The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-14
FIRST Loss OF THE WAR
FIVE AMERICANS ARE KILLED
spanisA she, ws.~k. u. Terp.s.
nsas Missis"-sIs &. wesna.a--
Ths AmeFiean ysssea. Peak Snsa
caSasaa. nay witAin Raame ~ .
Mot Firs.


Key West, May u. When the unlied
States gaAhoat Hudson came np 20 the
government dock At 7 o'eloek this n,orn.
ING the bodies u I've men were lying on
her dtek.
They we're the remains of Ensign W.
hasiey and four msn.hers of the crew ot
the torpedo boat Wlnsl0w, who we've kill.
ed IN an engagement In cardenas hastsos
yesterday. The bodies were covered by
the star. and stripes
~ the cabin III the Hudson mas Lieu,
tenant j, y. heFaadoa. commander Of the
WlRzlow. who Is siishily uoande.i In the
left leg. and several Others u the Wins,
lows erew who are injured.
The Dead.
Ensign ". Ragley.
jobs Nartorts. oiler.
Josiah Tunnsts. eabln cook.
,. v. Aieeks. fireman.
J. Daniel. hEetnna.
rae wssnaeA.
h Cox, gnnneF's mate.
- Mekeon. qnaFtesmaster.
,. Patterson. hFrsaah
4. Gray.
Lieutenant J. n. ReSnadon.
Al aEw slightly wounded rxeetA Patter,
500, whose condition j. serious.
Kasiga iisgley was uppoiatsd from
Nesth tsInlsna hepteHsb~r 7. iaaa.
rae YtsAt.
The engagement tn.,k r.laee Inslde the
hFhor u Cani@naA The Rnnlsaat VII.
issnEtnh. tosp-siS haat Minslow and gun.
beat Hudson were The only vessels en-.
Ragssi They entered the haFts0F f0f the
ParlHse u attarklns .0nae spanish gus.
hNais kae~R 10 b. th~sr. These latter,
however, WrSv nsa die ossfed bt the
AmsFisaH iarr1 aatlI th~ S,amlarl. at.rn.
I'd hFe. Th~ land hatteFies a CaTdsaas
supported the hTe u ths spanish gun,
hualS
Ihf engas~snrnt eosnmrnessi at gsGas d
~, and lssisd inr Alsuat an hour. The
hattle. hhiir Il lasted, sns tsrYihe. sTke
NnminHtoa and Hadson uefp ahead, and
ofrnsd hTs 90 The Staaish h-ats. whlrh
WsTs lying At the dask. The airing l@xaa
nt range u aS0 yatds A fra nllnuts@
later The WinslaN eansr up and aI.o op~n.
ri hrv. In an lnstsat li,e eatise atIentIsn
II Shr SsaHt.h Eanlaais aud land hal
irEt~a weFv dstrcsesi upoa her hosn Ill
sadss shsa snd shsii f.onFs.i In nPnn Ih~
issI-sio t-at. The efva Il iks Wtnslou.
h"uetss. nsVsS talts4rvi far srroad. At
~ s@'iid shDl esnshrsi insa thr hall ii
the Wiasluw aRsl kHneksd oai hvt hailsr.
In = upomsut ,hs l<gan 10 rosi and rask
hslPi~s.ly. Thsfv vas > nanmeni u aNfii
sstslrass Ana then : hrrrr ehers II Iri.
utuph ~sat mp fFysn she sganiaria on gAr
gunhsats and In the batteries A .l,an u
hrv uas ofEn~i nTea the hsspir-. hal.
The Runbcat Hndsan. lying nsaT By. start.
T'i 10 the assistance II the wiaslew. Shr
Ean alsaRsidr the tstpssin hoai and tried
10 ihVvs = lins 10 tn imPrtfied er~w.
Up TO ghis tiHs. with the rxrrptiou of
the oar shot Whirh dl.ahird the huaicrs 81
the wiR.loa. the firing II the Spanish
RtSnlSa,s ksd lrrn uild. bat o. the Wins
low lay Eotling iR ths vaisT. the rsnge
gTvv closer and .hslls hrgan ta explode ell
about her. Il was difIi~.ilt lns The Hudson
10 Rrt ReaT the WinsI0w ~ lersihlc Was
the Gre ell al.oat be-. ftnAIiy. after %
minutes. the Httisua approached near
SHa,igh Ia throw = line. Ensign BagIsy
and sIS men wrTr standing In group On
the dcrk ~ the WiaslDw ready Ia catrh
the Fpye. The linz was thrown. aud about
the sams instant sheil hurst IN the very
Fntsl.t u the gTpup II mrn on boarl the
winslow. tiaRley waA instantly killed
and few otheSs dpppc,i aloat him. Halt
a dossn more lrll Ersanins on the blood.
stained deck. Ons II the men plunged
hradlouE otrt the aide II The beat, but
his isct caught In the iron rail and he was
hauled hack. IaRley'. body was STRETCHED
on the dsrk With his face completely torn
away and the upper part II hts body shat.
trrrd.
When tho she'll burst in the group on
boani the win.low another Wild shout Of
triumph went mp from the Spanish boats
and BATTERIES. and again heavy Err was
Opened on the torpedo boat Finally the
Hudson sucecc,ic,l In getting . line on
beard the Winslow and was towing her
out u the deadly range when the linz
parted, and again both boats were al the
merry ot the spanish Gre. Al 3i05 p. m.
the Hudson maagcd TO get another line
on the deck oi the winslow and the dam.
agrd torpedo boat was towed to rcdras
island, where her dead and wounded were
removed. AZ Oil5 yesterday evening the
Hudson, with the dead bodies aud some Of
the wounded. started for Key West, where
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