SUPPLEMENT TO omerset Herat The VOL. XLVI. NO. 47- SOMERSET, PA., MAY u, 1898. WHOLE NO. 2440. HOW DEWEY DID IT. First Authentic Report of the Battle of Manila Harbor. -jTri'wn the X. Y. Herald- reporter on the tiiVshipOlympia. M imli, Fhiliitixe Islands, May 1, Via Hons Koe, May 7. ne Spanish flag flies in Manila bay to-lay. Not one Spanish warship floats exoept as our prize. More tbau two hundred Spanish dead ted five hundred to seven hundred wounded, attest to the accuracy of the American fire. Commodore Dewey attacked the 8pan ih prition at Cavite this morning. He swept five times along the line, and scor ed oue of the most brilliant suxwes in modern warfare. That our loss it trifling adds to the pleasure of victory without detracting from its virtue. The number of hits our vessels received proved how brave and rtubborn was the defease made by the Spanish lorces. Miraculous as it may appear, none of o-.ir men were killed, and only eight were wounded. Those who were wound ed suffered only slight injuries. Commodore Dewey arrived off Manila hay last tight and decided to enter the lav at once. With a'.l iU lights out the squadron gleamed into Boca Grande with crews at the guns. This was the order of the squadron, which was kept during the whole time of the first battle. The flag ship the Olympia, the Baltimore, the Raleigh, the Petrel, 'the Coccord, the B'isloQ. It was just 8 o'clock, a bright moonlight night. But the flagship passed Corregid nr Uland without a sign being given that the Spainards were aware of its ap proach. Not until the flagship was a mile be yond Corregidor Island was a gun fired, then, one heavy shot weut screaming over the Raleigh and the Olympia follow ed by a second which fell further astern. The Raleigh, the Concord, and the Bos tfu replied, the Concord's shells explod ing apparently exactly inside the shore lattery, which fired no more. Our squadron wlowed down to barely steerage way and the men were allowed to sleep alongside their guns. Commodore Dew ey bad timed our arrival so that we were within five miles of the city of Manila at daybreak. THE SPANISH KQCADRO SIGHTED. We then sighted the Spanish squadron, Eear Admiral Montijo, commanding, off Cavite (pronounced Kaveetay, with a -cent on the "vee"). Here the Span iards had a well equipped navy yard call e-1 Cavite arsenal. Admiral MontijoV flag was 3,5f-ton protected cruiser Reina Christina, the protected cruiser casiuia, f 3 2U0 tens, was moored ahead, and as tern to the port battery and to seaward were the cruisers Don Juan de Austria, Ion Antouio de Ulloa, Isle de Cuba, Isle de Luzon, Quires, Marquis Delonero and Geueral Lezon. These ships and the flagship remained under way during most of the action. With the American Aug flying at all their mast heads, our ships moved to the attack in line ahead ith a speed of eight knots, first passing in front of Manila, where the action was lgun by three batteries mounting guns powerful enough to seud a shell over us at a distance of five miles. The Concord's guns boomed out a reply to these batteries with two shots. No more were fired, be cause Commodore Dewey could not en gage with these batteries without sending death and destruction into the crowded city. At we neared Cavite two very powerful submarine mines were explod ed ahead of the flagship. This was six minutes past 5 o'clock. HEW ET DIP NOT r KAR SUBMARINE MINES. The Spaniards evidently bad misjudged ouf position. Immense volumes of water were thrown high in the air by these de stroyers, but no harm was done to our ships. Commodore Dewey had fought with Farragut at New Orleans and Mo bile bay, where he had his first expe rience with torpedoes. Not knowing how many more iniues there might be ahead, he still kept on without faltering No other mines exploded, however, and it is believed that the Spaniards had only these two in place. Protected by their shore batteries and made safe from close attack by shallow water, the Spaniards were in a strong position. HOT SHOT FROM THE DONS. They put up a gallant fight. The Spanish ships were sailing back and forth behind the Castiila, and their fire was too hot. One shot struck the Baltmore and went clean through her, fortunately hitting no one. Another ripped up her main deck, disabled a six-iucb, gun and exploded a box of three-pounder ammu nition, wounding eight men. The Olym pia was struck abreast the guu in the wardroom by a shell, which burst out side, doing little damage. The signal halyards were cut from Lieuteuant Bru m bay's hand on the after-bridge. A shell entered the Boston's port quarter ai,d burst in Ensign Dodridge's state room, starting a hot tire, and tire was also caused by a shell which burst in the port hammock netting. Both these fires were quickly put out. Another shell passed through the Bos ton's foremast. Just in front of Captain Wildes on the bridge. After having I made four runs aloog the Spanish line, j finding the chart iucorrect. Lieutenant Calkins, the Olympia's navigator, told tbe commodore be believed he could take the ship nearer tbe enemy, with lead going to watch tbe depth of water. The flagship started over tbe course for the fifth time running within two thousand yards of the Spanish vessels. At this range even six-pounders were effective, and tbe storm of shells poured upon the unfortunate Spanish began to show mark- j e-i results. Three of the enemy's vessels were seen burning, and their fire slack ened. On finishing this run Commodore E'ewey decided to give the men break fust, as they had been at the guns two hours with only one cup of coffee to sus tain them. "Action ceased temporarily for nearly thirty-five minutes at seven o'clock, the other ships passing the flag ship and cheering lustily. Our ships re mained beyond range of the enemy's guns until ten minutes of 11 o'clock, when the signal for close action again went up. Tbe Baltimore bad the place of honor in the lead, with tbe flagship fallowing and the other ships as before. The Baltimore began firing at the Span ish ships and batteries at sixteen min utes past eleven o'clock, making a series of hits as if at target practice. The Spaniards replied very slowly and the commodore signalled the Raleigh, the Iloslon, the Concord and the Petrel to eo into tbe harbor and destroy all tbe ene my's ships. By her light draft the little Petrel was enabled to move within one thousand yards. Here firing swiftly, but accurately, she commanded everything still flying the Spanish flag. Only a few minutes later the shore battery in Cavite point sent over the flag ship a shot that nearly hit the battery in Manila, but soon the guns got a better range and the shells began to strike near us or burst aboard from both the batter ies and the Spanish vessels. The heat was intense and REMEMBER THE MAINE. men stripped off clothing except their trousers. As the Olympia came nearer all was as silent on board as if tbe ship had been empty except for the whir of blowers and the throb of engines. Sud denly shell burst directly over as. "Remember the Maine." arose from the throats of five hundred men at the guns. This watchword was caught up in tur rets and fire rooitm where every seaman or fireman stood at his post. "Remem ber the Maine" bad rung out for defiance and revenge. IU utterance seemed un premeditated, but was evidently in every man's mind, and now that the moment had come to make adequate reply to the murder of the Maine's crew, every man shouted what was in bis heart. The Olympia was now ready to begin the fight. Commodore Dewey, his chief staff commander, Lamberton, aud aide and myself, with Executive oflioer Lien tenant Reese, and Navigator Lieutenant Col kins, who coned the ship admirably, were on the forward bridge. Captain Grideley was on tbe conning tower, as if was thought unsafe to risk losing all the senior ollicers by one hell. "You may fire when ready, Gridley," said the Com modore at forty minutes past five o'clock. At a distance of 5,500 yards the starboard 8-inch gun iu the forward turret roared forth a compliment to tbe Spanish forts. Presently similar guns from the Balti more and the Boston seiil 2-Wpnuud shells hu rling toward the Castii la and Tbe Reina Christina for a-curary. The Spaniards seemed encouraged to fire faster, know ing exactly our distance, while we had to guess theirs. SHOT FLKW THICK AND FAST. Their ship and shore guns were making things hot for us. The piercing wraam shot was heard often by the bursting of time fuse shells, fragments of which would lah the water like sbraptit-1 or cut , our hull and ringing. j One large shell that was comingMraight j at the Olympia's forward bridge fortu nately fell within less than a inn. the. ; feet away. One fragment cut tbe ringing j exactly over the heads of Lanilerion, P,iw and myself. Another struck th ; bridge gratinga in line wilh it. A third passed just under Commodore Dewey and gouged a hole in the deck. I Incidents like these were plenii'nl. Our uittn actually .afd at being esp"d without returning fire from all our guns, but all laughed at danger and chatted pleasantly. A few nervous 'ellow f-ou'd not help diMlging me;liMiiilly when shells would burst straight over them, or close aboard, or would strike tbe water aud pass overhead with that eiilir, spluttering roar made ly a tumbling rille projectile. Still the flagship stood in the centre of the Spanish line, and, a the other ships were astern, the Olympia re ceived mostof the Spaniards' fire. Owing to her deep draught Commodore Dewey feit constrained to change bis course at a distance of 4,(XO yards aud run parallel to tbe Spanish column. "Open with all guns," be said, and tbe ship brought her port broadside bearing. The roar of ail tbe ship'fc o-iuch rapid guns was followed by a deep diapason of her turret 8-incliers. Soon our other vessels were equally bard at work, and we could see that our shells were making Cavite harbor hotter for tbe Spaniards tban they bad made the approach for us. Other ships were also doing their whole duty, and soon not one red and yellow ensign remained aloft, except on a bat tery up the coast. The Spauish flagship and the Castilla had long tieen burning fiercely and the last vessel to be aliandon ed was the Don Antonio de Alloa, which lurched over and sank. THE SPANISH FLA HAULED DOWN. Then tbe Spanish flag on tbe arsenal staff was hauled down, and at half past twelve o'clock a white flag was hoisted there. Signal was made to the Petrel to destroy all vessels in the inner harbor, aDd Lieutenant Hughes, with an armed boat crew, set fire to tbe Don Juan de Aus tria, Marquis Duero, the Isle deCuba and the Correo. Tbe large transport Manila and tbe many tug boats fell into our bands. "Capture or destory Spanish Squad ron," were Dewey's orders. Never were instructions more effectually carried out. Within seven hours after arriving on tbe scene of action nothing remained to be done. When you cm afiho Same flELAT PRJttS fftOtt HOXsO TO S 75.00 ? 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