Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-10

| venture III at that hour. Sometime after
O'Clock the Porter came tearing back
ana the Merrinlac TO every ones surprise,
kept her position. Admiral Sampson,
captain Chadwick and Lieutenant Staun-
ton could not understand until Lieuten.
ant Fremont from the deck of the torpedo
boat shouted: Lieutenant Hobson asks
permission to continue on his course. He
thinks he can make it,
But IN stern tones the admiral sent
i1obsnn message to the effect that the
Merrimac must return at once and in
due course of time the doomed collier
slowly steamed back, her commander ev-
identity disappointed with the order re-
ceived from the admiral through the COM
mander of the Porter, Hobson's figure
standing out wildly on the lonely bridge
Of the Merrimac
All day yesterday the collier lay near
the flagship and more elaborate prepara-
tons were made to carry out the mission
of the Merrimac SUCCESSFULLY During
these preparations Hobson was tireless,
cool and confident supervising personally
every little detail. When finally Hobson
went on board the Merrimac last night
he had been without sleep since Eednes-
day morning. His uniform was begrim-
ed, his hands We're black and he looked
like man who had been hard at work
in an engine room for long time.
As he said good bye, the lieutenant
remarked that his only regret was that
all of the New York's volunteers could
not 60 with him.
Two Men Who Disobeyed Orders.
When the Merrimac started Yesterday
morning on.the trip for which she was
recalled she had on board of her two
men who had no right TO be there.
They were Assistant Engineer Crank of
the Merrimac and Boatswain AIullin OF
the New York, who had been working
on the collier all day. These two men
refused to leave the ship and as their dis
obedience was of the nature which pro-
duced the Cushings and Farraguts of the
American navy it was not officially rec
ognized.
The spirit shown by the men and oflic.
ers of the fleet in connection with the
Merrimac expedition is really grand and
beyond being merely expressed in words
Under these circumstances one can I'M
| agine the immense feeling of satisfaction
experienced when it became known that
Hobson and the crew of the Merrimae
| We're safe.
News of Their Safety.
Later in the day boat with a white
flag put out from the harbor and Cap
tain Oviedo the chief of staff of Admiral
Cervera, boarded the New York and in
formed the admiral that the whole of the
party had ben captured and that only
two of them had been injured. Lieutenan,
Hobson had not been injured.
1t appears that the Spanish admira
was so struck with the courage of tn.
Merrimac's crew that he decided to in
form Admiral Sampson that they haC
not lost their lives but were prisoners O
war and could be exchanged. The ding,
portion of the program does not appear
to have been carried out which leads t,
the belief that she may have been smash
ed by a shot, for Hobsons men driftet
ashore on an old catamaran which hae
been slung over the Merrimac's side at tn
last moment as an extra precaution. The,
were captured and sent to Santiago unde
guard previous to being transferred t,
MORO castle, where they are now under
stood to be confined.