The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-17

morning.
Commander Bernadou, of the Wins
low, was wounded in the left leg, but
not seriously.
LIEUTENANT BERNADOU'S
STORY.
Lieutenant Bernadou, with the sur
geon bending over him, told the story
of the battle to the representative of
the Associated Press as calmly as if
talking of the weather. He began:
w went under full speed to attack
the Spanish boats in the harbor and you
know the result. We went under orders
from the commander of the Whining
ton. Our boat is badly damaged but
she will he brought here for repairs
and 1 think she will be ready for SER
vice again in two weeks"
Continuing, the lieutenant said: THE
Winslow was the worst injured and
had five Of her men killed and / n
know how many injured. We were
ordered to attack the Spanish gunboats
at CardenaS. We steamed in under
a full head and were fired upon as soon
as We were in range. The Spanish
boats were tied up at the docks and
on shore also opened on US and / think
we received most of the fire. i do not
know whether any one was hurt on the
Wilmington or on the Hudson but I
think not.
II have TO fault to find with the
| WinsloW's crew. They acted nobly all
the way through. The men who were
killed all fell at the same time. We
were standing in a group n the aim
Of the Spanish was perfect. "A shell
burst in our very faces"
The dead n wounded brought here
by the Hudson were taken in small
boats to the government dock. This
was the first news OF the engagement
to reach Key West.
No time was lost in ministering to
the wounded. "A quick call was sent
to the marine hospital and an ambu-
lance came Gathering down to the
dock. The dead were taken to an I'M
dertaker shop and the wounded were
conveyed to the hospital.
In the meantime, the news had
spread and crowds gathered bou the
dock, but, there was NJ sort Of a dem
onstration. The success of American
| ships in every action thus far has been
| SO overwhelming that it is hard to
| realize that death has at last come to
| some of our men.
Ensign Bagley vas about 26 years of
| age and while the fleet was stationed
| here he was one of the most popular
4. men in he service. The news Of his
death came as a terrible shock to all
who knew him.
1t has always been a foregone con-
clusion that the torpedo boat men
would be among the first to fall, as
their work is most dangerous, but, in
| spite of this, when the fleet was sta
toned here and changes in assignments
We're frequently made, all the young
men of the service were eager for tor
pedO o a duty.
The Hudson shows the effect of the
| foht Har CrnnLactaok ia nJ1not1Jra1
with bullet holes and her cabin and
decks are smashed and splintered.
ENSIGN BAGLEY.
Annapolis, Md, May 12.-Ensign
Worth Bagley was one of the best
known men who ever came out Of the
naval academy. He graduated finally
from the academy in June, last. He
was a bright and capable man. His To-
cal fame her was chiefly ON the ath-
letic field, being the full-back Of the
academy eleven. and he played in the
series of West Point and Naval Acad-
envy anne
Washington, May 12.-Sad news
came to the navy department this
morning from the blockading fleet on
the Cuban coast, telling of the death in
action of five American sailors, the
first to shed ,their life blood for their
T.. country since the outbreak of war.
The press kilograms had already an
nounced that the Hudson had arrived
at Key West, bringing the body Of En-
+: sign Worth Bagley, but as no other
names were given at first the officials
We're keenly anxious to learn who the
other victims were. AT 1880 o'clock a
brief telegram came addressed to the
secretary Of the navy and read as fol-
lows:
key West, Fla, May II, 1898.
"Secretary of the navy:
I'm an action in Cardenas harbor
yesterday between Spanish bunbOats
and shore batteries and the blockading
vessels, the following named were kill
ed on the torpedo boat Winslow:
List given above.1
The dead md wounded arrived on
L. S. S. Hudson this morning. Dead
will be buried today.
(signed) REAIEY."
The name Patterson does no appear
on the departments muster roll of the
WinSlOW and is probably miSpelled.
The vessels blockading Cardenas were
the gunboat Machias, the torpedo boats
Foote and Winslow, and the revenue
cutter hudson.
Secretary Long has wired to Com
modore Remey at Key West for de-
tails of the affair.
NORTH CAROLINA BLOOD AGAIN
THE FIRST
Ensign Bagley who was killed is a
native OF North Carolina. His mother,
Mrs. w. II. Bagley, resides at No. 125
South street, Raleigh, n. C. His full
name is Worth Bagley and he was ap-
pointed to the ava academy in Sep
tember 1891 from the Fourth distric;
of North Carolina. He graduated june
Both last year, n was appointed an
ensign on the day following. While a
cadet attached TO the academy, he was
assigned to make cruises in tine Texas,
] Montgomery, Indiana and the Maine.
Upon being appointed an ensign last
July he was assigned to duty on the
Maine. He served on hat ship until
November 23rd last when he was order
ed to the Columbian Iron Works for
duty in connection with the Winslow.
which was under construction at that
time. When she was completed and