The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 19, 1898, Page 3

= FIRST LOSS.’ | a fire of the Spanish gunboats. | : The battle, while it lasted, was! fe — ; terrific, the Wilmington and the) iy Mase Ships of the Blockading aS = Enter Into an En- mn gagement With the Spanish Gunboats. ° A few minutes later the Winslow d — came up and also opened fire. In! n a Aer : an instant the entire attention of the | MERICANS DEAD. ; | “E pve A Spanieh gunboats and land batteries | i i : was directed upon her. sgsig Bagley and Four of ‘for— From all sides shot and shell “2 Boat Winslow’s Crew gre Killed in the Fight 5B rcaRDENASZWEDNESDAY. $ Sen + puted States} Ships Apparently 1 Were Surprised by the Sudden THE WINSLOW.WRECKED. ~ Bui Batteries Co! d Against the Torpedo Boat and Made Her a > Helpless Hulk. fabingtov, May 12.—Sad_ news| y department to-day | ), Bom the bice the (abso coast, telling of the death in g tlect upon 3, putin of tive American eailors, int to shed their life blood for their | since the outbreak of the} y > the press ‘telegrams had al 0 Piady announced that the Hudson © Pisdarrived at Key West bringing in Be body of Ensign Worth Bagley, - Bhatas no other names were given at frat, the ofticials were keenly anxious tolearn who the other vietims were. THE OFFICIAL REPORT. At half past 10 o'clock a brief tel- - Bgram came addressed to the secre-| ry of the navy. It read as follows: Key West, May 12 —Seerctary of fhe Navy: In an action ia Cardenas harbor yesterday between Spanish ; guoboats acd shore batteries and 3 H the blockading vessels, the following mmed men were killed upon the y | torpedo boat Winslow: Worth Bagley, ensign U.S. A. John Varvola, oiler. J. Denfe>, fireman of the first class. Elijab B. Tunnvell, cabin cook. George B. Meek, fireman of the | | first class. The wounded are: J. B. Bernadou, lieatenant commanding Winslow; William Patterson, serieousiy but not fatally; Daniel W. McKeown, quartermaster first class, slightly hurt. Dead and wounded arrived on United States steamer Hudson this morning. Dead will be buried to-day.—Remey Secretary Long promptly wired to Commodore Remey at Key West for details of the affair. The disposition of the body of the young officer awaits an expression from his mother, but it is believed the body will be sent north from | | Key West with a detail of naval of- } ficers. Key West, Fia, May 12.—There was an engagement off Cardenas yesterday at 1 o'clock in the after- noon. The United States gunboat Wilmington, Commander O. C. Todd, the torpedo boat Winslow and the auxiliary gunboat Hudson were en-) gaged. One officer and four men | were killed and several were wouad- ed | FIVE DEAD ON THE DECK. » When the United States gunboat Hudson came up to the government dock at 8 o'clock this morning there Were five dead men lying on her deck. They were the bodies of En-| tiga W. Bagley and four members ofthe crew of the Winslow, who were killed in the engagement at Cardenas harbor yesterday after- toon. The bodies were coyered by » the stars and stripes. Ta the cabin of the Hudson was Lieutenant John B. Bernadou of the Winslow, who is slightly injured in the left leg. Several others of the Winslow's crew who are slightly| Wounded also came with the Hud- 80n. | The engagement took place inside the harbor of Cardenas. The gun- boat Wilmington, the torpedo boat} Winslow and the gunboat Hudson} were the only vessels engaged. They entered the harbor for the purpose | of attacking some Spanish gunboats | ‘| which were known to be there. These latter, however, were not discover- ed by the American force until the Hudson were ahead and opened fire! upon the Spanish boats, which were lying at the docks. gan at a range of 3,500 yards. poured in on the little terpedo boat. The Wilmington and the Hudson} still kept up could not turn aside the storm of fire and death pouring in : upon the torpedo boat. ever, neyer faltered for acecond ly Attack of the Enemy, 2:35 a solid shot hull of the Winslow and knocke? . her boiler. to roll and drift helplessly there was a moment c | pense. went up from the Spauiards on the| gunboats and in the again a storm of upon the helpless boat the|!ying near by, started to the a ance of the Winslow. § | closer and the |again a heavy The firing be- ALL TURNED ON THE WIXSLOW. their fire, but they terrible The crew of the Wiatlow, b crashed into In an instant ebe begun | Then awful A fierce cheer of triumph| batteries and flre The gunboat Hudson, which was| > ran al side the torpodo boat and tried to} 8-0 \throw a line to the imperiled crew. jbut not seriously. Up to this time with the exception of the ono shot, which disabled the boiler of the Winslow, the firing ef} be Spasish gunboats had been| wild, but as they Winslow rolling in the they sighted} shells began to ex plode all about her. It was difficult for the Hudson to} get near enough to throw a live to | saw the water the Wiaslow’s crew so terrible the fire all about her. Finally, after about tweaty utes the Hudson approached enough to throw a line. Ensign Bagley and six men were standing ina group en the dock of the Winslow. ‘“Heave her, heave her!” shouted Bagley, as he looked towards the commander of the Hud- son, and called for a line «Don’t miss it,” shouted an officer from the Hudson, and with a smile Bagley called back. “Let her come. It’s getting too hot here for com- fort.” A SHELL was min - near IN THEIR MIDST The line was thrown and about the same instant a ehell burst in tho very midst of the group of men on board tha Winslow. Bagley was instantly killed avd a few others dropped about him. Half adozen more fell groaning upon the blood stained deck. Ons of the dead men pitched headlong over the side of the boat; but his feet caught | in the iron rail and he was hauled | back. Bagley lay stretched upon the} deck, with his face completely torn | away and the upper part of his body | shattered. IN THE FURY OF THE SPANISH GUNS. It was a terrible moment. The} torpedo boat, disabled and helpless, the fire from the Spanish gunboats. When the shell burst in the group on board the Winslow, another wild | shout of triumph went up from the | Spanish boats and batteries and | fire was opened on the torpedo boat. Finally, the Hudson succeeded in getting a line on board the Winslow and was towing her out of the dead-| ly range when the line parted, and| again both boats were at the mercy | of the Spanish fire. At 3:50 p. m. the Hudson aged to get another line on the deck of the Winslow, but there were only three men left in that time to make it fast. THE WINSLOW TOWED OUT. man- | The line was finally secured ay Winslow was towed up to Pedras/} Island, where she was anchored with | the dead and wounded on her decks. | Then some men from the Hudson | went on board the Winslow and) took the most seriously wounded men off. Three who were taken on) shortly afterward. | At 9:15 o'clock last night the Hud.| son, with the dead bodies and some | of the wounded started for Key) West, arriving here at 8 this morn-| ing. | THE COMMANDER'S STORY. Spaniards opened fire. The land batteries of Cardenas supported the/ Lieutenant Bernadou of the Win- qacadaqaqacacdac ae Iaqcagadaac ) EGEEEREKESGEG rolled and swayed under the fury of |” | decks are smashed and splintered. U 1,000 N* f tory repr M sas iB I ar” ™ =<" American Clothing House, Palace Hotel Corner. w was wounded in the left leg, | Lying in tl | cabin of the Hudson this 1g | of the! he received a representative mon siated Press and told tt .tter the story of the fight. Hes ! “We went into the harbor under orders. The torpedo beat Wiuslow iujured. Sbe had and I don’t The Win- slow was ordered by the commander of the Wilmingion to go the harbor at Cardenas and attack the was the w five of her men killed know how mapy injured. into Spanish gunboats. We steamed ia with full head and were tired on as soon us we came in range. The Spanish gunboats were tied up at the docks and had a fair us. The batteries on shore opened on us, and I think we receiv: | most of the fire. I don't know whether any one was hurt on the Wilmington or on the Hudson, but I think not. I have vo fault to find with the Winslow's crew. They acted nobly all the way through. The men who | were killed fell at the same time. | We were standing in a group, and | the aim of the Spanish was perfect. | A shell burst in our very faces.” The dead and wounded brought here by the Hudson were taken in| small boats te the government dock. This was the first news of the en- gagement to reach Key West. No time was lost in ministering to | the wounded. A quick call was sent to the merine hospital an ambulance | came clattering down to the dock. | range oa also Tho desd were taken to an under. taker’s shop and the wounded con- In the mean- spread and veyed to a hospital. time the had news |erowds gathered about the docks, but there no demonstration. | The success of the American ships! n every action thus far has been so overwhelming that it is hard to realize that death has at last come to some of our men. TO Ensign Bagley was 26 years old, | and while the fleet was stationed | here was one of the most popular | men in the service. The news of | his death came as a terrible shock | to those who knew him. It has always | been a foregone conclusion that the | torpedo men were among the first | to fall, but in spite of this, when the | fleet was stationed here and changes | was DO MEN MEET DEATH FIRST. lin assignments were frequently made, all the young men of the ser- | viee were eager for torpedo boat | duty. | The Hudson shews the effects of fight. Her smokestack ia punctured with bullet holes and her cabin and Word From Dewey- Hong Korg, of thesNavy: There is little change in the situation since my last tele- | gram. I am transferring to trans- | sunken Spanish men-of-war. Also stores from arsenal in my possession. | I am maintaining strict blockade. | Add Argos to list of destroyed ves- sels. El Correo, probably El Cano. | Dewer. | Hundreds of Samples and allthe Latest Styles to U CALL ON U | ment that he has now received has| many towns and cities, are a sci eaacac : “3 rl choose from MERRITT'S APPOINTMENT iS A HIGH HONOR. Washington, May 11.—MeKinl pressed by the friends of Merritt that be was not immediately |the other under crders to appointed at the outbreak of hostil-| and sinkit ities between Spain and the United States to the command of the Cuban} invading army. Major General Mer-|! ritt ranks next to General Miles in the army of the United States and, aecording to all custom, should be given one of the highest commands. When it was understood that Gen- eral Merritt would see during this war none of the actual fighting, but would be left in command of the 50,000 volunteer troops for coast defense purposes, much dissatisfac- tion was expressed through his friends in the army. It was alleged that he had been given this compar- atively unimportant command solely on account of the existing between bim and the secretary, as well as General Miles. The appoint-| enmity relieved all such supposition, as it is by far the most important assigt that has yet been made, in keeping witb bi | | | | / There is lictle doubt tha ill feeling has been thrown aside by| the leaders in the army. and both the Secretary of War d General Miles heretofore haye refrained from | assigning General Merritt to a com-/ mand simply because there was no| place important enough foran officer of his high rank. The positien which | he is now to hold is considered by all officers in the army as the most} honorable to which he could have} been assigned. General Merritt's record has beea a most brilliant one in every respect. | He entered the Military Academy | at West Point the Ist of July, 1855, | on an appointment from the state of | Illinois. In 1860 he was appointed | a brevet second lieutenant of the} front and to take part in the fi | passed. > Our jregim theiC gunsjand am | number of \the death blow without awakening | the arrest of the woman —— SS enemas Geacceqcaeceadeadcs |cept a regiment organized by them ) CASTLE NCED 8 % in New York City. alba iin Re resentatives U| “There are 2,400 men enlisted in 5 et Gna u our regiment,” said Mr. Sulzer, “and ia : $ : : U jevery man is ar s to get to the May : The Ev > many for one firm to have. It implicsa UJ jing. Over 200 members of the reg- gisnatel _ Tremendous iS} iment have fought in Cuba under West lt z och ae Business. % | Gomez andjGarcis 400 cr 500| porto Rico surrender, AES : ng trade i 3 | others were i ar perigee anion ee = ah Thi a = yesterday €yen: We : = Te visited The disp S that ens = 5 —— ee damage was < to the city and are now taking or r ¥ it sired that a number of important build. U ings collapsed. The Iowa and De- ° Born & Co. roll trout, accordivng to this dispaten, : : Gla. $8e : *\ tired ts with terrible efect The Great Chicago MerchantTailors, & @ecs®. bt \f this « Iu couclusioa, the dispatch to the and they have won this enormous tr, by pallets ee $10 Evening News says the Americans t “ONLY THE BEST” % | 8CUOP. I will try did not attempt to take possession of or destroy the town beyond raz an army if; zy the fortifications warships, the Mr.{Sulzer’s re asc. BORN 5 cal format € ' rants The San Juan de John Jacob 4 S fe eae ee i twenty to which were irst fired too Another Victory for Dewey sile 1 Morro casti i set fire t lispatch of t late says t vas hit or i and f was lit or ugbtty wounded cppointment, on the reco &- ghtlis said Vur Suips Not Damaged tion of Secretary Alger, ] tine i n, D.C, May 13—At ; Wesley Merritt litary governor 8 817 ck this morning the navy of the Philippine Islands, is rezard-| hying nent received the following ed by officers in the United States There were no casualt sh from Admiral Sampsor army asan end to tke ill fee jthe Concord ard no we8|Tt ie dated St. Thomas May 19 and which it is understood bas hitherto} done to it There are, it is al lie an follows; existed between the secretary of| only two other Spa war vessels “A portion of the 1adron under war and General Merritt jim Asiat:e waters, and one of these] ,,,, ine th Much dissatisfaction has bean ex-|isin dry dock at Hovg Kong, while - General | the cruiser Boston is searching for! , nd in the port. A epgace! coon as it was s rently light I commenced attack on the batteries Give The lren a Drink \defending the city This attack s, appet lasted about three hours and result bedeig am ap gg lin much damage to the batteries n properly prepared aunt to de eiaiad t is free f jan 1 the city adj GRAIN-¢ is r It Fomagy sor = gpa | The batteries replied to our fire 4 as moch as coffee. Iie! but without material effect. One ea man was killed on board the New Killed With « Post Maul, Milas, Mo, May 12——News of a startling murder twenty miles morth- east of this city was received here to-day. The victim was F. D. Lums- den, a farmer, aged about 65 and the weapon was a sixteen pound post| maul. | York and sevan slightly wounded in the squadron. No rerious damage to any ships reeulted. “Samrson. DEWEY CAN NOT KEEP ORDER A British Ganboat Reports a State of Anarchy ia the Philppines. His wife is about 35 years of age} and the first togiyetbealarm. Her} story is that about midnight she dis- covered eight men in the house; that she was sleeping in the back part of | Hong Kong, May 12, 6 p m(Gr wich tim The class gua vessel Linnet bas errived 8 British second here with news from the Phillippine islands. She left Manilla Monday the bed; that they shoved her against i : aid ts s “§ and reports that the insurgents are the wall and dealt the old gentleman ‘ ces i 2 ‘uncontrollable. The whole country z © it appears, isin a state of him. | PP : ‘and Reser Admiral Dewey is The not an b Se hhood less to restore order enemy in the entire neighbornood.| 7, — ‘ ; This fact, with the fact ‘that neigh- | Bie ysscqgetotioy ae ese é bors this morning made diligent) 0) jjished it a 3 ar 5 ia ae ie search for footprints about the : Peart h ‘ remises and could find none mide} ibaa pees pier daa nc goeiamnter ae P Si : derin the interior. Inthe meantime anarchy power. murdered men bad aes hy S50 —— oe ee |the Spaniards in Manilla refuse to ae egainst her very strong 68) ob nit and Admiral Dewey is un- the guilty party. willing to bombard the town. H t The prosecuting attorney and cor |lnopes to starve the p oner are holding an inquest to night, ! wiesion, but the Span into suk ; rde are cont- and a warrant has been issued for | dent ef being able to hold out. They jallege that they have awple supplies | for 25,000 regular troops and thous- | ands of volunteers beyond the range of the United States war ships and they are defying the Americans in hope of European intervention. Two German warships, one French warship aud a warship of Japan are Italian Mob Relentiess, London, May 12.—The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Telegram describing the riots at Milan, says: “One theusand persons were arrest- ed, 600 killed and 2000 wounded. second dragoons, and at the out-| break of the war he was made a first | lieutenant in the second troop of} cavalry. General Merritt served | with great distinction throughout | the entire war, and on the 28th of | July, 1866, he was appointed a lieu- | tenant colonel in the regular army. / Daring the war he bad ranked as a| | brigadier, and later as @ major gen | eral of volunteers. Since 1866 Gen-) May 12—Secretary | eral Merritt had been promoted | by drums and roar from time to time for his most ¢f-| ficient services until on the 25th of | April, 1895, attained bis present board the gunboat Machias died / ports steel breech-loading rifles from | rank. A Cengressman’s Regiment. i The Repablic Buresz, 4th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. | Washington, May 1 Saas tative Sulzer, Colonel John W. Mar- shall and Major Peter F. Rafferty This dispatch came to Secretary | of New York saw the President to-| day and endeavored to bave him ac- i Long late this afternoon. \moail for 10c. Fall size 50c. Ely|st least In one instance twenty students were killed at the main station of the Vicina railway line Three hundred rioters set fire to all the railroad carriages and the military, burrying up, unfortunately fired on the fire- Carried Gunners to Havana- men who were trying to disperse the Key West, Fila, May 12 —Naval riotera with a hose. Many of the/ officers e that some of the pas firemen were killed. sepgers on bosrl the French line As all the printiog houses in Milan steamer; Lafayet:e, brought bere » k few days ago for le ranbin refused to print the manifesto, the now at Manilla A Russian vessel is expected there eborily. A strong | anti Britieb feeling exists among the populace 6 fs and afterwards released were art military government was ae lery officers hire i by Spain for their marksmanship. It Will Surprise You. AUSTRIANS ANE In order to prove the grest merit Washington. D.C, May 12—Us of Elysa Cream Balm, the most ef- official information has reached the fective cure for catarrh and cold in pee Departm that . venga nd head, your druggist will supply a Austrian arty ymen were sent to generous 10c trial size or we will| Cuba some time ago. At is eaid th twenty trained Austrien Bros., 56 Warren St- N. Y. City. |gunners were op the Monserrat Ely's Cream Balm has completely Germany, it is ssid, bas also # con- cured me of catarrh when everything | fiderable representation of gunners else failed. Many acquaintances | with Bianco's soldiers. These two rye ; ; baye used it with excellent results. | facte «cc r the —- Alfred W. Stevens, Caldwell, Obio. | the reports of the recent engage GERMAN#