The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-09
THE WOUNDED MEN.
List of the Injured ON the Baltimore
in Manila hay.

List of the Injured ON the baltimore
i'm Manila hay.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Unfortunately
for the historian, the records of the Navy
Department do not afford much data as to
the character of the officers and men of the
United States navy. For departmental pur-
poses 1t sutfices to keep an accurate account
OF only a few of the facts connected with
the date Of appointment of an officer, or
the enlistment of a sailor, and collection
of dates to indicate their progress in the
naval service. Thus it is not possible to Sc
cure from official sources any information
as to the personal qualities or peculiarities
OF the men who are reported to have been
wounded on the Baltimore in the engage
ment with the Spanish fleet and forts at
Cavite The facts disclosed by the record
as to these men are about as follows:
Lieutenant Frank Woodruff Kellogg was
born in Waterbury, Conn, July 26, 1851. He
was appointed a cadet midshipman directly
by the secretary Of the navy and graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1861. His first
service was on the Portsmouth in January,
1882, and in August of that year he Wa at
tached to the coast survey on the steamer
Drift. He was made an ensign, junior
grade, March 8, 1888, and a full ensign in
1884. In 1885 he was attached to the Yantic
and in 1889 he came to Washington for
service in the naval observatory. Then,
after few months duty in the Bureau of
Equipment, he was ordered to the Rich
mond, and year later to the Monongahela.
He became lieutenant, junior. grade, May
5, 1892. He went to the Pacific coast Jan. 10,
1888, and served IL year on the San Fran
cisco, returning in 1894 to Washington and
going on duty at the naval observatory and
in the Washington navy yard. He took a
course in the War College in May, 1895;
April g. 1896, he received his commission as
full lieutenant and was attached to the
Marion two months later He was ordered
to the Baltimore Feb IL, 1897. and was serv-
ing under that order during the engage
ment of last Sunday.
Ensign Noble Edward Irwin is a typical
young American naval officer, of stalwart
build and full of daring, tempered with cool
Judgment. He is very popular in Washing
ton. where he only recently served in the
Navigation Bureau as one of Admiral Ram
sey's assistants. He was born in Greenfield,
o., Sept. 49, 1869, and was appointed in the
navy from the Twelfth congressional dis
trict by Hon. j. J. Pugsley Sept. 20, 1887
While a cadet he made a cruise on the San
Francisco in 1893 and graduated in June as
a midshipman the same year. He received
his appointment as ensign July l, 1893, and
was Immediately attached to the Newark
He remained on duty in the South Atlantic
station on that vessel and on the Yantic
and the Lancaster to March Q. 1885, when he
came to Washington as an aid in the Navi-
CATION Bureau. Last August he made trip
CT FL a 9 Detroit
ing sailors for the navy, and it so hap
pened that some of the men enlisted by him
on that trip were among the injured in the
battle of Manila. He left Washington
March last, going directly to the Bati-
more. which was then about to start for
Honolulu to join Dewey's fleet with the
supply of ammunition brought by the Mo-
nocacy from San Francisco, which was so
welcome to the American fleet.
Michael John Buddinger is one Of the
coxswains of the Baltimore, being trans
ferred to that ship from the Independence,
from Mare island Oct. 20 last. He enlisted
in the navy Aug II last at Chicago. He was
born at Manitowoc, Wis, and is native
American His next of kin is John M. Bud
dinger. of As De Kalb street, Chicago.
Robert L. Barlow is a landsman on the
Baltimore, enlisting Aug. TO- 1897, Chicago
He is twenty-five years of age and was
born at Barlow, Miss. where mis- next of kin
lives in the person of H. H. Barlow.
Richard P. Covert, ordinary seaman on the
Baltimore, was enlisted at Milwaukee, Wis.
Aug. % last. He was born at Racine. Wis,
twenty years ago and his next of kin is
George H. Covert. AT Wisconsin street,
Racine
oVaIi- fod TaNy
20. 1896, and he also is one of the Balti-
more's coxswains to which ship he was
transferred from the Philadelphia at San
Francisco He is thirty years old, was born
at Newark, N J., ard his next of kin is a
cousin ]. L. Leary, "A Brennan street. San
Francisco.
Rosario Riccicardelli, as his name indi-
Gates, was born in Italy twenty-four years
ago in the City Of Messina, but he is a
naturalized citizen and is now a seaman
on the Baltimore. He also was transferred
from the Philadelphia when she went out
of commission to the Baltimore. He was
enlisted March 81 1896, and his next of kin
is Francisco Riccicardelli living in Palermo,
Italy.
Edward Snelgrove was born In Ellensburg,
Wash, twenty-nine years ago and enlisted
=,
also a coxswain who was transferred to the
Baltimore at Mare island last fall. He en-
listed at Tacoma, and his father w. l..
Snelgrove. lives at "a York place, Tacoma.
From Admiral Dewey's statement. taken
in connection with the press reports, the
officials of the Navy Department are salts
fed that none of these officers or men are
seriously injured They gather from the
accounts that the explosion Of ammunition,
which is supposed to have caused most Of
the injuries, was confined to one small box
or chest of the fixed ammunition that is
put up for the six-pounder guns and kept
beside the gun whenever the ship is cleared
for action.
Not Seriously Hurt.
CHICAGO. May s.-Michael J. Budinger,
seaman on board the Baltimore, who was
reported among the injured in the Manila
fight. enlisted n (thfcago IN lime of 1887