The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-13

| hcy west. ria, May 12--Wnen the
United States gunboat Hudson came up
to the government dock at 8 O'Clock
this morning the bodies of five dead
men were lying on her deck. They
were the remains of Ensign W. Bagley
and four members of the crew of the
torpedo boat Winslow, who were killed
in an engagement in Cardenas harbor
| yesterday. The bodies We're covered by
the stars and stripes.
In the cabin of the Hudson was Cap
tain j. b. Bernadou of the Winslow,
who is slightly injured in the left leg,
and several others of the Winslow's
| crew, who are slightly injured.
/ The dead are: Ensign Worth Bagley,
John Varves, Oiler; Josiah Tunnett
cabin cook; George B. Meeks, fireman;
j. Daniel, fireman.
The engagement took place inside the
harbor Of Cardenas. The gunboat Will
mington, the torpedo boat WinsIow and
the gunboat Hudson were the only yes
/ sells engaged.
They entered the harbor for the pur-
pose OF attacking some Spanish gun
boats which were known to be there.
These latter, however, were not dis
covered by the American force until the
Spaniards opened fire. The land bat
teries OF Cardenas supported the fire
of the Spanish gunboats.
The engagement commenced at 2:05 D.
m. and lasted about an hour.
The wounded are: B. E. Cox. gun
ners mate; d. McKeon, quartermas-
ter; ]. Patterson, fireman.; F. Gray,
Lieutenant ]. Is. Bernadou.
All are slightly wounded except Pat
terson, whose condition is serious
BATTLE WAS TERRIFIC.
The battle. while it lasted was ter
rife. The Wilmington and the Hudson
We're ahead and opened fire on the
Spanish boats. which were lying at the
dock The firing began at a range of
$500 yards. y few minutes later the
Winslow came up and also opened fire
In an instant the entire attention of
the Spanish gunbOats and land batter
les were directed upon her. From all
sides shot and shell poured in on the
little torpedo boat. The Wilmington
and the Hudson still kept up their fire.
but they could not turn aside the ter
rible storm of fire and death pouring
in upon the torpedo boat.
The crew of the WinslOw, however,
never faltered for a second At 2:35 a
solid shot crashed into the hull of the
Winslow and knocked out her boiler.
In an instant she began to roll and
rock helplessly. Then there was d mo-
ment of awful suspense.
SPANIARDS CHEERED.
A fierce cheer of triumph went up
from the Spaniards on the gunboats
and in the batteries, and again a storm
of fire was opened up on the helpless
boat
The gunboat Hudson. which was Iy-
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.
n m xr-irI1 he
of one shot which disabled the boiler
of the Winslow, the firing of the Span
ish gunboats had been wild, but as the
Winslow lay rolling in the water the
range grew closer and shells began TO
explode all about her.
1t was difficult for the Hudson to get
near enough to throw a line to the
Winslow's crew. so terrible was the fire
all about her. Finally, after about 20
minutes, the Hudson approached near
enough to throw a line
Ensign Bagley and six men were
standing in a group, on the deck of the
Winslow "Heave her, heave her.
shouted Bagley as he looked towards
the commander of the Hudson 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 Its
getting too hot here for comfort"
DEATH-DEALING SHELL.
The line was thrown and about the
same instant a shell burst in the very
midst of the group of men on board
the Winslow. Bagley- was instantly
killed and a few others dropped about
him. Half a dozen more fell groaning
on the blood stained deck One of the
men pitched headlong over the side of
the boat, but his feet caught in the
iron rail and he was hauled back
Bagley's body was stretched on the =
deck with his face completely torn
away and the upper part of his body
shattered.
1t was terrible moment The tor
pedo boat, disabled and helpless, rolled
and swayed under the fury of the fire
of 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 again a heavy
fire was opened on the torpedo boat.
Finally the Hudson succeeded in get
ting a line on board the Winslow and
was towing her out of the deadly range
when the line parted and again both
boats were at the mercy of the Span
iSh fire.
At sos D. 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
Winslow was towed up to the PedraS
island where she was anchored with
her 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 board the gunboat
Machias died shortly afterward-
At 9:15 o. m. yesterday the Hudson
with the dead bodies and some of the
steamed for Key West, arriv-
ing here at o'clock this morning.
LIEUTENANT'S STORY.
Lieutenant Bernadou, with the