Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-05-19
A FIERCE COMBAT.
MarbIehead, Nashville and Window En-
gage Forts and s hips at Cienfuegos.
Handful OF Men Fought Against Fearful
Odds and We're Glorious Cab" Was
Cut The Window Arrives at key
West With Killed and Wounded.

hEh WEST, ria, May 10. -pn the
coast of Cicnfucgos the cruisers Mar
blchead, Nashville and Window fought
desperate battle against fearful odds
Wednesday. They were victorious and
now the southern Cuban seaport is
writing in ruin aud the dead and dy-
ing fill its streets
Ii was determined some time ago Ia
cut the Spanish cable out Of Cienfuc
gos and thus prevent movements at
American ships on that side being
made known to Madrid The task was
assigned to the three cruisers. They
drew in close Ia shore.
They made out a new fertilization at
the entrance Ia Cicnfucgos bay. and
the Window, under Capt McGuirc,
CHANGED its batteries At 1000 yards
the fort opened fire. The Window re-
piled with her big forward rifle. and
in few minutes left the fortiiication
mass of ruins.
The Nashville and Marblehcad in the
meantime had sailed in close and made
every effort Ia draw fire from what
masked batteries the Spanish might
have. One battery was visible at the
apex of the bay, and into this shot and
she'll were poured.
Under cover Of the cannonadc the
Nashville and Marblehcad launched
boats and their crews pulled into
where the cable took Off By dint of
rare courage they cut the cable and
Started back. Half way across the
bay, masked batteries ON either side
., h.,,.
ladc, firing shrapncl at the two boat
loadS. The boats were riddlcd and
their occupants were soon struggling
in the water. The trcachcry was quick
~ atOned for. From the guns of the
Nashville and Marblchcad bclchcd
forth a rain of shot and she'll Every
shot went true.
EarthwOrkS, guns and Spaniards
were seen flying in the air as each
she'll burst. In the meantime Capt
McGuirc lowered his boats and res.
cucd the wounded. The bodies of
the four dead were also recovered.
They were placed aboard the Window.
I'VE avenged them" said Capt. Me-
Guirc.
The Window arrived here saturday
morning With the wounded, all of
whom are ddlsg nicely. Capt May
mar, - 1, - Nashville. was struck on
tbe" h2ad solid shot. but the mis-
SHE glanced AID ohlS IN iictrd slight
injury. Lieut.. Winslow lost three
nfi->crS 81 - Last hand.
The following gunner .,I.v-->--a-
ed: Robert Boltz, John Davis, John
Doran, Ernest Suntzenich. Herman W.
kochmaister and |. Hendrickson.
Two of the killed were seamen on
the Marblchcad.
Private Egan. of the Nashville, was
one of the slain. The other names are
not known. Ilendricksou is shot
through the liver, and DIR. J. C. Travis,
of the Window, says he can not live.
Nor can Boltz, who has three bullets
through his chest and one through his
head. lIendrickson suffers greatly,
but he repeats: Il would do it again il
| had to-
The other wounded are doing well.
The Nashville and Marblehead will
take Cienfucgos. if it has not already
been accomplished. The Spaniards
used powerful guns of small caliber
and smokeless powder. Their masked
batteries are hard to locate.
The cutting of the cable at Cienfue,
Cos is considered by the naval experts
the greatest accomplishment outside
of Manila, as il renders Blanco impo.
tent He is virtually shut out from
the world now, and can only wire
Madrid from Santiago de Cuba, ovei
the English cable. This Gomez has
planned to prevent The Mangrove
tried to cut this cable three weeks ago
but failed.
WASHINGTON, May l6.-The following
telegram came to the navy department,
Saturday afternoon from Commodore
Remey, at Key West:
KEY WEST, Fla, Nav l6.-Secretary
Navy: The Window arrived Saturday
morning with the following men dead
and wounded: Patrick Regain, private
marine, dead; Herman W. Kuchneis
ter, private marine. shot through the
jaw, probably fatal; Harry Ienrickson
seaman, shot through the liver, proha
bly, fatal; Ernest Suntenich, first class
fracture of right leg: John J. Doran
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wound in right bullock; John Davis,
gunner's mate third class, wounded il
right leg; VIM. Levery, apprentice,
first class, wound left leg, very slight
Robert Volz seaman on Nashville
severely wounded; Lieut.. Cameron
Winslow, slight wound in hands
Casualties occurred in cutting tn,
cable at Cienfuegos. Commander Nc
Calais report, summary: Lieut. Wins
low placed in command of steam ant
sailing launches of Nashville; Lieut.
Anderson second in command. Boat
were to drag for and cut cables unde
the protection of the guns of Marble
head and Nashville. Succeeded in cut
ting cables leading south and west bu
not third cable inshore, under the fir,
of infantry on shore with Maxim guns
Lighthouse destroyed when enem,
took shelter there. The officers an,
men performed their work with tn
utmost GOODNESS and intrepidity unde
trying circumstances. McCalla's re
port mailed.
lSignedl REMEY.
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| Died In Camp.
CAMP BUSHNELL, COLUMBUS, o., Ma,
l6.-The fourth man to die in Cam