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

Tssr gEns sF2sn sAe spansgss battery cfs-
pests Nero eass5e answered quickly
STA as1re flashes. asa for ahoat sw~atg
arssusax Gssaxs of nTs seezzssS 70 leap
a1nsss tsae barber esgtranes. Tas flagship
as 600 sar away - Assr TIE rsgorfss
as1 when the Trims cessed Il was judged
stas Esopsoa had Etasn up shs MefrsHsae.
Fer al aossr the anxious watchers waited
Scr Daylight gssAr .Sssgzirsi sanspsoFs and
e.ags. e,bsawBcx were en tas bridge o<
SIC Nsw goeK throughout
At a,clocx IAN streams ef srooks ws-e
s.ess "A syslssf the .esssrn assoge aaite esose
q, tbs. Spanish batteries ard stroag glasses
made sal tias Isunen Of the Sew York re-
faFfIne 70 tss 'sagszllp.
saressy had sAe ANAL craft beeD sighted
before ps9 q sasek6 Issued from a bat
ssry ga fsa western arm ~ tae hasbgr ard
a saos plunged f.tF oger the iasnea- Thea
for afsesn nfig.asas TIE h.g guns CT shore
kept ~ 81 Irregular IRE oa IRE Hstie
szzAneA.
ASs:B - ~. tie isassea came alongside
tha aaassslp bus sae sisl nos have or hoard
aay Of tsse crew Of ike aergsmae-
Cadet Po2sgE Fgersea that mr. had been
an4hsa se s-se aay s-gns q sse MefTinse'A
freg. Il aevespea sasg. = .sh CREST bras-
sry. the esew Bal gosss right under the
tssflsslas ard ossfy resurTea wnen al. hape
IL tak.ag ea lxsass Los arew u tie aer-
sssrsac had 70 be abandoned.
CADET poweti also reported thar he had
essaFsy aeea TIE as<fImae'z rfass sticking
up susg wherp Hobsoa aopea % stnk her.
north 81 TIE f.ztssi.A battery and wei past
ahe gana of Moro castle.
But VI the hegos, wfse had psEsHs6 the
spnHlarsls IS there sas not sound nor a
rign.
Relr Admiral saEnlss0fr sid:
II am petty sere the attempt was quits
sseeeasfal | lsope ali those brave fellows
afe tot naptased."
Cadet Powell believes the tarpeGaes
previously fixed about the aaerfimse were
~ pGedesl AZ planned. a. f@sut. Hseson was
welf ~ the haKsor besare the Spaaiarsis
opnseI ORE on the Merrinaac. what actual
Is happened on the Msrrimac can best BE-
judged from ehat l.ieu. Hon-on sad sast
s,efore leaving the flagship. He saii'
II shalt go eight into the aarlsoF unsii
about ase yarla Isass the A.ksfeIia battery
which IS belitDa Moro castle, ] DO not
ssslnk they Gan sink aa. before ] reach
s9fns whsfe Rear that pssfnt. The Merrifnae
fss seven shoaisand b.oysnoy and l shall
teep aes fall speed ahead. she can make
aSsQus ten knots.
When the narroweaf part 81 the channel
IL REACHED saaii ptst her helm herd spors.
atop the engines. drop the anchors. open
the ssa coIfnsesfanK. touch eff the torpe-
does and leave the Merf!mac "a wreck Iy-
Ing atiswaFt tbs channel which s not as
bread az the MsffsnMe il long There ars
ten algilt-lnssi imprevisess torpcdees below
tbs wafeg lire on the Nerrlmscs port side.
The:' are placed on her side Agalnx; The
lssiashesssis. ard vital sgs0;s. connected with
each alheF by wire under the ships keel.
kssan seTpstio contains elghts-two pounds
uf EssnpoNsier Each torpedo is also con-
nNcssa witi1 fse fridge and they should
tl9 HEIR work In y minute aaa IT will be
aafeh wufk even Z d9as Ia ! minute and
3 guaEteT,
mQu deck there VIII l.e four Hsea ard
myself. II ne engine room ghepe viii be
$50 osAnT a1sa, srhis IS the total cr.N
af9f as ~ 54a y 80 ha IN cur underel0thiug,
sitR reviewers ard ammunition tn waley-
s3Ras cse ksHs sfrappesY around our waists
forward ters wii he a man on deck
NfA aeeun3 Ms waist wsll iso Hfle the
efhag eHd IS the 1ne ae5nx made fast 10
slln hriiiN aa wai.eh ] w5l stand Ey
t.1sai Wan's sde wi3 be Al axe. Wnea
I sop she engine VIII Jerk The cord
SSH @ii} ftsfi# gsee tha signal 20 cut the
i9s1lAg walea viii sat the forward anchor
r. w{H then Jump overheard ard SATIN to
tbs foar.oarr3 dlrgy. which we shall tow
sssesu, F5i& dnEy IL fui' of fe.buoys ard
ls 00steksiise. Isl j ATE rifles II IL 10
1'a lsala hy fw0 ropes. chr made fast Al
her eaw and one at her stern. The nYsf
maa 10 reach her VIII haul In the tow
lstte ard nssii ths dlugy cat "a starboari
ise next - leave the ship arr the rest
~ the crew
''gee auasteyfH8sser n the wheel viii rot
isaya unat after having put & hard atogt
nd flashed s. sa BE- VIII then jump over
board
.'Daea beios TIE man u the reversing
acer Mlll stop iIse engsaes. scramble upon
s'egs- arai ssi eFsg 'he side as quickly az
laSss.hls
h. mar sa tse engine yoeu, viii break
f7ssa fAe Aea roHneegianS with 4 xle,fke
Nsuwef ana VII folioN his leader into
tae ~asag T'ais last stop iaxures the
sticking Of taa Msrrl'uac whether she tor
Fe~i9aa work "a. not
80 taia tlule | caiculafN ths. ak men
w5sl y Is tte inky ana The Merriusc w-sii
HssVe swune aihwart abe channel 70 N.
ssh inssth u be~ So Yards IT cable WHICH
5siss Sss iAi3 nJt heSoHs the anchors ar..
err lsr*n Then q - my time q. fost.sN
tae tu1t@n I ~AaE stauf tyn ne sssrhs,ara
eiea - the bridge The .xf.iesscs, Mi
ffN ii'a Nerftriac On her starisoar,i Side
Nast51A 81 ih.a s}ie ~ New York city
# "a }s alia rs raise her after shat"