Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-06

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..reviag is a detailed story of the
terosm performed by Lieuten
o..hn9rd P. Hobson and his seven
.,t7rs in sinking the collier Mer-
across the channel leading into
e3rhrr III santiago de Cuba:
srsrsh fleet is now helpless, be
fr5 captive in Santiago de Cuba
- The narrow channel leading
.,a barbor was completely block
,r -ats morning when the United
.,s'i4r Nsrrimac was sunk across
~r.rse. 1t is now impossible for
,,, ,rds To get out and it is equally
.s..'s for any vessel to get into
5srh5r Therefore the Spanish
u. tss. armOred cruisers Marie Tere-
r,rf..lbai Colon Vizcaya and Al
o. cr1srd0. with the two torpedo
-revers, Furor and Pluton, are
v0 LONGER OF ANY USE
soa;r This result was accomplish
rans1 the heriosm Of Lieutenant
pmnd p. Hobson, assistant naval
..re.or. and Daniel Montague, Geo.
r,o-.--e T q. Murphy, Oscar Deignan,
1-sr Phillips, John Kelly and II.
C.arrssn The latter, a coXswain of
.ts Nsw York. took part in the eXpedi-
..- sgaias orders. They were all
Conrrad by the Spaniards; but the
crrsb admiral, in recognition Of their
r.yarr ser word to the American adj
ri urder a flag of truce, that he
ves willing 10 exchange the prisoners
anil assuring the American commander
ia, rbeT would be treated with the
ors-ae- kindness. Money and provis-
ms hav9 been sent to them, and the
r.sssgfv steps are being taken to bring
about their exchange.
Montague is chief master at arms of
tha New York. He has served four
ye9-s IN the navy; is twenty-nine years
cfsga ana his home is in Brooklyn.
George Charette is a gunner's mate
q -ae frs class on board the New
York. IIa has served fourteen years in
tterayv. is thirty-one years old and re-
s.iss at Lowell. Mass.
j. C.. Murphy is a coXswain of the
Iowa.
Os.ar Deignan is a coxswain Of the
N.mmac. and is about twenty-f0ur
years Old
John p. Philips is a machinist of the
frs class belonging to the Merrimac.
He Is hirty-six years of age and his
homie is III Boston.
John Kelly is a water tender and
about thirty-fve years old. His home
is near Glasgow. Scotland.
Il Clausen. who
SLIPPED ON BOARD
THE Namimac without permission, il
order to take part in the expedition, is
coXswain Of the New York.
Lieutenant Richmond P. Hobson, as
sis,ant naval constructor, was born at
Greensboro. Ala, on August II, 1870,
was appointed after competitive exam
in3Hol 10 HE naval academy in May,
lsN5 He was the youngest member Of
his class. but graduated at the head of
las eighteen companions. He has stu
0isd engineering, under the auspices of
tae United States government, IN
France, and was made assistant naval
Constructor in 1891 He is the author
ii semi-pOlitical work entitle, THE
Situation and Outlook in Europe" and
was as igEed to the flagship New York
Naen Rear Admiral Sampson sailed for
IVES, indies.
Lieutenant Hobson is a nephew of
Joln y. Morehead, Of North Carolina,
a1t i a grandson Of Chief Justice
Pearson Of that State He is unmar-
wa and his father, Judge James NJ
Hobson, lives at Greensboro, Ala
Iaa hree men from the Merrimac's
crew we're all green hands and shipped
f'sntlv for the war.
The Merrimac had on board six hum
tfal IONS of coal when she was scut-
ua across the channel
Lieutenant HCbson started on
HIS DARING ERRAND
q three o'clock this morning. The
Ae.fimac was lying to the westward.
Nlar cover of the clouds over the
neon 81 stole in towards the coast and
Aa-a her way to the eastward, followed
a steam launch from the New York,
NHa Jne following crew on board: Ma
w Cadet J. w. Powell, of Oswego, n.
IF Z. n. Peterson, coXswain II. Hand
,.'Q apprentice of the first class; J.
|ulags coal passer; G. l.. Russell,
Aaehlnls, of the second class In the
.@IAtn We're bandages and appliances
~. tl wounded.
j. .om be crowded decks of the New
lefk noihing coud be seen Of the Merri-
!Aa' a.er She had got under the sha
WV VI the hills. For half an hour Of
a..s and men strained their eyes peer
as InJo the gloom when, suddenly, the
XIII II gun streamed out from MORO
NJ and then all on board the New
,e,A E4W the Merrimac was nearing
5-a. The suns from the Spanish
cppCs te MORO Castle answer
y. quickly With more flashes and for
a'''' twenty minutes flashes of fire
T., l to leap across the harbor en-
J.. We aaes1ip was too far away to hear
!, I'A9.js and when the firing ceased
nag judged that Hobson had blown
H '-e N5rrimac For an hour the
p-A.ols watchers waited for daylight.
@ ADMIRAL Sampson and Capt. Chad
yaL WIRE On the bridge of the New
throughout.