The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-09

THE
On the Baltimore-Personnei Of the
Men Who Suffered in the Manila Bay

TIE WOUNDED
ON the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
Men Who Suffered in the Manila Bay
Engagement"
WASHINGTON, D. C., May SIN
fortunately for the historian, the re-
cords of the navy department do not
afford much data as to the character OF
the officers and men OF the United
States navy. For departmental pur-
poses 1t suflces to Keep an accurate ac-
count OF only a few OF the facts con-
nected. with the date of appointment OF
an officer, or the enlistment of Il sailor
and a collection OF dates ia Indicate
their progress in the naval service.
Thus it Is not possible to secure from
official sources any information as 10,
the personal qualities or pe~culIarities OF
the men who are reported to have been
wounded on the Baltimore In the en-
sgagement with the Spanish fleet, and
Forts at Cavite. The facts disclosed by
the record as to these men are about as
follows:
Lieutenant Frank Woodruff Kellogg
was, born in Waterbury, Comn.. July &c,
1857. He was appointed a cabinet mid
shlprnan directly by the secretary OF the
navy and graduated from the naval
academy. In 1881. His first service was
on the Portsmouth In January, 1852,
and In Augusta OF that year he was a..
tached to the coast survey on the stea-
mer Drift. He was made an ensign.
junior grade. March 3. 1889, and q full
ensign, In 1854. April 3. 1896, he received
his commission as full lieutenant and
was attached TO the Marion two months
later. He was ordered to the Baltimore
February II. 1897, and was serving un-
der that order during the engagement
OF last Sunday.
Ensign Bole Edward I-wInris q typ
ical young American naval officer OF
etalwart build and full OF daring, tenn
pered with cool Judgment. He is very
popular In Washington, where he only
recently served in the navigation bu-
reau as one o: Admiral Ramsay's as
s%itsants. He was born In Greenfield, o..
September 90, 1869. and was appointed
in the navy from the twelfth congress
sional district by Hon. J.. J.. Pugsiev,
September. 20, 1887. Last August he
made a trip through the west as far as
4 Detroit, recruiting sailors for the navy
and 1t so happened that some OF the
men enlisted by him on that trip were
among the. injured In the battle, OF Ma
Mia. He left Washington March 4 last,
going directly to the Baltimore, which.
was then about to start for Honolulu.t to
join Dewey's fleet with the supply OF
ammunition brought by the Monacacy
from San Francisco. which was so well
-g1nr,a= 90 ta. A., nrtnn, annl# HHa~E .##H.r..r
Michael John Buddinger, is one OF
the coxswains OF the Baltimore, being
transferred to that ship from the indie
pendeuce from Mare Island, October 20
last. He enlisted In the navy August
II. last, at Chicago. He was born at
Manitowoc, Wis. and is n native Amer
lean. -.
Robert l.. Barlow Is n lnndsman IN
the Baltimore, enlistlnE August 10. 1897.
* in Chicago. He Is twenty-five years OF
age. and was born at Barlow, Miss.
Richard P. Covert, ordinary seaman
on the Baltimore, was enlisted at Mil
waukee. WIS. August 2S last. He was
born at Racine, Wis, twenty years ago.
William OKecfe, seaman. enlisted
May 20. 1896. and he also Is one OF the
Baltlmore's coxswains. L. which shin
he was transferred from the Phlladel-
phia at San Francisco. He Is thirty
years old, was born at Newark, N. ].
Rosario Rlcardelli. as his name indi-
Gates. was born In Italy, twenty-four
years ago. In the city of Messina, but
he Is a naturallzed citizen and Is now n
seaman on the Baltimore. He also vas
transferred from the Philadelphia when
she went Il OF commission, to the
Baltimore. He was enlisted March 81,
1886.
Edward Snelgrove wal born in e..
lensburg, Washington. t~wenty-nlnC
years ago. and enlisted December 4
1885, on the Philadelphia. He Is also II
coxswain who was transferred to tho
Baltimore at Mare Island last fall. He
enlisted ut Tacoma, and his father, w
Snelgrove. lives at "a York Place, Taco.
ma.
From Admiral Dcwey's statement ia.
ken In connection with the press re-
ports. the officials OF the navy depart.
mont are satisfied that none OF these Of
III ficers or lei are seriously Injured.
They gather from the accounts that the
explosion OF ammunition, which Is sur.
posed to have caused most OF the iniur
les. was confined to one small box or
chest OF the fixed ammunition that /,
ssI put up for the six FOUNDER guns an,
kept beside the gun whenever tho sbI,
is cleared for action.