Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-05-19
CUT THE CABLE
Gallant Work Of Tars
Under Fire Of
Cienfuegos.
ONE KILLED. SIX WOUNDED
Finishca The work In Spite Of Terrible
volieys From shore spanish Loss
known 10 Have Been Heavy--Forts
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Key West, May l7.--Amid perfect
storm OF shot from Spanish rifles and
batteries, tho American forces cut the
cable at Cionfuegos Wednesday morn
ing. -Four determined boat crews, un-
der command Of Lieutenant Winslow
and Ensign Margrudor from the cruiser
Marblelead. and the gunboat Nash
Vile, put out from the ships, the coast
having previously been Shelled.
The work Of tho volunteers was per-
ilous. The cruiser Marblehead and the
gunboat Nashville and the auxiliary
cruiser Window drew mp 1000 yards
from shore with their guns manned
ready for desperate duty. One caple
had already been cut, and the work
was In progress on the other when the
Spaniards In rife pits and battery on
point standing out In the bay opened
Gre.
Tho warships poured In thunderous
volley, their guns belching forth mas
aive shells into the swarms OF tho ene-
my. The crews Of the boats calmly
proceeded with their desperate work,
notwithstanding the fact that NUM-
her had fallen. and finished II, return
ing TO the ships through a binding
smoke and heavy fire.
One man in o Marblehead boat was
killed, and six were seriously wounded,
one Of whom, Robert Boltz, IL now at
Key West, and IL expected 10 die before
morning, bullet having passed
through tho base of his brain. Harry
Hendrickson, who also may die, was
shot through the abdomen.
More than 900 iniantrymen on shore
kept up continuous fire. and the bui-
lots from the machine guns struck the
warships 100 times. but did no great
damage. Commander Maynard, Of the
Nashville, was slightly wounded by a
rifle bullet, that, before striking him,
passed through tho arm OF an ensign.
whose name Is unknown. Lieutenant
Winsiow Was shot In the hand, max.
ing three officers wounded in all.
When the Spanish had been driven
from the rifle pits, many OF them took
refuge in the lighthouse fortress, upon
which the fire of the ships hal been
centered. A 4inch shell from the
Window tore the structure 20 pieces,
killing many and hurying others In the
ruins Tho Spanish loss Is known 10
Lave been very heavy, the warships
firing hundreds OF shot and shell right
into their midst.
Following is a list Of thu badly
wounded:
Herman w. Kuchncizter, private
marine. shot through the jaw, probably
fatal; Harry Hendrickson, seaman,
shot through the liver, probably fatal;
Ernest Suntenic, apprentice, fracture
OF right leg; John ]. DoIan, boats
wain's mate. gunshot wound in right
buttock; John Davis, gunner's mate,
wound in right leg; William Levery.
apprentice. wound in left leg; Robert
Boltx. seaman on the Nashville, so.
vcrely wounded.
The remains OF Eagan, who was
killed In the Marblehead boat, were
buried at sea.
The Marblehead and Nashville used
their heaviest guns. as we'll as theiI
small rapid-firo guns, and hundreds o.
shots were thrown into tho Spanish
troops. On board the ships number
Of men were slightly wounded. One
OF the cables had been cut when the
spaniards opened fire. The marines in
the boats replied at once, and machine
guns on the fowrard launch sent In O
stream OF bullets. while heavy she'll
from the warships drove the Spaniards
from their rife pits on shore.
The cable which was cut at Glen
fuegos extended from that city to San
tiago de Cuba. II docs not sever cable
connection with Cuba, as there is an
other line In operation between San
tiago dc Cuba and Kingston, Jamaica
The severed cable Ia owned by the Cub
Submarine Company. The ono II
operation to Kingaton Is owned by til,
| West Indies and Panama Company.