The record-union., 1899-09-27

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. - The
Navy Department to-day received from
Rear Admiral Watson a cablegram an
nouncing the capture and destruction
of the gunboat Urdaneta, reported in
the press dispatches yesterday. An
other dispatch from the Admiral states
that he learns through insurgent
sources that her commander, Naval
Cadet Welborn c. Wood, was killed in
the action. The fate of her crew is
not known. Admiral Watson's dis
patch follows:
Manila, Sept. p. Secretary Of
War, Washington; The gunboat Ur-
daneta, Cadet Welborn c. Wood COM
manding, has been captured and de-
stroyed by the insurgents while block
aiding. The wreck is hard aground in
water two feet deep, near Orani, on
Orani River northwestern corner of
Manila Bay, and is completely gutted.
The draft maximum was less than six
feet. Displacement in tons AZ. The
battery consisted of one-pounder r. F.
G., one machine gun (Colt automatic).
one machine gun (Nordenfeldt), -
milimetres. The reason of his pres
ence in that river is not known. Com
mander Cornwell was preventing the
landing Of arms with forty men. His
force was too small to attack the armed
insurgents at the village. The water
is only six feet deep on<the bar at the
mouth of the river. I cannot obtain
any authentic information Of the crew
as yet, because the insurgents will not
respect a flag of truce.
Cadet Wood, with the crew of nine
enlisted men and one Chinaman, are
not accounted for. The name and rate
of Americans, all of them attached to
the Oregon, is as follows: Benjamin
James Green, coxswain; William
Mitchell, seaman; Samuel Tilden Her.
bert, ordinary seaman; Edward Burke,
ordinary seaman; George Daniel Pow
ers, apprentice, first class; Arthur
William Drummond, machinfst. il..su
class; John James Farley, fireman,
second class; Samuel Stone, seaman.
Report by mail. WATSON"
SEVEN FORTS DESTROYED.
WASHINGTON, Sept 20. - A dis
patch has been received from Manila
by the War Department stating that
General Snyder attacked the position
of the insurgents five miles west Of
Cebu, and destroyed seven forts and
quite a number of smooth bore canon.
The insurgents were utterly routed,
and Snyder returned with his force to
Cebu. The Tennessee regiment was
already aboard transport to come home.
but disembarked to take part in the en-
gagement. Following is the text of
General Otis telegram:
Manila, Sept. 26 = Adjutant- -Gener-
al, Washington: On September 22d
and 23d Snyder attacked strong insur-
gent positions about five miles west of
Cebu with 265 officers and men Of the
Tennessee regiment and 517 officers
and men of the Nineteenth, Sixth and
TWenty-third Infantry and Sixth Ar
tillery, driving the enemy from the
works and capturing seven forts. in
Guiding smooth bore cannon, mounted
therein, and fourteen intrenched and
fortified places. Our loss, Private Will
lam Nj. Hanley, A, Sixth Infantry.
killed, and four wounded. The enc
n1y's loss estimated at forty. The in
surgents retreated to new fortifica-
tions far southwest. Snyder returned
to Cebu with the Tennessee troops. who
Indiana to take part in the action. Two
companies of the Nineteenth Infantry
hold important position in mountains.
OTIS"
General Otis also cables the following
casualties:
'Drowned-Third Infantry at Bagbag
River, Baliug. in advance on enemy,
August 14th. Company NJ, Max Jack
son; Company C, Corporal Peter Lar
son.
Killed - Sixteenth Infantry, at Mey-
cayuan, September 20; Company d.
William Hardy.
Wounded - Twenty-First Infantry,
near La Pinas 18th, Company H, Alex
ander II. Hochberg, foot, moderate;
Thirty-Seventh Infantry, near Angeles,
22d, Company B, Corporal Charles II.
Lawson, arm, severe.
Another message received from Gem
eral Otis to-day announced the arrival
of the transport Puebla, which sailed
from San Francisco August 18th with
six officers and 659 recruits. There
were no casualties during the voyage.
Cadet Welborn c.. Wood is the son of
II. X. Wood Of Jerusalem, Picking
County Ca, a storekeeper and gauger
in the internal revenue service.
The records of the Navy Department
disclose the following facts in regaro
to the enlistments of other members
of the crew:
Benjamin James Green, born at San
Francisco; residence not known: next
of kin Benjamin ]. Green, father, Los
Angeles.
William Mitchells, born at Buckle.
vile, S. c.; residence, New York; neSa
of kin George Mitchells, father, Buckle
vile, S. C.
Samuel Tilden Herbert, born in
Charles County, Maryland; residence,
Baltimore; next of kin Richard c. Her.
bert, brother Baltimore.
Edward Burke, born at Boston; resi-
dence, New York; next of kin Hannah
Moore, aunt, at Dorchester, Mass.
George Daniel Powers, born in
Smartsville, Yuba County, Cal: next
Of kin Mrs. M. Beteanacue, mother, at
500 Washington street, Oakland.
Arthur William Drummond. born in