The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 13, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1898. KILLED IN AN ENGAGEMENT IN CARDENAS HARBOR Ensign Bagley and Four of the Crew of the Winslow the First Victims ca’ A of the War. An Attack Made Upon the Land Batteries and Ves- sels of the Enemy Guarding the Port Results Disastrously to Men on One KEY WEST, Fla., May d bloody combat off Cardenas, on the of Cuba. Five men were nd five were wounded boat Winslow. The 1 to piec torpedo ad are: WORTH BAGLEY, JOHN VARVEREZ, ensign. oile -class fireman. fireman. K t-cl. {NELL (colored), cabin R. E. Cox, gun- first dead fell vesterday in a flerce | from the Hudson, and with a Torpedo-Boat. 12.—Ameri- | line to the Winslow’s crew, so terrible | | was the fire all about her. Finally, after about twenty minutes, the Hudson approached near enough to throw a fine. Ensign Bagley and six men were standing in a group on the deck of the Winslow. “Heave her, heave her,” shouted Bag- v as he looked toward the comman- r of the Hudson and called for a smile Bagley called back, “Let her come. It's getting too hot here for comfort.” The line was thrown and about the | same instant a shell burst in the very | midst of the group of men on board the | ve minutes. | Winslow. Winslow was towed up to Pedras Isl- and, where she was anchored with her dead and wounded on deck. There some men from the Hudson went on board the Winslow and took the mosx seriously wounded men off. Three who were taken on board the Machias died shortly afterward. At 9:16 p. m. yesterday the Hudson with the dead bodies and some of the wounded started for Key West, arriv- ing here at 8 o'clock this morning. ommander Bernadou of the Winslow was wounded on the left leg, but not seriously. Lieutenant Bernadou, with the sur- geon bending over him, told the story of the battle to a correspondent as calmly as if talking of the weather. He began: il o i LIEUTENANT JOHN B. One of the Men Who Were Wounded on the Torpedo-Boat Winslow in the Action Before Cardenas. - il - i\ .\\“\\' i i BERNADOU, U. 8. N. boats to the Government docks. This was the first news of the engagement | to reach Key West. | No time was lost in pinistering to the | wounded. A quick call was sent to the | marine hospital and an ambulance | came clattering down to the dock. In the meantime the news had spread | and crowds gathered about the dock, but there was no demonstration. The | success of the American ships in every action thus far has been so overwhelm- | ing that it was hard to realize that | death had at last come to some of our | v | one of their gunboats, and I think de- | stroyed two other torpedo destrovers. | He was a midshipman in 1882, and an ensign, junior grade, in March, 1883. In June of the following year he received his appointment as a full ensign. In 1892 he became a lieutenant, junior grade, and attained his full lieutenancy in 1896. The Navy Department has received a dispatch from Commodore Remey at Key West as follows: ‘“Winslow badly | damaged. Wil be sent here as soon as temporarily repaired. o glin DID GREAT DAMAGE TO HARBOR AND TOWN The Little American Boats Caused Much Havoc Among the Span- ish Forces. KEY " EST, Fla,, May 12.—It is now known that the American boats made furious havoe with Cardenas harbor and town. The captain of the Hudson | said: “I know we destroyed a large part of their town near the wharves, burned ‘We were in a vortex of shot, shell and smoke, etc., and could not tell accu- m rately, but we saw one of their boats on fire and sinking soon after the ac- | tion began. Then a large building near | the wharf, 1 think the barracks, took | fire, and many other buildings were | soon burning. The Spanish had mask- | ed batteries on all sides of us. As soon | as we got within range of thélrbatlerlesi they would move them. I think their | guns were fi-'~ pieces . Our large boats | could not get into the harbor to help us on account of the shallow water.” e AS TOLD BY THE SPANISH OFFICIALS They Underestimate the Defenses of Cardenas and Exaggerate Their Victory. THE FIGHT IN CARDENAS BAY—THE HUDSON TRYING TO TOW THE WINSLOW OUT OF THE ZONE OF FIRE the torpedo-boat Wins- iry tug Hudson and the It was betw low, the aux n gunboat W ington on the one side nd the Cardenas batteries and four 1 gunbo: on the other. The the main target of the as put out of service. erican vessels were ot that the Hudson’s two slightly scratched by loss is largely conjec- f their gunboats caught 1 of the Hudson think . spread to the bar- too sharp for 1d NS to be m s within the yards struck nant ‘We were en the enemy attack the gun- 11 steam, as on the 1id this, and with pointed to a huddle on the deck near by. i stripes were out- The gunboat Wil- mington, T boat Winslow and the gunboat Hudson were the only vessel gaged. They entered the har- bor for cking some merican force is opened fire. The of Cardenas supported of the Spanish gunboat: he engage! p. m. and 1 e batteries for about an hour. The B. E. Cox, J Gray; Lieuten- man; F. adou. wounded e dition is seriou The battle, while it lasted, was ter- rific. The Wilmington and the Hud- sh boats, which The firing be- 500 yards. A few min- son fired on th were lying at t nent took place inside the | Wilmington or- | ent commenced at 2:05 gunners' | All are slightly | t Patterson, whose con- | gan at a range of utes later the Winslow came up and | also opened fire. In an instant the en- | tire attention of the Spanish gunboats and land batteries was directed upon h From all sides shot and shell poured in on the little torpedo boat. The Wil- mington and the Hudson still kept up | their fire, but they could not turn aside the terrible st@rm’ of fire and death pouring in upon the torpedo boat. The crew of the Winslow, however, never faltered for a second. 2:30 a solid shot crashed into the hull of the Winslow and knocked out her boile; In an instant she began to roll and rock helplessly. Then there was a moment of awful suspense. A cheer of triumph went up from the Spaniards on the gunboats and in the batteries and again a s up on the helpl The gunboat Hudson, which was 1y~ ing near by, started to the assistance of the Winslow. She ran alongside the torpedo-boat and tried to throw a line to the imperiled crew. Up to this me, with the exception of one shot, hich disabled the boiler of the Wins- low, the firing of the Spanish gunboats had been wild, but as the Winslow lay rolling in the water the range grew closer and shells begrn to explode all about her. It was difficult for the Hudson to get near enough to throw a instantly killed and a, few others dropped about him. Half a dozen more fell groaning on the blood-stained deck. One 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’'s bodv was stretched on the deck with his face completely torn away and the upper part of his body shattered. It was a terrible moment. The tor- pedo-boat, disabled and helpless, rolled and swayed under the fury of the fire from the Spanish gunboats. ‘When the shell burst in the group on board the Winslow another ‘'wild shout of triumph went un “-om the Spanish boats and batteries and again a heavy fire opened on the torpedo-boat. Finally the Hudson succeeded in get- ting a line on board the Winslow ana was towing her in the deadly range when the line parted again and both nats were at the mercy of the Spanish Ragley was At 3:05 p. m. the Hudson managed to get another line on the deck of the Winslow, but there were only three men left at that time to make it fast. The line was finally secured and the ! MEN WHO | five of her | most of the fire. “We went under full speed to attack the Spanish boats in the harbor, and you know the result. We went under orders from the commander of the Wil- mington. Our boat is badly damaged, but she will be brought here for re- pairs, and I think she will be ready for service again In two weeks. Continuing, the lieutenant saild: “The ‘Winslow was the worst injured and had en killed, and I don’t know haw many injured. We were ordered to attack the Spanish gunboats at Car- denas. We steamed in under full head, and were fired upon as soon as we were in range. The Spanish boats were tied up at the docks and had a fair range on us. The batteries on shore also opened on us, and I think we received I don’t know whether any one was hurt on the Wilmington or the Hudson, but I think not. “T have no fault to find with the Win- slow’s crew. They acted nobly all the way through. The men who were killed | fell at the same time. We were stand- ing in a group and the aim of the Span- ish was perfect. A shell burst in our very faces.” The dead and wounded brought here by the Hudson were taken in small M THE NATION MOURNS. First American Patriots Sac- rificed on t he Altar of Cuban Independence. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 11.—Sad news came to the Navy Department this morning of the blockading fleet of the Cuban fleet telling of the killind of five American sallors, the first to shed their life blood for the country since the outbreak of the war. The press telegrams had already announced that the Hudson had arrived at Key West bringing In the body of Ensign Worth Bagdley, but as at First the officials werg ve other victims were. addressed to the Secretary of no other names were given ry anxious to learn who the At half-past 10 a brief telegram came the Navy. It read asfollows: “KEY WEST, Fla., May 12.—Secretary of the Navy: In an action off Cardenas yesterday with Spanish gun- boats and batteries and the b lockading vessels the follow-’ ing men were killed on the torpedo boat Winslow: “WORTH BAGLEY, Ensign “JOHN VARVERES, oiler. , U.S.N. “J. DENFO, fireman, first class. “GEORGE B. MEEK, fireman, first class. “ELIJAH B. TUNNELL, cabin cook. “The dead and wounded arrived on the United States steamer Hudson this mornind. The dead will be buried to- day. REMEY.” {men. Ensign Bagley was about 26 | years old, and while the fleet was sta- | tioned here he was one of the most pop- | ular men in the servi The news of his death came as a terrible shock to all who knew him. It has always been | a foregone conclusion that the torpedo | boat was among the first to fall, as the | work is most dangerous, but In spite of | this, when the fleet was stationed here | and changes in assignments were fre- iquenfly made, all the young men of the | service were eager for torpedo boat | duty. The Hudson shows the effect of the | fight. Her smokestack is punctured | with bullet holes and her cabin and decks are smashed and splintered. The Winslow's dead are now lying at an undertaking establishment. They | were taken there in a rough wagon, | still covered by the stars and stripes. The rude conveyance was followed by doors of the shop have been surround- ed by a large gathering. Naval offi- cers, marines and sailors went there to lock upon the faces of their dead comrades. Some of the bodies show fearful wounds. Ensign Bagley was literally torn to pieces. His body will be em- balmed and shipped home. | Oiler Varveres had his throat cut open by a sharp piece of shell, which apparently severed his windpipe as if slashed with a razor. Fireman Daniels had his left shoul der ripped up and the right side of his head torn open. The body of Tunnell, cook, shows no wounds. Fireman Meek was hit in the groin. No orders for the disposition of the bodies have yet been issued. WASHINGTON, May 12—The ves- sels blockading Cardenas were the gunboat Machias, torpedo-boats Foote and Winslow and revenue-cutter Hud- | son. | Secretary Long promptly wired to | | | | | | | the colored Commodore Remey at Key West for details of the affair. Ensign Bagley was a native of North Carolina. His mother. Mrs. W, H. Bag- ley, resides at 125 South street, Raleigh, N. C. Bagley was appointed to the Na- val Academy in September, 1891, from the Fourth District of North Carolina. He graduated June 30 last year, and was appointed an ensign on the day following. While a cadet attached to the academy he was assigned to make cruises in the Texas, Montgomery, In- diana and Maine. Upon being appoint- ed an ensign last June he was assigned to duty on the Indiana, but in the fol- lowing month was transferred to the Maine. He served in that ship until November 23 last, when he was or- dered to the Columbian Iron Works for duty in connection with the Winslow, which was under construction at that time. When she was completed and put in commission last December he was attached to her and remained so until the moment of his death. The disposition of the remains of the young oflicer await an expression from his mother, but it is believed they will | be taken from Key West with a de- tail of naval officers. Lieutenant John Baptist Bernadou, who was reported as being wounded, is one of the most dashing and venture- some young officers in the naval ser- vice. It was because of this very qual- ity that he was selected for the com- mand of the Winslow, as it was known that the service required would be of the most hazardous character. Lieu- tenant Bernadou is really an expert in torpedo 'work. He watched the build- ing of the Winslow almost from the time the keel was laid to her trial trip as inspector in charge, and took com- mand of her immediately upon her ac- ceptance by the Government. He was born in November, 1858, in Philadel- phia, and was appointed to the Naval Academy by President Grant in 1876. a large crowd, and all day long the | MADRID. May 12—A report from | Captain-General Blanco on the Car-| | denas battle says: “Cardenas does not possess defenses of any kind, and only the little gunboats Ligeria and Antonio Lopez were in port. They re- | plied to the attack. The Antonio Lo- | pez was disabled, but 300 volunteers de- | fended the town, prevented the landing | and compelled the American ships to retire with considerable loss. A Span- | ish sergeant and seven soldiers were wounded. Captain-General Blanco has congratulated the authorities at Car- denas.” |SHELLED BATTERY AND BARRACKS AT DIANA BAY. After Reducing the Buildings the Machias Sends a Boat Ashore to Hoist Old Glory. Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon Benne:t. | KEY WEST, Fla., May 12—While the | Wilmington, Winslow and Hudson were | in action at Cardenas yesterday the | Machias was shelling the battery and | barracks at Diana Bay, twelve miles distant. 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