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

crowded close in shore 10 learn the news.
ard iearning II went IN c.sser ssiii. hop
sng to 1rsw TIE Spanish fire. but she
farss we're silent.
Inside Eae hills sncsossns she hsrtsr
smoke "a at least one Spanish vessel
raovega auwa the tortGous channel 70 the
harhsor south sire ald not show beyond
! Cane smfta. while the Daunslsss remain
Z Ell In sight. Bexocd that her way was
/ blocked By the Merriu1ac's hulk. sunk
where Hobsoxs promised. crosswise Of the
4 narrow channel.
Wcrzs eAnncf paint the cool. FzsatSef-of-
/ fact heroisra OF these enlisted men. 30
+ calmly confident 81 success IN their anda-
etous undertaking so implicitly trastfal'
in their young lieutenant who Was 20
lead them, so ohavious Of everything bat
that shey were going in- They did not
( speak OF coming out. with TIE exception
OF pesgnan. wao said: "oh. / guess We
stand a sa,r sacw OF getting out; bat
they cans stop Us from going ia This
last In 4 n1osr natter-of-fact style. as
thaugh going in was the only point worth
considering 80 +, WIS 10 them This
was everyday h4roism. heroisnl in over
ais ara oil ard ceal dust from ankle TO
eyebrow.
Anther Version OF the Affair.
+ Copyrighted. 1895. by The Associated Press.
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT DAUSTI4ESs. OFF
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June a. a. m
Via Port Antonio. Jamaiea. in
sransrnission)--Ry one OF the most bril-
liaat. exploits IN naval anaais. the cork
has been driven into the bottle al Santi-
/ ago de- CUBA and the Spanish fleet could
not be more secure were the entrance 10
/ the harbor. doored, barred ard double
locked and the key dropped into the bot
! tomless depths Of the sea-
Lieut.. Richmond r. Hotsson. of the flag
! ship New YORK. With volunteer crew of
seven men, under cover of darkness. after
/ the moon had set shorty after o'clock
I this morning. ran the big collier Merrimac
into the throat OF the harbor swung her
broadside to across the channel and then
| exploded and sank her. Ensign Powell
! launch, creDt close under the guns OF
Moro castle to take off the heroes Of the
EIerrimae, and remained there pluckily
| uptll daylight discovered his position with
! out seeing a trace of the Merrimac's dar-
! ing crew
/ s-ushng's memorable feat in blowing
| up the Confederate ram Alnemarie is over
men crept up Albemarle sound at mid
night and fell upon an unsaspecting foe
/ Hobson took his ship. over 600 feet long.
| into khe very faces Of the batteries. with
i ths enemy at the guns. and blew Ii up.
| Discovery at the end of his journey was
| inevitable and death was almost certain.
| No name therefore can BE- written higher
/ on wars temple OF fame than his
/ When Rear Admiral Sampson Joined
/ Commodore schley on Wednesday. the lat
/ ter bad already ascertained thai il would
I lie impossible for the fleet TO crawl into
/ The rat hole IN which the Spanish feet
( had taken refuge. /. was then that. Hob
/ son conceived the scheme OF sinking the
/ big collier across the harbor entrance. and
/ HoDson was so enthusiastic that his con-
/ fiaeEce was infectious. and the admiral
/ tinally reluctantly gave his consent. :.
/ When the admirals consent was OBJ
/ tanned Hobson became impatient of all
/ de,ay. and that very night, Wednesday,
I after the moon went down, he Sc, the time
! for the event.
I
/ of the fleet. and to the credit of the
/ American navy be ii said few dinched.
| Whole cheering crews stepped forward at
4 the summons for the hazardous duty.
About 800 men on board the New York,
! 10 on board the Iowa and like proportion
/ from the other ships volunteered. but
/ Lieut., Hobson decided to risk as few lives
! as possible, He picked three men from
the New York and three from the Merri-
mae. The latter were green in the serv-
| Tee. but they knew the ship and had plead
I Cd hard TO go. and one man slowed away
/ on Laard the collier.
Six other men selected from various
ships. with Ensign Powell in command,
manned the launch, which was to lie at
! the harbor mouth and take of those who
/ escaped The Merrimae was made ready.
Six terpedoes were strung along her port
side. with wire connections to the bridge.
I Her anchors were dashed at the bow and
stern. Her cargo Of coal was shifted.
and her cargo ports were opened 50 that
she would more readily al when the time
csme 10 e0s her auchor lashings. open il'e
ssa cocks and torpedo her buikheads.
Tire work was not completed untr after
1 ociock Thursday morning bat, with the
sky paliag In the east. Lieut. Hohson
headed in on MS dangerous mission.
ON oosrd the ships OF the fleet. plckesei
ahous the entrance. every officer and man.
w.,h many warm hear,-beats fsr their
brave .eagarades. awaited the issue with
etss auSiousIy fixed on the jaitjng head
sav5s that marked The entrance II the
A4rtog. Eut as the Merrimae steamed