The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
LATEST WAR NEWS
BRIEFLY STATED,
Accurately Given Stripped of
Unnecessary verbage.
HOBSON Is THE HERO.
A Daring Deed of Southern Young
Lieutenant. Under Fire He
Sinks the Merrimac.
HOBSON is THE HERO.

Rear Admiral Sampson during Fri
day morning decided to close the mar
row harbor at the entrance of Santiago
by sinking the collier Merrimac loaded
with coal in the harbor. He called for
volunteers to go to almost certain
death, and forty-seven men offered
themselves. Lieutenant Hobson and
six men were chosen, and at s O'Clock
on Friday morning the Merrimac, I'M
der her own steam, entered the chan
mel under a terrible Spanish fire. The
vessel was riddled with projectiles, but
she anchored and swung around. Lieu
tenant Hobson then set off the internal
torpedo with electric attachment
There was an explosion and the Merri-
mac sank and the channel was closed,
and apparently Cervera will be unable
to escape. Hobson and the hero crew
OF the Merrimac were saved in the fol-
lowing manner: Unable, after the
sinking of their vessel to make their
way back through the storm of shot
and shells, they rowed into the harbor
to the Spanish flagship and were taken
on board unframed. The Spanish adj
miral under flag of truce on FRIDAY
sent word to the American admiral Of
fering to exchange prisoners, adding
that in the meantime he and his party
would be treated with the greatest
consideration.
The warships under command of
Schley and Sampson began an engage
ment with the Spanish batteries and
MORO castle at Santiago, Cuba, Mon
day and Tuesday, sending 1900 proiec-
tiles against these Notifications, ST.
lencing the batteries and Kidding the
fort with solid shot, killing large
number OF Spanish soldiers and several
officers. The Americans sustained no
damage or loss. The Spanish cruiser
Reina Mercedes was hit by a she'll fronn
the Oregon, damaging her badly and
killing several officers and men.
1t is said 500 American troops landed
at Aguadores, near railroad at Santiago
and Il battle ensued, the Americans
driving the Spaniards back. 1t is stated
that the Spanish cruiser Marie Theresa
was sunk by the terrific fire of the
warships.
Troops are being hurriedly loaded on
at Tampa, Fla, for invasion
of Cuba or Porto Rico, or both.
The monitor Monterey has left to
join Dewey
The Cubans engaged the Spaniards
also on land during the recent fight.
-Four thousand men volunteered
to take the Merrimac into the har-
Dor of Santiago and sink her in
the channel. If Spain has any
gumption she will blow off her
dogs when the hears Of that Incl
dent.
The cables connecting Cuba
with the outside world have all
been cut.
5000 American soldiers have
been landed at Punta Cabrea and
formed junction with Garcia's
5000 patriots. More Americans
are following daily.
Hon. w. J. Bryan, colonel of
of the third Nebraska regiment,
will be sent to the Philippines.
Gen. Lee has announced his
personal staff and it indicates no
small amount of sentiment on the
part of the old war horse. 1t con-
sists of Lieut.. Algernon Sartoris,
who is Gen. Grants grandson
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., and Carlos
Carbonel, who is engaged TO Seno-
rita Cisneros.
Iowa, North Carolina and Miss
lssippi are the states that have
failed to send up their quotas of
volunteers under the first call.
The war has helped the horse
and mule trade. The government
has bought more than 100000