Show BATTLE AT CARDENAS BAY key west fla may 12 when thay united states gunboat hudson came up to the government dock at 8 this morning the bodies of five dead men were lying upon her deck they were the remains of ensign W bag bagy bagley Y and tour four members of the crew of the torpedo boat winslow who were killed in III an engagement at cardenas harbor yesterday the bodies were c covered wi with th the stars and stripes in the cabin of the hudson was waa captain J 13 bernadou of the wynlow who is slightly injured in the left leir leg and several others of the crew who are slightly injured the dead are ensign worth bagley john josiah bunnett Tun nett cabin cook george B meeks fireman first class and J daniel fireman the engagement took place inside the harbor of cardenas the gunboat WH aft W H thel the torpedo boat WinslO Wl WAnd and the gunboat hudson were the only vessels engaged I 1 they entered the harbor tor for the purpose of attacking some spanish gun gild boats which were known to be there these latter however were hot dla db covered by the amerlean force until the spaniards opened fire the land batteries of the Car cardenas dendA support supported id jhb ati fire of the spanish gunboats gun boats the engagement commenced at pm and lasted ab about out an hour the wounded are B B E cox gunners mate D mckeon J patterson fireman F gray and aleut J B bernadou all are slightly wounded except patterson whose condition to Is serious ensign bagley was appointed from north carolina on september 7 1896 the battle while it lasted was VMS terrific the wilmington and the hudson were ahead and opened fire on the spanish boats which were lying at tilt th dock the firing began at a range OV ot about yards yardis A few minutes later the dimlow came up nd ateo opened fie are in bin an the entire attention of the ahe spanish gm boats and land batteries was wae directed upon her from all aides shot and shell poured to ft oa heatle fop boat the wll wil and the hudson still kept up their fire but they could not turn aside the adorm of fire and dearth pouring in upon the torpedo boat the she crew of the winslow however never talt faltered ered for a second at a stolid olid crashed into the hull of the winslow and knocked out her boller boiler an n an amant she began to roll and boek ek thes then there was vas a moment of f awful antul suspense A fierce cheer of triumph went up frym the spaniards Span lardo on the gunboats gun boats narin the th and again a storm aft t fins lre ysis opened on the te helpless boat b hudson which was I 1 ly y tog daear by started to the assistance of the window she ran pan alongside along mide the torpedo boat and tried tp throw a line to lo the crew to this thi time with the exception of a the one hot which disabled the shoher her pt of the winslow the firing of the he aish aulks beatis had been ole wild but b ut the W bislow lay jay rolling in the ater the range grew gre W closer and shells hega pl to explode all bout about a her 4 it 41 1 was 41 difficult eu for the hudson to get AW enough to throw a jarre to the willows crew ap ao terrible was wao the an fope ah about her birra finally Y a after er about twenty minutes title the hudson approached near enough t to a line ensign tagle and six aix men were standing ln in a group agrout on the deck of the reave heave her heave her bagler as he looked towards the cain teander of the hud hudson son and called castled for a line dont miss it shouted an officer from the hudson and with a smile bagley called back let her come ANO getting too hot here for A comfort 11 the line was thrown throw and about the came a shell burat in the ibe ve very ry midst ot the group of men anbo on board ard the bagley was killed and a few ob oa dropped about him half a dozen mv more M v fell ell groaning groan lag on the blood ata ined deck aoe of the meo men pitched headlong over the side aide of the b boa boat oat oa t but his fiet feet caught in the iron rail and he was hauled back balleys bagleys Bag leys bodar was stretched on the dock with his bis face completely torn pro away and tm the upper part par of his body shattered it was ta a terrible moment the torpedo boat disabled and helpless rolled and aad swayed under the fury of the fire of the spanish gunboats gun boats when the thessell he shell buratin burst in the group on board the he window another wild shout of went up rup from froan the spanish h boats and batteries and again a heavy fire was waa opened on the torpedo boat MF the hudson succeeded inget in getting th a line wi n board the winslow and was owing her out of the deadly range when the line parted and again both books boats were at a t the sheray of the BP spanish live lire at dmn the hudsen managed to set get another line on the beok eok of the WIng dow but there was aly only three men left at that time to make it ctet the itne was finaly fina LY secured scoured and the was towed up to pedras she ahe ww anchored with het he dead and wounded on an her decks there borne men man frOm the hudson went on boand the aie winslow and took the tee inott wounded off three who wOe taken on board the gunboat I 1 ma exiaa died ched shortly afterward at AA 9 ila 16 pm yesterday the hudson with the tee dead bodies and some of the wounded steamed for key west ar vida here at 8 this morn mom tog U commander bernadou of the wins low was wounded in the left leg but not seriously lying in the cabin of the hudson this morning he received a representative of the associated press and told the latter the story of his fight he said we went into the ha harbor abor under orders the torpedo boat winslow was the worst injured she had five of her men killed and I 1 dont know how many injured the winslow was ordered by the commander of the wilmington Wll to go into the harbor of cardinas and attack the spanish gunboats gun boats there we steamed in under full head and were fired upon as soon as we were in range the spanish boats were tied up at the docks and had a flair fair range on us the batteries on shore also opened fire and I 1 think we received most of the fire I 1 dont know whether anyone was hurt on the wilmington Wll or the hudson but I 1 think not 1 I have no fault to find with the crew they acted nobly all the way through the men who were killed fell at the same time we were stam standing dIng in a group and the aim of the spanish was perfect perte ct A shell burst in our faces the dead and wounded brought here by the hudson were taken in small boats to the government docks this was the first news of the engagement to reach key west no time was lost in ministering to the wounded A quick call was sent to the marine hospital and the ambulance came clattering down to the dock the dead were taken to an undertakers undertake es and the wounded conveyed to the hospital in the meantime the news had spread and crowds gathered about the dock but there was no demonstration the success of the american ships in every action act ion thus far has been so overwhelming wh elming that it was hard to realize that death had at last come to some of our men ensign bagley was about 26 years of age and while the fleet was stationed here he was one of the most popular men in the service the news of his death caused a terrible shock to all who knew him it has always been a foregone conclusion that the torpedo boat was among the first to fall as the work Is most dangerous but in spite of this thie when the fleet was stationed here herrind he reind and changes in assignments were frequently made all the young men of the service were eager eagar for torpedo boat duty the hudson shows the effect of the tier her smokestack is punctured with bullet holes and d her cabin and decks are damaged and splintered washington may 12 the navy department part ment has received a despatch from commodore remey at key west as follows winslow badly damaged will be sent here as soon at as temporary repairs can be made washington may 12 sad S news came to the navy department this morning from the blockading fleet of the cuban coast telling of the killing of five american sailors the first to shed their life blood for their country since the outbreak of the war the press tele grains had already announced that the hudson had arrived at key west bringing in the body of ensign worth bagley but as no other names were given at first the officials were very anxious to learn who the other victims were at half past ten a brief telegram came addressed to the secretary of the navy it read as follows key Wes 12 secretary navy in action off cardenas yesterday with spanish gunboats gun boats and batteries and the blockading vessels the following named men were killed billed on the tor jedo dedo boat worth bagley ensign TJ 8 N john haveres Wa veres JT anty tn ty fY fireman first class george B meek fireman first arst class elijah B S cabin cook the wounded are J B bernadou lieutenant coni manding winslow william patterson Patter soh seriously but not fatally daniel mckeon quartermaster slightly hurt the dead and wounded arrived on the U S S hudson this morning dead will be buried today REMEY 11 the vessels blockading cardenas Carde naB were the gunboat machias Mac hlas the torpedo boats foote and winslow and the revenue cutter hudson secretary long promptly wired to commodore remey at key west for details of the affair ensign bagley who was killed is 9 0 native of north carolina his mother mrs W H bagley resides at south street raleigh N C he was appointed to the naval academy in september 1891 from tha fourth district of north carolina he graduated june last and was appointed an ensign on the day following while a cadet attached to the academy he was assigned to make cruises in the texas montgomery binl indiana and maine upon being appoint ed an ensign last june he was wasas as signed to duty on the indiana but in the following month was transferrer trans ferrea to the maine he served on that ship until november last when he was ordered to the columbian iron works for duty in connection with the winslow which was under construction at that time when she was completed and put in commission last Decem december bet he was attached to her and remained so until the moment of his death the disposition of the remains of the th young officer awaits an expression of his mother but it is believed he will b be bb b taken from key west with a detail detal lof of naval officers john baptist bernadou who was reported as being wounded to Is one of the most dashing and venturesome ventur some young officers in the naval service it was because of this very quality he was selected tor for the command of the winslow as it was known that the service sei required would be of the most hazardous character bernadot Ber is really an expert in torpedo w work ork he watched the building of the winslow almost from the time the keet keel was laid to her trial trip as inspector in charge and took command of her immediately upon her acceptance by the government he was born november 1858 in philadelphia and was appointed to the naval acca demy hy by president grant in 1876 he was a midshipman in 1882 and an ensign junior grade in march 1883 in june of the folio following w year he received his hia appoint appointment appointee me nt as a full ensign in 1892 he became a lieutenant junior grade and attained his full lieuten lieutenancy aTicy in 1896 annapolis md may 12 ensign worth bagley was one of the best beat known men who ever came out of the naval acca demy he was an able ana capable man his local fame farbe here was waa chiefly in the athletic field he being the full back of the academy eleven he played in the series of west point and naval academy games |