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rsszrFsI-zr-s All our surrender VIII oaly take
paaes as last and "a a most uncea-
CesslssssEesg emergency.
Lieut. uobssn nssgh: have hsao lectar-
sax - class % cadets 81 shs theory IT
haw 80 bg.lG salTs 80 dEiibsraLs was Ass
manner. BE aas lasely 81 Aznapses. 81
charge q she po@t graduate course IN naval
construction and ~ accounted osso CT the
most aba naval constructors IN ire serv-
Zee. being entirely wrapped up II his PRO-
fssss0r.
TIE preliminary work q this desperate
undertaking vas q strain uFsoa the officers
ard uler. On WsdnezIay morning, directly
after Rear Admiral Simpsons arrival and
as sooa as hs was certain the Spanish
feet was 10 tic barber, the preparations
to seattle the Mergimac IN the channel
ware commenced. AL Day long. crews
from ths New York and Brooklyn were on
board the collier. never resting in shei-
efforts To prepare her. She lay slongside
the Massachusetts,, dischargiug coal. when
tbs work was frat begun.
The news OF fhe Intended expedition
Travelled quickly through the feet. and il
soon became known tina; volunteers were
needed for desperate undertaking. From
the Iowa's signal yard flattered the an
nauncemsnt that she had 10 volunteers,
and the other ships were not Tar behind.
On the New York the enthusiasm was
intenas. Over 600 members OF iAe crew
volunteered 10 go into the narrow harhor
and face death. The Junior officers liter
ally jumped over each other II their eager
ness to get their names on the volunteer
list
Commander Miller. Of the Nerrimsc,
pleaded with the admiral 20 let him go.
b8t the latter thought he had better not.
When it was learned that only SIX men
and Lieut.. Hobson were to 20. there was
considerable disappointment on al sides.
and when the New Yorks contingent wen,
over the side late on Wednesday night.
some Of those who were left were almost
ready. brave and strong IS they were. 10
sit down and cry.
AL Wednesday hight the crews worked
aboard tas AeFrimac. which lay CLOSE to
the New York. and the other ships, as
they passed tha collier before shutdown.
cheered her with the same spirit that the
British men-of-war s-men cheeged the
American sai.ors' herolsm al samoa
Lieut.. HUDSON paid short visit 20 the
flagship shortly before mrinisht. and then
returned 70 tae Merrimaa. on board Of
which craft he had been all day. AS no
started down the sea ladder there were
many hands stretched cut 10 grasp his.
ard many quiet spoken earnes; wishes for
his success. II was thought then that
Hobson would take the MerrimaG in cary
In the morning. At o'clock the admiral
and Flag Lieut.. stanton got iGio the
launch Ia make an inspection az the Mer-
rimac. The working gangs were stlll on
hoard 81 her. and on board the New York
the of6cers of the flagship stood on the
quarter deck. their glasses focused on
the big black hull THAI Was 10 form an
impossible Obstruction for spain's best
ships.
The minutes slipped hy. tho crews bad
not completed their work on the Msrrl-
mae bat a, last q beat load of men. black
ard tired out. came over TO the flagship.
Last ot all, az 40 o'clock. came tbs adj
miral. lie had been delayed hp Il break.
down Of She steam launch.
Dawn was breaking over Santiago de
Cuba, and nearly everybody thought It
wss TOO tate for tho attempt 20 To made
Che Is going In
Surely enough the seemingly deserted
collier was seen healing straight for Moro
caste. The torpedo beat Porter vas s..
3es iu. near lee nagsa.p. aa3 Admiral
SIMPSONS aag lieutenant. Stanton.
sua,cAea up lhe nlegapho1a ard hailed the
peytsr. saying. Porter there. tosl the
Mersinsc 70 return inm~iiateiy."
ssrsoks quickly pa8ssd from fha Porter's
susokestss>s. sal tee dark gIg.sa o4af,
/ Gavsed toward tAe shore.
I By that ttose darkness had quite 4is..p-
! peared aod gale&ig as the fast torpedo
/ 1oa< tore through ,5e waser. a. seemed az
! Z sss waa]A never head or the Merit
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