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VOL. XXXT. NO. 20.
FIVE AMERICAN SEfiMEN MEET DEATH
Grew oi tile Toroeflo Boat Winslow Fouoht Gaiiantiu floainsi overwheimtno
Odds in Gardciias Haruor-Ensign Baoiou KiiKd.
K<v West. May 12. When the I’nited
S ates gunboat Hudson canto up to the
ent at 8 o clock t . nning tho
bo.ii.s of tiv< dead men were lying on her
T were the remains
] esial) t‘< B.! • y and four members of
, v. ■ . io. tore -do boat Winslow, who
v n engagement in Cardenas
■ T:,, bodies were cover-
,<) by ie :■! : - ar. 1 stripes.
(! t'.. Hudson was <’ plain
> tli - Winslow, who
. I . aired in tl. bft leg. and sev
i ■ Winslow crew vho are
,ed 'I '.< d< ad axe:
r.i. ig-n W, rth Bagley.
J thi) Varvorls, oiler.
Josiah Tur.nett, cabin cook.
J V M"ehs, fireman. and.
J. Daniel, fireman.
; ... „r Cardenas. T gunboat Wil
:.,n ih tor-"do bout Winslow and the
, . . w , ... the —:»ly vessels cn-
f . .., er -• i ill" 11 al ■ : for th)'
■ rpos ■ 't attacking some Spanish gun
's v .. •, 'were known to l-> there,
n utter. now. ver. wore not discover
.... l.v the Ana lean force until the Span-
~ ■re The land batteries of
. ..rdenas supported th- lire of the Span-
Engagement Lasted an Hour.
. g-n nt commenced at
~ m, ar.d lusted for about an
j ..,•!)■ The wounded arc;
B. i'.. (lox, gunner’s mate,
p Kef. on, quartermaster.
J Patterson, fireman.
F. G ay and
Lieutenant J Bemadcti.
wornx :ept Patter
t<. ;. whose condition is serious.
. tile It lasted was terrific.
’ nd Ihe Hud; on w< r •
; ami in era fire on the Sitti'itti
; ■ ... r. Ij ... atl 'I 1 " k T " c
~. , ■ •ol ,’««i Hirds.
*
■
... reeled >1 H) het
~ . _u >t and sht 11 seemed to
. ' r . I .-.io th hull of the Win iw
I out 1). I nolle) In an in dant
began to’roll and drift helplessly.
, .... ~ ~ mom.'nt of awful sus-
' «. M . r <»f triumph went up from ;
y j i
, Hu.). who 1) w h ’-"« ■
, <1 to th. ai stance Ol II). |
v . , : S! . . . m alonpsio. tin tor,., do I
..... I lu t brow a Hue t o t .■ •r ■ ;
. . • . i o tint". with tho excepti-m -’ I
tta . otl ,. shot w ii< . di • tbb <1 the bollei of j
‘ "’"i' b'. 'n ''' '‘.'but as'tin' Wins-;
’ i . . in" n the wtihT I'm' renge
‘ ■' ~ Hi. ult f>r :h< Hudson to g. t ■
• , wa th" I)''" all
/ . u'bout l:er, Einally, after trying sot abo it
. ■ mm '■ • II 'Bon if d mat
h to thr< . Ensign Bagley
, ■ . . , .... u wen -t and, ng in al
“Heave iter'. Heave hetshouted |
as lie looked toward the com- I
’pander'of the Hudson and called for I
. . i ■ t- ■: in dl'ci-r from '
• ~ Hudson, and with a smile B tgley calleil i
.. . ; .... [f getting too hot
hei e for comfort.”
• • w..- ' )WU and .it the same :
slt.dl burst in th.’ very midst of
i-. • i.-> imn on board the \\ ins-
. ... .'itlv kiib-d ..nd a few j
ot j ~, ,b'. 1 d abois |,ini. Half a dozen ;
. on the bll stained
, ’m ■ th. dead mi'ii p.teheil head- j
].. . Side of the boat, but his I
i. , ,i the iron tail nd he was j
;,■ ■eh d on t h«’ deck, wit ,i
bis f. ■ ■ omi'ii t. ly torn away and the
upper I of his body shattered.
'll vs t rrible moment. The torpedo
bo ■ I I d li d 1 "Ipless. roll' d and
< ..... r ti.. 'Ury < the tiring from
tin Sa m.-'i gunboats.
V,■ ... t... .'mil burst in the group on
ho led Hi Winslow anotlur wild shout of
triun,’ . <nt up from the Spanish boats
;is ,d i. j >;■ and again a heavy lire was
v>>cj..d c’l th’’ tC»I pr<lt> ho.lL.
j." . . fl id on rut'-eeded in getting
,i lire on board . the Winslow and was
tewing her .-ut of the d-mliy range, when
the Hr part 'd, and again both boats were
at tii" im i'ey of the Spanish lire.
At )>. m. tin Hudson managed to
f■ t an.ifi,. line on the deck of the Wins
low; but thtri W'-re only three men left
■ her- nt ’a.' tlm io make it f;rd. The
I n wa = fir 11;. simiH-d and the Winslow
was tow-d up to Piedr s island, where she
w is oichor' d, pith In ;■ dead uid wounded
on h r di" k- Ther■■ some men from the
1 ludson " ' " ' • i th< Wins low rind
.■ )k th" m i sei i■- !.'• w mnded off Two
;,iken on board le gunboat Machias died
m re shortly afterward.
Dead. and. Wounded Reach Key West.
'■ ! in, with
• 1( dead <■ ; ‘ ' 1 ' '' th- woundi d,
iur'.'l for K ''v West, arriving here at 8
o "hi.'k tiiis mo' ling
commander Bern.idou. of the Winslow,
v.-.-s wounded in '.he left leg, but not seri- i
oii.-. ; y. ii>' : ‘" ' '“’in of the Hudson
5 '..:.: morning h< rn-eived a reporter of the '
y.. leial'd H •- ■"d tv. 1 tile story o; the
fight. He said:
"We wen: inio th.- harbor under orders,
'f.:.. torpedo boat was tin worst injured
She had five of m-r men killed and 1. do
not know how m u . injured.
"Tiie Winslow w ; ordci-d by the com- I
Tbetß Rs W* W
I m inder of the 'Wllmingt >n to go into t'n
I harbor of Cardenas and attack the Spiii;-li
1 gunboats there. We mi med in under a
id and wer< fire'l upon
i we were in range. Too Sl 'iiisli boils w. r.
1 tied up t the docks md hid a ■ : . i
; on us. The batteries on shore also opened
i on us and I think we I mo.-t of th
-1 do not know whether any one was
ENSIGN WORTH B.XGLEY,
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■ Tne Heave Young rs'*>:h Cat - ' dinitui. Who Shed the First Blood of,
tin' War With Spain.
' hi ' ts. i th' Wilmington or tin* lluds m. l>nt.
I I (‘link not.
"I have no fault to find with the Win
■’ tdoxv's The men acted nmdy ill the
wy through. The men who w-r.- killed .ill
fell nt the same rime. We well’ standing it
i group and the dm of the Spamsh was
. et. A shell bur.--> in our V< rv la. • s
The dad and wounded brought her,. by
■ t’n. Hudson were taken in mall boats to
the government dock. This was the tlrst
news Os the engagement to reach Key
W- st.
No time was loot. in ministering to the
wounded. A quick call was smit to tlm
m n ine hospital and an amlml ,n. a . uno
■ iti ting down to th'- dock, rhe .ba .1 iv im
I taken to an undcrtal.et simp and the
wounded were cony.-yed to die hospital.
In th<- meantime the tm-vs had spread . ml
crowds gathered about the dock, but there
w no sort of a. demonstration. The -m -
y. s of the American ’-hip.- in every ticti.m
thus far lias been so overw miming t int i.
, hard to realize that death im. at I>. t
eeme to some of our men.
• .i,. gn Bagley wa.-- about tw< nty-six yours
! old and while th.- fleet was tatim: d here
I he was one of the most popular men in th'
' service. The n< .v of his d< ith ■ m< as a
j t’- rible .shock to ill who kr.-• kii.i.
j It has always b “Xi a••• •his-in
•’ (h it the torpedo men would b«- am-m- •h-
I li! st to fall, as tin h wo k . t m- t
I dangerous, but n bpit" <*' I‘.. when iae
uncut wen < hi
; young monos the. r\ : <-e were < age: ! ,! i
. 11 ■ pedo boat <iul>
The Hudson .;how.- the effect of th- fir*.
H r .smokestack k- pumiur-d ’-b bn
holes and h‘*r rabin and dveks art.- ■a. ied
and splintered.
NAVY DEPARTMENT GETS NEWS.
Secretary Long Wires Corn mod ore
Remey for Details.
Washington .May 12.—Commodor. Remey,
• • ••! > n < d at Im y Vi ■ st. wired . retry
Long of th disastrous en ■ n < t
denas, giving the names of th. d--ad and
n ig< r details of tm fig it. i •
requested fuller d< I ills.
l-lnsign Bagby, who vva hided m
I gam-mint, was a n:iliv< «»: Xor. :i 1
Hi-; mother, .Mr;-. W. 11. l’-‘ -'I '■
I 125 South street, Raleigh X. (' II
name is Worth Bagl. y ami he was .ippoml
ed to the naval n-'.ub-my hi September, loi
from the fourth dis rid "f North (Mrohim.
He graduated .Inin Jilt im-i ' •>>’ I 'd i..
appointed an • iTi.un mt tlm d iv sot! iw n
While a cadet alii' . i to ti.- mademy
h. uns a; sigm d to I '.k- erm in tm-
T. xas, Montgomery, Ir iimi.i and m
Maine. Vpon being appoine d an '
- July he was a
Indiana, but on the
transferred to the Maine. II ■ ’i’. d cn
that ship until November l<Hh 1 mi, n
he was ordered to la. Cihimbmn ir-m
works in < mm. cl m : u b th. Win low
• wmeh was under < on>‘.rm ' m ar lire tin
i \\ |..|l ’.he was eomp.’t. d . ml mil m . mn
I niissioru-d !»«• was attaeai.-d >o m r and le
| nmine I so until tie mmm nt oi bis dmith
I The <|isposilion of th. young. mH ■ .v. iim
I an expre.-sicii from hi- moth r. ; i>>
I lii ved the body will be . mit north from Kry
I West with .1 detail of Utl ’ll ’til’
I .lust before Hie arrival of ia. ifheiaf dis-
I patch, a private dispatch was rec ived ask-
i*ing that Ensign Bagley's family ho noti- ;
i tied, which was promptly dote The de id
I man had, beside a mother I ving at Ba.
t ; a. a si er, who is tiie wife cf I lon, *.o- .
<<■:>h Daniels, the editor of The Newc and .
: < di.-. rvi-r, of It deigh
\ not her diet live; in t shing ton. Th .
I dead ensign was about tw. nty-five years |
I of age and made a great reeotd as a I
~ ' -
j * btill player w1 I o’ Anti polls, being j
I it - st r player during two or three seasons, j
Jo was i native of Smyr-
I ailed States. 11 bid b<n in the navy ;
■ ■ ■■ y ■ . ' | ■ m a. ’lit m
John l>,ml’ fireman, firsf-class, was i
’ born in Kilk, any, Ireland.- but was natu- j
lalizid and Imd been in tlm naval service I
■ about five years.
i George li. Meek, fireman, fit- t-elass, wis ,
! born in Clyd , < >., ami hi lather, Jilin I
! Me.-k, now resides in that city. J)eec.o;cd i
’ had a. total cerviee. of live and one Half I
years.
I IT.i.i l’> Tunnetl. cook, hml been in '.he i
I ser\milv a !'■ w months, his first em.’s!.-
ment bearing date of March 21. WIS. He
y ,s hmm : a A...mom ■ county. Vif'gima,
and h..; next of km is his father, John
| Timii’ .'. now i i’ ’ |.|ei,l m Wall.”.’ Hr, A'’-
i ’in'', Virginia. Ti.nnetl was the
i only l o’ori.-l man In tlm list of dead and
I wounded.
■ i.ii uteimnt J. B. Bcrnado, w'm is report
; e,| as being woundeil. Is orm of th', most
: ,m. d m-mar .me \ci ...- ofiiem’s
1 .a tlm n mil s. rvi J. was. be-ause of
I this vi m qna'.iiy th.it io- w is s' looted for
I l.ie . niii’irei.l of the W.li.' ; W. it was I
i known that the reqm'ed would;
: h.. of ni'is' h../nrdoi < ! ■■•..•ter. 1-i.u-
; remint Bm-trndo s re. ' y an . xper: in
| torpedo wm k Hl was born November.
I IS.r, in I'l’iil.oi ip' ~ . mi w appointed
| to th. : .11 .caib ’.- 1 ; 1- olent Grant
in IS7C. In Ill>2 he b<-c;,m j. lieutenant,
junior ■ ■ tnd I I full lleu-
<i; ’, im v. .md.’d, 11 . tpol .M l-i own, qmir-
tm ir.a st< i, mil .miss w.. Imra in N' .vry,
Heinm: ?.l li ..wn m-1 mm iiz- .1 md
hod bcmi 1 ’■ . n.i .; v omm ' tmi Vea :s.
Co mm-,dot • Ibmi mnt th fol! re pm tof
iiie light to th.- naxy d< i-ariment, ,mm-h
r. ..’ix.d by See'’,: ary I. mg tonight.
The li pert .. from ('ommand r Mtrry,
the ■ ior otfi r. He in . keleton v -
port.-', liiin Comma:-Ar T dd, of the AV il
mmi’ton, and l i- il-mant Io rrmdou, < om
nium'. r "f th' Wiusl ox. '‘ he reports sp. ak
in t I, terms m tie m .n.ig ment of Hie
vi: s. ■,i! id th. <■■ ■:' .:t ■ f I. o' mon, (’. mi-
nrtmb r Todd r. :< rrinj. particularly to the
handling cf li An ■ h>xx’ in the hot Hr.' us
“h glily mm’ .■ u : :-■ . '
1... ;i:, i. . ’ port indicated
that file Win lon . rid.lied by the xii
-•my'.., lire, mt ... bem'xes that she can be
so repaired c- : (hi ... render la r • Hicient.
\ . >f tln dispatch re-
el i’md ie, th... p.io'm m i urn t'ommamier
■ ei'day, is
dot i m Ixm W< t today and reecived at
... . ( ight.
of the \\ ilmington and W ins- ]
low 1 ki morning imlueed me
t., om. r with C-imia.imier Todd, of ’.he
■ ■ ’ . ’ ■ I. • |
and i tittir : c'at ihri-.- small gunboats in I
lb. harbor. I
Tlm M,i. hi.is. Wilmington, Hudson and |
Winslow pine, . di d in as far as the ob- j
, would illow. Tim Alaehias took I
.... ■ , i, rtlieast of D.ana Caj
Hudson a 1 Winslow en ■
i t.... i ... i. -i I■ iri• c. ■■ m •.. .. :. Ibm.i ■* j
I uml i .lane., < 'aym w Imre Hmr. w. re no I
li steam I '
m. tiri opened
■ these . ‘ continued until p. m . ’
' x'-lien th-x . ;aiT. .1 to return to the oun r I
j aaichorage I im r ■ i'c|iotas of J’odd u ! I
> B. ill i< li m. <'omma mb o’ i"iid t.pmis:
I "It was impossible foi the Wilmington to
appro, en ii- arer than 2,(K'.i yards. The Span- |
i isli gunboats could no be si mi I rout this :
di.”., i'nv and the Winslow wm directed to |
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AIAY 16, 1898.
go nearer to If *-1 con’ 1 determine
' where they wer i, '-'n dad voile only
7<Xt yards' toward '.a Th Wi.-'i she
was fired upon from . gunboat. Tiie Wil
. mtigton ai’d Winslow-i- i irmd t tie lire
or tw< . ■ .
Is ; pposed to ; ■ - ■ '■ becamu
j evident that the Winslow "Oul<l not steer.
I At this time the Hud n < me up and open
)II : I
..... ■ V 1...'; I p. Io i... .;
jSi■ m- d to be th ■■ I ': I '' v.lltch tin'
enemy liri I .She wa.- . tl nek -• • • r d tim< ■.
i silot a h er ■ ■ < a >l**d. Her
I emm inding olli, - r v. •v.. 1 :r 1 ;,.d, but net
j setiously. it ;.. Ign was fatally
■ wont tied and died . ■■■ he could be
I broiigh* on board >V. m.. b. hn
Vat \oil ■. oih r. ml I l:n I ' ~>■ I. l.i ■ -
' ( ; is; i;remm. w • t ■ d o ' .... d th
\\ w. i'uo v. • . ' ■ :
v, ■. . , i ) ’ Mi
; c1... foi tn 111. di' d ■' aJ ■ i: w dl" I ■ im:
i tr n.-" rr, d to hi .-’h. * ' ' ..'her. Ju.-i a
•
11" wa ■ sttMck tw ■ ■ imalties except
on th" 'A inslov. The 1 in- ■g of t'..- Wins-
: The commanding offfice) nt th. Winslow de
sir.s tlirom.h nm *’ * u:m. . d t ■ tin* d.-
’ irt in* nt th" g. ih r.il ■ • oi: . • o: 10.- ct ep.
, n-j iHy that oi < Ihit t < lunn< r's M&te
I Dr.ids.'
q nant Bcrnadt to Win slow, re
po;ts:
“ •] was dir« ct< <1 b Todd to
; a;,.., . . so. • ■ " ad" t ■
■ I
■ examine h. r charm :• r. W. ste.m cd toward
I mob it fi ll ;. . d 11 .. . . iitng within
1 l..‘i<K' vii.'ds a guubo.it av,d I ry mi slior.
! on, ii. d it". Ti.- \\ .■ ii-'.v r. turn I > i
I main: . ned 'ln tit'" until end of the :o'-
I t i.m. S. 1 '■' •> * I dji.-d by . hells of e.ilibor
I of t\x . ard a Ind ' ' • three inch. -• Sim
: tot of range by the
; r-vc iin- .utter Hud-an <'asi:alties .is re-
*A nn'o, command
I h g m'' - r of th I 'nil o Sn steamship
' •• - it i'.".' My
j STOBY OF CARDENAS HARBOR.
j V'h'ire Ensign Ba; ' ' £o-’t llis l.ife in
..
i■■ • :
. Win dow an.l .i." t>" <i .m. gunboats
! support.d by sl •r- bat'crTs m.-J ver.il
; i jiiidr- •! Siiaiib.i ritlcnn n m C•; •\h. ii.us har-
. in;. allow <1 the torn, in-•<;-/n.-’ar. <i
' ;r, I pow .• r-l" i tn.l! (t ■ ) be
' f iuh »l oft by ibe Httln <mn r;- 1 cutter
; Ji-, i-:'. a.’.s lying in i;• li< •:•.’ .Übbh* the
i low* i’ I ;y in enmnianu of . situation. At
| th. ui . r •nd of tl ■ pari l)i
I burned city of Card 'nos, .«• t cm lire by the
' \V sl.. Hs, . ’ill r *l* !• «L wbih
! within n c .bY’s 7 : gth lay • ruii.s « f ii.c
* .sign.ti bt.rion u;<<.. I >i.in ; ’ iy, whi«-ii
! b< on lest i cd .ferthe •ng igf tn -nt a
j lor in . i .fr mi the Machia.s.
| VV >rds cannot express the praise which
| Captain Tudd and the otlicrrs ot the Wil
, mill'.;' m b. low. i upoi: I.teutenanl B'Tn.'i
dou for the gallant m iimer in which i e
1 handled and fought the Winslow ; > she lay
rippl to the pltile ;s lire which
was < oncentrat "d upon hi t . nor ’heir keen
I regi'i'l for the d nth of Ensign Bagley and
i Hie m. n who fell at his side.
Reckless it may have been to send the
| Winslow into t'.u jaws of such a death
trap, but bold nu n at s. a in active service
no mot spirit < f adventure
: than ■ in the small box- i 'sttain the impulse
I to stir up a horn, i s nest with stoti' s. It
| is such a fire test ns l.i. it.iiaut llernadou
en.tured Hint singles on. the famous tea
. i apt nns of the futiir.
i 'arih"i. t bay, in which th" . omiter
| t y mil. s west of 11.- x . n.i 1 ■ 1 l ul nd
.-hallow. With tw., yiti.'.i; fan <f land
close 'at tho niouth .an I n pick t
; scarei- two i.ilhonis p, winds and twists
Its ways to xx li.-re Hl.- -.itv of xTrdenas
. . ■ r ' ... e- ’ i ; .. noiim
hills, fully s. x. - : miles fr om the entrance.
'[■ ; • h. since the blvck:u!e was
| in.iugd’. lei, h.ivc yrn in Aly withdrawn,
abandoning their lighthouse at th" er.
j tranei bay and destr ying all the
| went. Two -loops with naked spars .mi rg
| Ing from the water wi re sunk in the main
channel i p'event tl • entranee ot tnvad-
' i
space b' twtcn the obstructions to allow
the p.' sag. of a !'i .■ ndly vessel, if such
could get ihrot blc *ka le, pt >vi ed
. t . jin;.:. ■ 11 ■ i ignal : tion n
operation on I n • f :>y. I i-til Wedn. sday
I it. was supposed tiia-t mines had been
1 planted.
When ( neiin " -dd, o 1 ’ the Wilm'iiu: >n,
and <in ma tail rM• rr x of l ie M i . hia . de
cided to run into tin mil m Wednt day.
it was with the intention of destroying tin*
sier.iil staton and rounding .ip the three
little pl vboa I-■ xx hi h had . d Hi" W :n
--iow to the moutn of th. h a »or on Sunday.
The American ships w.-nt in with tin Wins
low in the van, the Hudson next, followed
by tin Wilmington and the Machias bring
ing up the rear.
Th. Machias, liowever, wider draws thir
teen feet, soon found, the .x a ■ r too shallow
and "axi it up. Tin Wilmington, which
| draw.- but a fraction oxer nine feet, steam
ed to within 1,800 yards of thi w • r front
■ 1 the city, wiien (n r keel s' rap' d md she
could go no furl h. r. Tin Wit.sl. w follow
ed closely by the Hudson, was then kin)
yards ahead of the ’Wilmington. The three
[ Spanish gunboats which uad be. n .sighted
j sneaked about among' the keys whore the
I< ships enti iid the harbor, considering dis
cretion th" better part of valor, had slunk
av.ay, and when the Wilmington grounded,
i were huddl' d like torm driven sheep to the
nd mol s w hielT
I line the water front.
' Captain Todd signal. 1 the Winslow to
I pm. , "d. and -die moved forward Until
within less than 1,000 yards of tin- gunboats,
laud some of tiie Wilmington’s ofileets .
■.a. distance was less than 800 x anis. It
'wa tli' ii that ill. first shot was tir.d,
i whether from on. of the gunboats or from
j a gun mount'd in one of the Warehouses
jon the shore, r ports conflict. Jt may have
Continued on Second Page.
SflN JUAN WflS BO WARDED
fWmirai Sampson's Fieei Appears Bcm mspan
ForiliiGailons ana pffloiislms tsgiii.
BY ROBERT B. CRAMER.
With Sampson’s Fleet, Off Porto Rico, May 12.—(8y Cable from St. Thomas, West i idles,>—
Admiral Sampson, after having pounded so vigorously against the old walls of the fortifications of >n
Juan, now walks the deck of his flagship a conqueror!
There were indications last night that the admiral had grown tired of waiting for the fleet whi h
I never came, and that he had decided upon the alternative mov- nient, that of reducing Porto Rico, i lie
ships, riding' grandly upon the waters, kept maneuvering for position, and when ■ unrise could be disco; ne I,
a swift messenger went belching forth from one of the guns of the lowa, and sent terror into the hearts of
the inmates of the floro whose history in Porto Rico is fuliy as repul i\e as thatof its namesake in Cuim.
It was with a grim face, full of determination, that Captain Robley I). livans found himsvlf at la !
commissioned to send shot and shell into the midst of tiie hated Spaniards. No sooner had the iow ■' iz
zling messenger reached its destination than the guns of the Indiana were trained upon the fortifi ;'i<
1 rom the slowness with which the first answer ..;mc back it would appear as if the ga r. on
have been asleep, and even when the shells from the Ann .an vessels must have aroused th.lll ’ > n
wakefulness, their answer was feeble, and as the walls be , 1 crumbling ■ >und them they ■ dot. d
guns, and San Juan ’ay at the mercy of Admiral Sampson.
The work was so quickly done and with such little residence that th., officers of if < t!ee.
scarcely believe that the end had come, but with no enemy in sight, with no responding she!
less to continue the fight. 1 his ending, however, was in strange contrast with the impudt ice and in
mg messages which the Spanish officers have sent dining the last, day or two. I hey would not stir:;' ider,
but showing their teeth in white rage, hissed the challenge. “Come and take i - if y u 1 *
The people of S-.q Juan who could get away ha - n seeking the in erior for H eek p -1. ;t
was well know n there that a conflict wrs at hand; that the bombardment of the city was inevitable
whether the Spanish fleet came or not. Admiral Sampson did not wish to go am farther than the re.
duction of the fortifications. That accomplished, the end ot Spanish power in Porto Rico has been bn uglit
about. It brings with it, however, the necessity of providing for the public safety fi r with th *
■ Spanish authority, demoralization reigns in Porto i-'ico. I his will make riecessaty qui.k a..ion < n ou:
part in order to prevent excesses which the lawless may commit.
During the ten days which the fleet of kdniiral Sampson has been ar sea, it has oeen closely
watched tor every move. It was confidently expect :d on Sunday last that the Cape Verde fleet would be
met somewhere on the north coast of Hay ii. Asa cxinsequence the fleet kept in battle form md pushed its
' way slowly so as to preventan unexpected meeting ami to be ready for any emergency which mivht come.
As Monday and TiT-sda’ oi this week passed .way, it brought theconv ction that the Spanish fleet must
' m>. be ip these w'.e Admiral Sainpi tm, steaming clear .' way front the *'l re of Porto s<ico. passed Ibe
• -hino. ’mil v vnt *. ■ ■ : .h ; ' *'' ,c«> A.■ v».•»'■ - ; ■ : ■
on this side oi the Atlantic.
I hen he made up hi • mind to take possession of Porto Rico, and hi- fleet was turned toward t ■
bay of San Juan with the result alreadv told.
An incident of the day was the capture of the Spanish steamer Rita by the \’.ile. I !:c Rite w i
disposed to be saucy, but it was no go. and she had to surrender.
SAMPSON'S FLEET
SEEKS THE ENEMY
Having Reduced San Juau Ha Sails for
Key West.
THE NEWS FROM ST. THOMAS
! It May Mean That He Will Strike To- :
ward Martinique.
THE FLEET IS IN FINE TRIM
Full Story of the Bombardment anti
Fall of the Principal City of
Port.) Rico.
By Robert B. Cramer
I With ,li" I", i Porto Rican Waters, via
' St. Tl.- mas, Danish W • -i ,\i . 13
(B C ble to The (’onstitutlo) ) Th< >b
stack which n withstand the American
‘ il« t has yet to be found.
I lor an hour tin-re w.is a hurried consul- !
I t I ion bi'tvx. . n th" exei utixc ofii.-. rs of the
| th" t. n hose vi ws Admir ' S impson xx .i--
■ .inxiou'i to get Th n th" orders v.< r. given
. to i? I r< .i.iv for moving.
"Whii" do vv" go?” ask'd one of the
pn gang of Captain Evan--.
"W'het'i' we ".m play hell vvl'li the Span
ish.” was his laconic r, lx "If you boys
can k. 'p up with th fleet with your llt:l'
tuti you may find nut.”
'■ was -111 th.ll ' OU'..! he b .in. .1 Th"
bomb irdment is ov< r. full d< t ills will reach
th. world through mor. luuiii 1 ■ sources,
and XV" must k. ep the fl"' t in sight It
m ay b. back to Key We-t, i i fact, tb it was
Vdtnit » S.imp .hi' ■
w. re to that eff ct, but the arrival "f a
■ lisp.it'll boat from St. Thomas mas:, have
; brought information which changed this.
I lor the cinsult a ti.it; mention' d folluwi ii.
ami now wo are tokl that th" lu st way to
find out what the fie t is going to do is to
i It . ep in sight.
: Story as Told by Associated Press.
On Hoai'd the flagship lowa, off Join
d" Porto Ri.o, via St. Thomas, Danish
W. -t Indies. At IV l.’i. Th" forts of Sin
Juan de Porto Rico W're bombarded by
p .rt of Rear Admiral Sampson's 11", t until
they w. te silenced. Th. en.-my's loss is b. -
lieved to lie heavy. The American loss is
two men killed anil seven men injuri.il.
A'fter three hours’ firing the admiral
withdrew th. fleet, and heading for Key
Writ, he s.ii.l:
"1 am satisfied with the morning’s work. .
J could have taken San Juan, but 1 have no I
force to hold it. f only wanted to .'ulmin- i
Ist -r punishment. This has been done. I i
cam.' forth" Spanish fleet and not for ;
San Juan.” I
The iw n kill".) Wer.-: Seaman Prank |
\\abin.irk. of the New York; Gunner's J
yit c . °f t’ le Amphitrite. Th" latter |
,11(1 from effects of tile extreme heat. <if i
t’n injured men. tlire - wer.' on board tin* )
lowa and four on board tl " New York. :
The names of those slightly injured on the
low i are: Seaman Mitchell, Private Ma- i
rine Merkle, Apprentice Hill. Tile injur d
on th" N"W r York are: Seaman Sa mtn I
I elton. serious; Seaman Michael Murphy, I
land two other enlisted men. slightly Jn
jm I.
! A! I:." above natn. wi re Injured by the
■ ; , 'I on t'i" N w A’oik.
, til ■ | i i <:omp!ete list, of til' kill'll nnd
The Engagement Described.
, Tile to i.x;. me: : i>- can a "l. .'in i
: elded at s:ls t. m. Tin town in t i" :■ if
' of tri" fortifications- probably tulfetvl.
I Tli- ships taking p trt in th action were
! the Luwa. Ind ana. w ”k T- rt'or, A
| phitrlt, . I), troit. Mont mi' r.v. "• 'in'.’
I and Port'-r. Th" i in in.' > tiring was Iv-
I 1)UI Wild and tin lowa an.l New- York .a I
j india > . w.r.- probacy th. o> ly <h
I T. » y vv«"ii r’ght up un<l* r the quns m 1
I -s-
of the forts, pouring tons of st. "I into
them.
It is impx’ssible t > Judge ! 1
i of damage .loin to the buildings and t.ni
■ T> . • ippi arcii to be r .1.11. <1 with shot. ’
i th.. Sp.ai iards w* re plucky. Th a', 'ram
I ret. of tin* Aril).hit rite got out ot order t. m
; porarlly during the engagement, but
! banged away with her fore guns Aft) t
| tl',.- first pa-'s.ia - b.-foi’" tiie f *rts t’ac !»■ -
j troit and tiie Mont got.i-i y retir <!. ■i' H
| ; to,, small to do mu. h damn ■
i Th- Port, r ai"l Wainn.it ." k i! ■>
.. ng. Tl hung ■
thing, spoiling the aim of ti’. gunners and
making it impossible to tell whet" our sl
struck. Tin- otlie.is and ni"i of dl the
ships b. h iv< d XV th coolne s and
The shots 11 w- thick a,id fast ov. i all un
ships.
Tli.- mrn of th’e lowa who were rt
during th" i'iig.'ig"in"nt were ii 'ir-"'.
splinters thrown thrown by an . ";lii a
shell which came through a. lioat into tin*
superstructure and scatter.•.! fragment in
all dire, tions. The shot’s course was finally
ended oa an iron plate an inch thick M. r
kle w is struck in the arm and nr" ;
it. All w. re inn t by splinters and t fir.
v. s -t .ii..: in the boat, but w.i - .quickly
extiugi.:.-•)x d
The Officers in Danger.
Tli,- Mono i.itt r\, on the isstward arm
of Hi" harbor, was Hie princip tl point of
attack. R. ar Admiral Sampson and t'.ili
t.ott I..ms wave on tli" low. r bridge of th ■
Ilow.i and b id i narrow escape iron) living
splinters which injur. .1 three men. Th"
lowa was lilt eight times, but the shells
I made no impressions on her ar-
' mor. 'I’ll" weather was fine. but
I the heavy sw Ils made accurate
alm dillix’ult. Tin* broadsides from th"
lowa, and Indiana rumbled in th" hills
■ liore for live minutes after they were de
llveitd. Clouds of dust showed where
t ie sb-Ils struck, but tin smoke hung over
ev.rytliing. The shells flew overli' .iil i.nd
dropping around showed Hint the Spaniard<
.-till .-tuck to their gtP’.s.
At 3 o'clock in the morning all hands
were called on the 10w... a few final ton. ti
es in clearing ship were made and al 5
O’clock "general lU.irtcrs” -otinded. The
ni. 11 were eager for the fight.
Tiie tug W impatuck w.-nt ahead and
j anchored, her small boat to the westw ird
■ showing three fathoms, but there was not
I a sign of life from the fort, which stood
! boldly against the sky oin the eastern hill
i sides. The Detroit st.amed far to the east-
I ward Vail The lowa headed
I straight for the slior". Suddenly Iter h. Im
I tl w ov. r, bringing the .-tarboard battery
I to bear on Hie fortifications.
Belched Ont Hot Shot.
At s: |; l> <i. m. the lowa's forward 12-iwh
guns thundered out at the sb eping hills and
I tor fourteen minutes ,-lu poured starboard
I broadsides on the coast. Meanwhile the
I Indiana, the New York and other ships
<"w«r
/ News.... y
\ You need the news, the
> movements <«f tr >op< 9
/ the navttl operations, \
V th* evolutions of the
> lih. 'kHdlng squadron,
J the hiking of Havana /
U and the evncuHlion <f t
j Cuba. J
/ f.• t in Tin Wifk i. y C
\ Co'.* iiti'tios every J
« week all the war news. ,
\ Only One Dollnr for
n Whole V enrol" If! N
PRICE FIVE CENTS
I r> pea I'll t.'. 11 do-e from t ile >■' i ’
all the balterl's on tli. ■ tw .rd rn
th" ent ra ir • o' the l>:i :n ■ • to p..
I ■ -t w:rd ba tti ry.
I' 11 r in i ''ci', tie was '
> ■ .
’ everything pro. ed' d like :...'.;et pr.o tfi
.Al .':'s .A Ino' 1 Sami'Sici sign..: i
' i tion, the siiu.k. .md hist ■
of th" bo'.r.l.ll■ Im. I■ I w ■
I i SAMPSON HAD NINE WAUYP I.
1 Spanish Fort Made b’.it I.itt .c Elf >rt
To Respond.
'■ I (Copyrighted . t 'A i.p I ■'
i Pout An I - l".
• ' fl. et under Rear Adm ral Sam;.. ■
' I barded San Junn de Porto Ri< >
■ip--: .. . ... ■
. ■
-I tired tile tir.-t shol. wifieh loci. Hun
ned ire. In a
i few iiiinul., Ab ’i'.i i"i't wa- r. fi to a
I Tile fort made iile el’f" o •■. :I a .1
v. is silenced almost . di.i ■ >.
The Spanish .■ tea ■ Its w ' -t
d whi.'h n>oi L ci v ; o
Thousands of tin i. .a :li.. i aml the
r I terlor of the Island. '
I T S>h 8 <1 'Pa h from Port At
: w not •
patch boat of thi Associated Pr<
t j is with Admlra Sam | '
will b,. heard tt'.'iu ei her at S;. Th an us
• or Santo Doming.' Th' Intorm.it" oi :■
4 graph.al is ::om I'eli.ilde .- of corre
spondent at I’." t Au Prim e who i • 1
his a.lviees from fore! n ofliv s.ui’.'x
it’s ailvlc. s are believe.| to have rea.'l! -I
!im> o '.'l’l'i from Por'o Itie.. v. i S.in ..
I Blanco Informed oi Bombardment.
Havana. Al iy 12, 8 p. m Governor G n
’ I eval Rltiri 1 • ■ ■ re •
I !i a. m. from tli-. capl iiii 1 i<" :l of Port'
' Rico which s t i : t fii in rilin'; n:
' -American fleet ol .1 x- u v -s. ' op. i
fire upon the forts, .vliich an w - t ■ go
I rotisly. end lift! .iaiii c . i ..,- d ne
The Lafayette Was All Right.
Washington, Ala.' b The ••• -it. ■ ,rt
' ment to. lay g.i ye ..in .■ ■ silo w jig : "In \ i..«
; of tile Widely pt;'.>: ■ ■.! report- tli.it the
i Freni h mail st*amsiiii) Lisa . . y , ,
was recently iiermitt, i < Havana ami
discliargo her otlleial > cd tl
which 1
accorded Iwr by th. gov rnnie
l nited State-, it is iut Inna it it .-h suited
that, the depart merit of state h is lie p -atis
faetoriiv convinced that nothing ir lie ktml
was doir . that mi nurehamlise whatever,
no contraband of war ami mi Sp.misli ;;t’n
m rs were recently landed at Havana by the
Ixifayette.”
