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


ard he .oekea Ike nan wso lad sesn
hard ~ wvrk "a az engine roozs tor 3 long
ti-ne.
IS ne SAID good-hy. me Lieutenant re-
marked that his o1iy regret was that Ell
o. the Sew Yo-k's volunteers could not
81 villa hi.a.
wssa he Merrsnsc started yesterday
morning On shs trip for which she was re-
called, sas lad or board % ner two rsen
miro had 20 right 20 De there. They were
Aaalst4n. Engineer Crank. % the Nerr3-
mac, ard Boatsxaia Maliia. Of the New
YORK. who had been working OF the COL
Aer AZ day.
These tao aaen refused TO leave the SKIP.
ard IS fheir dlsoheilerce was OF the ma
tHre which rFoface4i Cushings and Far
raguts Of the American navy. IL was rot
officially recognized.
The spirit SHOWN hy the men ani off,
GERS Of tbs feet IN connection with the
.serriuaac Is really grand and beyond be-
leg merely expressed in words. Under
these circumstances, one can imagine the
immense feeding Of satisfaction expert
enaeG when IL became known that Hobson
and has cre@ were safe. Later in the
day boat. with white flag. put out from
tho harbor. and Capt. oviedo. the chief OF
staff o. Admiral Cerysra, bearded the New
York and informed the admiral that the
whole OF the party had been captured and
that Only two OF them had been injured.
Lieut.. Hobson had not been injured. IL
appears THAI the Spanish admiral was SO
struck with the courage OF the Merri-
macs crew that ne decided to inform Adj
m.rai Sampson that they had no. lost their
lives. but were prisoners OF war and could
be exchanged. The dingy portion Of the
programme does not appear 10 have been
carried out. which leads TO the belief that
she may have been smashed by a shot,
for Hobsons men drtfted ashore on an old
catamaran. which had been sung over the
Merr.nlac's side az the last moment as an
extra precaution. They were captured and
sent 10 Santiago under guard. previous to
being transferred to Moro castle, where
they are now understood TO be confined.
The fleet tonight is In a state OF delight
ed enthusiasm, and the admiral is just
happy as the youngest sailor The
general opinion Is that no man ever de-
served recognition for personal bravery
more than does Lieut.. Hobson
Knowing Hobson's desperate plan. thu
dispatch boat took up position at sunset
opposite the narrow entrance and lust
outside the line of bloekading warships.
The last sign OF the doomed Merrimac
seen from ths dispatch boat was her
black shadow close in shore. seven miles
east of Moro and probably hidden from
its outlooks by the high land close to
the coast.
Black cloud banks 10 the westward had
hidden tie moon for Two hours before its
setting, depriving Hobson of his own wish
the Spanish guns.
At o'clock the moon showed for
few moments. blood red and. then 1t was
extinguished IN the sea.
Almost at the Same moment dawn
broke in the east quietly as night had
fallen the previous evening.
To the eastward just where the Merri-
mac lay last night. doomed UP the black
shadow OF vessel
He has missed his chance" was the
remark. There the collier lay. spread In
the southern briilaney. Moro's deep red
walls showed against the blue hills and
above the clouds. Suddenly a dazzling
fash like Photograph ray ieaped from
the battIement. followed Ivy slow spread
ing cloud of white smoke. There was
no report. but far up the coast white
JET Of spray leaped from the sea-
The battleships were waking up. The
glasses were trained where the Merrimac
had been. She was not there. The Vixen
had been mistaken Tor her during the
morning light. Glasses swept the hort
zon in "a search for the Merrimac She
was nowhere visible. Bright flashes and
bul9wlEg smoke rose from point to point,
where the harbor batteries were located.
The spaniards were awake sure enough.
and busy. Ike an upset hive.
'Hobsou has run in on them and fooled
Us an was remarked.
The spray from shells rose everywhere
beyond the Brooklyn and inside the Texas.
bu, the fire vas seemingly concentrated
westward close 10 the shore. There a
ITALIA thread II smoke disclosed their tar
Set, the New York launch, which Ensign
Powell had CALAMITY held close under
Moros walls until after daylight. when.
driven Qua l.y The fire CT the big guns. he
had ran Far up the shcre under the par
tel cover - the bluffs agd had turned
ana eventually bearded the Texas Then
he passed oa - the New York. The brave
fellow was heart broken at not finding
. ljobsen ana his mon. Being closer in
team t1e wa;saips. Powen had seen 10
frlrg befoea daylight. when tbs Aefr.-
uae and her daredevil crew. then wei
ias.1e Micro castle. were probably ars:
discovered BY tbe Spariards. re also
heard az explosion. which may have been
,aase5 hy 1Eehsoa's torpedoes, The en-
Sign was rot sure. Sic waited. valaly
Har'~g to ges~He the crew = the Merr.-