The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 8, 1898, Page 1

The Call { to be taken from the Library.++++ { VOLUME LXXXIIL—NO. 159. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1898—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ‘DEWEY'S GLORIOUS VICTORY. Steaming Past the Batteries at the Entrance to Manila, His War Cry, “Remember the Maine,” the Brave Commodore Destroyed the Spanish Fleel in the East and Holds the City Now at His Mercy—Story Told by a Herald-Call Staff Corre- THE AM A # ZZZ - ER Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. NEW YORK, MAY 7. THE HERALD RESERVES ALL RIGHTS TO THIS DIS- PATCH AND FORBIDS ITS PUBLICA- TION, WITH OR WITHOUT CREDIT, FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. ANILA, Philip- . pine Islands, May 1 Hongkong,May 7). — Not one Spanish flag flies in Manila Bay . to - day. Not one Span- ish warship floats, except as our prize. than 200 Spanish dead and from wounded attest the accuracy of the American fire. Commodore Dewey at- tacked the Spanish position at Cavite this morning. He More via jmost brilliant successes [ §oo to 700‘ swept five times along the ‘:Iine and scored one of the in | modern warfare. | That our loss is trifling adds {to the pleasure of the vic- tory without detracting from its value. : The number of hits ou vessels received proved how brave and stubborn was the | defense ‘made by the Span- ish forces. Miraculous as it may ap- pear, none of our men were killed, and only eight were wounded. Those who were wounded suffered only slight injury. Commodore Dewey arrived ICAN FLEET ROUNDING spondent on the Spot. T - THE OFFICIAL REPORT. . ‘At Least One Hundred and Fifty Spaniards Killed and Two Hundred and Fifty-Six Wounded, While Americans Lost Neither Man Nor Ship. WASHINGTON, May 7.—Commodore Dewey’s official report to Secretary Long consisted of two dispatches—one from Manila and the other from Cavite—as follows : “MANILA, May 1.—The squadron arrived at Manila at daybreak this morning. Immediately engaged the enemy and destroyed the following Spanish vessels: Reina Cristina, Castilla, Ulloa, Isle de Cuba, General Lozo, the Duero, Correo, Velasco, Mindanao, one transport and the water battery at Cavite. The squadron Is uninjured, and only a few men were slightly wounded. The only means of telegraphing is to the American Consul at Hongkong. I shall com- municate with him. DEWEY.” “CAVITE. May 4.—I have taken possession of the naval station at Cavite, on the Philippine Islands. Have destroyed the fortifications at the bay entrance. Paroled the garrisons. I con- trol the bay completely and can take the city at any time. The squadron is in excellent health and spirits. The Spanish loss Is not fully known, but is very heavy. At least 150 were killed. Including the captain of the Relna Cristina. I am assisting in protecting the Spanish sick and wounded. Two hundred and fifty-six wounded are in hospitals within our lines. There is much excitement at Manila. I will protect the foreign residents. DEWEY.” off Manila Bay last night and|the squadron steamed into|order of the squadron, which decided to enter the bay at|Boca Grande, with the crews|was kept during the whole once. With all its lights out|at the guns.. This was the|time of the first battle : The flagship Olympia. The Baltimore. The Raleigh. The Petrel. The Concord. The Boston. It was just 8 o’clock, a bright moonlight night, butthe flagship passed Corregidor Island without a sign being given that the Spaniards were aware of its approach. Not until the flagship was a mile beyond Corregidor was a gun fired. Then one heavy shot went screaming over the Raleigh and Olympia, fol- lowed by a second, which fell farther astern. The Raleigh, Concord and Boston replied; the Concord’s shells ex- ploding, apparently, ex- actly inside the shore battery, which fired no {more.. CAVITE POINT. Our squadron slowed down to barely steerage way and the men were allowed to sleep alongside their guns. Commodore Dewey had timed our arrival so that we were within five miles of the city of Manila at daybreak. We then sighted the Spanish squadron, Rear-Admiral Mon- tejo commanding, off Cavite (pronounced Kaveetay, with accent on “vee”). Here the Spaniards had a well prepared navy-yard, called Cavite ar- senal. Admiral Montejo’s flag was flying on the 3500-ton pro= tected cruiser Reina Cris- tina. The protected cruiser Castilla, of 3200 tons, was mocred ahead, and astern to the port and to seaward were the cruisers Don Juan de Austria, Don Antonio de Ulloa, Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon, Quiros, Marquis del Onero