Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-07

| can make about ten Knots. Whon I'M
nnrrowest part NJ the channel o.
reached ] shall put her helm hare
1rort. stop her engines. drop the an
chors. open the sen connections. toucl
m tho torprdoes. ANA leave the Mpr
rimnc 70 wreck lying athwart IN.
channel. which 10 not as broad ns tn
Mrrrimau Is long.
There are ten s-inrh lmproyirot
t1rped0os below the wntHrline ON th,
Mcrrimnc's port side. They arr placed
on her side against the hulkhonds and
vital spots. connected with each Other
by wire under the ships Keel. Each
| torpedo contains rirhty-twu pounds ui
/ gunpowdcr Each torpedo is also con.
! ncctsd with the bridge and they should
DO their work In n minute and ~ viii
bc quick work evan u done In minute
/ ana % quartet
"On deck there VIII be- four men and
/ myself IN the ENGINE ROOM there VIII
bo two other men. This is the total
| crow, aud ull uf uH viii De iu our uu-
! dofeluthInH with rcvo'vors and ummu-
milton in wntor-tiEht packing strapped
| around our waists. Forward there viii
! lo man on deck and around hIa waist
/ WIN De % line. TIM other end uf the llu'
] being made fast to the bridge On which
/ ! will stand fy TINT mans side will
| ho un nN Whom ] stop tho engine !
| VIII Jerk the cord ana VIII thus give
/ the signal Go cut the lnshlng which
viii cut the forward anchor.
'llr viii then jump overheard and
swim tu the fUur-01rcd diugy which
we shall tow natorn. Tho dinry is fun
Of lifo buDyA and ~ unsuitable. In II
nrc rifles. ~ IN Co be- held by two
ropes one made fast nt her bow and
one 90 her stern. The nrHt man 60
reach her VIII haul In the tow line
ana pun the dingy out 90 Hturbunrd
The nuXt 10 leave the shin are the rest
NJ the crew. Tho uunrtCrmnator nt
thc wheel Will not leave until after
having put n hard npurt and dashed II
r1j he viii then jump overheard
Down below, the man az the re-
vnruing gear viii stop the engines.
scramble upon deck and get over the
side uH quickly ns possible.
The man In the engine room will
break open the sea connections with
a nlcdgc hammer ana Will follow his
leader into the water. This last step
insurca the sinking % the Mcrrimac.
whethcr the torpcdoos work or not.
ny this time ! calculate the six
men will BE- In the dlngy and the
Morrimac Will have swung nthwart
the channel the full length N her 800
yards NJ cable. which will be paid out
u IL my time 60 touch the button
shall rt1nd ON the Htnrboard side ~
the bridge. The explosion will throw
the Msrrlinuc on her Htnfhoard side
Nothing on this side N New York city
Will be- able torniae h1r after that"
And you expect 10 come out ~ this
nllvcf' asked "A companion OF the licu-
"Ah. that T. another thing" said the
lieutenant. lie was NO Interested In
the mechanical details of tho scheme
that he scarcely stopped 10 talk OF
possible death.
In reply 10 frequent questions. Hob
non said. u suppose tho Esirella bat
tory viii nro down on ua biz. hut
the ships will throw their nearchliFhta
In the Eunuers' faces and they won't
see much ~ us. Then. 10 We are tor
prdoed. We should even then b. able
10 make tho dcH'rrd position In the
channel n won't Dc Ho easy TO hit
~, ana I think the men should be- able
10 swim 10 the dinRy ! may jump h"-
FORE ! am blown up. Hut I don't 80,
that II makes much difference what I
do. have n fair chance of life either
way. II our dlnfy gutH shot IN pieces
right under MORO Castle. we shall
Keep together at an hazards. then We
may be- able 10 make our way along
side and perhaps get back 10 tho ship
until the last. and We shall only sur
render 10 overwhelming numbers. and
our surrender will only take place az
% last and most uncontemplatod
emergency"
HoBsoN's CREW.
Washington. June 6.-tnformation AZ
fordcd by the official records OF the navy
department nH Ca the full names and
antccedcnta ~ the gallant sailors who
made up Hobaon'a little crew In sink
Ing the MUrrlmnc, differs la some par
ticulars from data furnished through
the dispatch boat this morning. The
naval list lH about a. follows.
Daniel Montague. frut-clhsH machin-
Ut ON the New York; born IN ireland
and 20 years ~ age. last enlistment
In December, 1896 next ~ kin. Kate
Golden, sister a lloratlo street. New
York
George Chnrctte. nrat-claas gunncr's
mate ON the New York; born in Low
ell. Mass; 80 years uf age. last enlist
mcnt. May 20. lsss. has been In the ser
Vice since 1884; his next ~ kin Is Alox
Chnfcttc, father, Lowell. Mass.
Osborne mot oscar Dciguan. COX.
swain ON the Mcrrmac; born
stuart, Ia; n years ~ ngU. last en-
liHtmont. April q, 1855. next ~ kin.
Julia Dolrunn. mother, Stuart Ia.
George n. mot John p Phillips. ma
chlnlft ON the Merrimac. born In Bos-
ton; "a years Of age; last enlistment.
March, 1898. next OF kin. Andrew Phil
lips, CnmbrIdgcport, Mass.
Francis probably Instead ~ John
Kelley. Water-tcndcr on the Merrimnc;
born In Boston; IS years Of age; en-
listed at Norfolk April 2iat last, next
OF kin, Francis Kelley Boston.
Randolph ClauHcn, cuN-wnlu on the
New York. born In Boston. % years ~
ago last enlistment. February 90 1897:
next NJ KIN. Teresa Clnuscn, wife, i21
Cherry street, New York
Great admiration ~ expressed AZ the
department az the cool pluck and dis
erection shown by the young cadet Geo.
w. Powell. who took command OF the
New York'a steam launch aud lay un-
der the batteries for many hours until he
was satisfied rom his own observation
that the Mcrrlmnc had gone down. boz
fore he returned 20 the flagship. ., II
felt that his feat invulvcdia display Of
quite uH much courage as was shown
10y the Mrrrimlc'H crew. ana he ls
likely 10 profit thereby
Young Powell was known ~ tone Of
liohson's chickens" When Hobson
Joined the squadron he secured permits
sion OF the authorities % take with him
three young naval cadets from the urn-
deny az Annapolis They were In
cludod In his own class OF naval cadets
nt the academy. and he wished 10 take
them with him tn substitute the theor-
eticnl force by some practical expert
cncr In the eficct NJ explosives on
ships. Powell was appointed 10 the aca-
deny from New York IN May. 1898.
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