The San Francisco call., 1898-08-12
LOST A MAN TAKING A PRIZE
ATTACKED FROM THE SHORE
 BY SPANIARDS.
Fierce Fighting on the South Coast of Pinar del Rio, in Which the Enemy Was Badly
 Punished.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

KEY WEST, Aug. 1.-One more name has been added to the small list of the navy's war victims. Emanuel Koulouue, coal passer on the gun boat Bancroft, was shot and instantly killed during a sharp engagement with Spanish rilemen at a point of land jutting out into Cortis Bay, on the south coast of Pinar del Rio, on August ?. It is not known how many Span iards' lives paid for his, but the Span ish loss was undoubtedly severe.
 The Bancroft was cruising about Cor tis Bay on blockade duty when sail was seen close to the land and about ten miles to the northward. The gun boats steam launch was armed with a one-pounder and Lieutenant Henry B. Wilson, with fourteen men, all carry ing rifles was sent in to intercept the stranger. She turned out to be Span ish schooner. When first observed the Spaniard lay near the wreck of the Santo Domingo, recently sunk by the Eagle. By the time the steam launch reached that point the schooner had worked into a port and a party of Spaniards, including a body of soldiers, was attempting to haul her ashore. The launch stood boldly in and a brisk fire from her one-pounder speedily scattered the crowd. The Spaniards took refuge in high grass on the right shore, but in spite of the fact that the men in the launch were ignorant of the enemy's strength the Americans went ahead with their work with admirable coolness.
 James Munroe, a f1rst-class appren- tice, swan to the schooner and made a line fast to her in order to pull her out At the same time Valdemar Hohengren, an ordinary seaman, dropped over the side of the launch and made for a pier, where small sloop- rigged boat was moored. The launch then commenced to haul off the schoon- CT, but the, line parted, and while an other wal being run to her the Span iards. who had sought shelter in the woods, poured in a murderous rifle fire. KoulOurie who was leaning over the side of the launch, was shot through the breast and fell dead. Fortunately no one else was even injured.
 Instantly the men in the launches be- gan a rapid return of the fire with their rifles, while Lieutenant Wilson maneuvered the launch so as to take line thrown by Hohengren from the small boat. which he had showed off from the pier Her bow was pulled out and the one-pounder was opened on the anbuscade with such a well directed dIlll iildI Aflc fhokJc44Ael1 O9 h without a chance to return the Arneri- can fire The schooner had in the meantime gone hard aground and be- ing so damaged as to be almost use less enough shells were sent into her to finish her destruction. She was load ed with green corn, grain and rum.
 Commander. Clover warmly praised the gallantry of the launch party, the members of which did not falter under heavy fire, but directed all it's energies to rescuing Hohengren, who, alone on the wharf. was in perilous situation.
 Koulourie was buried at sea the same afternoon.
 The next morning the Bancroft started for Sigunea Bay, where the gunboat Maple had gone to blockade and sound out passage. On August 4 Commander Glover, who was senior officer there. transferred his flag to the Maple while the Bancroft's boilers were undergoing repairs. He took the launch with him under Ensign Vogel- sang, still armed with her one-pounder.
 They proceeded to the northwest eX- trenity of the Isle of Pines and there saw sloop and a large schooner anchored in shore. The launch went In after them, but as soon as she was ob- served approaching the crew of the Spanish vessel took to their small boats The sloop was aground and to- WdTQ lUlS NeSSSI IAii6l51l V Us 5Cloflll o headed the launch. As the latter drew near to the sloop a party of Spaniards on shore opened fire on the Americans. Then the launchs one-pounder again opened on the enemy, but before, she had fired many shells the Maple opened with her siX-pounder and swept the brush-lined beach. While the dense foliage ashore gave the enemy a de- cided advantage no Americans were hit, but it is safe to say that under the Naples heavy fire a large number of Spaniards were killed or wounded.
 The sloop turned out to be a trading vessel with no cargo on board and not worth the trouble of sending to an American port, A few shots from the Maple put her under water.
 The schooner. however, proved to be of value She was the Carnita, loaded with wood and charcoal. She was hauled out and anchored until the next morning, when the Maple, towing the schooner and launch, resumed her jour ney to Sigunea Bay.
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