The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-15
THE FIGHT OFF
CIENRUEGOS.
One American Killed, Six Sc.
riOusly Wounded aud Many
Slightly Hurt.
MANY SPANIARDS
BELIEVED KILLED.
The Americans We're Instructed 10
Cut Gable, and While Thus En-
gagged the Fight Occurred.
NOT A WORD HEARD
FROM SIMPSONS FLEET.
Spanish Pleet Reported on Martin.
iqne and at the Same Time It's
Reported Sighted on the
Venezuelan Coast.
NOT A WORD HEARD
FROM SIMPSONS FLEET.

Copyrighted, isss BY the Assoo ated Pres,
Key West, May i4..-The Unite,
States cruiser Marblehead, the gunboat
Nashville and auxiliary cruiser windon
steamed up 20 the harbor Cienfuegos on
"wednesday with orders 70 cut the cabl,
connecting Havana with Santiago ds
Cuba. This task was accomplished. but
only after a terrific fight between ou,
warships and several thousand Spanish
troops, which lined the shore and lay
concealed between improyised breast.
works.
One man, seaman Of the Marble.
head, was killed outright. aud one work.
ing IN the small boats, and six men se.
verely wounded In addition, a largo
number ON board the ship received
minor wounds. Captain Mcguire of
the Window believes that several Of the
tiG badly wounded men brought 10 KEY
West on the Window cannot recover
Following Is the list Of the killed and
badly wounded.
Seaman Reagan Of the Marbiehead
was killed.
John Davis Of New York. John J
Donnn Of Pan River Ernest suntzean.
ickle, Herman Ho~hncister, Harry Hen.
erickson. o.. ~ Fall River, were seri.
ously woumirl Robert Boltz Of Carter
county North Carolina, OF the Nash.
vile, wa' lady hurt
Soon after the arrival Of the war.hlp,|
of Cienfuogos four boats were launched
and proceeded in shore for the purpose
OF graphing for the cable Ia order 70 cut
II. The warships lay 20 about 1909
yards or more Oh the harbor The boats
worked unmolesied for about an hour
when the troops ON shore aud the lat.
teries opened on them. Protected by a
terrific return fire from the warships.
work was continued and the cable cut
When the boats returned TO the ships.
Seaman Reagan, who was In one Of the
Marblehead's boats, Of which there were
two, was found 10 have been killed and
six men badly wounded. Tho spaniard,
had iy this time suffered severe los.
Their shot from the lighthouse struck
the warship several times. and although =
they did rot do much damage, the fin
aroused the determination OF the Aneri. /
nan officers 10 exterminate the fort
Thereafter, for a moment, the Gre Of the
warships concentrated upon the light.
house and the improylscd fort aud was
blown TO pieces. As there was a great
number Of spaniaris In and behind the
Tort at the time, there is no doubt many
we're killed
The Marblehoad and Nashville used
heir heaviest guns, as well a. their
'mall npidhre guns, aud hundreds Of
'hots were thrown into the Spanish
roops. On board the ships number Of
nen were slightly wounded. Com.
nander Washbun Maynard ON the
was slightly wounded by
pent bullet.
On the Nashville Captain Maynard
vas standing forward with the ensign
when Spanish bullet passed through
he ensign's shoulder and struck Cant.
Maynard on the breast, wounding him
My slightly.
Tho Marblohead was struck scores Of
lines by bullets from machine guns and
he Nashville suffered about the same
xtent The Window also had many
marks OF the fray. Her shell blew nm
he lighthouse, scattered Spaniards In
II directions and ended the battle.
Boltz and Hendricks who, with tho ,
our Others wounded. Arc at the naval
ospital here, are expected to die Tho
emains of Reagan were buried At sea ,