The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-13
TORPEDO BOAT WiNSLOW.

ton or on the Hudson, but I think not
II have no fault to find with the Win
slows crew. They acted nobly all tn,
way through. The men who were killed
all fell at the same time, We were stand
ish was perfect The she'll burst in oul
very faces
The dead and wounded brought here
by the Hudson were taken ashore il
small boats to- the government dock
This was tho first news of the engagement
to reach Key West. n p
No time was lost in administering *
the wounded. A sick call was sent tc
the marine hospital and an ambulance
came tearing down to the dock.
The dead were taken to Bakers under.
taking shop and the wounded conveyed te
the hospital.
In the meantime news had spread and
crowds gathered about 1.-THE dock; but
There was no sort of demonstration.
The success of the American ships in
every action thus far has been so over
whelming that it was hard to realize that
death had at last come to our men.
Ens1gn Bagley was about 26 years old,
and while the fleet was stationed here he
was one of the most popular men in the
service, therefore, the news of his death
came as terrible shock to all who knew
him.
1t has always been a foregone oonclu-
sion that the torpedo boat men would be
among the first to fall as their work is
most dangerous. But III spite of this,
when the fleet was stationed here and
oranges In assignments were frequent
~ made, all the young men of the service
were eager for torpedo boat duty.
The Hudson shows the effects of the
fight. Her smokestack is punctured with
bullet holes and her cabin and decks are
smashed and splintered.
The Winslow's dead are now lying at
Bakers undertaking establishment on
Back street. They were taken there in q
rough board wagon covered by the Stars
and Stripes The rude conveyance were
followed by a large crowd and all day
long the doors of the shop have been sur
rounded by large gathering.
Naval officers, marines and sailors came
there to look upon the faces Of their dead
comrades. Some of the bodies show fear
full wounds.
Ensign Bagley was literally torn to
pieces. His body will be embalmed and
shipped home gaia
Oiler Varves had his throat cut open by
sharp piece of the shell which apparent
ly severed his wind pipe.
Fireman Daniels had his left shoulder
ripped up and the right side of his head
torn open.
The body of Tunnel, the colored cook,
shows no wounds. Fireman Meeks was
hurt in the groin. ~
No orders for the disposition of the
bodies have yet been issued. They will
be taken charge of by the naval authori.
ties this afternoon.
The Hudson drew up to the government
dock shortly before 8 o'clock this morn.
ing. The dead on board were covered
vuft b,1Io Id
the wounded were carried to the army
barracks hospital. The dead were taken
to the local undertaker's shop where they
lay all day on slabs, the mutilated forms
draped in flags.
The public were permitted to view the
remains and all day a steady stream of
people flowed through the shop.
The Winslow has six-inch hole in her
starboard beam, her starboard engine,
stearing gear are destroyed and her port
engines are slightly damaged, while her
coming tower, to use the phraseology of
an officer Of the Hudson, clocks like a
pepper box"
The Hudson's men believe they fought
against battery of four. inch field guns
and gunboats of six, three and one-pound-
ers s asrBA
The Notifications as well as the gun
boats were almost entirely hidden from
view by the sand heaps and warehouses.
After getting an accurate range on the
American boats from the hills, the Span
iards descended to lower ground and
poured in their fire almost before the
Americans could get their location. Four
thousand regular Spanish soldiers are be.
lieved to be stationed at Cardenas.
Capt. Newton of the Hudson estimates
that his boat fired 1876 rounds of ammu-
milton in a3 minutes during the heat of
the engagement. 1t is marvellous to
him and his men that they escaped as
they did. They were within 100 yards of
the Winslow when the she'll which killed
the men on board the torpedo boat ex-
ploded, and they expected to be blown to
atoms.
A few scratches on the ventilators are
al the marks the Hudson bears. Beside
Lieut.. Bernadou and Ensign Bagley the
" Wlnslow carried about 10 men. Lieut..
bernardou graduated from tho naval
academy in 1880. He is one of the best
know experts of smokeless powder in the
o1SUuntry. He distinguished himself in
Shlna by rescuing Americans and escort.
ritory.
Inc Hudson reported that yesterday
'oouo inc same time that the CardenaS
,mgagenent occurred, the Machias shot
eSm "y one batteries and barracks on Diana
Say, zine miles from Cardenas. The
3a4i dld not return the fire and the
t0ual.s VI 1he bonn bardment are not yet