The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-17
taken By gzy service during the pFesesas
war. JOHN u. LONG.


Secretary Of she Navy
TIE department. has 5ast had slime 20 get
a:enE 50 the fne display % courage made
ay Cart r VI Ngwcara5. commanding
tAe revenue cutter Hudson, in the 81
gag~TneEt ~ gar9Pnas on tAse nth OF iass
rScaEA- in which E.-s3gr Ragisy and sew
eTa4 0t7er men vera killed. and Lieut.
Beynastou wounded. cE1 the TORPEDO boat
Wsnslow Secretary I>cag's praise In this
case IS grsoss gracious. iaasnuch as il ia
directed 20 4 revenue marine off3cer ard
rsos 20 an officer in his oxn department..
He directed tse following letter 20 the
secretary OF the treasury on June Is:
Il have ,he honor 10 acknowledge ths
rsg>e IEss or you- better q the 9Th instant
and 70 forward herewith a copy Of the
reTx5-r Tezsszve<f. TIE rescue OF the Wins
law by the Hulsea was 80 gallentiy done
81 the face O. the most CALLING fire. that
her captain officers and men deserve The
wa-'rest COMMUNICATION. The Wins'ow
was raGlied with shell. dzsxbsed and hep
less, drifting en- 10 the beach. into the
hands of the enemy her captain wounded
her only other officer and half the crew
killed. but the Hudson courageoussy re-
rained by her I'm the very center OF the
hottest part Of the enga cement. although
IN iae greatest danger OF going ashore on
account Of shallow water. until finally
line was gotten 20 the wlnslow and the
fe@SS4 oFaHA oIt O. tae way OF tEsc en-
emy's guns.
JOHN u. long. Secretary"
The report OF Capt. Newcoinb, upon
which the Sscr~iary's letter was based,
was as follows:
AT 1859 a. H.. while of the main e.
tFaTsca 10 Cardenas bay, the Hudson was
ordered by The senior officer present II
accompany the L. s. s. Wilmington and
the torpedo boat Winslow inside. All
three vessels started Immediately. and
after some preliminary Soundings 20 de-
terrDine the beSt water. passed through
Blanco channel into the bay ard headed
for Cardenas.
Steamed over toward Diana bay ard
sAirted along the western shore OF the
hay: discovered no vessels and. observing
that the Wilmington and Winslow Were
nearing CarienaS. at f:s5 r. N. steamed
over toward them at full speed.
AT las p. M. when little over a mile
distant from vessels, saw firing cozn-
mence from the shore. which was imfns-
diateiy returned by our ships. At 1.sO.
when within range of shore guns. the
Hudson opened fire upon them with her
two s.x-pounders. Observing the Wins
low WAS quite ir.shore and exposed 10 the
full strength OF the enemy's guns. ran
alongside the Wilmington and asked if we
should go TO her assistance tWn5.ow4.
The answer came yes and Ne immelii-
a;ely steamed into the immediate vicinity
Of the Wins-ow. keeping up a constant
and rapid fire from the Hudsons battery
upon the enemy's guns on shore.
AT I'D the commanding officer Of the
Winslow reported his vessel totally dis
abled, and requested TO be lowed out Of
range. Owing 10 shoAl water and the
rapid drift toward shore OF the Winsiow
CHE wind was Oh shorel. Ii was fully
thirty minutes before the Hudson sue
ceeded in making Il line fast from the
W.nslow and starting ahead with her.
The enemy kept up "A constant FIRE during
this time. which appeared 10 be especially
directed toward thu Winslow which fire
WAS returned at every opportunity by thu
Winston and Hudson. The Ninsiow was
towed alongside the Wilmington, from
which vessel a boat was sent with med
teal officer who transferred the dead and
wounded from the W.rsiow 10 the VIII
mtugton. Finally about $3.50 p. m. ali
three vessels steamed out OF the bay. the
Winsicx ia tow OF the Hudson. At about
dark Joined the L. ). s. Macnias outside,
where the Wjnslow was anchored.
capt. +. II. NEWCOMB."