The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-06-11
LIEUT.. HOBSON'S HERO|SM
A Thrilling Story of the Santiago
Blockade.
IN SHOT AND SHELL,
II Required Courage to Take the Mer-
rlmac Right Under the Bat
teries and Sink Her.

Dauntless)- following is a detailed
story OF the act of heroism performed by
Lieut.. Richmond L. Hohson and his
seven companions in sinking the collier
Merrimac across the channel leading into
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba:
he Spanish fleet is now helpless. be
ing held captive in Santiago de Cuba har-
bor- The narrow channel leading into
the harbog was completely blocked early
this morning when the United States
collier MeTrImac was sunk across its en-
trance 1t is now impossible for the
SpamardS TO get out. and il is equally
impossible for any vessel 10 get into the
harbor. Therefore the Spanish firSt-class
armored cruisers Maria Teresa CriStoba I
Colon, Nizcaya and Almirante Oquendo.
with the two torpedo-boat dcStrnyers
furor and Pluton, are no longer of any
use to Spain.
One Hero Who Disobeyed Orders.
This result was ACCOMPLISHED through
the heroiSm of Lieut.. Richmond L. Hob
son. assistant naval constructor. and
Daniel Montague. George Charette, J. {.
Murphy. Oscar Deiguan. John +. Phil
lips, John Kelly and Ii. Clausen. The
latter. a cOXswain Of the New York. took
part III the expedition against orders
They were all captured by the Spanish.
of their bravery sent word fo tho ArInril
can admiral under a flag of truce. that
he was willing 70 exchange the prisoner :
and assuring the American commander
that they would he treated with the
greatest kindness. Money and nroy I<ions
have been sent to them and the necessary
stpi,S are being ia ken to bring bnUf 1heir
exchange.
Montague is chief master-at-arms of
the New York. He has served four years
home is in BROOKLYN.
George tharette IS a gunner'S mate of
the first class. on board the New York
He has served fourteen years in the aIvy.
j ~ wears Of age and resides at I0,vniI
Mas
i &. Nurnhv il a coxsyain of tho
Iowa.
Oscar Deicnan is a coxSwain Of the
Mprrimar and i about ~ wears Of ago
Jahn y phijiins !. marbinist of tho
first class. belonging to the Merrimar. He
i - years of age, and his home is in
Boston
John Kelly is Il water tender. about 81
years 81 are. His home j. near Glasgow,
scotland.
II. CIauSrn. who slipped on board the
Merrimac without permission in order 10
take part in the expedition, is a cuXswain
of the New York.
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The Flashes of Guns.
From the crowded decks uf the New
York nothing could he seen Of tho Ner-
ri1nac after >h,. had got under the shad
ow of the hills Tor half an hour of
hccr~ and mon strained their eyes poor
ing into tine gloom when. suddenly. the
flash of ! gun streamcd out from Morro
castle. and then all on board the New
York knew the Merimac was nearing her
end. The guns from the Spanish battery
opposite Morro castle answered quickly
with NOR. flashes. and for about twenty
minutes flashes of FIRE seemed to leaI
across the harhor entrance.
rh,. l,rShin was t,n f1r AWAY Ia hear
,r,, r.,,orts and whom tho firing ceased II
vas i,il,,.d thar Uohson had blown nm The
I Nrrrimar For an hour the anxious
week.-mrs. yv,it.g far DAYLIGHT Rear Al
r,iral SamnSou and Can't. Chadwick were
~, th, brilrr Of the Now York through
mn s. : n',l.rk thin streakS Of snsL,
were seen against the western shore. quite
/ r,aSe IL tho Spanish batteries. and strong
/ glasses made ont thc launch Of the New
/ Work returning to the flagship. Scar,ely
F.. had the small craft been sighted bctor,
!, ,,I,f ~ smoke iSSucJ from \ battery or
/ ,b. ,-.starT arm nf the harl.nr ami \ ,hn,
/ ,I,.,,,,.l far nyer rho l3mnrh Tbru. fnl
i iiftaru minutes the biz GUNS aShor" kept
/ up an irregular IRE On The little launch
/ \ the shells fell without hitting the oh
I l,rt they w"r" ,nf"nded Tor the mon "r
board thr N"w York j"Gr"d at thc span
I I>h m3l kS'han>hlp ana 'heef"i 'h'ir ShlP
mates.
Cadet Powell Hero, Too.
AtG.15 a. m. TIN launch came alongside
the flagship hu, she did not have or
hoard any Of thu crew Of The Merrjmac
/ Cadet Powell reported that. he had beer
,r..v- II d,vrlopcd that with great hrav
/ erv. the cadet had gone right undor. th'
/ batteries. ami only returned when all hop,
/ Il taking an board the ere" # the Mer