The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-12
1other Engagement Reported to Have Taken Place at
lteilo in Which ASpanish Warstip Was Sunk
Were Spanish Ships Sighted.
DETAILS OF CARDEuAS FIGHT,

Key Yves, Fla. May 12.-There was an
engagement off Carlenas, near Matanzas,
zee i'd y at l o'clock In the afternoon
The United States cruiser, Wilmington, C.
u. Todd: the torpedo boat WinslOw and
the auxiliary gunboat Hudson were en-
gagged. Ono officer and four men were
. killed and several were wounded.
This is the first loss of life In combat Oh
! the American side during the present war
which was formerly declared on April 2J
Key West, May l2.-The gunboat Hud-
son has arrived here with the bodies of
Ensign W. Bagley and four others Of the
Grew of The Winslow.
The other dead are John Varvoris oiler;
Josiah Funnett, cabin Cook ]. V. Meeks,
fireman, and j. Daniel fireman.
Key West, Fla. May l2.-When the
United States guub pat Hudson came up to
She government dock at o'clock the bod
iss OF five dead men wore lying en- her after
deck. They We're the remains of Ensign w.
Bagley and four members of the crew of
the torpedo boat Winslow, who were killed
In an engagement in Cardenas harbor YES
terday af ernoon. The bodies were covered
by the Stars and Stripes.
In The cabin OF the Hudson was Captain
John b. Bernadow, who Is slightly in.
ynred in the left leg, and several others of
The Wlnslow's crew, who were slightly
wounded.
The engagement took place inside the
hhrhor OF Cardenas. The gunboat VIII
mington tho torpedo boat Winslow and
sho gunboas Hudson were the only vpssels
engaged. They entered the harbor for the
purpose OF attacking some spanish gun
lolts which We're known TO be there. The
latter. however, were not discovered by
the American force until the Spaniards
opened fire The land batteries Of Car.
denas supported the fire OF the Spanish
gunbCats.
The engagement commenced at .O5 D.
m. and ste f about All hour
The wounded are H. L. Cox, gunner's
mate ID, Mckcon, quartermaster; j. Pat
mrs9ny tremani F. Cray and Lieutenant
j. b Bernadow.
All are slightly wounded, excep. patter.
SOD, whose rnutl!titn Is serious
Ensign Wo III Baglcy was appointed
from NO tn a!o,ina On September 7, 1891.
tape j.. t"r, May l2-There Is pieat
itement here over tho report that Ad
lnlral sampson has begun an attack on
San Juan at Porto Rico. The American
squadron it is kHown bNs Lo,n making
ready Tor such an attack. But its prompt
Donbarlmcnt of the town was uneXyrctod
The attack according to report began
yesterday Atern4Dn and was heavy and
persistent from the first, destroying The
for'iiicai oAs Of san Juan rapidly. The
powerful guns Of the Iowa and Indiana,
1t is said, b0vellci the walls Of defence
readily The entire American fleet it Is re
ported was not engaged.
Inquire ON Havana whsch now q,
the tombardlnent also had reached, came
~ thick and last over the cable. The Gu
ban capital was plainly IN great state of
excitement But nothing satisfactory by
In D.,
here. Communication with san Junr
and Porto Rico brought no definite infor
nation, and This confirmed the SUPPOSE
tion that the latter town wss being ut
tackled.
4 inSse was llttie confidence expressed III
the ability Of that place to withstand tht
heavy shot and shell which the American
vessels are able to deliver.
st Thomas, West indies, May 1s-Thore
nave been 2Jo political arrests in Porto
nco recently under the tyrannicaI meas