The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-17

put in commission last December, ne
was attached to her and remained 50
until the homer Of his death
The disposition Of the remains OF the
young officer await an expression from
his mother, but 1t is believed the body
will De sent north from Key West with
a detail Of nava officers.
Just before the official dispatch, a
private dispatch was received asking
that Ensign Bagley's family De noti-
fed which was o promptly. The
dead man had. beside a mother living
at Raleigh, a sister, who Is the wife of
J~osephus Daniels, the editor OF The
News and Observer Of Raleigh.
John Varveres, oiler, was a native OF
Smyrna. Asia, but a naturalized citi-
zen of the United States. He had been
in the navy about three years and nine
months.
John Daniels, fireman. first class. was
born in Kilkenny. Ireland, bat was
naturalized and had been in the nav
service about five years.
George B. Meek, fireman, first class,
"a born in Clyde, Ohio and his faith
er, John Meek, now resides in that city.
Deceased had a total laval service Of
five and one half years.
Josiah B. Tunnel, cook had been In
the service only a few months, his first
enlistment bearing date of march 21st,
1898. He was born in Accomac coun-
", Virginia, and his next of kin is his
father, John Tunnel, now a resident
Of Wattsville. Accomac county, Viz
ginia. Tunnel was the only colored
man in the list of dead and wounded.
Lieutenant John Baptiste Bernadou,
who is reported as being wounded, is
one of the most dashing and venture
some young officers in the naval ser
vice. IT was because Of his very quail
ity that he was selected for the COM
mand Of the Winslow as it was known
that the service required would be OF
the most hazardous character. Lieu-
tenant ,Bernadou is really an expert
in torpedo work. He was born Novem-
Der 1858 in Philadelphia, and was ap-
pointed to the naval academy by Pres
ident Grant in 1876. In 1892 he became
a lieutenant, Junior grade, and attain
ed his full ~lieutenancy in 1895.
Key West, Fla, May Eth Wins
lows dead are now lying at an under
taking establishment. They were
taken there in a rough wagon still coV-
cred by the stars and stripes. the
rude conveyance was followed by an
immense crowd and all day long the
doors of the shop have been surround
ed by a large gathering.
| Naval officers, marines and sailors
| came here to look upon the faces Of
! their dead comrades. Some of the bod
les show fearful wounds. Ensign Dag
ley's was literal'- torn to pieces. His
body will be embalmed and shipped
home. Oliver Varveres his throat cut
open by a sharp piece of the shell,
| which apparently severed his wind
| pipe as if slashed with a razor. Fire
man Daniels a his left shoulder
| ripped up and the right side of his
head torn open. The body Of Tunnel,
| fine 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 lie
near their collins now and will be
taken charge of by the naval authori-
| ties this afternoon.
| Made HAVOC AMONG THE SPAN
ISH.
1t is now known that the American
boats made furious havoc with Car
| denas harbor and town. The captain
I of the Hudson said:
II know we destroyed a large part
of their town neal the wharves, burn
ed one of their gunboats and I think
| destroyed two other torpedo d~estroyers.
| We were in a vortex of shot, shell and
| smoke, and could not tell accurately;
but we saw one of their boats on fire
sinking soon after the action be
| gan. Then a large building near the
| wharf, I think the barracks, took fire
| n many other buildings were soon
| burning. The Spanish had masked
| batteries on all sides of us, hidden in
| bushes and behind houses. They set
| a tran for US. AS soon as we got With
| in range of their batteries, they would
move them. / think their guns were
! field pieces. Dur large boats could not
| get into the harbor to help us on &C
| count of the shallow water