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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1898
Page
3
The article reports that Yankee Commander Fully informs the Navy Department about ongoing operations. It outlines correspondence and the official channels used to relay orders and status updates. No further details on the recipient or date are provided in readable text.
Rear Admiral Dewey receives formal thanks from President McKinley for a daring action. The president announces a promotion in recognition of his exemplary conduct and leadership.
A New York special recounts Commodore Dewey’s dawn assault on Manila Bay aboard the Olympia. The fleet presses in past Corregidor and Cavite mines, exchanges fire with Spanish ships, and delivers decisive damage as the battle unfolds with heavy artillery and rapid gunnery.
Manila diary reports Admiral Dewey’s squadron entering Manila Bay on May 1 and destroying key Spanish warships including Reina Christina Castilla and other vessels. The fleet pressed fire from Cavite forts, ships burned, scuttled, and the American squadron consolidated control, with Dewey signaling readiness for further action.
Officials of the Navy Department marveled at Admiral Dewey's crushing defeat of the Spanish fleet. They noted his strategic restraint, the rapid attrition of Spanish ships, and the heavy casualties among Spanish forces in Cavite. The cable reports highlighted Dewey's decisive actions at the bay entrance and his reduction of Spanish resistance to near silence.
Washington debates how to dispose of the Philippines after victory. Officials expect 5 000 troops to move from the Pacific slope within ten days as the government seeks to hold the islands and secure a final indemnity from Spain. Public figures warn the United States could become a major regional factor in the Orient.
A French steamer Lafared was seized near Havana after failing to receive prior orders from the Mary Department. The ship was halted by the gunboat Annipolis and warned away from Havana. Special permission to land in Cuba had been granted, but not communicated to the Wockading squadron, triggering a brief seizure before release and departure for Havana.
A wartime report notes large meat and bacon shipments for rationed fare. It records 2,010,000 rations weighing 5,000 pounds each and 1,500,000 pounds of bacon shipped last week from Chicago stockyards to meet demand, with 1000 "bozs" noted as the death toll.
A Washington correspondent reports high authority says 60,000 to 80,000 troops will land in Cuba. Regulars from New Orleans and Tampa are assigned first, followed by volunteers rushing southern ports. About 360 ships would transport the force, with extensive artillery prepared and ships firing heavy tonnage in Manila Bay noted. The cable to Manila was cut after Admiral Dewey sought to keep dispatches open, and the governor refused promise, halting communications between Manila and Madrid.
Eighteen carloads of munition tonnage shipped Thursday toward the army. The cargo included gun carriages rifles and related gear. Officials noted the consignment to Southern and Allan Levis for the military supply chain and war effort.
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