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UNITED STATES WAR RECORD. 



opened fire on Spanish ships with forward 8-ineh 

 guns, which were soon followed by the 5-inch bat- 

 tery. A rapid fire was kept up until the close' of 

 the action. The range varied from 5,600 to 2,000 

 yards. A torpedo boat ran out and headed for 

 this ship, but was finally driven back by our sec- 

 ondary battery. She came out a second time and 

 was again repulsed. This time she had to be beached, 

 as several shot had hit her. Batteries from Manila 

 fired occasional shots at the ships during the action, 

 but did no damage. 



"At 6.20 turned to starboard and headed back in 

 front of the Spanish line. The 'Olympia' led the 

 column three tim^s to the westward and twice to 

 the eastward in front of the Spanish ships and shore 

 batteries. On one occasion the Spanish flagship 

 ' Reina Cristina ' was hit by an 8-inch shell from 

 our forward turret and raked fore and aft. At 7.35 

 ceased firing and stood out into Manila Bay. The 

 men went to breakfast. Many of the Spanish ships 

 were seen to be on fire, and when we returned at 

 11.16 to complete the destruction of the Spanish 

 fleet, only one, the ' Don Antonio de Ulloa,' and the 

 shore batteries returned our fire. The former was 

 sunk and the latter were silenced. At 12.40 p. M. 

 stood back to Manila Bay and anchored." 



Capt. Gridley was ordered home by a medical 

 hoard about May 27, left Manila the following day, 

 and died at Kobe, Japan, on June 3. 



Petrel. Gunboat. 10 officers, 112 men. Cost, 

 $247,000. Launched Oct. 13, 1888. First commis- 

 sion, Dec, 10, 1889. Commander E. P. Wood. 

 Served in the Philippines. Took part in naval bat- 

 tle at Manila, May 1, 1898, being fourth from head 

 of column on entering Manila Bay and during first 

 part of engagement. In second part of engage- 

 ment followed the " Olympia." In the official re- 

 port of Commander E. P. Wood he said, with ref- 

 erence to subsequent orders at the end of the general 

 engagement : 



" In obedience to a signal from flagship to destroy 

 all shipping in the harbor, Lieut. Hughes was sent 

 with a whaleboat's crew of seven men, this whale- 

 boat being the only one on the ship which would 

 float, and set fire to the 'Don Juan de Austria,' 

 ' Isla de Cuba,' ' Isla de Luzon,' ' General Lezo,' and 

 ' Marques del Duero.' Afterward Ensign Fermier 

 was sent to set fire to the ' Velasco ' and ' El Correo.' 

 The ' Isla de Cuba,' ' Isla de Luzon,' and ' Don Juan 

 de Austria ' were aground and full of water when 

 they were fired. Their outboard valves were opened 

 and the ships allowed to fill. The breech plugs of 

 4-inch guns had been taken off and could not be 

 found. During the night the magazines of the 



Don Juan de Austria ' blew up. The ' Manila' was 

 not burned because the Spanish officers begged that 

 she be not destroyed because she was unarmed and 

 a coast-survey vessel. Lieut. Fiske and Passed-As- 

 sistant Engineer Hall raised steam on the ship this 

 morning, the 4th inst., and brought her out. At 

 the time she was aground. The ' Don Antonio de 

 Ulloa ' was sunk and the ' Reina Cristina ' and ' Cas- 

 tilla' were burning in outer harbor. Lieut. Fiske 

 was sent ashore and brought off two tugboats, the 



Rapido' and 'Hercules,' and three steam launches." 



Raleigh. Protected cruiser. 20 officers, 293 

 men. Cost, $1,100.000. Launched March 31, 1892. 

 First commission, April 17, 18C4. Capt. J. B. Cogh- 

 lan. On service in the Philippines. Took part in 

 naval battle at Manila, May 1, 1898. In his official 

 report of the part taken by the Raleigh in this en- 

 gagement Capt. J. B. Coghlan said : 



"At a few minutes after 5 A. M. this vessel, so soon 

 as the Spanish vessels at Cavite bore on the port 

 bow. opened fire with the 6-inch gun, and then with 

 the 5-inch guns in succession, as fast as they would 

 bear. The secondary-battery guns did not' seem to 



reach the enemy, and their fire was soon stopped 

 and not again used until the distance was consider- 

 ably lessened. At 11.20 A. M., when signal was made 

 to re-engage, this vessel started ahead full speed 

 (using reserve speed) to keep up with the flagship, 

 but it was found to be impossible, and, falling be- 

 hind all the time, I cut across to gain line abreast 

 of Cavite battery just as the flagship passed the 

 ' Baltimore ' at that port, at which time we opened 

 fire with all guns. At 12, in obedience to signal, 

 this vessel attempted to get into the inner harbor to 

 destroy enemy's vessels, but, getting into shoal 

 water 20 feet was obliged to withdraw, and so 

 reported. While attempting to get inside the bat- 

 tery was used on an enemy vessel at anchor (sup- 

 posed to be the ' Don Antonio de Ulloa') until she 

 sank. Not being able to find a channel farther in- 

 side, and everything in sight having been destroyed, 

 this vessel at i.30 P. M. withdrew and later anchored 

 near the flagship." 



When Aguinaldo informed Admiral Dewey that 

 his troops had taken all of Subig Bay except Isla 

 Grande, which he was prevented from taking by the 

 German war ship " Irene," the admiral ordered the 

 " Raleigh " and " Concord " to that place. They 

 took the island and about 1,300 men with arms and 

 ammunition. 



Zafiro. Special class. Supply ship. Lieut. W. 

 McLean. Purchased by Commodore Dewey at Hong- 

 Kong, with 7,000 tons of coal on board. Served 

 with Asiatic squadron. Was present during naval 

 battle at Manila, May 1, 1898. 



Other Vessels on Active Service during the 

 War. Alliance. Wooden steam vessel. Com- 

 mander A. Ross. On training service, chiefly at 

 Newport, R. I., and New London, Conn. 



Buccaneer. Converted yacht. Lieut. A. N. 

 Mayer. At Port Tampa, Key West, Hampton 

 Roads, Va., and New York. No duty recorded. 



Cheyenne. Converted tug. Lieut. George H. 

 Swan. Auxiliary naval force. Stationed in South 

 Carolina* and Florida, 



City of Pekin. Special class. Transport. Com- 

 mander W. C. Gibson. Served at San Francisco, 

 Cal., Hawaii, Guam, Philippines. Japan. Car- 

 ried part of first expedition to Manila, starting 

 from San Francisco, May 25, 1898. Called at Hono- 

 lulu en route. Was accompanied by the " Austra- 

 lia" and "City of Sydney." 



Choctaw. Converted tug. Auxiliary naval force. 

 Lieut. W. 0. Hulme. Stationed at points in Flor- 

 ida, Louisiana, and Texas. 



Elfrida. Converted yacht. Auxiliary naval 

 force. Commanded by (1) Lieut. M. A. Orlopp : ("2) 

 Lieut. W. H. Stayton; (3) Lieut. M. A. Orlopp; (4) 

 Lieut, T. C. Zerega. Served at points in New York, 

 Connecticut, and New Jersey. 



Governor Russell. Special class. Ferryboat con- 

 verted into auxiliary gunboat. Lieut. C. H. Grant. 

 Stationed at points in North Carolina, South Caro- 

 lina, and Virginia. 



Hector. Steamer converted into collier. Com- 

 mander F. M. Wise. On special service, chiefly at 

 Key West and Port Tampa, Fla. 



Iris. Special class. Distilling ship. Lieut. A. 

 B. Connor. Served chiefly at points in Virginia 

 and New York. 



Jason. Armored iron vessel ; low freeboard, sin- 

 gle-turret monitor. Commanded by (1) Lieut. II. 

 F. Fickbohm ; (2) Lieut. G. I. Jones. Auxiliary 

 naval force. Served chiefly at points in New York, 

 Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. 



Kanawha. Converted yacht. Lieut. F. F. Fletch- 

 er. Served chiefly at points in Cuba, South Caro- 

 lina, and Virginia. 



Lehiyh. Armored iron vessel; low freeboard, 

 single-turret monitor. Commanded by (1) Lieut. 1L 



