. The Philippine Islands . both fleets withterror, for it seemed theprobable fate of all. TheCristina shot into the airand then fell back uponthe waves with a thunder-ous crash, while a thou-sand fragments of menand timbers — promiscu-ously mingled in awfulconfusion—were whirlingthrough the air. Downinto the waves she sank—that gallant man-of-war^the pride of the Spanishfleet—down into the deep blue sea. Upon the surface, amid tonsof floating debris, a hundred sailors struggled for life ; many sankto rise no more ; some, however, succeeded in reaching one of theadjacent consorts. The Baltimore
. The Philippine Islands . both fleets withterror, for it seemed theprobable fate of all. TheCristina shot into the airand then fell back uponthe waves with a thunder-ous crash, while a thou-sand fragments of menand timbers — promiscu-ously mingled in awfulconfusion—were whirlingthrough the air. Downinto the waves she sank—that gallant man-of-war^the pride of the Spanishfleet—down into the deep blue sea. Upon the surface, amid tonsof floating debris, a hundred sailors struggled for life ; many sankto rise no more ; some, however, succeeded in reaching one of theadjacent consorts. The Baltimore, aided by the Olympia and the Raleigh, now keptup a deadly Are on the Juan de Austria ; which answered this ter-rible fusillade with intermittent volleys, that spoke well for thecourage, but poorly for the aim, of her gunners. It was at this moment that the Raleigh sent a shell crashingthrough the others centre, exploding her magazine ; in an instantshe seemed a crater of flame, and sank back like the Cristina, a. THE ISLA DE ClBA : TO IT THE SPANISH FLAG WASTRANSFERRED. Dewey at Manila, 323 total wreck. Her flying fragments also inflicted such damageupon the gunboat El Correo, which lay beside her, that she wascompletely disabled. The Petrel gave her a flnishing shot, thatclosed her brief career. Another Spanish gunboat, the GeneralLezo, also set out to accomplish great things, but the Concord,with a few good shots, put a quietus upon her warlike ambition,and, like her sister ships, she too was soon a floating wreck. Meanwhile, the Boston was engaged in a duel with the Wildes, of the former, stood on the bridge of hisship vigorously fanning with a palm-leaf fan ; for it was ahot mornmg and it was the captains policy to keep Velasco responded to the Bostons broadsides but with a plunge she careened to one side and sank heavily,her crew having scarcely enough time to escape to the adjacentshore. The Castilla had already been set on f
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