The record-union., 1898-06-06
vargus, Twenty-second Battalion,

AdVdlIy, IIIlCIpC.
Privates-Juan CabalIero, Twenty
second Cadiz: Carlos Ovlivan, Third
Cavalry, Principe; jose Bages, Twenty
second Dominguez; Antonio Emilio E.s-
porto Natallones, Tenth Navass; Jose
Nuner, Tenth Navass; Ignacio Sava,
Second Regiment: Reina Valentine
Martinoi, Gardian Civil.
Tored Gomez. Third Cavalry of
Principe; Gastino Galipe, Third Cav
airy, Principe.
Information afforded by the official
records Of the Navy Department AS TO
the full names and antecedents Of the
gallant sailors who made up Hobson's
little crew in sinking the Merrimac diff
fered in some particulars from data
furnished through the dispatch boats
this morning The naval list is about
as follows:
Daniel Montague. first-class machin
ist on the New York, born in Ireland,
80 years old: last enlistment in Deem
ber 1896; next of kin Kate Golden,
sister, 81 Horatio street, New York.
George Charette, frst-class gunner's
mate on the New York, born in Low
ell, Mass, % years of age: last en-
listment, May 20, 1898; has been in the
Alex Charette, father, Lowell, Mass.
Osborn not Oscar Deignan, cox
swain on the Merrmac, born in Stu
art, Ia, p years old: last enlistment,
April -, 1898; next of kin, Julia
Deignan mother, Stuart, Ia.
George F. (not John P) Phillips. ma
chinst on the Merrimac, born in Bos
ton, 34 years old; last enlistment,
10 Of Ii An
lips, Boston.
watertender on the Merrimac, born in
Boston, % years old; enlisted at Nor
folk. April Dist, last; next Of kin Fran
els Kelley, Boston
Randolph Clausen, coXswain on the
New York. born in Boston. % years
of age; last enlistment February -,
1897; next of kin, Teresa Clausen, wife,
12I Cherry street. New York.
Great admiration is expressed at the
department at the cool pluck and dis
cretion shown by the young cadet
George W. Powell, who took command
of the New Yorks steam launch and
lay under the batteries for many hours
until he was satisfied from his own OBJ
servation that the Merrimac had gone
down before he returned to the flag
ship. 1t is felt that his feat involved
a display of quite much courage as
was shown by the Merrimac's crew,
and he is likely to profit thereby.
Young Powell was known as lone Of
Hobson's chickens When Hobson
joined the squadron he secured permis-
sion from the authorities to take with
him three young naval cadets from tbs
cluded in his own class of naval cadets
at the academy, and he wished to take
them with him to substitute the the
oretical force by some practical expert
ence in the effect of explosives on ships
Powell was appointed to the Naval
Academy from New York in May, 1893
Lieutenant HObson might have been
lecturing to class of cadets on the
theory of how to build ships so de-
liberate was his manner. He was late
ly at Annapolis, in charge of the post
graduate course in naval construction,
and is accounted one of the most able
naval constructors in the service, be-
ing entirely wrapped up in his profess
sion.
The preliminary work Of this desper-
ate undertaking was a strain upon the
ing, directly after Rear Admiral Samp-
sons arrival, and as soon as he was
certain the Spanish fleet was in the
harbor, the preparations to scuttle the
Merrimac in the channel were COM
menced. All day long crews from the
New York and Brooklyn were on board
the collier, never resting in their Ell
forts to prepare her. She lay alongside
oh
when the work was first begun
The news of the intended expedition
Travelled quickly through the fleet. and
1t soon became known that volunteers
were needed for desperate undertake
ing. From the IOwa's signal yard
quickly flew the announcement that she
had Il volunteers, and the other ships
were not far behind. On the New York
the excitement was intense over 200
members of the crew volunteered to
go into that narrow harbor and face
death. The junior officers literally
jumped over each other in their eager
ness to get their names on the volun.
teer list.
Commander Miller, who had charge
of the Merrimac, pleaded with the Ad-
miral to let him go, but the latter
thought he had better not
When it was learned that only six
men and Lieutenant Hobson We're to go
there was considerable disappointment
on all sides, and when the New York's
contingent went over the side late on
Wednesday night some of those who
were left were almost ready, brave and
strong as they We're to sit down and
cry.
All Wednesday night the crews work
ed aboard the Merrimac, which then
lay close to the New York, and the
other ships. as they passed the collier.
before sundown. cheered her with the
same spirit that the British men-of-
wars men cheered the American sail
ors' heroism at Samoa.
Lieutenant Hobson paid a short visit
to the flagship shortly before midnight,
and then returned to the Merrimac, on
board of which craft he had been all
day AS he started down the sea-lad-
der there were many hands stretched
out to grasp his, and many quiet
spoken, earnest wishes for his success
1t was thought then that Hobson would
take the Merrirac in early in the
morning.
At 3 o'clock the Admiral and Flag
Lieutenant Staunton got into the
launch to make an inspection of the
Merrimac. The working gangs were
still on board of her, and on board the
New York the officers of the flagship
stood on the quarterback, their glasses
focused on the big black hull that was
to form an impossible obstacle for
Spain's best ships.