Show I CORREGIDOR ISLAND Belief That Dewey Is Bombarding the Works There WaShington May 3Although without with-out confirmation from any official source the naval officials are disposed I to attach some credit to the statement coming from Paris that at the last accounts ac-counts from Manila the American fleet I was firing upon Corregidor Island This land lies in the outer entrance to the harbor of Manila and is about 25 miles below the city It is crowned by a I lighthouse and has several modern guns in place While not a serious menace to the American fleet so long as the latter lies I far above in the vicinity of the city the I existence of the fort at a place commanding com-manding his line of communication could not be long tolerated by the commodore I com-modore for it would endanger any unarmored un-armored ship seeking to reach the fleet and in a measure would prevent supplies sup-plies from coming in |