The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-13
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slows efxws They acted nobiy ali the
way through. Th& m<n who we're killed
6eis Ct the same time. We we're standing
IN . Grcup and slse aim of the Spanish
yas psrf<ct. A shell burst IN our very
faces
The winssow's dead are now tying >,
m Undertaking establishment They wers
taken there Ia rough wagon, SIN COW
cred By the Stars and Stripes. The rude
conveyance Was followed by large crowd.
and all day long the doors OF the shop
have been surrounded by a large gather
Ing.
Naval officers, marines and sailors came
there TO look Upon the faces 81 their dead
comrades. Some Of the bodies show fear
fuI weunds.
Ensign BAGiey was literally torn 10
pieces. His body VIII be embaimed and
shippsA home.
Ofler yarverss had his threat cut open
By . sharp piece OF the shell. which APP
pasentiy severed his wIndpipe, ~ II
eiashsd with . rasor.
Fireman Denaey had his left shoulder
eippod up and the right side OF bis head
torn open
Tho body Of Tunnel. the eolosed cook,
showed no wounds.
Fireman Meeks was hit In the groin.
No orders for the disposition OF the
bodies have yet been issued.
Omesas News Reaches warrington
wAsHINGTON. May 12.-6ad news
came 70 the navy department this morn
Ing from the bIookading fleet telling Of
the killing Of Eve American sailors. the
frsf to shed their Iife-bicod for the conn
Try since the outbreak OF the war. The
press dispatches had already announced
that the Hudson had arrived at Key West
bringing in the body OF Ensign Worth
B&sley. but as no other names were given
q nrst. the officials were very anxious to
learn Who the victims were. At 1910 q
hriel telegram came, addressed 10 the sec
rotary Of the navy. II read as follows:
..KEY WEST. May ls-secretary OF
Navy. In action on Cardenas yesterday
with the Spanish gunboais and batteries
and the blockading vessels. the following
named men were killed on the torpedo
boat Winslow:
Worth Baxiey. ensign. y. 3. N.
John vArveres. oiier.
~ Denny. fireman. first class.
George h. Meek. fireman. first class
Elijah b. Tunnel. cabin cook.
THE wounded are:
~. b. Bernadou. lieutenant commanding
the WINSTON.
william Patterson. seriously but not
fatally.
Daniel McReon. auartermaster. slightly
hurt.
dead and wounded arrived on U. 9. 8.
Hudson this city.
Dead viii be buried today.
The vessels biockadins Cardenas we're
the gnnboat Machlas. torpedo boats Footc
and Winsiow and revenue cutter Hudson.
secretary Long promptly wired to Com
modore Rsmey At Key West for details OF
the AFFAIR.
Ensign Basley. who was killed. Is a
native Of North Carolina.
Lieut.. John Baptist Bernadcu. who was
reported N being weunded. is one OF the
most dashinE and venturesome young off,
GERS In the naval service.
He was born November. 1sss. In Phiiadei-
phla. and was appointed to the naval aead-
cmy by President Grant In 1879.
The first dispatch given out at the navy
Department was not complete. in that II
left out reference 10 the condition of the
torpedo boat WINSTON. Later the follow
ing additional paragraph was posted:
..wsnsiow badly damaged. viii he sent
here as soca rs temporary repairs can
be ustse.''
The bureau OF naval construction at
once took actua; steps 70 learn just how
far the winslow had been damaged and
what repairs they would be called ON 20
make TO place her In active service again.
The surgeon general OF the navy. DR..
Van Reypen. has complete preparations
made for caring for the wounded from
the Winsiow The hospital ship Soiace
arrived at Key West only yesterday. so
that hor splendid equipment Is ready to
xsvc every care to the wounded. Aside
from the Solaee, the navy has at Key
West . temporary hospital II il the pur-
pose OF the department. however to bring
them north as fast as their condition viii
permit. In order 70 get them out OF the
southern climate.
The spantsh Account.
MADRID. May II. p. m.-The follow
ing Dispatch has been received from Ha-
vana.
Early yesterday morning four Amsri-
can warshsps fired repeated cannon shots
u, ctenfuexos. In the meantime several
steamboats,. towing eight large boats. load
ed with arms and ammunition for the reb-
els. approached the shore. Several battai-
ions OF infantry drawn up on the sea-
shore fired upon the boats. which speedily
rstreatsd.
AT the same time the batteries OF the
fort and others along the coast fred uper.
the transports. who Tried 10 make a land
Ing along the hanks Of the River Tremao.
Tho Spaniards again repuised them by hot
voiieys. nfiicting heavy losses Fourteen
Spaniards were wounded
A second dispatch from Havana says: Az
o'clock yesterday morning three large
ara sAvas. small 4us1vsrnn SAs-v a.an.-Hast