The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-17

him below.
Besides Bagley those killed out.
right by the shell were John Varne-
ries, oiler, and j. Deneefe, first class
fireman, j. V. Meek, first fireman,
and Josiah Tunnel, cook, we're so
badley injured that they died with.
in IN hour.
The Hudson was now in position
to extend aid to tho torpedo boat.
A long line was thrown to her and
made fust, but as the revenue cutter
backed away it parted. Another
line was made fast after twenty
minutes work The shells Of the
enemy were still dropping about the
boat. This line held, but the Wins
low would not tow because she could
not bo steered, and at last the Hud-
son made fast alongside.
Though crippled and bloody, the
little torpedo boat was still able to
fight, and, with flag flying and her
two remaining guns pulling away at
the gunboat, she stuck right to it.
The Hudson was fighting, and had
been all the time. Her commander,
Lieut.. Il. Fl. Newcomb, had kept his
two guns blazing away 80 rapidly
that in the thirty five minutes she
was engaged she fired 120 rounds.
She escaped with only one shot in
her hull, and the pelting she got in
her superstructure was insignificant.
The bravery Of her captain and crew
in rescuing the Winslow from her
perilous position was unsurpassed
even by that of the men under Berna-
dou.
Tho Wilmington meantime had
played havoc with Cardenas. BY
the timo the smaller vessels we're in
safety the town'nlong the shore was
on fire and the Spanish gunboats
also caught fire, and soon IT, } shore
batteries ceased to answer the VII
mington's guns. The naval officers
think that their guns were wrecked
and that unquestionably considera-
able number of artillerymen were
killed. When the firing ceased Lieut..
Bernadou signalled as follows to tho
Wilmington:
"Many killed and wounded; send
boat"
Surgent Cook put off in q boat and
put the wounded in it, Among them
was Meek. He was fearfully mutt
lated, but brave. While his com.
rades was rowing him across the bay
from the one ship to the other he
died, with these last words:
"Tell them | died like man."
Tunnel died soon aftor being put
aboard the Wilmington.
The other mon wounded were:
Gunner's Mate r. L. Cox; slight
First Class Quartermaster Daniel
@. McKoon; slight.
First Glass Fireman William Pat
terson; bad flesh wound.
First Glass Fireman Gray; slight.
Thus, Of the crew of twenty one
men, five were killed and five wound
ed
While all this was going on in the
bay tho Machias was knocking to
pieces the signel station on Diana
Koy, where there was a blockhouse
aud small battery. This was two
miles southwest of where tho vessels
entered the bay. Tho soldiers fled
to the mainland, and Commander
Merry sent boat crew ashore on
the key. They set fire to the block.
house after having searched it and
found quantity of arms and some
official papers of tho Spanish COM
mandant. They were taken on
board the Mach,as.
The Hudson left the Machias last
night at 8 o'clock. having on board
Lieut.. Bernadou and Fireman Pat.
terson, wounded, and tho bodies OF
the dead. She arrived hero shortly
after z o'clock this morning. There
was great excitement and sorrow ir
the city when the news of the engage
ment became known, and, early as j,
was, Il crowd swarmcd down to the
dock to see tho Hudson. Liout. Ber
nadou and Fireman Patterson were
brought off on stretchors and sent tc
tho hospital in tho army barracks