The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-13
Ensign Bagley and Four Of
the Crew Are Killed,
HAVOC In CARDENAS HARBOR.
The Shall American Squadron nss.ra..9
Three Spanish Vessels.

WEST ,isy E-when The United States gunneas fIuc-
the dock o'clock this mornins
bodies her deck They
w Bagiey OF the
winsow. who killed engagement
bodies by tire
Stripes cabin OF the Hudson Capt J. n
of waslow, who slightly wounded the eR
and several others OF the wnalow who slightly Injured
WORTH BAGLEY ensign. United States
JOHN vARvERES. oiler.
j. DENNY fireman, class.
GEORGE h. MEEK. fireman.
ELIJAH B. TUNNEIsIa cabin
The wounded B. Cox. mate McKeon quarter
fireman. F. Gray Lieut. ]. b.
All slightly coud'
ton Is serious.
Ensign Basy appointed Carolina September
1885, The place inside the
The Wilmington. torpedo sunboat
Hudson the They
for the OF attacking ganhoats
be there These latter
American opened
tees of cardenas supported fire Of the Spanish
The D. about
hour The battle while tasted The winkon
and Hudson ahead boats
watch lying at the dock The firing range
so yards few minutes later wInsow up also
OF the Spanish gun
boats aud lard batteries sides
shot and shell poured in the little The Winnings
and Hudson still vas pouring
In the torpedo The CREW wnsiow however,
faltered for 2.Ss INTO
the bull or the winow knocked moment
she began roll rock moment
Of awful fierce cheer triumph up
in as basieres and storm
of Gre was opened upon the helpless 49,
The sunboat Hudson by started asssance
Of the Winsow She torpedo and tred
TO throw line to the impcred Up ssnne with
the exception of one shot wacn disabled the rng
of the gunboats had been Wild but lay rolling
the began to explode
all about her.
1t d.neui get the wnslow %
terrible was the fire all about her Finally after twenty
minutes the Hudson enough 10 throw line
Rasey six group on the deck Of
the winsow rope was thrown ana
about the Insan, very midst OF the
group OF board the winaiow Bagsy Instantly
killed and others dropped aoxen mere
fell groanng the hloeasanea plunged
headong tho side caught IN, ina
iron rail and he hauled back stretched
the deck completely away and the upper
part the body shattered
When the shell group ,is winsow an
other wild shout Of triumph Spanish boats
and batteries and again the torpedo
Finally succeeded In getting line on ,aa "a
the Wnsow and towing her deadly range when
the nne parted both mercy OF ths
Spanish
as D. M managed 10 get another line on ~.
where wounded were removed
evening the Hudson
woundes started os West arrived
at morning.
that boats made furious havoc
carieaas harDor and THE
II know destroyed largo part o town
and burned gnnhoas think
ether torrr1o aesroyers In q Of shos
she'll smoke etc. and could accurately,
Of their boats fire and sinking
Then large building wharf think barracks
and other buildings
had masked batteries all sides OF
within Of their batteries they would them
Their heii conif
The harbor "a help u the shalow wsser."
IAsa EernsTdcu. with bsndng him, told
of the
presS calmly ta.knS Of the weather lie began
We full speed attack the Spanish I'M
he hafnr and result We nnef
badly damaxrdLs
wii brought think VIII
be ready for service again in swo weeks"
Continuing, lieutenant said:
1.-THE injured. ard had Of
injured We ordered
attack Spanish n
una nd nred range
The batteries opened think
l1s. dept kasw whether vas hurt Tho