The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-15
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Eacs yurts IN se re ls,ospe d tae
Eero.c C,ew.
The Glowing is 5etaied story c.
:12 &C. 59ro:Sal nerfoIned OF Leu.
tenant Richmond P. Hobson and his
Sven Companions n sinking the co.
i;e' Msrrinac across tbs channel
|@ad.ng icto TIE barber Ct Santiago de
, C.Sa2, a saOr. account o. when VIC
! published Ias. week:
Ehe Spanish laet IS Lew helpless,
baiDg held captive n Santisgo de Cub2
! H..:bor. Tie narrow chancel lesding
in!o the harboG was c1mD'e.ely block.
ed 1aea The U1ited States collier
MerTinac was sudk across its entraIca.
Il is row impossible for the SQaniards
! :o&et out, SIS: il Is equally impossible
! '0T sEv vesSe; TO get into the hsr00r.
VAera ore, the Soao;sl Grst class ar
mcred cruisers Maria Teresa, C'i5to
b.! Coon, zcaya and Almirau:e
O4uendo, Wit: tie two torpedo boa:
destroyers Furor aud riU!on, are &c
longer OF any use 10 Scala.
Tois grand result IVES accomplished
through the heroism OF Lieutenant
Richmond Ho5so1, assistant naVal
constructor, and Daniel Montague,
George Charette, j. T. Murphy, Oscar
D.rgman John p. Phillips, John Kelly
ard II. Clausea. Tha latter. cox
swain on the New York, took part il
the expidition syaiust orders. They
we're all captured BY the Spaniards;
bu, The Spanish admiral in recogni-
ton OF their bravery sent word to the
American admiral under H.g Of
truce, that he vas wiling to exchange
the prisoners and assuring the Ameri-
can commander that they would be
treated with the greatest kindness.
Money a&d provisions have been sent
70 them and the tc2ssary steps are
bsing taken to orin3 abou! their ex
change.
D4nisl Montague is chief mas:cr.at-
srms CT the New YORK. Ha has sery
ed four gears in the navy, IS % years
Of age, and his home IS IN Brooklyn.
George Chare!:e IS guunec'S mate
Of the first class on boacd the New
York. He has served fourteen years
IL the navy, is 81 years old and re.
sides at Lowel;, Mass.
J. I. Murphyis ccX:w2in Of the
Iova.
Oscar Dirgman is q coxs swain Of the
Merrimac and is aoout2 years old.
John z. Phillips is q macainist Of
tae hrst class, belonging to the Merci
mac. He is 35 years Of age, and his
home is in Boston,
John Kelly IS Z water tender, about
&5 years Of age. His home is near
GIosgow, Scotland.
Il. Clausen, who slipped on board
the Aerrimac without permission, in
order 20 -Aze psrt IN the expedition, is
; c7XsTain CT The New York.
Tae i0c:Qne taat pro:ec:s men su
2remal = brave protected them. No
lives we're lost. Lieutenant Rich
..~Mo2d p. Ho5:72 and his seven heroes
ara prs ets Gf war on b22vj tae
52an;sh Il :gshi2. Tee Msrrinsc IS q
wreck on ne o2t!om OF t0e narrow
channel OF Santiago harb0r, more
U2e.GI tEer5 t1al WleI sac sailed the
CcaSG.
No S?2ni5a snip caa Ie.ya Santiago.
Nc zucc5ctn< SpaGi.d saip car enter
Il. Zee work OF Lieu. Ho53on and
ais sevea m21 makes !: impossible.
They place tae s:cpQaf n tue oot.le,
,IIl5 A2rIjw2.c IS Lls cork.
/. w4s magnificent &1d It was 8ac.
The Spanish Ha35 IS helpless. I. re-
mains tor tas laad iocceS 70 cous 10
t1e sd CT the San2s2a 13G! ana take
possession OF t1a CITY AID t12 tloTer
O. Lle Spanish W2rSlips
HAD BEEN DELIBERATELY PLANNED.
Iae plan ot closing the hac2cr com
pia!e.7 by sinking s vessel IA !. had
long o3e-> u4der consideration. So
important Was The work Considered
thai. was proposed to sead s.o1e
laden scoTs all tie way from az
American port: send them thea to
Santiago With tag, and have the
sHifteS! torpedo boat lasaeG ID the
stern SO that tne man could escape. i
was abandoned for t1o reasons.
The frs. was the news that tne
Cadiz feet WAS perhaps Ieeded Tor
Santiago. The sscoad was the loss CT
time and the danger. TIE courage OF
the American sailors solved the prob
lem.
Soo2 after Admiral Slmosoa's arci,
IS! IN Santiago ne decided ,he chan
mel should BE- c!o;eI Ia had at his
disposal vessel admirably fitted foe
the purpose bat utterly useless asa
transport the MerTimac, a s.esl yes.
sci OF I. $50 tons, formerly tae Nor
Wegian steamer Solveig, al unruly,
unlucky c:a;t continually breaking
down.
Tae Meriinac Vas nearly emp:ied
Of coal. The officers were glad to gel
rid OF her. Admiral Sampson resolT.
ed TO make the hulk serve gloriou:
end
Tljs pisa was 10 run the ship iatc
the aarroRes! par. o. tbs channel.
over The frs: line OF miues, and siGs
her where there 1as 3 sharp turn.
TQere was another purpose, the de
termination OF the locatiou and p1wsI
OF the Spanish mines.
there was little hope tha! she coQld
proceed far, bat i: was thouga! that
oy the tine she was sunk oy the SQaa
ish guns or blown up by mi2e sac
would still eft csuaily block the bar
Dor.
+ vas kEown that mines Of great
power had been planted "a tne caaa