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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17

lone the bloody deed, and ito the front
became the w~atchword.
Il hope its true said a member Of
the Governors Guard. that We are TO
be at once sent 10 Cuba. We now have
a misunderstanding to tight for
Worth Bagley's death must and shall be
avenged. This is a righteous war. The
Spaniard must be driven from the
Western hemisphere. 1t is not large
enough for rs and them, TOO.
Mai. +. VI. Hayes, [. 5. A.-"That
is terrible news. And Ensign Bagley
had such a brilliant future before him.
Even at this time he was the best known
man Of his rank in the United States
Navy. consider his death a national
loss. Though | have met him but a few
times. | was very much impressed with
his manner and bearing. | ave always
watched his career with positive plea
sure"
Col. Wm. II. s. Burgwyn-''It is truly
an extraordinary coincidence that North
Carolina should lose the first soldier in
1851. and now the first III the present
war. North Carolina has just given her
brightest and best. She will emand
back from Spain a like return. with ten
fold increase. She has something now
to fight for. ana she will make as good
q record in his war as she did in the
last.
Maj. Il. +. DiXon-'There is one thing
very certain: When anybody has 10 die
for his country. North Carolina is al
ways there. II shows that North Caro-
lima never Shirks her duty. Worth Bag
ley was Il hero
Col. Eugene Uarrell-'North Caro-
lima has furnished the first martyrs for
three wars. In the Revolution the first
blood poured out in the battle for liberty
was in .Alamancc. March 31St. ITO,
nearly Il year before hoStilities began.
In the war between the States. III SCI.
young Wyatt. of Edgecombe county. was
the first man killed III line of battle. 1T
Bethel. Now Ensign Bagley, 1T Car
denaS. LAYS down his life i'll the battle
for Cuban freedom. 1t is Il sad record.
but Il proud one. The name Of Worth
BagIey is baptised i'll fame. North Caro-
lina's record, writ by the blood Of these
heroes. is that She is always among the
last To go into Il quarrel. but once III
she is ever responsive to duty.
Captain H.. $. Chadwick-"Every
Spaniard III Cuba is not worth this boy
life. My men are greatly wrought up
over his death, and want to 90 to the
front and avenge it. | believe we Will
spend Sunday in Tampa
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17

Of his class, Ensign Breckenridge. that
these two young officers were given
commissions on board the torpedo boat
Winslow.
Mr.. Breckenridge died before the war
began. but Ensign Bagley continued 10
win fame. and not long ago was made
second officer Of his veSsel-an unusual
honor for so young a man. There was no
man in the navy with a brighter future.
Though cut off thus untilnely. rs il
seems TO US. Worth Bagley has lived long
enough TO STAMP his character upon our
national life. and he has won 4 place
in American history.
We were expecting when war was
declared TO hear news Of the slaughter
of some of our sailors and soldiers.
though we have no doubt of our final
victory. But we were not expecting the
first sacrifice TO be one Of our own
friends and loved ones. The news is a
shock and n bereavement. Our heartfelt
sympathy goes Il TO his family and
relatives and friends.
But we do not feel sorrow for Worth
Bagley. We speak Of the slain in bat
tletle as if but for that. they would have
lived forever. We speak Of the death
of others. as if we ourselves Were i'm
mortal. But we know that we all are to
die. And how can death come better than
III the discharge of our duty. and in the
service of our country. This is the way
death came TO Worth Bac'oy. He died
n brave man at his post Of duty. Only
4 few days before this fatal engagement
at Cardenas, Worth Bagley wrote his
mother that he felt no personal fear.
He said: Whether / return with my
shield OF unon it, I want you to be a
Spartan mother And his mother is. and
she had Il Spartan son. Why. boys. we.
who are going to die, can envy a man
such q death as his.
A Roman poet wrote of such men as
Worth Bagley in beautiful words. which
| want Won 70 learn and remember:
"Dulco ct decorum est pro natria mort.
Sweet and beautiful it is for our coun-
try'C SaEa r, diat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
RESOLUTIONS OF WILMI\GTON
LODGE NO. 100, /. 9. O.. +.
Wilmington. ~. C.. May IL. IS

Wilmington. y. {. May L.. 1898.
Mrs. Addie Bagley, Raleigh. y. c.
Ny Dear Madam. 1t is with 4 sal
heart that | carry ont the Instructions
Of Wilmington Lodge No. 1879, /. @. O..
f.. in writing YOU n letter Of coincidence
on the sad loss Of that noble and patriot
lc Young North C~arolinian. and Your son.
Madam. while it has pleased GGd II
His infinite wisdom to call him home.
He did it in such 4 manner that YOUNG
WORTH BAGLEY will leave Il nam"
in the history Of his native State that
will 90 down to future generations as
the first to give his life III this war for
his country. and in a cause that is for
the amelioration of an oppressed people
who were crying out to heaven for as
eiStance in getting from under the tyran-
ical rule of Spain.
God seems to love 4 shining mark. and III
selecting your beloved son He has taken
one who was an honor to his country.
an honor to his State and Il man who was
beloved by al who came in contact With
him for his generous. gentlemanly and
courteous manner.
Wilmington Lodge. and | may say that
all Odd Fellows in North Carolina. sem
you their heartfelt sympathy. and hope
that the good Lord may give YOU that
grace and consolation that he alone can
give to Il heart full Of sorrow in the los,
of 4 dear one: the chair is vacant: the
dear tongue that liSped mother. that
sweet word. is silent: the heart that beat
when he thought Of Won in foreign wat
crs. and wondered if he would ever SEQ
mother again. will beat on earth
no more: but he lived an upright life. he
was a brave. gallant soldier. and is now
doing duty with Jesus on the streets Of
the new Jerusalem. and only waiting for
the coming of his loved oncs to greet
them at the gates of that City not built
with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Madam. Your husband was an Odd
Fellow. and reached Il high pinnacle in
the order. and WORTH was the son of
one of our brothers. and we feel II right
that we should show Il proper respect to
the son Of one who was a brother AMI
that descended from Il family on Your
side of the house that was always an
honor to their State. Again we send
You sympathy. and the prayers of the
members Of the Three Links. and ask
Gods blessing on Won and all Of your
family. and assure YOU that the records
Of this Lodge will show to future cener-
ations that we recognized the bravery
and patriotism Of the son of an Ola
Fellow. Yours in much sympathy.
j. NJ. MCGOWAN
Secretary of Wilmington Lodge No. 1870
l. O O r.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17

ell. who stated that Mr.. Bagley had once
been Il student in the city schools.
At Zach school the children were gath
cred together, and the heroic manner Of
his death was told and his brave char
actcr portrayed.
Mrs. Barbee had been Il teacher of
Worth Bagley at the Centennial School,
and she told of his popularity rs a school
boy and his wit and gallantry. He was
even then fond of ships, Mrs. Barbec
said. and once, while 4 pupil of Miss
Gales, he drew a picture Of il full-rigged
vessel, and wrote under it, My ship Is
driven by favoring Gales
Miss Hale told the scholars of the eX-
traordinary honor of Worth Bagley'S
assignment to the torpedo service. Of
all the young officers, he alone was rec
commended for this service by all the
memberS Of the appointing board.
Superintendent Howell i'll announcing
Mr.. Bagley's death. said:
The war has become a terribly real
thing to us in Raleigh. News has come
today Of an attack by a portion Of our
feet upon the forts at Cardenas, on the
North coast Of Cuba. in which the first
American lives were lost in the war: and
one of them was that of Worth Bagley.
Of Raleigh.
"He was on the torpedo boat Winslow.
and while Our vessels were attacking
CardenaS. = shell was fired from Il
masked battery. and exploded above the
WinSlow. killing Ensign Bagley and
four Seamen. and wounding some others.
1t IS Il remarkable coincidence that the
first Southern soldier slain in the Civil
wan was from Edgecombe county. North
Carolina. and the first American slain
in this Spanish war is Worth Bagley.
Of Raleigh, North Carolina.
Mr.. Bagley received his appointment
to the Naval Academy after a competi-
tive examination. He was one of the
most popular cadets at AnnaDOliS. He
won Il reputation first on the football
held. which IS Il game that calls for the
same Qualities as are necessary in a sol
der and Il commander-phySical bravery.
clear, quick Judgment. and speedy ac-
ton. He was graduated in 1895. and had
high rank in his class.
And Worth Bagley stood high in the
estimation of his superior officers. as well
rs with the cadets. He was first as
signed to the Maine. But he begged for
service on n tornedo boat. This service
requires the best officers. and it is the
most dangerous. That is why Worth
Bagley wanted it. No officer so Young
as he had ever been put mon a torpedo
boat. But the naval officers had such
confidence in him and one other member
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Tribute Of l.. OBJ. Branch Camp Vet
Grams to Ensign Bagley.
try's sake to die
Headquarters
l.. OBJ. Branch Camp
Raleigh. Y. c.. March 1G. '.)S.

IldltlSU. y. -. MiTcl IT.. Is.
North Carolina is again called upon TO
lose one of her beloved sons. BY sea
and land her sons have made glorious
the history Of this great commonwealth.
In the pages of history the young hero
of Cardenas will take his place in that
proud galaxy of names which have i'm
mOrtaliZed their country.
See him at duty's call. as he stands
amid the shower Of death-dealing mis-
siles fresh and ruddy rs Il David. the
shepherd boy) in the prime of his manly
beauty, the embodiment of a line of
heroes which North Carolina cheriShcs
as her richest treasures. Never had
mother nobler son. In him all that was
pure and lofty II purpose found lodge
ment. Dignified without presumption.
affable without familiarity, he united all
graces that made him the idol Of his
friends and of his sailors. The perspec-
tive Of the glorics Of a liberated Cuba
did not intoXicate him. neither did the
cloud of adversely. hat SO rapidly pass
ed over him. serve to depreSS him. With
Il smile upon his face. with the flag If
his country in his hand. with thoughts
of loved ones at home. his face to the
foe-thus passed away Ensign Worth
Bagley.
AS if the soul that moment cauehr
Some treasure it through life had
sought"
Therefore,, be it resolved. That the
l.. OBJ. Branch Camp Of Confederatc
Veterans has heard of the death of En-
sign Worth Bagley. the young hero Of
Cardenas. with feelings of personal sor-
row. And that this camp give exores-
sion TO orr sorrow. and our share IN
what is. to us. Il common loss. by At
tending the funeral obSeuuies in a body
And that expression of the same be for
Warded to the afflicted and grief-strickeo
1ainliy. and that the same be spread
on the records of the camD.
i. NJ. NOME.
A. NJ. POWELL
A. b. STRONACH.
INmmittno
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17

NOW nj Key West where military FINN
oraI takes place tomorrow. after which
body will he forwarded ia Raleirh
Thc NAVY mites in grief for the loss
Of So paIInnt IN officer
RER\ADOT
All day lone streams of c,lorc cana
to avtand sv,nn,thv ia tho otricE.n fom-
H., ana toI frn, no
ti,,, az tbo nninn n,nr from navel or;-
COPS who b,d knnwn and leon nro,,d Of
the brave voupa officer
THE Il ArrANcENE\TS
vba fouovinr tnl.pr,m y,s ,.c.iurod
last ni,ht.
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RENy
A. = - ,hou+ 10 ho,., fror, J,.Ieon
viii. =, p.,oioh tbie would ;,d;.,ta tb,t
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
II MEMORY OF THE BRAVE


I'al.lgll, \. G., May -. 1898.
Whereas. This lodge has learned ,yitb
profound sorrow Of the sad and untiiur
~ death Of Ensign Worth Raelcy tbn
son o. our dear beloved brother Wi
nam II. bigley. past grand represeut9-
tive. deceased. and
whereas, the family of the brave and
'hlNalronS young man. are now prostr9
'.u WIN grief, and suffering the pang4
- ilutttrable sorrow. therefore
Resolved. That Seaton G,lcs Io5oa
70. o.. |. 9. O.. r., which was bnno,,aJ
~ ha"Iilg upon its roll the noma Of the
,a'hef OF the young and nobl, SON dorb
nereb! extend to the grief stricken fami-
: II 'rol"tnd sympathy and condul-
'lce' that the ties Of fraternal love and
'S,teiii 50 forcefully suggest.
heSolved. That Il copy Of This nraam
DE and resolutions be sent 10 the family
by the Noble Grand and Secre-
'"'S WIN the seal Of the lodge attached.
Il. II. WOODELL.
HENRY j. YOUNG.
Committee.
f. G.. FAUST.
Noble Grand.
PHIL. THEM,
Recording Secretary.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17

Whose arm hath bound the restless wave
Who biddest the mighty ocean deep
its own appointed limits keep:
oh. hear us when we cry 10 Thee.
For those in peril on the sea
After the services the procession viii
form. and the order of march Will be
aS follows:
ORDER OF MARCH.
/. Platoon OF police.
3. Military escort from Governor ;
Guards.
t. Clergy.
;. Coffin and palEbearers.
q. Family and relatives of deceased.
:. Naval officers.
5. Officers and enlisted soldiers of the
First and Second regiments y. G. voinh-
teer L. :. A.
8. Cadets If Agricultural and Mechan-
zeal College.
10. l.. OBJ. Branch Camp and other
Confederate Veterans. and Geo. Thomas
Post Grand Army OF the Republic.
II. Governor and other State officials.
II. Chief Justice and Associate Jus
tees and clerk Of Supreme court 81
North Carolina.
IL. Mayor ana other officials Of city OF
Raleigh.
II. Principals and students Of Raleigh
Male Academy.
H.. Raleigh Graded schools.
ROUTE.
The procession viii form on Morgan
street at the head OF Fayetteville street.
and Will move thence 10 Wilmington
| street. thence 10 North street and thence
Yin North street and lakewood avenue to
Oakwo0d cemetery.
According to orders from Washington
the honor of Il Brigadier Generals fu-
neral will be accorded to the dead young
ensign. This. rs far as i known. l.
unprecedented. BY reason Of this the
salute will be ordered for eleven gum.
which will be given under the command
of Il lieutenant and four men III charge
of a Hotchkiss gun. This gun will BE-
fired every two minutes while the pro
cession moves 10 the cemetery.
At the grave. the services will be re
sllmed by Rev. DR.. Daniel.
After the grave shall have been closed
and the music shall have been rendered.
there will follow eleven minute guns.
succeeded by three volleys OF mnskctry
from two regiments Of LOO guns.
Then the formal military burial for 4
brigadier general will be closed by the
blowing Of taps on the bn@le.
The committee have been fortunate
IN selecting Col. Thomas :. kenan ~
director Of the cortege.
The committee make the request that
al at the services on the capitol grounds.
who can do so. viii join III the last
hymn. which will be the familiar one.
beginning with the line:
Just as | am without one plea
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17

The Virginia people observe Nav II
as Memorial Day. The Norfolk I,anl-
mark contains the following reference TO
the honor paid to Ensign Bagley:
Ensign Worth Bagley. Of Raleigh. y.
-: VIII" was killed on the torpedo boat
"ihsioW' being we'll known and greatly
esteemed III Portsmouth. a beautiful
S!ikch United States flag was raised TO
ms memory III the Confederate section
III CEDAR Grove by a number of younp
iaales and gentlemen, and attracted CON
Hloerapie attention. The walnut flag
.,'h Is wound about with garlands. at
.nt'"o Is Il chaplet of green and white.
around the base are grouped Il pro-
fusion of floral designs and rora hlo,
SONS. The flag bears the FOLLOWING In
scriptlon: Ensign Worth Baeley r. s
". one OF the first victims of the Ameri-
can-Spanish war;"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17

h Wilmington Messenger publishes
the plan of subscriptions for the Worth
f'agloy monument, seconds the move
ment, and says:
1t IS due 10 the memory of the gal
liant and lamented Bagley to perpetuate
ms memory as the first martyr in the
cause OF humanity and liberty. Let our
people subscribe promptly 70 This fund
Hand the Messenger vour suhccr;n+;an
ut once SO it can be forwarded ;mroad;
ately. Not more than n dollar k das;raa
from any one person.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
CARDENAS
TO THE CAPITOL
The Hero ofthe WinSIoW Lies
In State at Home.
THE REMAINS Of
ENSIGN BAGlEY
THEY ARRIVE THIS
BY THE 40 TRAIN.
HONORS OF A BROADER GENERAL

This has been Ordered from Washington Col
Thomas S. Kenan to be Director Of the fu-
neral Cortege. All Asked TO sIrg the Last
Hymn at the Services. Arrangements from
Arrival of the Body until the Close of Ser
vices at the Grave. Three Volleys from
1900 Musk4ts. Musical Programme and
Order of March
From Mondays News and Observer.
The remains Of Ensign Bagley, ac-
c~ompanied by his devoted younger broth
L, Mr.. W. Il. Ragley, arrived this
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
THE SCHOOLS HONOR HIM.
Exercises Yesterday ut the Gradet
Schools Of the City.

But these expressions Of sympathy
and admiration for the dead officer and
patriotic feryor for the cause III which
lie died, came not alone from the war
like living among arms III the white
tented city Of Camp Grimes.
The children in the schools even ming
led their tears with those of the saintei
mother who wept for her dead boy.
The news Of Ensign Bagley'S death
was announced by Snperintcndent How
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
SERVICE AT
Memorial Exercises at Plymouth in
Honor of Ensign Ba~ley

Plymouth. n. c.. Nav 16-(Snac;oh
4 y. NAT this hour all business is
suspended and our people are holding ,
memorial service in the court house in
honor of Worth Bagley. The roll Of
mutfled drums. the tolling of all the hollis
an crane draperies casts a gloom ovor
the town. 80
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
AT CAMP BRYAN GRIMES.

The True Soldier Blood Aroused BY the
Battle of Cardenas.
At Camp Grimes the soldier blood boil
ed with hatred for the nation that had
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
THE FIRST MARTYR
FOR CUBAN FREEDOM
GENUINE SORROW AMONG THE
PEOPLE.
SOLDIERS SWEAR TO AVfNGE
THE YOUNG OFFICERS BLOOD
School Children Add their Expressions Of Grief
and Sympathy for the Stricken Mother
and famiIy--fIags on Public
Buildings at Half Mast.

From Fridays News and Observer.
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
the following telegram WAS received
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
FIGHT WITH HLGHWAYMEN.
Robber at Tacoma Fatally Wounded
and a Policeman Shot.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 26.-Policeman
Brown was wounded and an unknown
highwayman probably fatally shot in
a desperate duel between three masked
robbers, a policeman and saloonkeeper.
at midnight last night. The three
highwaymen burst open Peter Pepe's
saloon door at South Twelfth and K
streets, calling him to throw up his
hands. Without further warning the
men began firing at him. Pepe seized
his revolver from a shelf and replied.
Patrolman Brown heard the shooting
and rushed to the scene. About dozen
shots were exchanged before an UNI
known robber was dropped with a bull
let through his chest. PatrolmaE
Brown was wounded in the chin. The
other two men ran out and disaD-
peared. Pepe declares that as one of
them left the doo- he fired at him and
the man cried out as though he had
been shot. The police are securing the
vicinity for the two highwaymen. The
police hesitate between the belief that
the men intended to rob Pepe and that
they intended simply to kill him to
satisfy some personal grievance. 1t is
more generally believed the men are
a part of the gang of highwaymen who
have been participating in the frequent
hold-ups which have occurred recently
The wounded highwayman is at the
Fanny Paddock hospital in a dying
condition and unable to- talk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
wEYLER TO THE FORE.
Discourses Upon the Need of Strong
Government.

London, Dec. 26-The Madrid CORES
pondent of the Standard says: Senor
Sagasta's illness has brought to a
standstill the political crisis and the
negotiations for the reorganization of
the Liberal party. Many Liberals are
opposed to General Weyler becoming
minister of war, because they fear he
viii aspire to succeed Sagasta as leader
of the party.
Ell Liberal publishes an interview
with Weyler, in the course of which he
is represented as declining to give any
information regarding the crisis, but as
insisting upon the necessity for a
strong government. Such a govern
ment could not, he said, be drawn from
q party led by Senior Silvela. General
Weyler limited that the country would
run great risks unless power were
placed in the hands of a Sagasta -Wey-
Ter coalition government.
The Bank of Spain has ceased to
make advances upon Philippine and
Cuban bonds, and has asked a supple
mental guarantee for previous ad-
vances, owing to the decline in the
values of the bonds. The government
has arranged, with Madrid and BARGE
Iona bankers to advance the amount
needed for the service of those bonds
in January
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-26
CHILEAN LADS GOODNESS.
Diplomats Little Son Saves Several
Lives at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Fire which
broke out shortly after o'clock today
partly destroyed the house occupied by
Senior Don Carlos Moria Vicuna, the
Chilean minister, at the corner of Con-
necticut avenue and N street. The roof
and top story were destroyed and the
furniture of the whole house ruined by
smoke and water, entailing a loss of
100000 The minister and his family es-
capped, owing to the energies and cool
ness of the 12-year-old son, Carlos, but
the flames made such headway that
the inmates were unable to secure
clothing, and were compelled to hurry
out in their night robes. All took refuge
for a time in the British embassy, just
across the street, where they were car
ed for by Lady Pauncefote and her
daughters. Two maid servants were
overcome with fright and had to be
taken out. The governess, Signorina
Malfredi, received a hard fall in climb
ing upstairs in an attempt to secure
clothing for Madame Vicuna.
The fire was caused by an oVerheated
flue 1t was discovered by the son,
Carlos. who slept on the third floor,
through whose instrumentality his
three sisters, occupying rooms on the
same floor, the maids, who slept up
stairs, and the father and mother, who
slept on the second floor, were awak-
ened and apprised of their danger. The
house was formerly occupied by Senior
MendOnca the Brazilian minister.