Show WHEN DEWEY TRIUMPHED overshadowed by the stirring of the times few events persons recall may in 1898 when the squadron handed by commodore george corn dewey dared the mined channels leading into into manila anila bay to fleet destroy the spanish early on that fateful morning deleys deweys little ermade of nine vessels teamed steamed past the threatening guns at f corregidor and entered the bay the battle began almost at once and five hours later the spanish neet fleet of some thirteen of more vessels had ha d been sunk or were despite the inaccuracy of spanish gunfire gun lire ech of the american ships was hit one due or more times but the Casul casualties casu Mies ties were few and only two officers and eight enlisted men were wounded while not a man was killed all but one of deweys deleys vessels carried U S marines two days after the battle a marine officer and a detachment of sev soldiers landed at cavity cavite and after restoring order in the town hoisted the stars and stripes for the first time in the philippines the submarine cable connecting 1 manila I with hongtong Hong kong had been cut so it was nearly a week before america heard of the victory amid w wild ild re joicine jo icing A cable ebble from washington was hington to hongtong Hong kong on my 7 which reached dowey dewey on the bilth congratulated him on his victory and d him a rear admiral later he became an admiral of the navy the historic flap flair mcw binm rl 11 h he L marines at cavite is preserved ved among other felices in the U S naval academy at annapolis while deweys deleys flag ship olympia still a rather trini trim look ing craft swings idia at tier her dock at philadelphia ladelphia outmoded by her modern sisters of the N anvy vy the little vessel is is reminiscent of that nearly forgotten episode epison e of the spanish american war when dewey gave his famous battle order you may fire when ready girdley |