Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-16
coMrIIMENrAnY NAyy orrIcnns.
Commanders Of the Marietta aud Hudson
Commended for Good Work.

Commanders 81 the MARKETS. aud Hudson /
Commended for Good Work
Washington June iG-socrctnry
Long has determined that no American
officer who has Distinguished himself
by noteworthy gnllnntry shall lack
recognition II the mriler comes under
hiH notice. Ilo rcror igod M the zeal
and energy and discretion exhibited by
CAPTAIN y. ~ slmnrdf NJ the Mari
eta. something worthy ~ official praise,
whorcupon he addressed the following
letter 90 him;
Navy Department. Washington. u G.,
June 10. 1895
ITO the Commanding onlcor Of the Ma
riottn:
On acknowledging tho ship report OF
] the sixth. relative Go the passage ut the
United states steamer Marietta from
! san Jose de- Guatemala. 90 Key West
| the department takes occasion 90 cons
I graduate you and those under your
/ command upon the HuccrHaful tcrmina-
| ton ~ your long voyage.
'srho department desires 90 express
10 you and through you 90 the officers
and men under your command. 10 np-
probation Of the efforts made by them
10 carry out their orders. ~ ~ such
zeal and spirit nH has been shown by
] tho officers and men Of the Marietta
| that has brought tn successful rnd
] every enterprise undertaken hy our
service during the prcrgni war.
Secretary " the Navy"
The department has Just had time
20 get along the fine display ~ cout-
aye made BY Captain r. NJ. Ncwcumh'
commanding the revenue cutter Hud-
son, In the engagement ~ the span
lsh forces nt Cnfdouns on the nth ~
last month. ~ which Ensign Barley
and several other men were Killed ANA
Lieut.. Bcrnnd1u wounded ON tho tor
prdo bnnt Wiuainw. Secretary Longs
praise In this case r. the morn gracious,
innamuch na IL ~ directed 10 revenue
marine officer ana not 90 an nilicer ih
his own department lie directed the
following letter 60 the secretary or the
treasury ON June u.
u have the honor 10 acknowledge tho
receipt ~ your letter ~ tie Hth int
and 10 forward herewith 70 copy ~ the
report received. The rescue of the
Winslow by tho Hudson was 20 gal.
lantly done in The face nf m" most
calling nrr that her captain. officers
and men deserve the WurineHt com.
meudntlnn. The WlnFloN was rldilrd
with shell. disabled ana hglplrrH'lrli u
ing onto tho beach into the hands OF lhr
enemy. her captain wounded, her only
other officers and hair the crew Killed,
but the Hudson cnufAgcuuHly remained
by her In the very center NJ the hot
tost IRE ~ the action, although IN con-
slant danger M going ashore on nc-
count OF shallow water until nnally
"A line WAS got 60 the Wlnslow and
Inc weasel drawn out ~ the way Of
'"' '''''' JOHN II. LONG.
Secretary"
? The rep1r, OF Capiiln Newcomh. up
on which the Hrcretnry'n letter waa
based, was ns follows
AT ii;2O am. while on the main en'
trance 10 Cardsnas bay, the Hudson
, w1a ordered by the senior officer pres
, ont tn accompany tho United Siair'
steamer wilmington and the tnltnu
gtatss tlrn.dl boat Wlnaluw lufldn
Al three vessels started Immediately
and aftor como preliminary sounding.
3 A. determine me best water passed
through Biluru channel Into the hlS
and headed flr CnrlanlH
"Ahou. I llm, when abreast of Cor
T, 0sal point. the Hudson was ordered hl
= tho commanding officer N tho lnitr'
stltcs steamer Wilmington 10 go on
and look at small craft Steamr'
ovar toward Diana bay, and Flrtr'
: along thr western shore NJ the bas
dapaver,d mo- vessels ana, phs'rviu.
hnt tho Wilmington and winston
] wrrl nearing ClrirnH ut 1855 %. M.
steamed over toward Thorn nt ful
'"At 1893 pmr when lltt" over
. milo distant from vefaelf. SOW hrui
I commence from ihO shore, which wa
. Immediately returned by nur ships a
1850. whau within range of shore Euna
mo Hudson opened IRE upnn then
with her two SIX nnundera. observing
y tho Winaluw WIS quite nHhnrs ana *
y posed "a the FUN strength nf the enc
= my's runs ran alongside the Whining
= ton and ask.d n We should 20 90 De-
g assistance WinailWl. The nnswn
!. came 'y,a. ana We immcdlntel
e steamed into fh0 immediate vicinity "a
p tho WinflOw, keeping up constln
e ana rapid nre from the lIudsnn's bat
terry uunn the onomy's guns on shore
% A atel. the commanding uincer NJ M
4 | Wlusluw reported his vessel totnl
y disabled ana requested 90 Do l1W.d nu
u M range. owing % ahual water an
To the rapid drift toward Hh're ot W
d., / WlnHlnw (tha wind was ON Hh1re
y was fully thirty minutes before "a
J.. Hudson HurccodHd in making lln
. fast from the Wlnsllw lud st1riln
!. ahead with her Tho cnomy KEPT up
!, constant nro during this time, Whl'
y appeared 60 h. especially directed ll
!, wnrd the Winslow which Gre was D.
"a turned nt every opportunity hN IN
:, Wlnsiow aud Hudson, The Winalol
~ ,r1s flowed nl0ngslde the Wilmington
y from which vessel "a boat was sen
win IA medical officer who tr1nHfcrre
I, me dead ana wounded from the wins
low 10 the wilmington Finally nhau
n, $3.50 PM, an three vessels steamed ou
Z y me bay, the WInslow In tow W "a
4 Hudson. Al about dark Joined u
A. 4. :. =. Mnchlas outside where IN
IA Wluslow was anchored .....
NJ ! CAPTAIN 4. IL. NEWcoAib'"