The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-25
For HObsOn in
w OIcester.
MERRIMAC'S HERO
Goes Through City On His
Way to Washington.

Lieut.. Richard Pierson Hobson, hero
of TIE greatest feat in naval history,
was in Worcester for very few mo-
ments, yesterday morning. The COM
ing Of the lieutenant was not heralded,
and his entrance into the city was at
tended with no particular demonstra-
tion. None of Worcester's pretty girls
were on hand to kiss him. The few
who Were around did not fail, however,
to notice that the hero of the Merrimac
expedition was in the city, and several
cheered when he was sighted
Hobson came in on the Chicago ex-
press over the Boston and Albany road,
which reaches Worcester at 114O
O'Clock, and while the wait was in
progress, the king of naval strategy
calmly gazed out of his window and
smiled at the small crowd of enthusi-
asts who We're in the train-shed.
lie was dressed in the clothes of the
ordinary citizen, and certainly there
was nothing about his appearance
which would indicate his position.
When the train pulled in, there were
about dozen people in the trainshed,
ana not one of the party was aware of
the TACT that the lieutenant was on
board. A Spy reporter was at the
train to see the naval constructor, and
but little difficulty was in order before
Hobson's face was sighted.
Lieut.. Hobson occupied a single seat
or a car all by himself, near the door,
as the train came to stop. No sooner
a CT ~
Jumped aboard and Lieut.. Hobson free
iy consented to talk. He said that
there was not great deal that he could
say IN the limited time he had, but his
one thought seemed to be his pleas
ure in being back in the climate of the
north, which was indeed so healthful.
He was on his way to Washington.
Where he intended to consult Secretary
Long, and also make several expert
lnents necessary to determine how GER
tam Spanish warships will be raised.
He also intends to arrange for the
use of greater force of men, and to
secure special materials to work with
Until yesterday morning, when he
landed in Boston, the lieutenant had
been lost to the world, SO far as it had
to do with the news of the day. He
appeared deeply interested in the mat
ter of the Fashoda, which is breeding
trouble between France and England.
Lieut.. Hobson believed that his work
would be successful in its every stage
| HobsOn says that as soon as his work
in Washington is over, he will proceed
at once to the scene OF action and will
then push the work as fast as pos
sible.
Lieut. Hobson is one of the most hap.
by fellows on earth, a pleasant man t.
talk with because of the calm, mat.
ter-of-fact way in which he takes
everything, and his remarks were Civ.
en- with a freedom and apparent pleas
ure which can but make the inter
viewer happy He possesses none OF
those traits which sometimes spoil tbs
popularity of men who are far less SUI
perior that he is in rank, and while al
all times maintaining a proper dig
nifty, it can not be said that he feels
his oats" in any way.
Even in his short stay, Eobson die
not forget to say a kind word fol-
Worcester and her soldiers, although he
was not impressed very favorably witt
that section of Worcester which one
passes through in getting into the
Union depot.
The Chicago special usually stops al
i the Union station four or Ave min
utes, but it was fully twice as long
/ yesterday. This was just what the
small crowd wanted, and they appre
ciated the opportunity offered in see,
| ing Hobson, to a degree beyond com
parison. The lieutenant arrived il
| New York at midnight, and will be il
| WASHINGTON this afternoon