The Lamar register., 1898-05-21
DEAD
WORTH BAGLEY. ensign L. s. y.
JOHN NARNERES. Oiier.
GEORGE r. MEEK, fireman.
J. nENFEE. fireman, drst class.
ELIJAH h. TUNNELI., cabin cook.

WOUNDED.
]. b. Bernardo lieutenant, command
ing NinSioW.
William Patterson, seriously but nor
fatally.
Daniel w. McKcow, quartermastcr,
arst class, slightly burt.
News OF the engagement was
brought by the Hudson this morning
when Il arrived at Key West at 5 4.
m. carrying the bodies Of ihr deaJ,
which We're lying on the deck. covered
by the stars and stripes. The wound
cd were In the bln of the Hudson.
The engagement took place inside
the harbor OF the CarieuaS. The WI
mlngton. the torpedo heat wInsluw
and the Eunboat Hudson were the only
vessels engaged. They entered tnc
harbor for the purpose Of attacking
some Spanish gunh0ats which were
known to be there. These latter. how
ever, were not discovered 10y the Amer
lean force until The Spaninr,ls 0pen,-l
ERE, The land batteries Of Cardcnns
supported the lire Of the spanish gun
boats.
The battle. while II lasted, was ter
rifle The Wilmington aud the HUI
son were ahead and opened IRE on the
Spanish boats. which were lying ~
the docks The firing began at n range
OF $500 yards.
a few minutes later the winsIow
came up and also opened tire. In an
instant the entire attention OF The
Spanish gunboats and land batteries
was directed upon her.
From all sides shot and shell pourt-l
In ON the little torpedo boat. The WI.
minEton and the Hudson stiil kept up
their fire. but they could not turn aside
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pouring in upOn the torpedo boat.
The crew OF the Ninsiow, however
never faltered for q second A. 2.a5 a
solid shot crashed into the huh of the
Winslow and knocked out her boiler
In nm instant she began To ROLL and
drift helplessly.
Then there was moment Of awfui
suspense 4 fierce cheer or triumph
went up from the Spaniards on the
gunbohts and in the batteries. and
again storm Of fire was opened upon
the helpless boat.
The gunboat Hudson. which was ly-
ing near by, started to the assistance
Of the Winslow. She ran alongside
the torpedo boat and tried TO throw a
line to the smperiled crew tp TO this
time with the exception Of the one
shot. which disabled tho boiler OF the
winslow, the firing OF the Spanish gun
boats had been wild but as The wins
low lay rolling in the wafer the range
grew closer and shells began to explode
all about her.
1t was difficult for the Hudson 10 get
near enough to throw line TO the
winslow's crew 50 terrible was the fre
all about her.
Finally. after about wenty minutes.
the Hudson approached near enough
to throw q line.
Ensign Bagley and six men were
standing in a group on the deck of the
Winslow. "Heaye her. hcdve her"
shouted Bagley, as he looked toward
the commander Of the Hudson and
called for a line. Don't miss 81"
shouted an officer from the Hudson,
and with a smile Bagiey called back:
Let her comets getting too hot here
for comfort" This line WAS thrown
and about the same instant n shell
burst in the very midst of the group of
men on board the WInslow
Bagley was Instantly Killed aud
few more dropped about him. Half
dozen more fell groaning on the
blood-stained deck. one of the dead
men pitched headlong over the side of
the boat, but his feet caught in the
iron rail and he was hauled back
Bagley's body was stretched on the
away and the upper part OF his body
shattered.
Ii was n terrible moment. The tor
peda boat, disabled and helpless,
rolled and swayed under the fury Of
the fire from the Spanish gunboafs
When the shell burst in the group
on board the Winslow. another wild
shout of triumph went up from the
Spanish boats and batteries. and again
heavy fire was opened ON the torpe-
do boat.
Finally the Hudson succeeded in get
ting line on board the Winslow and
was towing her gu: of the deadly
range, when the line PARED. and again
both boats We're at the mercy of the
Spanish fire.
AT 1906 p. m. the Hudson managed to
get another line on the deck of the
Wiuslow, but there were only three
men left at that time to make 1t last.
The line was finally secured and the
Wlnslow WAS towed up 10 Pedras is
land. where she was anchored with her
dead and wounded on her decks. There
some men from the Hudson went on
board the Winslow and took the mosg
seriously wounded men OF. Three who :