The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-09


| is not possible to secure from official
source Information as to the personal
| qualities or peculiarities of the men who
| are supposed 70 have been wounded on the
Baltimore in the engagement with the
| Spanish feet and 56rts at Cavite- 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,
1877. He was appointed a cadet n.dshtp-
man directly by the secretary OF che navy
and graduated from the naval academy
| In 1881. His first service wa son the
Portsmouth in January. 1882. and IN Aug
ust Of that year he was attached to che
coast survey on the steamer Drift. He
was made an ensign, junior grade. March
3, 1888. and a full ensign IL 1884. In 1885
he was attached 20 the Y antic and IN 1889
he came to Washington for service IN the
naval observatory. Then, after few
months duty in the bureau OF equipment
he was ordered to the Richmond and
year later to the Monongahela- He be-
came lieutenant. Junior grade, May .,
1892. He went TO the Pacific coast January
Is, 1893, and served a year on the San
Francisco, returning IN 1894 to Washring-
ton and going on duty at the naval OBJ
servatory and in the Washington navy
ward. He took a course In the war college
in May 1895. April 3. 1896. he received his
commission as full Hueutenant and was
attached 10 the Marion two months later.
He was ordered to the Baltimore Febru-
ary II, 1897, and was serving under that
order during the engagement Of last Sun
day.
Ensign Noble Edward Irwin Is typical
young American naval ifficer. Of stalwart
build and full Of daring. tempered with
cool Judgment. He is very popular In
Washington, where he once recently ser
we'd in the navigation bureau as one OF
Admiral Ramsey's assistants. He was
born in Greenfield. Oslo. September 90,
1862 and was appointed in the navy from
the Twelfth congressional district by Hon.
]. J. Pugsley. September g. 1887. While
cadet he made a cruise on the San Fran
cisco in 1893 and graduated a midshipman
in June the same year. He received his
appointment as ensign July l, 1898. and
was Immediately attached TO the Newark.
He remained on duty in the South Allan
tic station on that vessel and on the
Yantic and Lancaster until March. 1885,
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 1t so happened that some of the men
enlisted by him on that trip were among
the injured in the battle OF Manila. He
left Washington March 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-
ton 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
from Mare Island, October last. He enlist
ed in the navy August II. last, at Chicago.
He was born az Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
and a natice American. His next of kin
is John NJ Buddinger Of DeKalb street,
Chicago.
Robert L. Barlow is landsman on the
Baltimore, enlisting August 10. 1884, in
Chicago. He is % years of age and was
born at Barlow, Miss, where his next Of
kin lives in the person of H. H. Barlow.
Richard P. Covert, ordinary seaman on
the Baltimore. was enlisted at Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, August IS last. He was born
at Racine. Wis, twenty years ago and
his next of kin is George H. Covert. AT
Wisconsin street, Racine.
William O'Keefe, seaman. enlisted May
90 1885, 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 thirty years old. was
born at Newark, N. j.. and his next of
kin is a cousin, ]. L. Leary, "a Brennan
street. San Francisco.
Rosario Ricciciardelli as his name indi- |
Gates, was born in Italy twenty-four years !
ago. in the city of Messina. but he
citizen and is now a seaman
on the Baltimore. He was also trans
ferred from the Philadelphia when she |
went out of commission. to the Baltimore. !
He was enlisted March 81. 1896. and his
next of kin is Francisco Ricciciardelll, liv- |
ing in Palermo, Italy.
Edward Snelgrove was born in Ellens- |
burg. Wash, twenty-nine years ago and |
enlisted December f. 1855. on the Philadel- |
phia. He is also a coxswain who was |
transferred to the Baltimore at Mare |
Island last fall. He enlisted at Tacoma. |
Wash, and his father W. Snelgrove, lives |
at "a York Place. Tacoma.
From Admiral Dewey's statement. taken |
in connection with the press. the officials |
of the navy department are satisfied that |
none of those officers or men are serious |
ly wounded. They together from the &C
counts that the explosion Of ammunition, |
which is supposed to have caused most |
of the injuries, was confined to one small /
box or chest of the fixed ammunition that |
Is put up for the six-pounder guns and 1
kept beside the gun whenever the ship 1