The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
THE WAR.
Battle Between Gunboats and Forts
in Cardenas Harbor.
Five Americans Killed and a Tor.
pedO Boat Badly Hit.
Bonbardment of San Juan-En.
RaSemcnt at CabenaS..9OO
SpanIards Killed.

RaSemcnt at CabenaS..9OO
Spanlards Killed.
Kew West. May 12.-There was an en-
gagement off Cardenas, near Matanzas,
Cuba, yesterday at p. m.
The United states cruiser Whining.
ton, commanded by c. c. Todd. the
torpedo boat Winslow and the auxiliary
gunboad Hudson were engaged.
One officer and four men were killed
and five wounded
The battle while it lasted was terrific.
The Wilmington and the Hudson
were ahead and opened fire on the
Spanish boats which were lying at the
docks. The firing began at a range of
$500 Yards.
A few minutes later Wlnslow came
up and also opened fire.
In an instant the entire attention of
the Spanish gunboats and land batteries
were directed upon her From all sides
shot and she'll poured in on the little
torpedo boat.
The Wlnslow never faltered for a
second.
1T 2:3o solid shot crashed into the
hull of the Wins!ow and knocked out
her boiler. In an instant she began to
roll.
There was a moment of awful sus-
pense.
4 fierce cheer of triumph went up
from the Spaniards on the gunboats and
in the batteries
The gunboat Hudson, which was living
near by, started to the assistance of the
Wlnslow. She ran along side the tor
pedo boat and tried to throw a line to
the Winslow's crew
Up to this time, with the exception
of the one shot which disa bled the boiler
Of the Winslow, the firing of the Span
ish gunboats had been wild.
1t was difficult for the Hudson to Get
near enough to throw line to the Wins
lows crew, 50 terrible was the fire all
about her.
Finally after about twenty minutes
the Hudson approached near enough
to throw line.
Ensign Bagley and six men were
standing in a group on the deck of the
! Winslow.
EIeaye her. heave her." shouted
Bagley as he looked towards the com
mander of the Hudson, and called for a
line.
Don't miss it." shouted an officer
from the Hudson, and with smile
Baglev called back: Let her come,
is getting too hot here for comfort.'
The line was thrown and about the
same instant a shell burst in the very
midst OF the group of men on board the
Winslow.
Bagev was instantly killed and and
Il half a dozen more fell grooming 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
| rall and he was hauled back.
The killed are: Lieut.. Bagley, John
NarverIs, oiler; John Daniels, fireman,
j. B. Meeks, fireman; J. Il. Tunnel,
COOK.
The wounded are: r. f. Cox, gum
ner's mate; d. Mckeown, quarter
master; J. Patterson, fireman; +. Gray,
fireman; Lieut.. John B. Bernadou.
Ensign Baglev was native of North
Carolina. His mother, Mrs. w. II.
Baelev, resides at l25 South street.
Raleigh, \. c. He was appointed to the
, naval academy in September, 1891
from the Fourth District of his native
state, and graduated on June 80, last
year. Upon being appointed an ensign
last July he was assigned to duty on
the Indiana, but in the following month
he was transferred to the Name. He
served on that ship until November
Co umbian ship works for duty in con-
nectlon with the Winslow, which was
! under construction at that time. When
she was completed and put in commits
sion last December, be- was attached to
her and remained 50 until the moment
Of his death.
Lieut.. Bernadou is the commander
of the Winslow, and is one Of the most
dashing and venturesome young officers
In the service.
The dead and wounded were brought
to Key West.
Commander Bernadou was wounded
in the leg. The WinsIow went into the
harbor under orders to attack the Span
ish gunboats.
1t is expected that Gen. Merit will
be appointed military governor of the
Philippines.
New York. May IA cable from
Fort de France, Martinique, saws that
an American squadron Of nine ships is
bombardIng san Juan. Porto Rico, and
| that the forts are rapidly crumb bling
under the fire of the American fleet.
A despatch from Hong Kong SAYS a
Spanish war ship was destroyed in the
Philippine islands by the L. S. gunboat
| Concord.
Tie isht is said to have lasted two
hours at the end o. which the Spaniard
went down with his colors flying.
GABLE REPAIRED.
Washington, May 12.-2:39 p.m.-The
| following cable has just been received
from Admiral Dewey:
Hong Kong, May l2-Secretary of
the Navy: There is little change in the
situation since my last telegram.
| am transferring to transports steel
breech loading rifles from sunken Span
ish nnnr-nf-uar La StnraS from q r