The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-13

gan to explode all about her.
II was difficult for the Hudson to
get near enough to throw "a line to the
Winslow's Grew, so terrible was the
fire all about her. Finally, after try
ing for about twenty minutes, the
Hudson approached near enough to
throw a line.
BAGLEY'S LAST WORDS.
Ensign Bagley and six men were
standing in u group on the deck of the
Winslow.
"Heave herl Heave her." shouted
Bagley, as ne looked toward the COM
mander 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. It's getting too hot
here for comfort"
The line was thrown and, at the same
instant shell burst in the very midst
of the group Of men on board the Win
slow.
Ensign Bagley was instantly killed
and a few others dropped about him.
Half a dozen more fell groaning on the
bood-stained deck one of the dead
the boat but his feet caught the iron
rail and he was hauled back. Bagley
lay stretched ON the deck, with his face
completely torn away and the upper
part Of his body shattered.
The torpedo boat, disabled and help
less. rolled ana swayed under the fury
Of the fire from the Spanish gunboats.
When the shell burst in the group on
board tho Wiuslow another wild shout
Of triumph went up from the Spanish
boats and batteries and again a heavy
fire was opening on the torpedo boat.
Tinally 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 hre.
At $50 p. m. the Hudson managed to
get another line on the deck of the
WinsloW. hat there were only three
men lof, ther" at that time to make it
fast.
'rhe line was finally secured and the
WINSTON was 'oWcd UP to Pcdras Is
land, whore she was anchored with
h"r dead ard wounded on her decks.
There some men from the hudson went
on board tho WinsloW and took the
most seriously wounded men off.
Three of the latter were taken on
board the guuboal MaChias and died
thcr" shortly aftrrward,
At 9lj y. IN. yesterday the Hudson,
with the dead bodies and some of the
wounded, started for Key West. arriv-
inc here at ) O'Clock this morning.
COMMANDER BERNAnOr = WEIR
SION.
Commander BernadOu of the Wins
low, was wounded in the left leg but
not seriously. Lying in tn cabin OF
the Hudson this morning he toll the
story of the fight. He said
We went into the harbor under or
dors. The torpedo boat Winslow was
the worst injured. She had five of her
men killed, and | don't know how
many injured.
The Winsluw was ordered by the
commander Of the Wilmington to sc
into the harbor of Cardenas and at.
tack the Spanish gunboats there. We
steamed in under full head and wer,
fired upon as soon as we We're il
range. The Spanish boats were TIED
up at the docks and had a fair range
opened on us, and think we received
most of the fire. | don't know wheth
err any one was hurt on the Whining
ton or on the Hudson, but | think not
81 have no fault to find with tn,
Winslow's crew They acted nobly al
the way through. The men who wer,
killed an fcll n the same time. w,
were standing in a group and the ain
of the Spanish was perfect The shel
burst in our very faces"
The dead and wounded brought her,
hy the Hudson were taken ashore il
small boats to the government dock
This was he first news Of the en-
gagoment to reach Key West
No time was lost i'm ministering t,
the wounded. quick call was sen
to the Marine hospital ana an ambul
anc" came down To the dock. TIL
dead We're taken 10 Bakers under
taker shop and the wounded We're con
voyed to the hospital In the mean
time the news had spread and crowd
gathered about the dock.
DANGERS OF TORPEDO WORK.
The success Of the American ship
in every action thus far has been $
overwhelming that it was hard to real
iZo that death had at last come to on
mon. Ensign Bagley was about
years old, and, while the fleet wa
stationed here, he was one OF the mos
popular men in the service Therefor,
the news Of his death came as a ter
rible shock 70 all who knew him.
1t has always been a foregone con
clusiOn that the torpedo boat me
would be among the first TO fall a
their work is most dangerous. But, /
spite of this. when the fleet was sta
toned here and changes i'm assignment
were frequently made, all the youn
men of the service We're eager for tor
pcdO duty.
The Hudson shows the effect of tn
fight. Her smokestack is puncture
with bullet holes and her cabin an
decks are smashed and splintered
The Winslow is a torpedo boat of 4
tons displacement, steel hull 1000 in
dicated horse power. twin screws an
three torpedo ,Ibos
The Wilmington is a light draugl
guuboat Of 1882 tons displacement
steel hull twin screws and eight gun
The Hudson belongs to the recent
organized mosquito fleet, and wa
formerly tugbOat,