The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-06

ssses since Wednesday norrfng- His uns-
farm ~as ne~rtues. rs hands were black
ard ~ 5ekss tke nlan whso rad been
Es.a al we-k II Al e-gEae rocrz for = Icrg
sssns.
As hs sals soes-sy. tas lieutenant rs
marked ksaas ~ CITY regrts was shas an
o. ;ae Ssm york's volunteers eoaia net
~ w44h HIN.
whsn ghs ysTrinac started yesterday
nsc~nlng an The srfa for whs1h she was re-
caIgea. s7s hxa on hoard Of her tao men
Who Rad 70 right 10 Re there Trey wers
Assistant Esagaoeer Crank. OF The ae~ri-
aa.c. anl Baatx@ain Mullin. Of the Sew
York. who had beea working On tAs csl-.
her AZ day
These iwo nien refused 20 leave the ship.
ard as thesr dtsobea.eFsce was OF sie ma
tare which prodaaed cushls-@s- ard Ear
ragues * t5e American navy. II was nof
etliesai.y recognized.
The srirll sl1agn - ssa- inca aad OH
eefs % HE Rses IN connection with the
sserrinlae IL really grand ard beyond b.
:nE sasrelg expressed Ia words. Under
These circumstances, uae can imagine tbs
Immense feeling Of satisfaction exDers-
exceed when 4 Became known that aooson
ard his crew ~sre safe. Later in the
dsY boat. with vAita Tag, pat cut from
ttse hags,er. ard cant. 0viedo. the chief Of
staff 81 Admiral CeT4sra, bearded the New
York and informed the admiral that the
wfoir Of The party had been captured and
that Only TWO Of them had been injured.
I4le8t Hobson had not been injured. II
appears that the Spanish admiral was 80
struck with the courage of the Aerri-
macs crew that ne decided TO inform Adj
miFai Sampson that they had not LOST -helr
lives. hul were prisoners of war and could
be exchanged. The dingy portion OF the
programme does not appear 10 have been
carried out, which leads 10 the belief that
she may have been smashed by a shct,
for Hobson's men drifted ashore on an old
5ieaf5alacs side al the last moment as an
extra precaution. They were captured and
sent 10 Santiago under guard, previous TO
being transferred 10 Moro castle, where
they are no@ understood TO be confined
The fleet tonight is In a state of delight
ell enthusiasm. and the admiral is just
As happy as the youngest sailor The
general opinion is that no man ever de-
served recognition for persona. bravery
more than does Lieut.. Hohson.
Knowing Hobson's desperate plan. the
dispatch boat took gp a position at sunset
opposite the narrow entrance and just
outside ihe line OF biockading warships.
The last sign Of the doomed arerrimac
seen from she dispatch boa; was her
black shadow close in shore. seven miles
east OF More and probably hidden from
its outlooks by tAe high land close 10
1ae coast
Black cloud banks 10 the westward had
setting. deprixing Hobson Of his own wish
for jnss biz 81 day 10 guide him in under
the Spanish guns.
AT o'clock the lnoon showed for
few moments. blood red and, then It was
exginguished II the sea.
Almost az the same moment dawn
broke IN the east as quietly as night had
talfea the previous evening.
To the eastward JUST where. the Mefrl-
mae lay last night. doomed up the black
shadow OF vessel.
-Be has missed his chance" was the
remark There the collier lay. spread in
the southern briiliancy Moro's deep red
walls showed against the blue hilis and
above she clouds. Suddenly dazzling
fash ike heliograph ray leaped from
the battlement. followed by slow spread
ing cloud Of white smoke There was
no report. bat far up the coast white
jet OF spray ieaped from the sea-
The hattleships were waking up The
glasses were trained where the Merrimac
mad been. She was not there. The Vixen
had been mistaken for her during the
morning Light. Glasses swept the hort
zon IN 8 search for the Merrimac. She
Was nowhere visible. Bright flashes and
bll!ow;ng smoke rose from point to point.
where the harbor batteries were located.
Tie Spaniards were awake, sure enough,
and busy. like an upset hive.
-'Hlbson has run in ON them and fooled
as ALL" was remarked.
The spray from shells rose everywhere
beyond the Brooklyn and inside the Texas.
but the fare was seemingly concentrated
westward close 80 the shore. There a
iA1u thread If smoke disclosed their tar
ees She New York launch, which Ensign
PoweA hal CALAMITY held close under
. Moro's walls untn after daylight, when.
driven oul by me ere Of the big guns. he
had r,sn far u3 fhe saore under the par
tial cover az The hlsas ana had turned
aHst eventually bcarded the Texas Then
he passed on &c the New York. Tire brave
fellow was heart-hrokgn at rot .nuding
I}obson and his mca. Being closer IN
thsn sse Wassalps. Pow,H hal ssen ths
artag Before daylight. when the aleerg-
sasa aua her daredevil crew. tnesr wen
Inside More cas5le. we're probably first
discovered - the Spaniards. re uga3
aSafJ an exp.osgon. whleh may have been
cause3 ny uohsos's torpedosS. Tse en-