America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . l which burst in the port hammock netting. Both these fires werequickly put out. Another shell passed through the Bostons foremast iustin front of Captain Wildes, on the bridge. Still the flagship steered for the center of the Spanish line, and, as theother ships were astern, she received most of the Spaniards attention. Owingto the deep draught of the Olympia, the Commodore felt constrained tochange his course at a d
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . l which burst in the port hammock netting. Both these fires werequickly put out. Another shell passed through the Bostons foremast iustin front of Captain Wildes, on the bridge. Still the flagship steered for the center of the Spanish line, and, as theother ships were astern, she received most of the Spaniards attention. Owingto the deep draught of the Olympia, the Commodore felt constrained tochange his course at a distance of 4000 yards, and run parallel to theSpanish column. Open with all guns, he said, as he quietly stood on the bridge ; andas the huge ship swung majestically round until her port broadside bore onthe Spanish fleet, the flame leaped from the muzzles of all her five-inch rapidfirers, and the crash that followed was answered by a deep diapason from herturret eight-inch guns. Then it seemed as if hell itself had suddenly openedits sulphureous caverns in Manila Bay. The other vessels joined in thework, and their shot and shells, shrieking like a thousand demons through. 194 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. the air, plunged into the fortifications and crashed through the iron sides ofthe ships, creating a havoc among the Spaniards that was simply , protected hy their shore batteries, and the American ships being keptat a distance by the shallow water, they continued the fight with a degree ofheroism that was admirable. After having made four runs along the Spanish line, finding the chartincorrect, Lieutenant Calkins, the Olympias navigator, told the Commodorehe believed he could take the ship nearer the enemy ; and with lead going towatch the depth of water the flagship started over the course for the fifthtime, running within 2000 yards of the Spanish vessels. At this range evensix-pounders were effective, and the storm of shells poured upon the unfor-tunate Spanish b
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