The herald., 1898-05-09
pEwEY's WOUNDED
Names of the Men and Record of
Service

Names Of the Men and Record of
Service
WASHINGTON, May S.-Unfortunately
for the historian, the records of the navy
department do not afford much data as to
the character of the officers and men Of the
United States navy. For departmental pur-
poses, 1t suffices to keep an accurate ac-
count of only few of the facts connected
with the date of appointment of an officer
or the enlistment of sailor, and collec
| tion of data to indicate their progress In
| the naval service. Thus 1t is not possible
| to secure from official sources any informa-
| tion of the personal qualities or peculiari-
ties of the men who are reported to have
been wounded on the Baltimore in the en-
gagement with the Spanish fleet and forts
at Cavite. The facts disclosed by the rec
ord as to these men are about as follows:
Lieut.. Frank Woodruff Kellogg was born
in Waterbury, Conn.,, July 26, 1857. He was
appointed a cadet midshipman directly by
the secretary of the navy, and graduated
from the naval academy in 1881. His first
service was on the Portsmouth in January,
1883, and in August of that year he was at
tached to the coast survey on the steamer
Drift. He was made an ensign, junior
grade, March 3, 1888, and a full ensign in
1884. In 1885 he was attached to the Yantic.
and in 1889 he came to Washington for SER
vice in the naval observatory. Then, after
q few months duty in the bureau of equip
ment, he was ordered to the Richmond and
year later to the Monongahela. He be-
came lieutenant junior grade, May b.
1892 He went to the Pacific coast January
Is, 1893. and served year on the San Fran
cisco, returning in 1894 to Washington and
going on duty al the naval observatory and
in the Washington navy yard. He took
course in the war college in May. 1885; on
April 8, 1896, he received his commission as
full lieutenant, and was attached 10 the
Marion two months later. He was ordered
to the Baltimore February IL, 1897, and was
serving under that order during the en-
gagement of last Sunday.
Ensign Noble Edward Irwin is typical
young American naval officer Of stalwart
build and full of daring, tempered with
cool Judgment He was born in Greenfield.
Ohio September 90. 1869, and was appointed
In May, 1887 While a cadet he made a
cruise on the San Francisco in 1898, and
graduated as a midshipman in June Of the
as ensign July /, 1898, and was Immediately
attached to the Newark. He remained on
duty In the South Atlantic station on that
vessel. and on the Yantic and Lancaster
till March, 1896, when he came to Washing
ton as an aid in the navigation bureau Last
August he made trip through the west
as far as Detroit, recruiting sailors for the
navy, and 1t so happened that some of the
men enlisted by him on that trip were
among the injured in the battle of Manila.
He left Washington March 4th last, going
directly to the Baltimore, which was then
about to start from Honolulu to join Dew
brought by the Monocay from San Fran
cisco, which was so welcome to the Amer
ey's fleet with the supply of ammunition
lean fleet.
Michael John Buddinger is one of the
coxswains of the Baltimore, being trans
ferred to that ship from the Independence
from Mare island October goth last. He
enlisted in the navy August 11th last at
Chicago. He was born at Manitowoc, Wis,
and is native American. His next OF kin
is John M. Buddinger of 4s DeKalb street,
Chicago.
Robert L. Barlow is landsman on the
Baltimore, enlisted August 20, 1897, in Chi
cago. He is % years of age, and was born
at Barlow Miss, where his next Of kin
lives in the person of Fl. II. Barlow.
Richard p. Covert, ordinary seaman on
the Baltimore, was enlisted at Milwaukee.
Wis, August Sth last. He was born at
Racine Wis. 20 years ago, and his next of
kin is George Covert, 426 Wisconsin street,
Racine.
William O'Keefe, seaman, enlisted May
20, 1896 and he is also one of the Baltimore'a
coxswains, to which ship he was trans |
ferred from the Philadelphia at San Fran
cisco. He is 80 years old, was born at New
ark, N. j., and his next of kin is cousin,
]. L. Leary, "a Brennan street, San Fran
cisco.
Rosario Ricciardelli, as his name indi- |
Gates, was born in Italy "a years ago, in the |
city of Messina, but he Is q naturalized cit |
izen and is now seaman on the Baltimore. |
He was also transferred from the Philadel- |
phia, when she went out of commission, to |
the Baltimore. He enlisted March 81, 1895, |
and his next of kin is Francisco Ricciardel- |
H. living In Palermo, Italy.
Edward Snellgrove was born in Ellens- |
burg Wash, % years ago, and enlisted De- |
cember A. 1885, on the Philadelphia. He is
also a coxswain who was transferred to
the Baltimore at Mare island last fall. He |
enlisted at Tacoma, Wash. and his father, |
w. Snellgrove. lives at "a York place, Ia |
coma.
From Admiral Dewey's statement, taken |
In connection with the press reports, the |
officials of the navy department are salts |
fed that none of these officers or men are |
seriously wounded. They gather from the |
accounts that the explosion of ammunition, |
which is supposed to have caused most Of |
the iojuries, was confined to a small box or |
chest of fixed ammunition that is put for
the six-pounder guns and kept beside the |
gun whenever the ship is cleared for ac-
ton.
SUSPECTED OF SPYING