The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-19

pioody cOinbat OH IafucnaS, on the
north coast Of Cuba. Five men
We're blown To pieces and five men
were wounded on the torpedo boat
Winslow. The dead are Worth Bagley.
ensign; John Narveres, ciler; John
Daniels and John Meek. first-class
firemen; Josiah Tunnel ,coloreD cabin
cook.
The wounded are X. T.. Cox. gun
ner's mate: ID. Mckewou. quarter
master; j. Patterson, fireman, +. Gray
and Lieut.. j. Il. BernarGlou.
The battle lasted thirty-five minutes
1t was between the torpedo boat Wins
low, the auxiliary tug Hudson and the
Sunboat Wilmington on one side and
the CaIdenas batteries and four Span
ish gunboats on the other The Wins
low was the main target of the enemy
ana was put out of service. The other
american vessels We're not damaged
except that the Hudson's two ventila-
tors were slightly scratched by flying
shrapnel. The enemy'S loss is largely
cOnjectural. One of their gunhOatS
caught fire. The flames S,rcad TO the
barracks ana swept away several
small warehouses. and for time the
whole water front seemed to he abGZc.
The HudsOu'S crew also believe that
two Spanish torpedo boat deStroyorS
were disabled. but they admit that
their estimate of the damage is large
~ guess work as the action was too
sharp for outside observations 10 be
made. The WmSlow was within 100
yards of shore when the shells struck.
How she came 10 be 50 close was told
by her commander. Lieut. John Rcr-
Aadou. He said: I'VE were making
observations when
The Enemy Opened Fire
on us. The Wilmington ordered lis to
GO in ana attack the gunhoats. We
went in under full steam and there Is
the result He was on the Hudson
when he said this. and with the final
words he pointed To Il huddlC of Amer
lean flags on the deck nearby. Under
the stars and stripes were outlined
five rigid forms. The story IF the
fight as told by the Hudsons men is
as follows:
The Winsiow. the Hudson. the IIa,
chias ana the Wilmington were among
the ships of Cardenas on The blockade
the Wilmington acting rs flagship
The MachiaS lay about twelve miles
out, the Wilmington 800 yards and
the Hudson and WinSlow being sta
toned close IN, on what is called the
inside line. AT $40 in the morning
the Hudson, under Capt. Newton, was
taking souniings in Diana Caypars
and Romero Cay, just outside Cardc-
M cn .In "a " IL
ed, but fioated off easily into the shall
low water. Al 1880 the Wilmington
spoke 10 the Hudson anu the WinsIow
and assigned them % duty, the Wins
low TO start 10 the eastern shores of
Cardenas bay and the Hudson to the
western shore. while the Wilmington
took her station in the middle channel.
This work occupied two hours. Moth
ing was discovered on either shore
and the boats were approaching each
other on their return when Il puff of
smoke was observed on shore at Car
denaS and shell whistlcd over them
The Winslow was on the inside, neaf-
est shore. the Hudson and the Wins
low reported 10 the Wilmington and
Orders Came Promptly
iardS had not waited for Il reply 10
their first shot. The Cardenas harbor
shore had already become one dense
cloud Of smoke. Shot with flashes OF
fire and an avalanche of shells was
bursting toward the little Winslow.
This was five minutes past O'Clock,
and for twenty minutes the fire con-
tinued from the shore without ccssa-
lion, but none of the shot lad mt that
time found their mark, though they
were striking dangerously near
Meanwhile the HudsOn's two sin
Founders We're banging away at ter
rifle rate. How many of the torpedo
boats shots took effect is not known.
The first two of the Hudson's shots
fell short. but after these two every
one fioated straight into the smoke
clouded shore. The Spaniard'S aim In
the meantime was improved and IL
parks had been anchored off shore as
ranges. Ii was twenty-five minutes
before three o'clock when a four-inch
shell struck the Winslow on the star
board beam. knocking out her fOrwar.
boiler and 'starboard engine and Grip
,pling her steering gear. but no one
was injured. Lieut.. Bernardou was
forward watching the battle
with calm interest and directing his
men as IL they were at'target practice.
BY the one-pounder amidships stood
Ensign Bagley, the oiler, the two fire.