Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-09

spanish neet ana fortS at Cavtte. The
facts disclosed by the record as to these !
men are about as follows:
Lieutenant Frank Woodruff Kellogg was |
born in Waterbury, Conn, July 26. 1857. |
He was appointed q cadet midshipman di- |
rectly by the secretary Of the navy. and
graduated from the naval academy in 1881.
His first service was on the Portsmouth,
In January. 1852, and in August of that year
he was attached to the coast survey on
the steamer Drift. He was made an en-
sign. junior grade, March 3, 1883, and a full
ensign in 1884. In 1885. he was attached to
the Yantic and in 1889 he came to Wash
ington for service in the naval observatory.
Then, after a few months duty in the
bureau Of equipment, he was ordered to
the Richmond, and year later to the
Monongahela. He became a lieutenant,
Junior grade May S, 1892. He went to the
Pacific coast January Is. 1893, and served
q year on the San Francisco. returning In
1894 to Washington and going on duty at
the naval observatory and in the Washing
ton navy yard. He took a course in the
war college in May, 1895. April 3. 1896, he
received his commission as full lieutenant
and was attached to the Marion two
months later. He was ordered to the Bal
timore February II, 1897, and was serving
under that order during the engagement
of last Sunday.
Ensign Noble Edward Irwin Is a typical
young American naval officer of stalwart
build and full of daring. tempered with
cool judgment. He is very popular in
Washington. where he only recently served
in the navigation bureau as one Of Ad-
miral Ramsay's assistants. He was born
in Greenfield. o., September 2s, 1863. and
was appointed In the navy from the
Twelfth congressional district by ]. j.
Pussiey, September 23, 1857. While a ca
Diet he made cruise en- the San Francis
CO In 1893, and graduated as midship-
man in June the same year. He received
his appointment as ensign July, 1S93 and
was Immediately attached to the Newark
He remained on duty in the South Atlantic
station on that vessel and on the 1antic
and the lancaster till March. 1896, when
he came to Washington as an aide In the
navigation bureau. Last August he made
a trip through the West as far as Detroit.
recruiting sailors for the navy, and it
so happened that some of the men enlist
ed by him on that trip were among the
injured in the battle of Manila. He left
Washington on March 4, last, going di-
rectly to the Baltimore which was then
| about to start from Honolulu to join
Dewey's fleet with the supply of ammuni-
tioa brought by the Monocacy from San
| Francisco, which was SO welcome to the
| American fleet.
| Michael John Buddinger is one of the
| coxswains of the Baltimore, being trans
ferred to that ship from the Independence
| at Mare island, October 20. last. He en-
| listed in the navy August II, last, at Chi
| cago. He was born at Manitowoc. Wis,
and is native American. His next Of
kin Is john NJ. Buddinger, Of 4s DeKalb
| street, Chicago.
| Robert L. Barlow is landsman on the
| Baltimore enlisting August 10, 1897, in
| Chicago. He is Is years Of age and was
born at Barlow. Miss, where his next
| of kin lives in the person of H. H. Bar
low.
Richard P. Covert, ordinary seaman. on
the Baltimore. was enlisted at Milwaukee.
Wis, August q, last. He was born at
Racine, Wis, twenty years ago, and his
| next of kin is George II. Covert, AZ Wis.,
corsin street, Racine.
William O'Keefe, seaman, enlisted May
90 1896, and he also is one Of the Balti-
more's coxswains, to which ship he was
transferred from the Philadelphia at San
Francisco. He is 30 years old, was born
at Newark. N. J., and his next of kin is a
cousin, ]. L. Leary, "a Brennan street, San
| Francisco.
Rosario Ricciardelli. as his name indi-
Gates, was born in Italy. twenty-four years
ago, in the city Of Messinas, but he is a
| naturafized citizen, and is now a seaman
| on the Baltimore. He also was trans
ferred from the Philadelphia, when she
| went out of commission, to the Baltimore.
He was enlisted March 81. 1885, and his
next of kin is Francisco Ricciardelli, living
in Palermo. Italy.
Edward Snellgrove was born in Ellens-
burg, WASH. twenty-nine years ago and
enlisted December 4, 1885, on the Phila-
L 40 la oil In,
transferred to the Baltimore at Mare ISL
and last fall. He enlisted at Tacoma,
Wash, and his father. W. Snellgrove.
I-lives at "a York place, Tacoma.
From Admiral Dewey's statement taken
In connection with the press reports. the
officials Of the navy department are sat
isfied that none of these officers or men
is seriously wounded. They gather from
the accounts that the explosion of ammu-
milton, which is supposed to bave caused
most of the injuries, was confined to one
small box or chest of the fixed ammuni-
tion that is put up for the six-pounder
guns and kept beside the gun whenever
the shrip Is cleared for action.
Racine, Wis. May S.-Richard Covert, of
this city. on board the cruiser Baltimore.
and one Of the injured, is a son of George
Covert, United States mail carrier. He
was born in Racine, and is 10 years of age.
His first military experience was obtained
in the local company here. He was gradu-
ated from the Second ward school and
afterward attended a business college and
became a stenographer. Last July he went
to Milwaukee and enlisted in the navy and
was placed on board the Vermont and was
afterward transferred to the Baltimore as
a gunner. His father received a letter
from him dated at Honolulu In which he
said they were loading ammunition and
that when the letter was received they
would be at Hong Kong. His parents are
much worried over the news that he is
injured.
Joseph Strenck and Thomas Grangle. two
other Racine boys, are also on the Balti-
more.
jackson, Miss, May S.-Robert L. Bar
low, one of the six heroes who were wound
ed in the battle of Manila. is q native of
Mississippi, born and raised in Copiah
county He was on board the Baltimore
and was injured in the explosion Of its
deck. Barlow is now 30 years of age and
has been in the service Of the United States
six years. Eight years ago he enlisted in
the regular army and having served a term
of five years was honorably discharged.
About year ago he enlisted in the navy
as a seaman on board the Baltimore. His
mother is a widow and lives with her son,
Dr. H. II. Barlow at Barlow. Copiah coun-
ty, little town twenty miles southwest
| of Hazelhurst. DR.. II. H. Barlow. brother
| of the brave seaman, Is a well-to-do mer-
chant and physician. Robert Barlow re-
| ceived his military bent from his early
| training having been educated at the