Life — December 22, 1898 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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Pacman 527 steamers had already been captured, amid tho greatest enthusiasm. Jobn Brisben Walker in the East and W. J. Bryan in the West were ready and waiting. Ma- tanzas had notified Admira] Sampson that she was waiting to be bombarded. Fitzhugh Leo bad already begun his great book on Cuba, one of the principal rea- sons why the war had been started, and the advance notices were already crowding out the headlines in im- portant publications, The invincible Board of Strategy, already referred to, was presiding over the destinies of the nation. An event was now about to occur which proved later on to be a cause of great sxpense to all geographical publishers. Cuapter VII. Ir is a wise historian that knows bis own facts, From a careful perusal of the Herald and World, wo will now give a description of the battle of Manila Bay. The Herald correspondent entered Manila Bay on the morning of May Ist. “An army had not only been raised, but officered, without the aselstance of West Point.” Life’s History of the War. I. Cuarren VI. HE heads of the government had now good reason to be satisfied with the Situation. Congress, having done all the damage possible under the circumstances, ‘was about to adjourn, the members retir- ing to their various fortresses, carefully pulling up the drawbridges behind them, An army had not only been raised, but offl- cera, without the assistance of West Point, an evidence tothe world of the great polit!- cal resources of the country. Major-General Shafter’s fleld health-bandage was almost completed, four Dingley mills having been running night and day for six weoks to accomplish this giguntic task, Onlya dollar and a quarter was loft from the fifty-million- dollar emorgency fund voted by Congress to be taken out of tho money raised by tho Cleveland administration, Much of this had been spent in supplying the troops with fure Mined overcoats for use in Cuba. An effective blockade of Havana had been established, the World and Journat daily despatches from that city continu- ing as before, Several holpless Spanish “ The Spanish Admirals fieet consisted of the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Marta." “ Fitzhugh Lee had already begun his great book ‘on Cuba," According to custom and the traditions of all woll-regulated descriptions of battles, it Is now necessary to givo tho long and un- intoresting account of the strength of tho fighting force on each side, which wo omit, Tho Spanish Admiral’s fleet consisted of tho Nina, tho Pinta and tho Santa Maria, threo effective vessels built by Columbus, and thoroughly armored with Castilian shingles, Theso wero in turn aided by a force of three torpedo boats and Admiral Montojo’s flagship, the UWa UUa Ua, and further assisted by tho battories in the rear, which during the battle kept up a comicbooks.com