The Official Dewey Souvenir Programme: Commemorating the Reception by the City of New York to Admiral Dewey, September 29th and 30th, 1899 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from The Official Dewey Souvenir Programme: Commemorating the Reception by the City of New York to Admiral Dewey, September 29th and 30th, 1899

The second was more formidable in its nature. At seven o'clock the Spanish flagship, the Reina Christina, was noticed leaving the line in front of Cavité and turning toward the American squadron with the evident purpose of engaging the Olympia at short range. The entire battery of the big flagship was turned on the Spaniard. Riddled with shot and shell, and on fire in a dozen places, she was driven back to seek shelter behind Cavité Point. She was in a sinking condition. In another hour the waters of Manila Bay had closed over her.

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