The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-17
BRAVE MEN DEAD.
Ensign Bsgley and Four Sailors Killed
in Battle at Cardenas.
4 Shell Burst in the Midst of tho Crew 81
the WinslOw and Terrible Execution Re-
sulted--Besides the Killed Several
Were Seriously Wounded.


battery at Cardenas fired on the tor
pedo boat Winslow Wednesday and
killed Ensign Bagley and four sea-
men.
The Spanish were too close to miss.
Heavy solid shot and shells hit all
about the torpedo boat
A solid shot tore through her hull,
and the forward boiler blew up, but
Ger men did not finch. Another shot
tore away her rudder, and she drifted
1elplessly. The Hudson steamed into
The harbor and took the Winslow in
;ow. The Hawsers were scarcely fas-
tened when shell burst directly over
the wounded boat.
Ensign Bagley was instantly killed,
and four of his men fell with him. The
Wilmington had reached an easy
range about this time and opened with
her heavy guns. The Spanish held
Down on her and she was hit by doz.
en- shot.
She was hurt, but not crippled, and
bore the brunt of the battle until the
little Winslow was safe out of harbor.
She lost no men. The Spanish batter.
les were silenced eventually, and
number of men killed and wounded.
The ships fired salutes to the dead
seamen whose bodies were brought
here on the Hudson, and will prOba bly,
be buried here. Ensign Bagley's body
will be embalmed and await word
from his relatives. 1t is stated that
when the death missile burst Bagley
staggered from the gun he was aiming
to the flag pole aft, clasped his arms
about it, and sank down under Old
Glory. They did not think he was
dead aboard the Hudson, and only
when his arms were loosened was it
known. Meek died when near Key
West.
Tell my people died like a man, =
he gasped
Patterson can not live. The lieuten-
ant jokes over it. Il bet hit some of
them, even if we were caught in a
trap" he said.
Lieut.. Bernadou smoked a cigar
and answered all questions, though il
great pain when brought here. All
| flags are at half mast.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The navy de-
partment Thursday morning received
the official report of the bombardment
of Cardenas Wednesday. as follows:
KEY WEST, May 13.-To the Secre-
| tary of the Navy: In an action in Car.
denas barbor yesterday between a
Spanish gunboat and shore batteries
and the blockading vessels the follow
| ing named men were killed on the
torpedo boat Winslow: Worth Bagley,
ensign United States navy; John Yer
verese, oiler; John Veniese, fireman
first class; George B. Meek, fireman
first class, and Elijah B. Tunill, cabin
| cook.
The wounded are j. 3. Bernadou
lieutenant commanding the Winslow
William Patterson, seriously but not
fatally; Daniel McKeown, quartermas
ter, first class. slightly.
Dead and wounded arrived on United
States steamship Hudson this morn
ing Dead will be buried to-day.
REMEY.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Journal bulle
tins announce that the gunboats Ma
chias and Wilmington renewed the
Smelling of Cardenas Thursday after
noon.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Lieut. Der
nadou, of the Winslow, reports to the
navy department as follows:
Il was directed by Commodore TodC
to approach a small steamer alongside
the wharf at the eastern end of the
town and examine her character. We
steamed towards Moal at full speed
Gu approaching within 100 yards {
gunboat and battery on shore
opened fire. The Winslow re-
turned and maintained the fire
until the end of the action. SIZE wa:
riddled by shells of caliber O.
21l to inches She was finally toweC
out of range by the revenue cutter
Hudson Casualties as reported this
morning l desire to express my
thanks to Lieut.. Newcomb, command
ing officer of the L. s. S. c. Hudson
when. being under heavy fire, he toweC
this vessel out of action. Ny opinion
is the Winslow can be repaired so a:
to render her again efficient. Full re
port mailed"
KEY WEST, Fla, May 13-It is nov
known that the American boats made
serious havoc with Cardenas harbol
and town. The captain of the Hudson
said:
Il know we destroyed a large par
of their town near the wharves, burn
ed one of their gunboats and l thinl
destroyed two other torpedo destroy
ers. We were in a vortex of shot
she'll and smoke, and could not tell &C
curately, but we saw one of their boat
on fire and sinking soon at
ter the action began, Then larg'
building near the wharf, l think thu
barracks, took fire and many othe
buildings were soon burning. The
Spanish had masked batteries on al
sides of us hidden in bushes and be
hind houses. They set trap for rs
AS soon as we got within range o
their batteries they would move them
think their guns were field pieces
Our large boats could not get into tn
harbor to help US on account of shal
low water.