Men From U. S. Killed

MEN FROM U.S. KILLED

American-Manned Colombian Warship In Fight.

Two Killed And Two Wounded From This Country.

Rebels Sustained Heavy Loss In Return Fire.

Panama, Nov. 13.--The first American casualties as a result of the revolution occurred Wednesday. The Colombian fleet captured a boat having on board correspondence showing the whereabouts of two revolutionary schooners loaded with provisions. The government war ships headed for the place, and on arriving there, the Bogota, manned by Captain Marmaduke, lowered two boats with armed men, but as the schooners were aground they waited until high tide to attack them. In the meantime the revolutionists were discovered in ambush close to the beach, and when the Bogota's boats pulled ahead, the second time the rebels opened fire on them, killing the ship's armorer Richard Kane of Washington, and wounding George Walker--who was shot through the legs. A seaman named Clark and Lieutenant Vasquez were also wounded, but not seriously. The Bogota and Chucuito then opened fire on the enemy and killed every man in sight. One shot fired at a group of ten rebels who were most actively engaged in shooting at the boats' crews, killed everyone of them.

Gunner Cross of the Bogota thinks that from forty to fifty rebels were killed.

One of the schooners, the Helvetia, loaded with rice, was captured, but the first shot at the second schooner set her on fire, and she was completely destroyed with her cargo.

The body of Kane will be buried here with military honors.

A man named "R. Kain" has been mentioned in press dispatches as being one of the crew of the Bogota. It was also asserted that Kain fought under Dewey at the battle of Manila.

Gunner J. Cross of the Bogota hails from Cedar Rapids, Ia. He is only seventeen years of age.