The Monticellonian., 1898-06-10

had clearly seen the Merrimacs masts sticking up just where llobson hoped to sink her. neeth of E9aella battery, and well past the guns of Morro cas- tie But of the heroes who had penned the Spaniards in there was not a sound or d sign.
 Rear Admjfa Sampson said.
 ',I am pretty sure the attempt ", quite successful l hope all tl5se
 brave fellows were not captured
 Cadet Powell believes the tespedoes
 previously fiNed about the tlerrimac
 were exploded d. planne as Lieut..
 Hobson was well up theaarbor before
 the Spaniards opened re on the Merri-
 mac.
 What actually Happened on board
 the Merrimac e d best be judged from
 what Lieut. aobson said just before
 leaving ta5/ /hagship. Sitting in his
 cabin. h. face Drowned by the sun
 and hi s5eyes flashing with excitement,
 he F .darleed:
 sf shali go right into the harbor un-
 II about 100 yards past the Estrella 1battery, which is behind Morro castle. l do not think they can sink me befo s 1 reach somewhere near that D. nt, The Merrimac has ,009 tons buo. ancv. and shall keep her full spec ahead She can make about ten ltnc 5. When the narrowest part of th channel is reached l shall put he helm hard aport, stop the sngiues. drop the anchors, open che ssa eonnec-
 tions, touch of che torpedoes and leave the Mer nae d wreck. lying athwart the . annel which is not as broad as th Merrimac is long. There are ten tneh inpf5fised tofpedoe5 below C water line, on tine Alerrimac's port de. They aft placed on her side age nst the balkheads and vital spots, nneeted with each other by q wi "a
 under the ships keel Each torPe E.: contains s3 pounds 0f @dnP5fde at Each torpedo is ats9 connected wj Fl
 the bridge and they aAaHld do thu e-
 work in q minute. and 1t will bequi 1as work even dole in Il minute ana A quarter.
 .0n decllthere will ba fjur men d r- myself lnthe engine room there N fiA be tWe other maHs Ihis is the tot crew and all of us will ba in oal'= Il te- dercIothing with revoiYers and aum ne hilton in uater=tieht packing strapp S. around our waists. Forward tbe,S S will be q man on deel5. and around he waist viii b. lime the other end be the line being made fasl b the brid on which vii stand Bgtaat m ne side will 6a aa axe. When stop les engine 1 s5aIt jaffs tbis e5f3 an s+o will fhus gel tAa signal t0 the lashnn which will be ho Sto ing the forward anchor. II will tn jump overheard and swim b the fo' cared dingy which We shall 2l- astcru. The diugy is full of life buo ,fu- and is aasin1abie held bF two roI yzf one made fast at her bow and one oA her stern. he first man to reach h be will haul in the tow line and pull t ,,o iingx out to starbeard. The next o leave the ship are the rest of the ere Ss The quartermaster at the wheel " "a not leave until after having put it ha34 aport and Iashca 1t so; he will thc'e jump oxerbaara na
 sp9An below, the man at the rel versing geaf aiit stnP the engines i scramble up on deeisaad eet over tae side as quickly as possible.
 The maa in fhe engine room 1r5I break open the sea connection, with a sledge hammer, and will faltn4V. his leader into the water This ldst step insures the sinking of Che HaFFina- whether tbe tarpslioes work as n4s.
 By tHis time. calculate. t6t six men wit be in the dfna4 and the Mcr- rimae will have sWuug athWurt the channel tl the fIII length of her 3aa yards ei cable. which al. have been Paid out before the anchors were cut taose Then ali that k .eft fer ue is to toueh ibe button. shafI stand on the starhoard side of the bridge The explosion ~ii1 tbro" the Merri- mae on her stlrboard side Nothing on this side of New York city will be able to raise her after that.
 And You expect taeome out of this alive asked q companion of the lieu tenant
 '.&h. that is another thing. said the Ile aas= SD interested in the mechanical details of the scheme taat he scarcely stopped to talk of life and deat6. But. in reply to frequent questions ll86s8a said
 Il suppose ttte EstraJla battery will fire down oaas | bit bat the saips wi throw theiI searehlights in the gun 1ers faeesand they won't see much of ls. Then. ii We arc t1rp2doed we shoui1 aHea then hs able to make the desired position in the channel It won't be ,e-easF te Lit as. and 1 think the men .haald b. able ta swim 10 the lipgF.= may jump before am 1loyN1 dp But don't see hat t makes much differ .nee " hat du- have d lair chance 1t ufc clthcr way. II our diugy gets ,hot to pieces We shall then try to Wim for the beach right under Morro .aslle- Ne shall keep together at all lazards Then We may be able to make our way aloug>ide aud perhaps get back to the ship. We shall fight .he seatries or q squad until the last. and We shall only surrender to over- numbers and our surrender will only take place as a last and a most uncoutcmpiate1 emergency. spaniar,is said to Have Dynamited tho
 Wreck ot the Merrimse.
 PoRr-At-PBtSeH. juae > Further news received hcge rom Santiago de Cuba confirms the reports that the bombarduent of that place began at three o'clock Friday morning After action the Spdniarti9 blew Hp with dynamite the Sunken American coi- Her Merrimae. and have since been at work clearing the channel so a> to, in all pr0htt 6IIifV. permit AImIral Ccr-