The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-05-19


Disabled but Rescued and T0wed to
Key West-Help Came Too Late to
Saye the Gallant and Heroic Young |
Caroliniau and his Companions.
(RaleiRh Post. l3th.)
Ensign Worth Bagley. U. 5. N. |
dead-killed. Killed by shells fired |
from an ambushed Spanish battery.
Died under and almost in the folds |
of '.Old Glory" on board his vessel.
the Winslow, off Cardenas, yesterday. |
The above intelligence caused uni
versal mourning in Raleigh yester-
dav.
1t was sad news-sad to the family
and immediate friends of the young
man, whose career at Annapolis had
reflected nothing but credit upon
his State; sad to the people OF the
State aud the United States, that SO
brave and competent young officer
as Ensign Bagley should be among
the first to deliver up his life upon
the altar of his country.
That in less than a year after grad
uation he should have been cut down
in his 25th year, whea his future
seemed to be so full of hope and
promise and usefulness to his coun-
try, is one Of these inscrutable dis
pensations of Providence which we
do not undertake to explain.
THE STORY IN DENTAL.
Kew West, May IA masked bat
terv it was that disabled the United
States torpedo-boat WinslOw and
cost Ensign Bagley and four Of the
crew OF the boat their lives off Car
| denas yesterday.
The ..Winslow,'' wilmington"
and ..Hudson" were cruising off Car
denas, and about l o'clock yesterday
afternoon the little torpedO-boat
moved in close to the shore.
She could see the main batteries q
mile and half ahead, but had no
thought of the masked battery which
was so near.
She reached point nearly 800
Yards from the shore. when suddenly
the shrubbery parted and heavy can
non doomed out. The guns were SO
close they could not miss. Heavy
solid shot and shell fell about the
torpedo-boat.
A solid shot that tore through the
hull and forward boiler blew up the
"Winslow," but her men did not
finch. Another shot tore away heI
rudder, and then she drifted help
lessly.
The gunboat Hudson, which was
lying nearby started to the assist
ance of the Winslow. She ran along
side the torpedo boat and tried t.
throw line to the imperilled crew
Up to this time, with the exception
OF the one shot, which disabled tn
boiler of the Winslow, the firing o
the Spanish gunboats had been wild
. but as the Winslow lay rolling il
: the water, the range grew closer an
\ shells began to explode all about hel
1t was difficult for the Hudson to ge
near enough to throw line to tn
Winslow's crew, SO terrible was tn
fire all about her. Finally, afte
irving for about twenty minutes, tn
# Hudson approached near enough t
throw a line. Ensign Bagley an
six men were standing in a group 0
the deck of the Winslow.
..Heave her, heave her." shoute
Bagley as he looked toward the con
mander Of the Hudson, and eaile
for line.
III don't miss it," shouted an Office
from the Hudson, and with smil
Bagley called back:
70 .Let her come. It's getting tC
re- hot here for comfort.
n The line was thrown and, at tn
$. same instant shell burst in Il
c. very midst of the group OF men
,e board the Winslow.
ne BAGLEY TORN IN PIECES
Ensign Bagley was instantly xii
ed, and four of his men who We
working rapid-fre rifles fell wi
H. him.
Us The wilmington had reach
easy range about this time and ope
se ed with her heavy gums. The Spani
nj held down on her and she was stru
bv a dozen shot. She was hurt, b
not crippled, and bore the brunt
the battle until the .'Winslow' W
y | SAFE ouI oi ehc AaA JUL 'hS io9'
men.
s. The Spanish batteries was silenc
x eventually, and a number OF Spa
IS, iards were killed and wounded.
d. The ..Hudson" was nearly half
as hour in getting line to the ''Wi'
o. low"
While still twenty feet from h
the shell burst on the deck OF
..Winslow. Several men had j.
kin come up from below for air, a
on were plainly seen to receive
be shock of the bursting shell. III
our were lifted off of their feet a
ep- hurled in all directions. Four W.
'ou '.' killed instantly. and two died la
ttn' on the "Wilminton."
nd The dead are:
YER Ensign Worth Bagley. Ralei
Tres n. &.
John Varveres, oiler.
an John Denfce, fireman. first eis
'nts George b. Meek, fireman, first cla
Elijah u. Tunnell, cabin cook.
The wounded are:
gro j. b. Bernado, Lieuteant, G.
'ga manding Winslow.
to William Patterson, seriously.
De not fatally hurt.
nee Daniel W. McCeown auartermas
ler- first class. slightly hurt.
'er- Dead and wounded this morn
e1- arrived on United States stea
ent Hndson