Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY. 394 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY without the loss of a single man. Entering Manila Bay, scorning torpe-does and mines, his wonderful battle at Cavite is the admiration of theworld. Schley, with his flying squadron, watched in Hampton Roads for an attackby the en
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY. 394 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY without the loss of a single man. Entering Manila Bay, scorning torpe-does and mines, his wonderful battle at Cavite is the admiration of theworld. Schley, with his flying squadron, watched in Hampton Roads for an attackby the enemy on the Atlantic coast. Havana was blockaded by Sampsonssquadron April 22, and his searchlights seen from the Cuban capital wereas the handwriting on the sky, foredooming Spanish rule. His tacticswere to take no risk with his vessels while awaiting the appearance of theSpanish ships, so he failed to return the greeting of the shore batteries. The first casualties of the war were in Cardenas harbor May 11, when upon. MAIS DECK OF CRUISER CHICAGO. the Winslow, while chasing a decoy gunboat too far under the fire of the landbatteries, Ensign Bagley and four sailors were the first men of the navy to laydown their lives. It was known that Cervera had sailed from Cadiz toward the West made a tour of Porto Rico to hunt the Spaniard, who mysteriouslyeluded the sight of the Americans. San Juan was bombarded on May May .> Schley, who in the meantime had arrived off Santiago, dispatched :I have seen the enemys ships with my own eyes. Cervera had then beenin the harbor ten days. On the 31st, Schley commenced a bombardment, andthe forts at the mouth of Santiago harbor and the vessels within replied foran hour. June 1 Sampson came, and all hope of escape for Cervera was cut that night Lieutenant Hobson executed his bold, heroic plan of sinking
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