Show first american Amerl ran ibid la is shed on board the driven from tile the ahry fly key west may alay id 13 A spirited fight between american gunboats gun boats wilmington and hudson and torpedo boat winslow anti and spanish gunboats gun boats and fortifications took place in cardenas cardena harbor the american boats were driven oil off with a loss of five wen men killed and five wound wounded td all ou on board the winslow the battle while it lasted an was as terrific and the hudson N were cro ahead and opened fire on the spanish boats which were lying at the dock fhe firing began at a a range of yards yarda A few minutes later the IN winslow ainslow came up and also opened fit flie 6 in an instant the entire attention of the spanish gunboats gun boats and land batterley batteries I 1 aiom aiom P all 11 wf re direct directed cd upon her sides shot and shell pouted in on the little torrido boit bo it the wilmington and the bludson stil I 1 kept up their fire but they could not turn aside the terrible storm of fire and death pouring in upon tho the tot toi bout boat at 2 15 it a solid baiot crashed into the lull hull of tile the winslow and knocked out hoi hei boiler in on an instant she bhe began to loll 1011 and rock helplessly A cheer of triumph N v ent up from the spanish A line was thrown from the hudson but before the winslow could be towed out of danger another shell 4 burst on her deck lolling ensign worth ringley bagley firemen george it 1 meeks alecks and I 1 daniel john josiah bunnett cabin cook among the wounded is lieutenant bernadou commander command Lr of oatha the winslow small un armored bouts boats have become very venturesome great chances without any reason this in future will ie prohibited an inquiry will be mide inide as to why the gunboats gun boats were allowed to go right up to tho the mouthy months of the forts forth as it is felt the disaster was wholly unnecessary these are the first american killed the spanish loss is ia fou fourteen arteen with some damage to fortifications |