The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 9, 1898, Page 1

Call { VOLUME LXXXITL.—NO. 160. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1898. TWELVE HUNDRED KILLED OR WOUNDED Graphic Details of the Bravery and Horrors o the Crushing Defeat of the Spaniards in Manila Bay by Dewey’s Fleet. SCENE OF THE IMPENDING NAVAL CON Birdseye View of the West Indian Islands and Waters from Cuba to Martinique, Showing the Approximate Posi- | tions, from the Latest Reports, of the Spanish and American Fleets, Both Heading for San Juan, Porto Rico. SAMPSON’S FLEET OFF NEW YORK, May 8— The Herald reserves all rights to this dispaich, and forbids ifs publication, with or without credit, for twenty-four hours. Copyrighted, 1538, by James Gordon Bennett. MANILA, Philippine Isl- ands, on board the flagship Olympia, May 1 (via Hong- | kong, May 8).—On the day he sailed from Mirs Bay to go in search of the enemy Com- modore Dewey remarked to the officers grouped around him that he proposed to fight the Spaniards on the very first day he could get at them, and this he believed would be the following Sunday. When we arrived off Subig Bay, not very far north of Manila, yesterday afternoon, all the commanding officers of the ships were called to- gether on the flagship and every detail of the plan of at- tack was outlined to them by the Commodore. The complete precision with, which the plan was ex- y. ecuted to-day reflects equal credit upon Dewey and his captains. ‘As | have already stated, Commodore | l FLICT. or the bad aim of the Span- ish gunners saved us a more terrible loss of life. Where every vessel in the American fleet proved itself so efficient I cannot draw |distinctions, but when the |after the destruction of the enemy’s ships and fortifica- |tions and the battle was over, {the Commodore anchored his |fleet off the City of Manila {and sent word to Governor- | General Augusti that the port of Manila was now blockaded. With this notice went a |plainly worded warning that if a single shot was |fired at any ship of the | American fleet from Manila, that city would be laid in | ashes. Commodore Dewey also made a demand for the use |of the cable from Manila to Hongkong. No reply to this demand has yet been re- ceived. Never in the history of battles on sea or land has there been a more complete clearing out of an enemy of equal or superior force achieved with so little harm to the victors. Not one American was killed. Every American ship is ready to-night to fight a similar action to-morrow morning. To-day’s complete victory was the product of forethought, cool, well-bal- anced judgment, . discipline and bravery. THE HAYTIAN COAST NEW YORK, May 8.—The Herald’s Washington correspondent sends the following: Cable advices received from Rear Admiral Sampson announce his arrival off the coast of Haytl yes- terday with a division of his fleet. He will remain at the point where he is now located until the department or one of the scouts informs him of the appearance of the Spanish men-of-war, which sailed from St. Vincent nine days ago. Although press reports have been published announcing that the Spanish fleet has arrived at San Juan and off Martinique, the department has heard nothing from the American liners acting as scouts confirming such reports, and the Consular officers of this.Government in the West Indies are silent. The officers are under instructions to report to the Department of State «ny reliable information of the presence of any Spanish men-of-war. The Naval Board has estimated the Spanish squadron should bs at or near Porto Rico by this time, and it is in the hope of bottling up the fleet in the harbor of San Juan that the men-of-war of the North Atlantic squadron are hovering within a short distance of Porto Rico. Should the Spanish fleet not make its appearance in the West Indies by to-morrow night or Tues- day, the authorities will turn their attention to the battleship Oregon and her consorts, the gunboat Marietta and cruiser Nictheroy, whose safety will then become a matter of anxiety. Believing that these ships can take care of themselves, it is not proposed by the Naval War Board to send them any reinforcements on ac- count of the blockade of the Cuban coast and of the exposure of the gulf ports of the United States that would consequently follow. If the Oregon should engage the enemy in battle it is expected that prompt information will be at once sent to Washington, and then Rear Admiral Sampson’s fleet can safely be sent to destroy it. So far as the protection of northern ports is concerned, the authorities are confident that the junction of the flying squadron and the northern patrol squadron will form a fleet which will defeat the Spanish squadron, should it make its appearance along the coast. Commodore W. S. Schley, commanding the squad- ron, has orders to be prepared to sail at a moment’s notice, but he will only go in the event that the where- abouts of the Spanish fleet is ascertained. Offensive movements against Porto Rico may be expected to commence immediately after the de- struction of the Spanish fleet or upon receipt of information showing that the enemy’s men-of-war are still on the other side of the Atlantic. The more the officials have studied the situation the more convinced they are that Porto Rico is the strategical key to the situation, and there is some talk in naval circles as to the advisability of first occupying Porto Rico and then invading Cuba. It is possible that the two invasions may occur simultaneously, but in any event the authorities have determined to take Porto Rico as soon as they are advised of the whereabouts of the Spanish men-of-war. It is recognized that it would be foolhardy to attempt to transport troops to Porto Rico, about 1000 miles distant from Key West, in the face of a possible attack by the Spanish fleet, and it is this danger that has caused the officials to hesitate about making an offensive movement. With Porto Rico in the possession of this Government, and with a strong fleet stationed there, it will be possible to withdraw many of the men-of-war from Cuban waters after a large army has been trans- ported to Cuba and to leave to the land forces and to the monitors ard auxiliary vessels the work of reducing ‘Havana and of forcing Captain-General Blanco to capitulate. heavy guns mounted on shore, | ships passed each other The position taken by the|gave them an enormous. ad- | close aboard, after the ac- D O O e e R R RO (O 444444444444+ 444444444444+ est cheers heard after those for the commodore were given to the little gun- boat Petrel. During the first hour of the fight in the morning a Span- ish torpedo-boat was seen sneaking along the shore ahead of the Olympia. Sud- denly thistorpedo-boat turned and made a quick and plucky dash at the flagship. ~ The commander of that Spanish craft must have been ignorant of the power of modern guns or utterly indifferent to death. Not until she had been twice hit by shots from the Olympia’s secondary battery did the daring little boat turn back. She reached the beach just in time to save her crew from drowning. Two other Spanish torpedo- boats made more cautious at- tempts to come out into the harbor to attack us, but one was immediately sunk by our fire and the other quickly abandoned the attack. TERRIBLE HAVOC WROUGHT BY THE AMERICAN FLEET Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. MANILA, PHIL®PINE ISL- ANDS, ON BOARD THE FLAG- SHIP OLYMPIA, May 5 (Via Hongkong, May 8).—As Gover- nor-General Augusti failed to com- ply with Commodore Dewey’s demand for the use of the cable to Hongkong after Sunday’s battle, the Commodore was obliged to cut Spaniards, coupled with their | vantage. - Only our.good luck | tion was over, the hearti-|the cable on Monday. 1 leave PRICE F1VE CENTS. D444+ 444444444444 4444444444444+ 4444444444444+ 4444440 PO e R R R R AR RS SRR AR AR Se 3 i COMMODORE DEWEY'S @ |++ +4 ++ ++ + 4+ ++ ++ e ++ X ++ g WORK UP TO DATE. = ++ ++ ++ TR ++ . + II MONDAY, April 25.—Received news of the declaration of war. 4 [T+ Quitted British waters. s {at WEDNESDAY—Sailed for Manila at fastest speed that could be ++ |$+ made with coal supply for ships. Gt ++ SATURDAY NIGHT—Passed the batteries at the entrance of i+ {t+ Manila Bay. 350 | ++ SUNDAY—Sank, burned or captured all the ships of the Span- :: |3+ ish squadron, silenced and destroyed three batteries. +¢ [++ MONDAY—Occupied navy-yard. Blew up six batteries at the 7% 11: entrance to the bay. Cut the cable. Established blockade of 43 '*1 Manila. Drove Spanish forces out of Cavite. e [++ TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY—Swept the lower bay and en- :: i:i trance for torpedoes. Gave crews well-earned rest. Prepared {++ official dispatches. : j: :: The losses of the Spaniards include ten warships, several tor- ++ ++ pedo boats, two transports, navy-yard and nine batteries. : j: 9 Including the losses ashore about 1200 Spaniards were killed > $t or wounded, S [++ The estimated value of the Spanish property destroyed or cap- B0 1! tured is $6,000,000. : e z (++ On the American side the total loss is eight men wounded and +% X [ 1% $5000 damage to ships. + ++ P T g O O O O e s dh s b T b o b S o here for Hongkong to-day on the revenue steamer McCulloch, which is acting as the fleet’s dispatch- boat. Commodore Dewey sends at the same time his official dis- patches to the authorities in Wash- ington. * The documents captured in the arsenal at Cavite show the Span- ish naval council of war had de- cided to make their fight against the American ships in Subig Bay, that place having much stronger ADVERTISEMENTS. 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