Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-05-20
THE War WITH SPAIN.

daily papers. However It will week u week
mention some of the most iDip~ortantoevents, |
and give the local news that Is caused by the
war
A week ago Sunday the torpedo
boat Winslow went into the harbor of
Cardenas and had a scrap with three
Spanish vessels located there. The
Winslow made the Spaniards run aud
withdrew without being damaged.
The next Wednesday it made an at
tempted to repeat the play of Monday,
but this time it resulted fatally. The
Spaniards were watching for the
Winslow, and when she appeared ali
the Spanish guns we're trained on her.
Soon her boiler was knocked loose and
she was helpless. The gunboat Hud-
son, which was taking a hand in the
scrap, went to her assistance. Just as
a line was being thrown from the Hud-
son to the Winslow a she'll exploded
among the group Of men on board the
Winslow, killing five of them. They
we're the FIRST Americans to be killed
by the Spaniards during the war.
There anne were Worth Bagley, en-
sign U. s. N; John Varveres, oiler;
George B. Meek, fireman; j. Denfee,
fireman, frst-class; Elijah B. Tunnel,
cabin cook.
The Winslow was towed out Of the
harbor and taken to Key West. The
dad v.nr0 eolr,H e., IF,f WNrt
The men on the Winslow had been
too daring and took too many chances.
Orders we're issued prohibiting In
armored vessels from taking such
chances IN the future.
Some of the Arizona papers claim
there is not half a dozen cowboys in
the two companies that were sent out
from that territory TO join the cow
boy regiment. 1t is doubtful If the
proportion is any larger among the
New Mexico contingent. The LIB
ERAb has been able to locate for sure
but two cowboys among the New Mex
leo forces. 1t is probable that there
will be more college graduates and
New York clubmen in the ranks than
there will be cowboys. The LIBERAL
has no doubt, however, about the
fighting ability of the men who went
from the territories and predicts that
il they get to Cuba before the war is
ended they will do some hot work
even if they are not cowboys.
Last week Wednesday morning the
Marblehead, Nashville and Window
steamed into Cienfuegos to cut the
cable. With this cut there would be
no Geographic communication be-
tween Spain and Havana. Sailors put
out ia small boats to fish for the cable.
They were fred at by the Spaniards,
and the fire was returned by the YES
sells. The cables were nshed up and
cut. One sailor was killed snd several
wounded. 1t is supposed that many
i Spaniards were killed.
Wednesday night of last week AID
miral Sampson sailed up to San Juar
the capital oil Porto Rico aud BON
barded the forts. He had the Iowa
IrGl&na, Detroit, New York, Amphit-
rite and Terror. They fired at the
forts for three hours and could see
that great damage was done. Admi-
raj Sampson had no force with which
to hold San Juan if he captured it. St
after doing enough damage he with
drew. One man In the American flee
was killed.
Last week the Spanish feet, which
was reported as having returned tt
Spain, turned up at Martinique, on,
of the French islands in the Wind
ward group. Saturday IT was reported
' at Cnracoa, off the north coast o
Venezuela. Word was %immediatel,
{ sent to Sampson and he started I
y hunt up the Spanish fleet. At last &C
s counts he is still hunting.
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