Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-26
CADET WOOD REPORTED KILLED.
Admiral Watson Tells of the Urdanet Ia
Disaster.

Disaster.
Admiral Watson, commanding the Asatic
squadron. has made the following report to
the Navy Department of the capture and
destruction of the small United States gun
boat Urdaneta by Filipino insurgents on the
Orani river and the capture of Cadet We'll
born c. Wood, her commanding officer, and
her entire crew. The report is as follows:
MANILA. September Is, 1879.
Secretary Navy. Washington:-Gunboa
Urdaneta, Cadet Welborn c. Wood COM
manding, has been captured and destroyed
by the insurgents while blockading. The
wreck is hard aground in water two feet
deep, near Orani, on the Orani river. north
western corner of Manila bay. and is COM
pletely gutted. Draft maximum is less
than six feet. Displacement In tons. forty
two. Battery consists of one-pounder rapid
fire gun, one machine gun Colts auto
matic), one machine gun (Nordenfelt. %
mm.). The reason for his presence in that
river is not known. Commander Cornwell
was preventing the landing of arms with
forty men, his force too small to attack
armed insurgents at the 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 because
Gnsurgents0 will not respect flag of truce.
Cadet Wood. and the crew, nine eenlisted
men and one Chinaman, are not accounted
for The name and rate of Americans, VINO
all of them were attached to the Oregon.
are as follows: Benjamin James Green,
coxswan; William Mitchell seaman; sam
ua Ti'de0 Herbert, ordinary seaman Ed
ward Burke ordinary seaman; George Dan
lei Powers, apprentice. firsteciass; Athur
\. imam Drumlnond, macnanist, hrst-ciass'
John James Farlay, fireman, hrst-ciass,
Thomas Grey, fireman. second-olass; sam
uel Stone, seaman. Vessel burned. Report
by mail. Wa SoN.
irol a
forms the department that insurgents re-
port Wood killed.
Cadet Wood and HIS Associates.
Cadet Welborn c. Wood who is reported
to have been killed by the Filipinos, is in
cIuded in the list of naval cadets who have
passed the requisite academic course, ana
are now performing two years service at
sea prior to a final graduation. He is the
son Of Mr. H. K Wood of Jerusalem. Pick
ings county, Ca, formerly farmer, but
now employed as q storekeeper and gauger
in the internal revenue service of the gov
ernment The boys mother died about two
wears ago while he was at the academy.
He was summoned home at the time, but
his mother passed away before nc could
reach there Cadet Wood received COM
mon school education, and afterwards made
enough money to enable him to take a
course in the North Georgia Agricultural
College. He was an active and ambitious
youth and while at college attracted the
favorable notice of Representative rate Oh
the ninth congressional district or Georgia,
who secured for him an appointment 10
the Naval Academy. He entered that IN
stitution on September q. 1895, ana left 1t
in January last to take a two years cruise
on the battle ship Oregon. He was at
tached to that vessel when ne met MS
1,ye viii r,la
being in the nature of a special assignment
The records of the Navy Department dis
close the following facts relative TO the
enlisted men who were with CADET WOOD:
Benjamin James Greene, the coXsWain,
was born in San Francisco. His residence
is not known. His next of kin is b.. J.
Greene father, living at Los Angeles. Cal.
William Mitchells was born at Bucksvliie'
s. c. and his residence Is set down as New
York city. Next of kin Is George M1tchells,
father, living at Bucksvile. s. c.
Samuel Tilden Herbert was born IN
Charles county, Md, and resided IN Baiti-
more, his next of kin being Richard o.
Herbert, brother, S11 Edmondston avenue
Baltimore.
Edward Burke was born in Boston.
Mass, and resided in New York. His next
Of kin Is Hanah Moore, aunt, living at Dor
chester, Mass.
George Daniel Powers was born in
Smartsville. Yuba county, Cal. and his
next of kin is Mrs. NJ. Betancue. mother
living at $50 Washington street. Oakland,
Cal.
Arthur William Drummond was born IN
Canada and his next of kin is Mrs. r.
Davis of Bathell, Canada
John James Farley was born In Newark
n j. and resided there. His mother. Mrs
p. Farley, lives at S71a Chambers street
Newark.
Thomas Grey was born in Buffalo. N u;
next of kin unknown.
Samuel Stone was born in Wilma, Russia,
and resided at Fall River Mass. His next
of kin Is A. ]. Stone 1913 Pleasant street.
Fall River Mass