Reminiscences and thrilling stories of the war by returned heroes . the Winslows starboard engineand steering gear were wrecked the little boat continued pouring shot intothe Spaniards on shore until it was totally disabled. Meanwhile the Wil-mington from its outlying station was busy with its bigger guns and sent shellafter shell from its four-inch guns crashing into the works on shore, and theirexecution must have been deadly. Not a fragment of shot or shell from theenemy reached the Wilmington. The Hudson quickly threw another line to the Winslow, and the help-less torpedo boat was made fas
Reminiscences and thrilling stories of the war by returned heroes . the Winslows starboard engineand steering gear were wrecked the little boat continued pouring shot intothe Spaniards on shore until it was totally disabled. Meanwhile the Wil-mington from its outlying station was busy with its bigger guns and sent shellafter shell from its four-inch guns crashing into the works on shore, and theirexecution must have been deadly. Not a fragment of shot or shell from theenemy reached the Wilmington. The Hudson quickly threw another line to the Winslow, and the help-less torpedo boat was made fast and pulled out of the Spaniards exact tug then towed it to Piedras Cay, a little island twelve miles off, nearwhich the Machias lay. There it was anchored for temporary repairs, whilethe Hudson brought the ghastly cargo into Key West, with Dr. Richards ofthe Machias attending to the wounded. Not until this mournful journey wasbegun was it learned that Lieutenant Bernadou had been injured. He scoffedat the wound as a trifle, but submitted to treatment. 70 FIRST AMERICANS KILLED. 71 When the Hudson drew up to the government dock at Key West tneflags at half mast told the few loiterers on shore that death had come to someone, and the bunting spread on the deck, with here and there a foot protrud-ing from beneath, confirmed the news. Ambulances were called and thewounded were carried quickly to the army barracks hospital. The dead weretaken to the local undertakers shop, where they lay all day on slabs, themutilated forms draped with flags. The public were permitted to view theremains, and all day a steady stream of people flowed through the shop. The American boats made furious havoc with Cardenas harbor and captain of the Hudson said: Story of the Captain of the Tug. I know we destroyed a large part of their town near the wharves, burnedone of their gunboats, and I think destroyed two other torpedo were in a vortex of shot, shell and smoke, and
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