Battle of Cardenas Harbor Ends in Losses for Winslow Crew
At Key West on May 12 the Hudson docked with five dead on its afterdeck, ensign I. Lagley and four Winslow crewmen killed in Wednesday’s engagement inside Cardenas harbor. Captain Bernadou aboard the Hudson was wounded. other Winslow crew members were also hurt as American gunboats Wilmington and Hudson attacked Spanish gunboats and batteries amid heavy fire lasting about an hour.
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Key West
Fla
Hudson
I. Lagley
Winslow
Cantenas Harbor
Stars and Stripes
John B.B. Bernadou
Cardenas
Wilmainston
Wilmington
Kudsen
Heroe
Cardenas Larbor
Iowa
Indiana
New York
Ferrer
Amphitrite
Detroit
Montgomery
Wampatuck
Porter
Morro
Borro
Sampson
Capt
Evans
Lowa
Town
Waltern
Towa
Five American sailors killed in Cuban action
News from Key West dated May 12 reports that in an engagement at Cardenas harbor the torpedo boat Winslow lost five sailors: Worth Bagley ensign John Warveres Oller J Denfee fireman first class George B Meek fireman first class Elijah B Tunnell cabin cook. Wounded include J B Bernadou lieutenant commander and others. dead and wounded arrived aboard the Hudson.
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Key West
Flia
Secretary of the Navy
Cardenas Harbor
Winslow
Worth Bagley
John Warveres
Oller
J. Denfee
George B. Meek
Elijah B. Tunnell
J. B
Fire at McCadden Bros. Toys Building Kills Three in Philadelphia
A Wednesday fire in the six story McCad den Bros. wholesale toys and fireworks building at 619 Market Street, Philadelphia, destroyed property worth 225000. Three people died William McCadden Charles Richardson and Evelyn G Caldwell. The blaze started in the basement from a fireworks explosion being unpacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
McCadden Bros
Market Street
William McCadden
Charles Richardson
Evelyn G. Caldwell
Spanish Cabinet Crisis Deepens in Madrid
May 12 report from Madrid notes Secretary for the Colonies Senor Moret and Senor Gul are central figures in the ongoing cabinet crisis. The brief dispatch outlines tensions within the government and potential shifts in ministry leadership.
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Madrid
Senor Moret
Senor Gul
San Juan bombardment details from Sampson
U S Navy dispatch from Admiral Sampson reports that a portion of the squadron attacked San Juan de Puerto Rico at daybreak on May 12. Three hours of bombardment caused heavy battery damage and limited city damage. one American killed and seven wounded. The fleet then withdrew toward Key West.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sampson
St. Thomas
San Juan
New York
Iowa
San Juan de Puerto Rico
Danish West Indies
Key West
Battle at Cabanas Port Trumpets Cuban Aid Landings
The transport steamer Gussie arrived off Cabanas after a raid from Key West carrying 7,000 rifles and ammunition for Cuban forces. Led by Capt. J H Dorst with 100 soldiers and Cuban scouts, the crew landed despite heavy fire from Spanish troops aided by gunboats Wasp and Manning. Spains forces withdrew as insurgents joined the landing party. one American was wounded.
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Key West
Fla
Gussie
Cuba
Cabanas
Pinar del Rio
Tampa
J. Hi. Dorst
United States Cavalry
Guasie
Wasp
Manning
Snore
Troops Ordered to Concentrate for Cuban Invasion
Washington May 11 Orders from the war department direct all regular and volunteer forces chosen for the Cuba invasion to move to the gulf coast. A prior order announced Monday planned concentration of forces for the operation.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
Gulf Coast
Grit At Cienfuegos: U S Cable Cutting Under Fire
Key West May 16 Amid a storm of Spanish fire four boat crews under Lieut Winslow and Ensign Magruder from the Marblehead and Nashville cut cables at Cienfuegos as warships shelled shore batteries and a lighthouse. One Marblehead crewman killed and six wounded including Robert Boltz and Harry Hendrickson. over 1000 infantry fired from shore. Commander Maynard led the gunboat actions.
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Key West
Fla
Cienfuegos
Lieut
Winslow
Magruder
Marblehead
Nashville
Windom
Robert Boltz
New West
Harry Hendrickson
Maynard
The Opposing Fleets Open Communications at Sea
Washington reports cablegrams from fleet command ers and replies indicating ongoing government contact with squadrons. Secretary Long orders press restraint on naval movements. The Flying Squadron led by Commodore Schley anchored off Charleston after a three day voyage with no sight of Spanish forces.
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Washington
Navy Department
Long
Brooklyn
Charleston
S. C
Schley
Charleston Bar
Charleston City
Cape Heary
Sterling
Spanish cabinet resignations spark formation of new ministry
Madrid reports all cabinet members quit as Sagasta plans to inform the queen regent and form a new government. Officials deny links to a peace movement while promising continued war. Gullen condemns American bombardment and a note to powers is planned.
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Madrid
Paris
Senor Sagasta
Oncy
Premier Sagasta
Senor Gullen
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Senor Gulton
Spain
Europe
Cuba
America
Dewey Day Celebration Draws 50,000 Visitors
In St Louis on May 16 thousands gathered to honor Admiral Dewey with a grand victory celebration. Towns within 150 miles contributed visitors, and the city expected at least fifty thousand strangers to attend the event.
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St. Louis
Battle and board actions in Cuba on the Winslow and Hudson
The engine of the Winslow is torn by fire as Spanish gunboats bombard and disable the torpedo boat. Hudson and the gunboat Hindsen attempt lines and tow the Winslow to safety amid heavy shelling with multiple casualties and heroic efforts by crewmen.
Sagasta Defends Government in Spain War Policy Speech
Madrid May 12 Senor Sagasta answered Senor Salmerons attack on the present regime arguing the republic under Salmeron left Spain anarchy and the world laughing. He urged union and said the government would prosecute the war while avoiding conflict with the Yankees.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Senor Salmeron
Spain
Salmeron
Yankees
Union
Montserrat Breaks Cuban Blockade Reaches Havana
Madrid reports the Spanish steamer Montserrat with troops a large money cargo and a valuable shipment for Havana evaded the US fleet and entered Havana's port via Cienfuegos undermining the effectiveness of the Cuban blockade.
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Madrid
Eas
Montserrat
Havana
United States
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Spanish Batteries Repel American Attack Off Puerto Rico
An official dispatch from San Juan te Puerto Rico states the American squadron was repulsed off Puerto Rico. Warships bombarded the area but attackers were beaten back. Spanish batteries with six inch Krupp guns were notably effective.
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Madrid
St. Madrid
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Merritt to Lead Philippine Invasion
The President appointed Gen. Wesley Merritt to command the Pacific coast volunteers. He will rank as brigadier general and lead the infantry invasion of the Philippines, proclaimed governor-general and to establish authority at Manila.
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Merritt
San Francisco
Wesley Merritt
Pacific Coast
Philippines
Manila
Spanish torpedo boat destroyed near Algeciras bay
A British steamer arriving at Gibraltar reports passing a Spanish torpedo boat destroyer guarding Algeciras bay and the straits. Soon after the lights went out and a tremendous explosion occurred, the destroyer disappeared.
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London
Globe
Gibraltar
Algeciras Bay
Straits
Riots at Milan Shock London Reports Mass Casualties
London reports from Milan describe riots with about 600 killed and 2,000 wounded. One incident mentions 20 students killed at the Vienna railway main station as rioters set fire to carriages and firemen are killed trying to suppress the blaze. Military government proclaimed by drums and cannon roars after printing houses refuse to print the manifesto.
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London
Vienna
Daily Telegraph
Milan
Move to direct senatorial election by popular vote approved
Washington May 12 The house rejected by 45 to 90 a measure to consider immigration limits and then pursued a resolution to submit a constitutional amendment enabling direct popular vote for senators The Underwood amendment made direct election mandatory and the resolution passed
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Washington
Senate
House
Underwood
Ala
Cigarette Smokers Face High Army Rejections
Washington May 12. The army medical corps notes many volunteer rejections have occurred. Civilian examinations show fewer rejections now and among habitual cigarette users the rate is about 90 percent.
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Dendly Cizarette
Washington
Army Medical Corps
Lee to be first military governor of Cuba
A Washington dispatch reports Major General Fitzhugh Lee will become the first military governor of Cuba. Upon Havana’s capture he will go to Cuba with headquarters there to assume temporary dictatorship until a republican stable government is set up by the Cubans.
Chicago lumber district fire destroys million-dollar property
Fire in the Twenty second street lumber district in Chicago Thursday afternoon destroyed property valued at 1 200 000 dollars. Armour's grain elevator with nearly 1 000 000 bushels of corn wheat and oats and five lumber yards were ravaged by flames. Harbor light ordered extinguished Malaga Spain May 14 the coast and harbor lights have been ordered extinguished until further orders.
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Chicago
Armour’s
Malaga
Spain
Wounded Officers and Lighthouse Fortress Destroyed
Nashville wounded by rifle fire while an ensign was also struck. Lieut. Winslow injured in the hand. Spaniards driven from rifle pits to the lighthouse fortress, shelled by Windom four inch shell. American sailor Ernest Suntzenech died after leg amputation from wounds at Cienfuegos. Reports from Havana, Madrid, and London detail further bombardments, consulate destruction, and Philippine insurgent concessions.
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Nashville
Winslow
Windom
Isrnest Suntzenech
Cienfuegos
Marine Hospital
United States
Marblehead
Madrid
Havana
Cardenas
London
Daily Telegraph
Senor Sagasta
Augusti Wiies
Dewey
Berlin
the Standard
Phillipines
Pacific Islands
Rushing Supplies From Jeffersonville Depot
Immense shipments were sent Sunday from the U S government depot at Jeffersonville Indiana consignments include five thousand blouses hundreds of pickaxes mess pans and camp utensils destined for Chickamauga and Tampa Col Williams and his force work around the clock with hourly telegrams urging rapid delivery.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
United States
Chickamauga
Tampa
Col. Williams
Manilla Eats Horse Flesh Amid Hard Times
From Hong Kong on May 16, report that Manila residents face food shortages and resort to horse meat to survive. The situation highlights widespread hunger and strain on local resources.
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Hong Kong
Manila
Shot by the Sentry at Key West Fort
A rumor circulated that a Spanish spy was shot at the fort under construction. Investigation showed a colored boy chased a runaway mule on the garrison grounds and was challenged by a sentinel. the boy failed to answer and was shot. He will presumably recover.
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Key West
Fla
Effec
Mulento
Uthe
US squadron coal to sea as Spanish fleet heads north
Commodore Schley wired Washington while port calls continue. Porter and Supply sail to join Admiral Sampson, with the squadron uncertain whether to head south to meet Spain or to Key West. In Willemstad Curacao the Vizcaya and Marie Teresa depart after coal and provisions, neutrality maintained and no coalers with the fleet.
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Schley
Washington
Navy Department
Cape Haytien
Republic of Hayti
United States
Porter
Supply
Sampson
Cape Vayti
Key West
Willemstad
Curacoa
Vizcaya
Marie Teresa
Cedar Rapids Clergyman Resigns To Lead Diocese
Rev. Dr. T. E. Green chaplain of the first regiment resigns to administer the diocese after attending Bishop Perry's funeral. The standing committee unanimously elects him to lead until a new bishop is chosen. A special Davenport cathedral convention on September 6 will elect the bishop.
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Des Moines
T. E. Green
Cedar Rapids
Rational Guard
Dubuque
Perry
Davenport
Town of Chipley Destroyed by Fire on Rail Line
Town of Chipley on the Pensacola and Atlantic railroad was nearly wiped out by fire with most business houses the depot and homes burned. Many families made homeless and losses cited as very large.
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Pensacola
Fla
Chipley
Pensacola & Atlantic
Crowds Celebrate Dewey Victory in St. Louis Holiday
Thousands filled the streets as a citywide holiday was declared by Mayor Ziegenhein. Most businesses closed after noon and flags flew from buildings and homes. A Forest Park parade featured music and speeches by Mayor Ziegenhein and Judge W S Dewey, relative of the admiral from Cairo Illinois.
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Ziegenhein
St. Louis
Forest Park
Dewey
W.S. Dewey
Admiral
Cairo, Il
Four Nurses Enlisted for Key West Duty
Four trained nurses enrolled in the army and en route to the Key West army hospital. They are the first women to receive this distinction. The nurses belong to the Daughters of the American Hospital Corps and were selected by Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee. Two are Daughters of the Revolution, Miss Alice Lyon of Pittsburgh and Mrs. John Etta Sanger of Baltimore.
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Washington
Army Hospital
Key West
Army
Daughters of the American Hospital Corps
Anita Newcomb McGee
Daughters of the Revolution
Alice Lyon
Pittsburgh
John Etta Sanger
Baltimore
Draper Found Guilty In Jacksonville Murder Case
Jerseyville IL dispatch reports Capt Charles L Draper was found guilty of the March 31 1897 Jacksonville murder of Charles D Hastings and sentenced to life in prison. Both men were Jacksonville leaders. motive cited as business disagreement. Madrid reaction notes Puerto Rico troop congratulations and rewards for gunners at Cardenas and Cienfuegos.
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St. Louis
Jerseyville
Charles L. Draper
Jacksonville
Charles D. Hastings
Madrid
Cuba
Puerto Iriico
Puerto Rico
Cardenas
Cienfuegos
Two Schooners Run Blockade as Havanna Refugees Enter
A Nassau dispatch reports two schooners succeeded in running the blockade while a French steamer was admitted to Havana harbor to take refugees. Foreign consuls protested that the blockade was voided by that act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Nassau
Havanna
Havana
Nebraska Proclaims June 1 Public Holiday for Exposition
Gov. Silas A. Holcomb issues a proclamation declaring June 1 a public holiday in Nebraska to honor the opening of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha. Explosion at McFarland Bros sawmill near Conway Michigan kills two workers and injures others. cause cited as low boiler water. Drowning reported near Skaguay Alaska with onward dates and reports through Seattle.
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Omaha
Neb
Silas A. Holcomb
Nebraska
Ertul
Petoskey
Mich
McFarland Bros
Conway
John Heck
Matthew Robinotte
Vna
Skaguay
Alaska
Seattle
Clay
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Finsley
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