Three days of hype, supported by news maps showing the annexation, died away when it was revealed that the "annexation" was the result of the misreading of an American naval chart by a Philippine naval officer.
De tre dagarnas hysteri, understött av kartor som visade annekteringen, dog när det avslöjades att "annekteringen" var resultatet av en felläst amerikansk sjökarta av en filippinsk sjöofficer.