The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19
y FIERCE COMBAT.
Marblehead, Nashville and Window En-.
gage Forts and Ships at Cienfuegos.
\ Handful OF Men Fought Against Fearful
oddS and Were Nctorious-Cable Was
Cut-The Window Arrives at Key
West with Killed and Wounded.

KY WEST, Fla. Nav IL. Off tbs
coast of Cicnfucgos the cruisers N,r.
bIehcad, Nashville and Window fought
desperate battle against fearful odd,
Nedncs lay. They were victorious and
now the southern Cuban seaport is
writing in ruin and the dead ami DIV.
inr fill its streets.
1t was determined some time aro to
cut tn, Spanish cable out of Cienfue.
gos and thu, prevent movements of
American shirs on that side bcino
made known 10 Madrid. The task wa,
assigned to the three cruisers. The,
drew in clos, 90 shore.
They made ont a now fertilization at
the entrance to Cicnfuego, bav. and
the Nlndom, under Capt NicGuirc
chance its batteries. At 1000 varI,
me fort opened fire The Windom re-
pied with her biz forward rife. anc
IN a few minutes left the forttication
mass Of ruins
The Nashville and Marblehcad in IN,
meantime ha sailed in close and made
every effort - draw fire from what
maaScd batteries tire spanish might
nave. one battery was visible at the
apex Of the bay, and into thi, shot and
shell were poured.
ndcr cover Of the cannonadc IN, /
Nashville and Marblchcad launched
boats and their crews pulled into /
where the cable tooil Off Bv dint of /
rare courage they cat the cable and
started back. Half way acro,, the
bay. masked batteries on either side
OF the harbor opened Il mcrciicss fn,il.
iadc, firing shrapncl at the two boat
roads. The boats were riddled and
TN -lr occupant, were soon Strugpliuo
in the water The trcachery was quick
~ atoned for. From the guns Of the
Nashville and Marblehcad b,lchcd
iorth a rain of Shot and she'll. Every
shot went true.
Earthworks, guns and Suaniards
were seen flying IN the air as each
neil burst ln the meantime Can't.
\cHuirc lowered bis boat, and res.
'ucd tlc wounded. The boiic, OF
he four dead were also recovered. l
hey we're placed aboard the WINDOW. &
We avenged them, said capt. Ne.
iuirc J
The Window arrived here Saturday }
morning with the wounded. all OF
whom are doing nicely Capt. May J
iard. of the Nashville. was strucl, on }
me head 10y solid shot. but the mis-.
lie glanced and only inflicted Slight q
injury. Lieut. Wiuslow lost three z
ngers of his left hand. :
The following gunncrs were wound. !
d: Robert Eoltz. John Davis John
'aran, Ernest Nuntzcnich Herman ".
,ochmaister and /. IIcndrickson. V
Two Of the killed were scamcn on e.
lc Marb.chcad. T.
Private Ecan. Of the Nashville. was W
ne OF the slain. The other mes are Il
ot known. lIcndrickson i, shot a
trough the liver, and Dr. J. G. Travis. Il
the Window, says he can not live. y
or can Boitz, who has three bu let's :.
rough his chest and one through his Il
'ad. llcndrick,on suffers greatly. p
1T ne repeats: i would do it again If a
had to. n
The other wounded are doing we'll. II
The Nashville and MarblchcaI will n
kc Clcnfuego, if il has not already
cn accomplished The Spauiards h
ed powerful gun, Of snail caiibcr II
~ smokcie>s powder. Their masked
.,tcrics are hard to locate
The cutting Of the cable ut Cicnfue- W
IS is con>id red by the naval experts NJ
g greatest accompii,hm mt outside III
Manila. rs il rcniers B,anco impo- oT
~. lie i, virtually shut out from ,'
world now. and can Only wire D'
ldrid from Santiago dc Cuba. over 'l'
p English cable. This Gomez has y"
lnncd to prevent The Mangroyc q"
cd to cut this cable three week, ago, h'
t failed. hA
NASHNGroN May IL The following -
egram came to the navy department q
turday afternoon from Commodore
mey. at Key West: n'
lEY WEST Fla. May 10 Secretary an
": The Window arrived Saturda. -c'
rning with the following men dead "
wounded: Patrick Regain, private o'
rinc, dead; Herman u. Kuchrcis- IA
private marine. shot through tnc 'N
P. probably fatal; Harry lIenrckson. 'n'
man, Shot through the liver. proba- W.
fatal; Ernest Suntcnich, first cias,, ,"'
,ture o. rightleg; John j. Doran "'
tsWain ; mate second class. gunshot ''
ind in right buttock; John Davis.
ncr's mate third class. wounded IN ]
lt leg; Wm. Levery, apprentice Da
class. wound left leg. very slight; say
'crt Nolz, seaman on Nashville. orc
rely wounded; Lieut.. Cameron. Ph
lsloW, slight wound in hands. The
ualtics occurred in cutting the en-,
lc at Cienfuegos Commander Ne Nh
la : report. summary: LIEUT.. Wins ter
placed IN command OF steam and lia
ing launches Cf Na>hvi .e; Lieut. Fr;
Crson second in command Boats Jal
Z 10 drag for and cut cables under
protection OF the guns Of Marble v
and Nashville. Succeeded in cut tar
cables leading south and west but No
third cable inshore. under the fire ito,
Ifantry on shore with Maxim guns. GOV
ithOuse destroyed when enemy nav
shelter there. The officers and NOV
performed their work with tho -
oSt coolness and intre pidity under "
lg circumstances. McCalla's re- aio
mailed al
Signed REMEY. pos
Died In Camp.
MP BUSHNELL. COLUMBUS, O.. May l.