Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-09

fleet injured in the battle of Manila bay:
Lieutenant Frank Woodruff Kellogg.
Ensign Noble Edward Irwin
CoXswain Michael John Buddinger
Coxswain Edward Snelgrove
Robert l.. Barlow, landsman
Richard P. Covert, seaman
William O'Keefe, seaman
Rosario RiccfarddeIli, seaman
Inc extent OF the injuries in each case is
not given, burt the general statement is
made that none of the men is seriously
wounded. All the men are attached to
the Baltimore and were wounded by the
explosion of a box of ammunition during
the battle.
Lieutenant Kellogg was born in Water
bury. Conn.,, July 20, 1857, and was grad
uated from the Naval Academy in 1881.
His first service was on the Portsmouth
in January, 1852, and in August of that
year he was attached to the coast survey
on the steamer Drift. He was made a
full ensign in 1884. In 1885 he was at
tached to the Yantic, and in 1899 he came
to Washington for service in the naval
observatory. Then after a few months
duty in the bureau of equipment he was
ordered to the Richmond and year later
to the Monongahela. He went to the
Pacific coast January 10, 1888, and served
a year on the San Francisco, returning
In le94 to Washington ard going on duty
at the naval observatory and in the Wash
lngton navy yard. April 3, 1896 he re-
ceived his commission full lieutenant,
ana was attached to the Marion two
months later. He was ordered to the
Baltimore February H. 1897, and was sery-
ing under that order during the engage
ment of last Sunday
Ensign Irwin is typical young Ameri-
can or stalwart build, and full of daring.
tempered with cool Judgment. He onlv
recently served in the navigation bureau
as one of Admiral Ramsays assistants.
ne was born in Greenfield, Ohio, Septem-
Der %, 1869
nile cadet he made a cruise on the
san francisco in 1888 and graduated as a
iiioshlpnan IN June, the same year. He
received his appointment as ensign july 1.
1893, and was Immediately attached to the
Newark He remained on duty in the
south Atlantic station on that vessel and
on the Yantic and the Lancaster to March.
1915. when he came to Washington. as an
aid In the navigation bureau. Last August
ne made trip through the west as far as
Detroit recruiting sailors for the navy. and
II so happened that some of the men en-
listed by him on that trip were among the
injured In the battle Of Manila He left
washington March last going directly to
the baltimore, which was then about to
start from Honolulu to join Dewey's fleet
with the supply of ammunition which was
SO welcome to the American fleet.
Mlchael j. Buddinger is one Of the cox
swans OF the Baltimore, being transferred
10 tnat ship from the Independence at Mare
Island october 20 last. He enlisted in the
navy August II last at Chicago. He was
born at Manitowoc, Wis, and is a native
American. His next of kin is John M. Bud
dinger of A DeKalb street, Chicago
robert L. Barlow is landsman on the
Baltimore, enlisting August 10, 1897. in Chi
caso. He is twenty-five years of age and
was born at Barlow, Miss, where his next
OF Kin lives. in the person of H. H. Barlow.
Richard p. Covert, ordinary seaman on
tne baltimore, was enlisted at Milwaukee,
WIS, August % last He was born at Ra-
cine, Wis, twenty years ago, and his next
or Kin Is Geo. H. Covert, 427 Wisconsin
street, Racine.
VIM O'Keefe. seaman, enlisted Nav 20
1896 He also is one of the Baltimore's cox.
SWANS, to which ship he was transferred
from the Philadelphia at San Francisco.
He Is thirty years old, was born at New
ark, N. j., and his next of kin is a cousin.
j. L. Leary, "A Brennan street. San Fran.
cisco.
Rosario Ricciardelli, as his name tndi-
Gates, was born In Italy twenty -four years
ago In the city of Messina, but he is a
naturalized citizen and is now a seaman on
the Baltimore. He also was transferred
from the Philadelphia when she went out
OF commission to the Baltimore, He was
enlisted March 81, 1896, and his next of kin
is Francisco Ricciardelli, living in Palermo.
Italy.
EDWARD Snelgrove was born in Ellens-
burg, Wash, twenty-nine years ago, and
ENLISTED December a, 1885, on the PHI. adeI-
phla. He Is also coxswain who was
transferred to the Baltimore at Mare Island
last fall. He enlisted at Tacoma and his
father, w. Snelgrove, lives at "a York
place, Tacoma.
Ships Destroyed by Dewey.
A closer examination of Admiral Dewey's
advices shows that In the news as originally
given out the names of two Spanish vessels
had been omitted from the list of those
DESTROYED. They were the Don Juan de
Austria and the Isla de Luzon The Aus
tria was 1,13O-ton vessel, fourteen knots.
carrying 4.1-lnch guns and also machine
guns The Luzon was a 1,OO0-ton gum
boat similarly armed. That makes eleven
Spanish ships destroyed by Dewey in the
short space CT two hours.
THE McCULLOCH RETURNS.
She Carries Dispatches From WASH
fngtOn to Admiral Dewey.
A dispatch from Hong Kong yesterday
gays: The United States gunboat Hugh
McCulloch. which arrived here on Friday
with dispatches from Admiral Dewey, off,
cfally announcing his great victory over the
Span:ards, left here at 8 o'clock this after
noon, Greenwich time, on her return to
Manila, after. 1t is understood, receiving
many urgent dispatches from Washington.
But 1t is believed the McCulloch will first
go to Mrs bay to await there final instruc-
tons for Admiral Dewey as to how he is to
deal With the Philippine Islands
According to reports current here the
American admiral will insist. by force II
necessary, upon the spaniards accepting at
ton