Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-10
FORMER wARsHlP BENNINGTON NOW TANKER" IN LOCAL
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ed into the harbor of Cardenas.
Within "a mile and half of the
piers the Wilmington came to a stoI
and Commander Todd ordered tho
.Winslow to run In and cut out one OF
| the. Spanish gunboats which were 1y
ing in the harbor. H.. =
Into the Teeth Of Danger. ..4ssi. ,, =
Lieutenant Bernadou steered his
little craft between two lines Of bob.
hing red bdoys which 1t was supposed
marked a channel, but he soon learn:
ed that they were range fixers for a
masked battery to the east of the
town. LII
The second shot from this battery.
q three inch she'll crashed into the
WINSTON, whose steel sides were not
thick enough to resist q Mauser bull
let, wrecked her steering gear and
left her helpless. Il f.. r j
The Winslow's 3-pounders roared in
reply TO the Spanish fire. "A shot tore
up a great steel splinter from the
deck of the torpedo boat, and the
steel buried itself in Lieutenant Der.
nadou's groin. He bound q towel
around 1t, using q one-pound shell to
make a torniquet, and staggered aft
to get the hand steering gear in com
mission.
Before he reached it shot had
carried that away. and a man from
below rejorted one boiler pierced and
one engine wrecked. The damaged
boiler and engine we're disconnected
and the Hood OF steam stepped. ~
Through Storm Of Shell.
Lieutenant Bernadou knew that to-
change his position however slightly
would necessitate the Spaniards'
changing their range. An engineer
appeared on deck and reported.
Zone engine and one boiler ready
for service. sir. s
@Crowd her all you can. shouted
the lieutenant. E,h%
Without steering gear, tho vessel
gradually turned in an arc, seeing
which Lieutenant Bernadon stationed
Ensign Worth Bagley at the hatch |
above the engine room and began
working the vessel forward and back |
BY this time the Wilmington was
sending hail OF four-inch shells into
the Spanish batteries.
A Spanish shell struck the deck of |
the Winslow, exploded against q hose |
reel near Ensign BagIey, who was pass. |
ing orders to the engine room, and he |
staggered forward to the signal mast |
and there fell dead.
Line Cut BY Shot. ~ -. - |
Then came the Hudson, a mere. tug
boat in size and construction, but Cap
tain Newcomb steamed boldly into |
the FIRE zone and Lieutenant H. Scott !
threw a line to the Winslow. The |
line parted once, cut by a shot, but the /
Hudson made fast again, alongside /
the WinsloW this time, and towed her [
to safety while the Wilmington de- |
molished the batteries and theS gun
boats. During the action the town !
was set on fire. >s-s>-.s 49, IT,. ii. a. /
1t is this little Tartar of a. vessel I
which has been bought by the Olsen /
Iron Company for $3.50 and is now
lying in Erie Basin. The proud lit
tie torpedo boat is forlorn sight in
her present circumstances when one
what she has seen, but it
Is probable that she will be complete
" oFerhauled and sold to some other
navy, where she may see active ser
rice and even stand up under fire
1nce more. = g. 49,
The Bennington, another Of the old
white squadron, was sold to q sugar
frm and is now doing duty in Homo
ulu as a storage ship for molasses.
The Hist. and Hornet, converted
yachts which did excellent service in
he war with Spain, have passed from
he navy, On June 80, 1898. while
he two vessels were accommodating be-
ween Cape Cruz and Manzanillo, they
became engaged with shore batteries
md infantry. The Hornet was dis
lbled when her main steam pipe was
tut, but she was towed to safety ly
he Wompatuck. On July Is fhe7
made another attack on ManZaniilo
md destroyed several Spanish gun
,oats. d. 49,.
Purchased by FiIibusters.
About two years ago the. Hornet was
purchased in New Orleans by agents
( Honduran reyolutionists, but the
United States authorities prevented
er from taking part in the filibuster-
ng expedition for which she was in
ended. The Hist has been sold to a
unk concern. which will probably re-
t her. - -
One of the most interesting of the
essels recently put cut of commits /
ion by the Navy Department is the
Id Independence. for half a century l
he receiving ship at Mare Island
lazy YARD. .
The Independence was the only
Imerican ship afloat during the War I
{ 1872 which was rated as ship of }
no line" and tha rot Amarican VOC. I