The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-13


engaged. They entered the harhor for the
purpose of attacking some Spanish gun
boats which were known to he there.
These latter were. mot discovered by the
American force until the Spanards opened
Ere. The land batteries of Cardenas sup
ported the fire OF the Spanish gunboats
The engagement commenced at EOS n.
IN, and lasted for about an hour The
wounded
II. f. COX. gunners mate,
ID. MKEON, quartermaster.
J. PATTERSON. fireman.
f. GRAY.
LIEUTENANT j. n. BERNANDoU.
All are wounded slightly but Patterson,
whose wounds are serious.
Tho Wilmington and Hudson were ahead
AMI opened fire on the gunbonts lying at
the docks. THE firing began at n range
of $500 yards.
a few minutes later the Winslow came
W aud also opened Are. In an instant the
entire attention of the Spanish gunhoats
and the land batteries were directed on
her From all sides shot aud shell seemed
10 pour In upon the little tornedo boat.
The Wilmington and the Hudson stu,
tcpt up their fire, but they could NOT t,,rn
aside the terrible storm of fire. and death
poured In on the torpedo boat
The crew of the WInslow however never
fa'tered for u second, At 2;a5 n. m. n sojs
shot crashed into tho hull OF the Win,,ow
ana knocked out her boiler In an instant
she began to All and drift helplessly.
fhen there was moment OF awful aus.
pense fierce cheer of triumph went nm
from the spanlards on the gunboats and
again tho storm OF fire was sent On &he
helpless boat, The gunboat Hudson With
was lying near, started to the assistance
OF the Winslow, She ran alongside tho
torpedo boat aud tried to throw a line IN
the imperillcd crew.
UP to this time. with the exception M
one shot which disabled the boiler Of ,hs
W,nslow, the firing had been Wild hut an
the Winslow lay rolling In the water tho
renEe grew closer and shells began to ex-
rlode all about her.
IL was difficult for the Hudson TO rst
near enough to throw line "a IN. WIN
Slows crew so terrible was the fire about
her.
rina'iy' after about twenty minutes the
Hudson approached near enough 10 throw
o line.
Ensisn Ragloy and his mon were stand
ing In group gu the deck Of the wiuslow.
'Heave her heave her" shouted paglev
es he looked toward the commander of N.
HUDSON and called for a line.
Don't miss It." shouted an ofsos. ,..,,,
.he HUDSON, and with a smile. Basley eai,ea
PACK Let her come, it's getting too ho,
here for comfort"
inc line was thrown and at the same
instant shell burst in the very midst Of
'he sroup OF men on board the Winslow
Bagley was instantly killed ma ,.v
DINERS dropped about him. Halt a dozen
more feil groaning on the blood STAINED
deck.
one OF the dead men pitched headlong
over the side of the how. but his 40,
caught IN the iron rail and he was hap,oa
back, Bagley lay stretched on tho dao,,
with his face completely torn awav ana
'he upper part of his body shattered.
~ was a terrible moment, The torneso
poat' disabled aud helpless, was rolling ana
swaying under the fury of the fire az ,ha
spanish gunhoats. When the shell hurs,
IN the group on board the Winslow ano,hsr
wild shout of triumph went up from ,ha
snip, boats and batteries again opened fire
on the torpedo boat,
FINALLY the Hudson got line ON board
inc Winsiow and was towing her out OF
The range when the line parted and ak ain
both boats were at the mercy OF the soan-
ish hrc.
At $3.50 the, Hudson manaxed to not nm