Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-06-09

h-- t-svn On us bit. hut the ships viii
throw their scarrhlights in the gvn-
ncrs facrs and they won't sc- murh ~
us Then. II We ar~ ,urp..siuesi We
,huuidevgn then h- able ~ max. tn.
desired p.,sition IN the channel IL
won't BE- 81 casy to hit NJ. and think
the men shauld hc able b. swim a. the
dingy | may Jump before J am blown
up. but don't think that makes much
difference. have fair chance ~ life
either way. n our dingy g~ts shot 10
pieces We shall then try a. swim for
the beach right under Mor-o Castle.
We shall keep together al all hazards.
Then We NAV b. shl- IA make our wav
alongsi,is and perhaps get back IA the
ship. We shall fight the --ntric- ~
squad until the last. and We shall only
surrender IA oversv h~lluing murders.
and our surrender will only take place
a. a last emergency
NsIsnt~sr- /. ri-stv.
The news "a >amp~ons intends,i cx-
Pc'iitiun Travelled gssskly through N.
ie~t. and u ssan bvcam- known that
volunteers rerc necsis',i tor a desperate
undertaking. krnm the npyva'< signal
yard quickly futtercd IN. announce
m.nt that shr had i,a volunteers. and
the other ships were not far behind.
On the New York the cnfhuSiasm was
intense. over ma members ~ the crew
WfsIfFnf.s.ar.a.l
ally Jumped over cach other in their
eag~ruesS a. get their names on the
volunteer list Commander Miller. VIII,
had charge % the Mrrrimsc. pleaded
with the admiral tn let him -. tat the
latter thought he had h-tt, not
NJ ociock the admiral and Flag
Lieutenant stanntnn gut iuto the
launch to make an inspection ~ the
N"rrimas The working gaags WE'RE
still ON b'sar'i ~ her aud on b.Ard the
New York the officers 20 the flagship
stu-''i On the quarter dcsIs. th-ir glass.-s
tscussed un the big black hull tina; was
"a form an impossible ohsiaclc tnr
>Pain's best ships. Tn. minutes >lir;ei
by, the crews had MT completed their
work On the N~rrimar. hut at .ast a
b"at load ~ men. black aud ',scd out.
came over t. the flagship last of all.
at t.in o'clock, cam. the aimirai. He
had been Delayed by hrcakduwr ot
In. steam launch.
Dawn was breaking over Santiago De
Cuba. and nearly every b.-iv Thought Il
was toa late t,r the attempt - be nIs..ls
that morning Then somrbs-ly cried.
she I. going in.
The torp-,l" boat Porter wa- lying
near III" flagship. aud st the admiral /.
ar'irr Lieut stauntna snatshr'i M the
megaphoue and hailed the Porter. ~ay
ing Porter th~rr tell the Mcrrinaac
- return immediately
Called u-r Ha~k-
sn"s.r quickly poured frrnm the Por-
I tcr's ySnuisrsfaciss. and the dark little
craft darts.,i toward the siiur~. Br tina,
time darkness had quite disappeared
and qaickly A. the fast tnrps'lo bsa-
tarr through the water Il s~ensd as l.
she wanld never head If ths, arrrimao.
A last. when within range ~ the
guns ot the >paniarsis. the Porter
srffsss.'i tbe d"rrimas's ha'Es AMI a sigp
- relief srnt up from th.- eager watch
er7s, Tor t1"v thnsight g sure dsath tpt
iinhson "a venture in AZ that hour
some time after : @ eiusis the porter
came tearing hack and the Nerrimas.
:" every oa"s snrprise. kept her Ps4si-
'i"n. Admiral Sampson. capt Chad
wies and t-ieut >tauui'sn epuid not nm
dcrsttnd until Lieut. Fremont. from
the deck - the tsrpesio h'at. shouted.
LIEUT. Hnhsoh asass permission L, CON
tinue On his course, thinks hr can make
H.
| but in stern tones, the admiral sent
Hahson a message IA the effect that the
N"rriinac must return at once, and IN
due euurSe ~ timr the Doomed eullisr
slasvly steamed back. her commander
evidently disappointed with the order
received from the admiral through the
commander of the Porter. iiobson iig.
ure standing out vividly on the lonely
bridge of the Merrimae-
| All day Thursday the collier Law near
the flagship. and more elaborate prcpar.
atoms were made "a carry out the mis-.
>i"n Of the Merrimae successfully. Dur
ing those preparations Hobson was tire.
n..-s,naII,. 80. Tf,,I.. ',.,-;l W.