the American shells, one of Which was plainly seen to hit one of its guns, disabling It. It fired as it went, • but a shot from an eight-pounder on r the Olympia struck the Spanish boat near the waterline. Watchers saw the 1 Don Juan quiver as a horse does when shot in battle. Then In a sudden ces 1 sat ion of firing on both sides, which i secm“d almost for the purpose ol watching what followed, the Spunlsh t cruiser exploded with a noise which 1 made all the cannonading that hat i , gone before sound like the popping o so many corks. The tearing of steel, the splitting of timbers, even the shrieks of the wounded could bn plain ly heard following this awful noise. Dead bodies of men were seen flying through the air, while the survivors were noticed jumping from the decks. The Don Juan careened over to port, righted again and dipped once more and began to alnk rapidly. Hardly a second's time elapsed between the striking of the fatal shot and the ex plosion, but It seemed to the watchers that It was five minutes. The shot undoubtedly penetrated and exploded the Don Juan’s maga zines. The Americans had an oppor tunity to see this, for at that moment the dense clouds of smoke had settled In the direction of the Spanish line, while the American ships were com paratively free. The vice consul’s re port says: "The notoriously bad marksmanship of the Spaniards was apparent from the start. The fleet was manage’d with daring and sklH, but al though numerically stronger than Its enemy, it was no match for It In gun nery. The latter was splendid, and much regret Is expressed that our naval representatives were not given a better opportunity to take note of an engage ment which must mark an epoch In naval warfare.” As a matter of fact, the Raleigh, Boston and Baltimore were reported to have been struck by Spanish shells and several men killed and wounded, hut the victims, having been landed at a distant point upon the shore, the names could not be as certained at the time the Spanish au thorities cut the cable or at least stop ped Its use at Manila. When the Don Juan blew up a cheer arose from each of the American flee* and again the cry went up, “Remem ber the Maine. The Maine Is avenged.” From his post Commodore Dewey gave out his orders and these commands were to keep maneuvering. It was this order which rendered the shots from the Spanish gunners so Ineffective. SPAIN'S ASIATIC SQUADRON. ANNIHILATED HY AMERICAN FLEET, UNDER CAPT. DEWEY IN MANILLA HARBOR. SUNDAY, MAY 1. They and their commanding officers ! seemed unable to locate any of the 1 American ships in time to deliver the j broai.^ides where they intended. No ; sooner would a gun he sighted than j the whole American squadron would have seemed to change position, and the .Spanish shots simply churned the water in the bay, Those shells which did take effect did so almost without exception merely by chance, and it Is quite likely that some of thpm came from the fand batteries. When the Spaniards heard the explosion of the Don Juan they gave shouts of Joy, thinking It was one of the American fleet, but when the dull yellow smoke lifted and they saw their cruiser a total wreck and the bay In its vicinity full of dead and wounded Spanish officers they shrieked with agony and Montejo | Is said to have lost his head and to ! have run up and down the deck al ternately cursing the Yankees and the Dou Juan's captain for his reckless naa*. The explosion unnerved the whole mm » n%v.u n.« M AMI ATI* Mjl Al*H MOHMMI MW X THE CRUISBK OLYMIMA. ('APT. DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP. Spanish fleet, and it may be aaid to have determined the whole battle, for It proved the turning point. Montejo had no time for vain regrets for bis own flagship was soon struck twice by •hells. The attack of the American fleet was recommenced almost Imme diately after the explosion, and some of the hardest knocks were directed at the Ilelna Marla Christina. Her cap tain. Cardoso, ami eight gunners were kilted by a shell, snd almost In the •ante instant a full broadside from two American ships struck the Spanish boat, killing two officers and a largo number of men. Just then the Marla r'hrlstlna was discovered to be on lire and sinking. The crew broke from all discipline and rushed to the sides. Jumping over, officers and man, pre ferring to trust to their powers as •wimmers. rather than suffer the fa»e of their companions of the Don Juan. Several other shots struck her. but the Americans, seeing that it would be it waste of powder, turned their attention to the other boats. The Marla Christina began to sink rapidly and Admiral Montejo and a few officer* had barely time to untangle a boat and pull off In It before hl» flag dlllp. the flneat Spanish boat In Asiatic waters, sank in the bay. He tried to reach the Relna Mercedes, but she was In so hot a corner that he had to go on board thp nearest boat, which proved to be the Isla n»e>ted vfw t-e * eel tb* mm Ahtunha d* »»“• »•** « disabled that they retired slowly and look no further part in the fight. Again the guns at Cavite roared out a steady bans ehorus to the water tight, and the gunners appeared to have se cured better range upon the American fleet, for Itewey ordered a general change of hose and the flghtlug was forced In the direction of Manila. Mon tejo had by this time recovered bln presence of mind and reassembled his shattered line, presenting a hold but battered front to the enemy. Me en deavored to put heart Into hi* men, but the light had been taken out of the Spaniards and they seemed to feel that there was not the slightest chance of their winning. Montejo's officers and most of his men behaved splendidly for the first hour and stood by their gun* with desperate bravery, but it was clear to the foreign warships In Manila har bor that they were outclassed as gun ners ss their commanders were as sea men. The last half hour of fighting had no heart In it so far as the Span iards were concerned, and the latzon, Velasco and Cub* were the only ships which really made any show of stand ing up to the Americans. At It o’clock the work of the American fleet was shown to be more effective than was at first supposed, for In the bay toward Manila three other sunken Spanish ships were seen. The names could not he ascertained. The Spanish govern ment officials claimed that these ves sels were sunk by Admiral Montejo to keep them from falling Into the ene my’s hands, but the Americans deny this and say that they were sunk by shots from Dewey’s fleet. The Cebu, a Spanish transport loaded with eoal and ammunition, was set on Are by Ameri can shells and sank off Cavite. The Cavite batteries continued the Aght for some time after the Are of the Spanish ships slackened, hut they, too. became silent about 9:30. A 3panlsh lieuten ant, who was badly wounded on the Relna Mercedes and was landed near Cavite with a load of other victims, many of them dead or dying, said: "The greatest naval battle of the world occurred today. We were defeated, but no wonder when one considers the heavy armament of the Yankee ships. The Spanish navy was Ignorant of the power of the Aeet against which it was pitted. Our boats, many as they were, were no match for the enemy, but the honor of Spain Is Intact.” When Commodore Dewey found he had his adversary at such a disad vantage he detached the Baltimore, Concord and Boston to a nolnt nearly opposite Cavite point with orders to shell the batteries there. Knowing the danger of risking his boats even at this advanced stage of victory too near the stationary guns of the land battery, he Instructed them to use the greatest caution In the undertaking, for they had not only to face the Cavite guns, but those of Mount Manila, Par anque and I.as Pinas, on the inland shore of Bakor bay, which overlooked that body of water as well as the Ca vite peninsula, and commanded a wide sweep of Manila bay itself. He did not know the strength of those batter ies, but he had the seaman’s caution of risking a tight with a land fortification, •He had at the same time to beware of the still stronger fortifications farther up the shore, the particular defenses of Manila. The Baltimore and Concord stood down the bay for a mile or two nnd began a heavy cannonading upon the Cavite baiterles, lasting twenty seven minutes. Their work was effective from the start and the Spanish reply was short and Ineffective. The cruisers ran In quite done to the shore and the work of their gunners dismounted several Spanish cannon and killed a large num ber of men. The position of the Amer ican ships prevented the forts on the ! hills behind Bakor bay from keeping * up anything but a desultory flr«k and 1 even sonic of this was so badly man aged that It dropped Into the Cavite battery. From the very first shot nl the battle Mautla was in a panic The slimm of people who began u i leave last week turned Into a river and | that river Into a Hood, and when tht foreign tit, e here laat heard all wai confusion in the city and Ita suburbs I Also thera was word that the laaur gents had moved up to within Ofteet miles af the western gates. •IW sad .. 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