Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-12

.f H states gunboat Hudson came up
vn'eN .,.,rrmsnt dock at s o'clock this
lining. the bodies of ive dead men
living upon her deck. They were
,oirs of Ensign w. Basiey ana
Wv .,cbers of the crew of the tor
hoa, Winslow, who were Killed IN
>. engagement at Cardenas harnor yes
,.,day The bodies were covered with
me- stars and Stripes
/, the cabin OF the Hudson was cap
n Bernadou of the Winslow,
,,o ia slightly injured in the left leg'
,,l several others of the Winsiow $
,,sv who are slightly injured.
Tho dead are: Ensign Worth Bagley.
,bp vervorls. oller; Josiah Tunnett'
,,ur cook; George b. Meeks, fireman,
s,,,.elass and j. Daniel, fireman.
The engagement took place inside the
,,,bor of Cardenas. The gunboat VIII
uiugton, the torpedo boat Winslow' ana
ns gunboat Hudson, were the only
vessels engaged.
They entered the harbor for the pur-
,,sa Of attacking some Spanish gun
iosts which were known to be there
These latter, however, were not dis
covered by the American force until
,t4 Standards opened fire. The land
batteries of the Cardenas supported the
fire Of the Spanish gunboats.
The engagement commenced at $500
nm. and lasted about an hour.
The wounded are: u. Il. Cox, gun
ssfs mate, D. Mckeon. quartermaster;
J. Paterson, fireman; f. Gray, and
LIEUT. J. b Bernadou.
All art slightly wounded except Pat
,slsoa Fhose condition is serious.
Ensign Bagley was appointed from
AetA Carolina on September Z, 1879.
The battle, while It lasted. was ter
rife The Wilmington and the Hudson
vtr ahead and opened fire on the
sIs,sh boats, which were lying at the
tNk The firing began at n range OF
about $500 yards. a few minutes later
Tie Winslow came up and also opened
In In an instant the entire atten-
ton Of the Spanish gunboats and land
htteries was directed upon her.
From all sides shot and shell poured
b on the little torpedo boat. The VIII
angton and the Hudson still
kept up their fire. but they
terrible storm of fire and death pour
Ing in upon the torpedo boat.
The crew of the Winslow, however.
never faltered for a second. AT 1886 a
.llld shot crashed into the hull of the
Wlnslow and knocked out her boiler.
10 an Instant she began to roll and
fock helplessly. Then there was a
moment OF awful suspense.
herce cheer of triumph went up
ifom the Spanlards on the gunboats
and in the batteries. and again a storm
q IRE was opened on the helpless boat.
The gunboat Hudson, which was ly-
le near by, started to the assistance
the Winslow. She ran alongside the
Eoipedo boat and tried to throw a line
NE imperilled crew.
Vp 10 this time. with the exception
the one shot which disabled the
asf OF the Winslow, the firing of the
panlsn gunboats had been wild, but
The Wlnslow lay rolling In the
ater the range grew closer and shells
gan to explode all about her.
u was difficult for the Hudson to get
~ enough to throw a line to the
hsows crew, so terrible was the
manly atter about twenty minutes,
hudson approached near enough to
nov a line. ~
Ensign Bagley and six men were
r.'ullls IN group, on the deck of tho
"hoW' 'Heave her. heave her"
sWea BGgley as he looked towards
IN 0shnlahder OF the Hudson and
Sa miss it," shouted an officer
me hudson, and with q smile
2 calIed back, Let her come.
M eutlhg TOO hot here for comfort"
M nae was thrown and about the
dst nH shell burst In the very
lnslow e'p VI men on poard the
was instantly killed and
7sn ls dropped about him. Half a
kaInsd "3Ie ieil grooming on the blood
eadonsu euk' one of the men pitched
fes, oNtr the side of the boat but
b,ya ught in the iron rail and no
haued back. anu he
ss,sy body was stretched on tbe
WIN his face complete,v tor,
(atteredd inc upper part of his body
% has terrible moment. The tor
"a svavaS S'sa pied and helpless, rolled
the s na under the fury of the fire
Nbs, spanish gunboats.
al =, me shell burst in the pro,n NJ,
trlumnh "lhslow another wild shout
ais anS sn Went up from the Spanish
was batteries, and again n heavy
fInaIv V,pSehed on the torpedo boat.
g H., we Hudson succeeded in got
town. on board the Winslow and
en- "".lns her out of the daa5iv r rnu
bis wSro me parted and again both
fire e at the mercy of the span
anotbhIm; the Hudson managed IN
lnslow b,,, me on the deck Of the
he line WIN y,ine to make 1t fast.
lnsoa, was finally secured and tho
md nh was towed nm Ia 800 ,e
kd ana she was anchored win no.
ere, SOU. wounded on her daoir,
board inen from the Hudson u,a,s,
st sa the Wlnslow ava went
b. taken W. wounded Off. Three who
IN S Stya shortly afterwasdi "'oat Ma
III tho Am Yesterday the Uudsor
ng h.. steamed for Kew WI OF the
S mere at o'clock tb, west Tar, ar
''Ads' ReFnadOu. of the Wins. /