| Show AWAITING DEWEYS REPORT government lintlom ti to cosmot I 1 ife NN ma nta 3 an re port of the navil eng lement at manila is anxiously awaited not alone to karn liow alie ships fared but tons to as certain ahn loss of life mitch in somo some quarters it Is feared Is quito quite licay all allot of the ships engaged ere Nere lerable in ono one respect na melyin 11 their lack of protection to life there was not an arnio armored ced ship in commodore Comm awty dk wt y a fleet the nearest approach be ing the flagship olmpia epla she had some loal protection around the tile sides and an all abbed steel deck c calculated to protect the tile vitals of tho the ship the other vessels of the fleet tavo those recently added to the navy like tho the mcculloch hane lighter steel decks of this but in all cases with the exception of some slight protection in the abapo of gun shields the personnel of the ship was exposed to the fire of the enemy |
