Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-10
LOSSES Of THE WAR.
Official Figures Have Been Compiled
by Navy Department.
MOST REMARKABLE RECORD.
Nays Greatest Loss Was at Guam.
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Interesting News From
Warrington.

Washington. Oct. 10.-Seventeen SAIL
ors killed and 81 casualties all told was
the total loss suffered by the United
States navy during the war. The figures
have just been compiled at the navy
department. In Dewey's great fight In
Manila bay not a man was killed, and
every one Of the nine men wounded was
able and did return to duty. In the bat
tie of July of Santiago one man was
killed, and there were II casualties alto
gether. In that fight also every one of
the wounded returned to duty. The
loss suffered In the attack upon the
forts at the entrance to Santiago by the
American fleet June % was one sailor
killed and II men were the subjects Of
casualties, of whom only seven were
able to return to duty. The heaviest
loss Of the navy was at Guantanamo.
There were % casualties in that 100
hour fight, and Of the lost six were ma
rines. OF the IS wounded men nine re-
turned to duty, three were invaded
from the service and four continue I'M
der treatment.
Next after Guantanamo the battle
with the forts and gunboats off Glen
fuegos caused the greatest number of
casualties, the list aggregating IL. with
one man killed. Another man died sub
sequently from wounds. nine returned
to duty and one continues under treat
ment.
More fatal in It's results was the
fierce battle between the torpedo boat
Winslow and revenue cutter Hudson
with the Spanish land batteries and ar
tillery forces at Cardenas. OF the eight
casualties fve were deaths, though
three wounded men afterward returned
to duty. In the bombardment of San
Juan the casualties numbered eight,
with one man killed. One Of the wound
ed men was invaded home, while six
returned to duty. There were four other
casualties occurring In as many sepa-
rate engagements and that completes
the list Of naval losses. OF the 81 men
wounded in the war "a were returned to
duty, one died of wounds, six were in
yalided from the service and six died
under treatment. Considering results
| obtained this list Ia said to be the most
remarkable in the naval history of the
| world.
Change In Cuban Tariff.
The president has issued an executive
order amending the Cuban tariff so as
| to admit into all ports in the possession
of the United States duty free oxen for
draft purposes, bovine animals for
| breeding and for Immediate food sup
| ply, plows and other agricultural I'M
| Elements not machinery. This ar
| ranRement is to be effective until other
| wise ordered.
The incoming mail from the east
brings report of court Of inquiry
held in Manila to investigate charge
made by Harold Sewall, late United
States minister to Hawaii, against Cap
tain Whiting of the Monadnock. The
nist Of the charge was that the cap
tain had detained the monitor at Homo
lulu on the passage across from san
Francisco to Manila much longer than
was necessary because his family resio-
ed in that city. The Monadnock was
only two or three days overdue at Ma
Mia and the court acquitted the cap
tain Of any Intentional delay.
| Secretary Long now has under con-
sidera,ion a report made by Lieutenant
Knapp Of the navy upon an investlga-
ton secretly conducted into the admin
i*tration of affairs at the League lslano
| navy yard. Inc Charges dheCe oCNeioA
OF the leading officials. In the case OF
the civilians the matters charged are
of gravity, such as violation OF nearly
all of the civil service rules and imam
clal iircs ularities, while In the case OF
naval officers gross negligence was in
voy,cd, but no moral turpitude. The
SECRETARY will decide whether there Will
be legal proceedings in the matter.
The board which was appointed by
the secretary of the navy to recommend
what disposition should be made OF the
66 vessels which were purchased by the
department at the outbreak OF the war
has made partial report, which Is now
under consideration by Secretary Long
About Is of the vessels have been rec
commended for retirement from the ma
val service, but it does not follow that
this will be done. The department
with an idea of providing number OF
vessels suitable for service on the coast
of cuba and among the Philippine Is
lanes. probably will decide to retain
most of the ships which the board has
recommended to be held.