The times., 1898-05-15
AMERICAN VALOR
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grunted approval as the man their gun
sights had covered dropped.
Second Cable Cut.

sights had covered. dropped.
Second Gable Cut.
The second cable was finally cut and
the third. a small one was grappled and
hoisted to the surface. The fire of the
Spanish had reached it's maxim. 1t is
estimated that a thousand rifles and guns
were speaking and the men that welded
them grew incautious and exposed them
selves in groups here and there.
Use schrapnel came the signal for the
ships. and can after can of schrapnel
, exploded over the Spaniards. 1t was too
much for them and they broke and ran to
cover This cover was a sort of fortifica-
tion behind the lighthouse, and to this
place they dragged a~number of their
machine guns and again opened fire on
the cutters. Shots from behind the light
house could not be answered so we'll from
the launches and the encouraged Span
iards fred all the oftener:.
Man after man in the boats was hit but
none let sound escape him while he kept
his senses. Like silent machines the men
worked grimly tearing up the third and
last cable For half an hour they had
worked on that last cable. but the fire from
behind the lighthouse was getting too
deadly. and reluctantly. at Lieut. Ander-
sons signal the cable was dropped and
the boats .retreate The work had lasted
two and half hours. but the time seemed
only moment 10 those who had not been
wounded.
Smelling the Lighthouse.
The Window which had lain out OF
range, with coal vessel, was now or
dered in, and DIR. Travis was called to
attend the wounded The Window was or
dered in to shell the lighthouse. which
had not been fired on before according to
the usages of international law. The rev
enue boats rapid-fre guns riddled the
lighthouse in short order and soon a shell
from the four-inch gun which was in
charge of Lieut.. Crisp struck it fairly, ex-
ploded and toppled it over.
With the collapse OF their protection the
Spaniards broke and ran again. Their
rush inland was like the obstacle race at
the end of circus, only their h~ste was
to escape death from the shrapnel
At the fall of the lighthouse, the Marble
head signaled well done and a moment
later cease firing" The only man in
SANITY killed was Marine Eagan A
sailor from one of the boats died of his
wounds the same day.
Lieut.. WinsIow Woruded.
Commander Maynard. of Nashville.
was grazed across the chest and Lieut.
Winslow was wounded in ,he hand.
The wounded sent to Key West was
one from the Nashville, Robert BIotz,
of North Carolina, shot In the head and
three times In the chest He will proba-
bly, die. From the Marblehead Guy Hen
erickson, of New York, shot in the arm
and liver, will probably die; John Davis,
Of New York right leg fractured; John
Doran, of Fall River, Mass, shot in the
right thigh; Hermann hochmaister, a
marine sharpshooter, of New York. shot
in the jaw.
These were all in the boats and no
wounds of any consequence We're received
by men on the ships. The only injury re-
ported to the ship is a few holes and
dents in the Nashville's tunnels.
The Window arrived here at o'clock
| this morning and the wounded men were
sent to the hospital Three of them were
| able to walk ashore and were hopeful OF
| getting well again before the war is over.
All three cables at Cienfuegos belong
| to the Cuba submarine system. They
were part of the last channel of COM
munication between Havana and the
outside world. except through Key West
and. with both of them cut. Gen Blanco
| is entirely separated from Madrid and
| the Spanish powers outside of Cuba
Capt. Reamy's Report.
The Navy Department. received the fol-
| lowing official dispatch at noon yester-
| day from Capt. Reany. commandant at
| Key West:
THE Window arrieed this morning with
| following men dead 'or wounded:
Patrick Reagan, private, marine dead:
Herman w. Kochmaister, private. ma
| rine, shot through the jaw probably fat
| ally; Henry Heinriehsom seaman, shot
through the liver. probably fatally; Err
| nest Saunternich apprentice, first class,
fracture of right leg. John ]. Doran,
boatswain's mate, second class, shot
! through right thigh; John Davis, gunner S
! mate, wounded right leg; w. NJ. Levery,
| apprentice, first class, wounded left leg;
| Robert Boltz, seaman on Nashville, Sc
| verely wounded; Lieut.. Cameron Wins
| low, slight wound of hand
Commander McCalla's $ report summary:
Lieut. Winslow, first in command of
| steam and sailing launches of the Nash
Vile; Lieut.. Anderson, second in com
| mand. Boats dragged for the cut cable
under protection of the guns of the Mar
| blehead and the Nashville; succeeded in
| cutting cables leading to south and
west. but not third cable under shore. In
| der fire from infantry off shore with
| Maxim guns. Lighthouse destroyed.
1.-The officers and men performed their
work with utmost GOODNESS ana intre.
pidity. under the most trying circum-
stances. McCalla's report mailed
(Signed) 'REAMY."