The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-27
CADET WELBORN WAS KILLED.
Admiral Watson Reports Further Details
of the Loss of the Urdaneta.

Admiral Watson Reports Further Details
of the Loss of tho Urdaneta.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-The Navy Depart
ment received a cable despatch from Admiral
Watson this morning confirming the reports Of
the disaster OF the United States ship Urdan-
eta. The despatch is as follows:
MANILA. Sept. %.
"Seeret1-p Navy. Washington:
''Gunboat Urdaneta. Cadet Welborn c. Wood.
commanding. has been captured and de-
stroyed by the insurgents while blockading
Tho wreck is hard aground. water two feet
deep. near Orani on the Orani River. north
western corner OF Manila Bay. and is COM
pletely Quilted. Draft. maximum. was less than
six feet. Displacement in tons. forty-two.
Battery consists OF one-pounder rapid firing
gun, one machine gun Colt automaticl. ono
machine gun tNordenfeldt,. % milmeters.
The reason OF his presence in that river is not
known. Commander Cornvel was preventing
the landing OF arms with forty men. His force
too small to attack armed insurgents at tho
village. Water is only six feet deep on the bar
at the mouth of the river Cannot obtain any
authentic Information Of the crew as yet. be-
cause insurgents will not respect flag OF truce.
Cadet Wood. with the crew Of nine enlisted IN n
and one Chnaman are not accounted for"
The name aud rate OF Americans who all OF
them were attached to the Oregon. are as fol-
lows Benjamin James Greene. coxswaIn Will
liam Mitchell. seaman Samuel Tilden Herbert.
ordinary seaman: Edward Burke. ordinary
seaman: George Daniel Powers. apprentice.
hrst-class: Arthur William Drummond,
machinist. Hrst-class; John James Farlay
fireman. frst-class: Thomas Gray fireman,
sscond-class; Samuel Stone. seaman. Vessel
burned. Report by mail, WATSON"
A later despatch from Admiral Watson says
that the Insurgents report that Cadet Wood
Cadet Weborn c. Wood was tn. son OF H. X.
Mood f9rmer Lying near Jergsa"m Pick
90 through college He managed to save
SeorTia ASrcuturnl Coiiess" and Wills there
Reprssentatiye Tate OF the Ninth Georgia
Academy from The dl.trict AND r Tate T gave
the appointmept to young Wood. The Young
bsforre his time. in order that he might
a serious embarrassment to the Navy Depart
ment. He went to the battleship Oregon after
his Eradnation and made It, ne yoyaEe to Manila
Spanish vessel captured by Dewey. was placed
in commission. Cadet Wood WAS assigned to
her command. an unusual honor for cadet.
He was very energetic in everything he under
took. His record at the Academy was ex-
Naval officers do not quite understand the
reference to Commander Cornwell and forty
mon in Admiral Watson'S despatch. Com
mander Cornwel Is the commander of the gun
boat Petrol. 1t ia supposed that he was en-
trusted with the duty Of preventing hlihusters
| from landing supplies in the vicinity Of tho
Orani River and loft the Urdaneta at the mouth
OF that stream.
The records OF the Navy Department give
the following Information about the enlisted
men OF the Urdaneta who were captured or
killed.
Benjamin j. Greene. coxswain. born at San
Francisco: residence not given; next OF kin.
Il, J. Greene. father Los Angeles
William Mitchell, seaman. born at Bucksville,
=. C.. residence. New York city: next OF kin,
! George Mitchell, father, BucKsvile. $ C.
Samuel Jones Tilden Herbert ordinary sea-
man, horn in ChareG county; Nd. residence.
Baltimore; next OF kin. Richard o. Herbert.
| brother. 81 Edmundson street. Baltimore.
| Boston, Mass. residence. New York rity next
| OF kin. Hannah Moore. aunt Dorchester, Mass,
George Daniel Powers, apprentice first elias $.
| born at Smartsvlle, Cal. next Of kin. Mrs. NJ.
! Bctancue. mother. SbN Washington street,
| Oakland. Cal.
| Arthur William Drummund. machinist first
class. horn IN Canada; next OF kin, hrs Il.
! Davis. Rathell, Canada.
John James Farley. fireman, first class. born
| at Newark. n j.: residence. Newark next OF
Kin. Mrs p. Farley. mother S7h Cham berS
Thomas Gray. fireman. second class. born at
Buffalo. \. Y. next OF kin not given.
Samuel Stone, seaman, born at Wilma, Rus
siA residence. Fall River. Mass; next Of kin.
A. j, Shon, 1913 Pleasant street Fall River.