The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18
d BATTLE IN CUBA.

and Spanish gunboats there.
q The battle lasted about an hour, dur
ing which the Winslow was almost
shot to pieces and the following five
men on her killed: Ensign Worth Bag
ley; John Varvels, oiler; Josiah Tun-
nett. cabin cook: ]. v. Meeks, fireman;
J. Daniel, fireman.
The wounded are: r. e. Cox, gun
ners' mate ID. McKeon, quartermaster;
William Patterson, fireman: F. Gray,
and Lieutenant J. b. Bernadou. All
are slightly wounded except Patterson,
whose condition Is serious.
The Winslow was towed out by the
Hudson, and 1t was while preparing for
the tow that the men were killed, a
shell exploding In their midst.
The dead and wounded brought here
by the Hudson were taken in small
boats to the government dock. This
was the first news of the engagement
to reach Key West.
Meeks is an Ohio man. his home be-
ing in Clyde.
1t is known that the American boats
made furious havoc with Cardenas
harbor and town. The captain Of the
Hudson said:
II know we destroyed a large part
Of the city near the wharves, burned
one of their gunboats and think de-
stroyed two other torpedo destroyers.
I'VE were in a vortex Of shot, shell
and smoke, and could not tell accu-
rately, but we saw one of their boats
on fire and sinking soon after the ac-
ton began.
"Then a large building near the
wharf, 1 think the bar .acks took fire,
and many other buildings we're soon
burning.
1.-THE Spanish had masked batteries
on all sides Of us. hidden in bushes
and behind houses. They set trap
for us. AS soon as we got within
range of their batteries they would
move them.
II think their guns were field pieces.
Our large boats could not get into the
harbor to help US on account of the
shallow water"
-Four of the men killed on the Win
slow were laid to rest In the city GEM
etery at sunset. They were buried In
the shallow lime rocks, side by side
with the graves OF the victims of the
Maine. The body Of Ensign Bagley
will be sent home for interment.
At $50 the procession started for the
cemetery, followed by a military escort
Of marines and sailors from all the
ships In the harbor, Commodore Kim
ball of the torpedo notilla In command.
and seamen acting as pallbearers.
The Rev. DR.. Gilbert Higgs OF the
st. Paul's Episcopal church read the
burial service, while mixed multi
tude crowded about. trampling over
the green graves Of the Maine victims.
When the burial services were ended
three volleys were fred by the marines
over the open graves, and the bugle
sounded the sad farewell.
Port-au-P Prince, Haiti, May 18.-The
American neet under Rear Admiral
Sampson bombarded San Juan de Porto
Rico Thursday morning.
Rear Admiral Sampson, with nine
warships, arrived before San Juan just
before sunrise.
At signal the battleship Iowa fred
the first shot, which took effect. 4
Then the battleship Indiana opened
fire, and in a few minutes Moro fort
was reduced to heap OF ruins.
The fort made little effort TO respond
and was silenced almost Immediately.
The Spanish steamer Rita was cap
tured by the United States auxiliary
cruiser Yale. which took her crew on
board.
Thousands OF the population and the
foreign consuls took refuge In the inte-
rior Of the island.
Hongkong. May 1S.-Secretary OF the
Navy: There is little change In the sit
uatlon since my last telegram. am
transferring to transports steel breech-
loading rifles from sunken spanish
men-of-war; also stores from arsenal
In my possession. l am maintaining
strict blockade. Add Argos to list OF
destroyed vessels El Correo, probably
ri Cano. DEWEY.