New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-06
THE SOLACE IN PORT HEhE'
FIFrY-rouR SICK AND WOUNDED SAIL
ORS ON BOARD.

TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL hosfii"
PROVED BY THE SEA VOYAGE
Eifty-four wounded and sick sailors OF 'he
States Navy were brought mere from NY 80, A.
the hosn.al ard ambulance ship Solace' which al
r,ysa yesterday Some OF them had been trans
ferred from the feet now OF CUBA VIM c,
had been III In the hospital at Key "eS'. -.
had become III before they had opportunity W
battle while many others were men "ou'i' ~,
the various sklrmishes along the CUBAN coa9'' ~
sf,er deck Of the Soqce was protected VIII" o""
yoa and IN swinging hammocks lay half dozen
NJ the more seriously III Of the sailors The con-
voIasc,,g room was the bunking place or score VI
more Of the poor fellows. who had not sNe" w
the fight without a struggle, while the ~
the decks had been accorded to all those WIN "v''
able 70 move about were anxious TO watch 'he
green hills as the good ship moved In shors"atu w.
1be so,oce anchored off Tompkinsviie. staten
Island early Yesterday morning. she let MY
West on Wednesday afternoon ldst anu nm" Wv
run to NeW-York without Incident ""'" '"
night when "A gale tumbled her ABOUT pi' an
made things TO some extent unconforiape TOT inc
ro,,.,t. .he carried But the voyage was d
,oric IN the men They had LETT pehihu INC
swetering heat OF the tropics; had exchaheeu SUI
locating and exhausting winds LOT ie'e'""o
breezes; many nearing home, all al ieas' W.
10 rest In the heart OF the great country '"e' ""'
been fighting for. -, ~,
rh soi,ca with her white sides and the Red
Cro.s Aav av,rg at her masthead. brought In many
a little band Of heroes among the hrty-louf. i"o'
had gathered together in little groups Oh inc wy
age up many a time. and told again the story u
brush with the Spaniards OF a night OH WIZ" vi
the blockade.
THE CABLE CUTTING AT CGENFoEGoS'
Four of the heroes from the Nashville ana ne
Marblehead were among the patients on 'ne oo
lice These were Robert Voltz OF San Francesca
ckson II.
I<uchmester all OF New-York. They are the
wounded OF that gallant band OF volunteers "Ho
cut the cable al Cienfuegos nearly month ago
Commander McCalla OF the Marblehead' caied lot
volunteers 10 man the boats. Every hand went up
and the men begged FOR call TO the place OF
DANCER Lieutenant Wlnslow. Lieutenant Ander-
son and Ensign Magruder were in charge as the
seamen swept the boats with easy stroke IN sAore.
In the rife pits two thousand Spanlards haa
gathered. Shells from the warships were directed
along the coas, line and then. with every man al
his gun the Marblehead. the Nashville and the
Window waited. watching for the storm that all
knew inevitable.
The small boats made straight in A few hum
dred yards from shore, and the men were at WORK
They dragged up the first cable and hacked through
he heavy strands Then they found the second
This was the Spaniards signal, and they opened
fire. For half hour the gallant sailors worked
amid A rain Of bullets Meanwhile the American
warships were hurting shot and shell Into the en-
cmy, who. nevertheless kept up fierce hre' Inc
men In the boats kept coolly at their work Never
for a moment dld they faiter. How many escaped
none can tell Lieutenant WinslCw lost three nm
gers OF his left hand by the explosion OF she'll
but he Is still Key West. ready now Tor du'y
again John REAGAN on the Marblehead boat. was
shot through the chest. As he fell Private Marine
Kuchmeister. who was brought here to-day by the
Solace stopped 10 assist him. At that instant
rifle bail struck Kuchmeiser In the jaw and passed
ont OF his mouth The marine. hardly realizing
how badly ne injured bandaged UP his jaw
with handkerchief and tried to stop the flow OF
blood from Rsagan's wound but poor Reagan died
a moment later.
Curners Mate Davis OF the Marblehead. fell with
a bullet In his thigh moment after l-pounder
from shore had sent a shot close enough 10 Craze
his