The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
4 DARING FEAT.
An O,o V.sssi Sunk IN The HsIbor o.:
SsGci6Go.

sa1tlxgo.
Rear Admiral Sampson, during Fri
day 4 uosning, decided TO close the
narrow haebor entrance OF Santsgo
De Cubs by sirkicg the collier Msrrl-
mac, losdsd with coal, in the c0snneI
H called for volunteers to 60 to al
most certain death, snd 4,0O0 men OF
fered themselves Lieut.. bo5son and
seven men were chosen, al 3 oclcck
Friday morning the Merrimac, under
her oWr steam, entered the channel
urder g terrio?e Spanish ire. Inc
vessel was riddled with pcoJec.l!es, Gu:
she anchored ard swung around
lieutenant Hobson then set OF an Ia
le-nal torpsGo witl an electric attach.
mept. There w&s sn explosion, the
Merrimac sank, the channel was clos
ed. and, apparently, Adnirsl Cervera
3il. be unsole to escape.
HOW THEY WERE SAVED
Lieut.. Hobsou and the heroic ere "
CT the Merrimac were saved n tie
following manner: Uosble, after the
sinking OF their vessel, to make thelr
wsy back through the storm o! sho!
and shell. thty rowed into the harooE
10 the Spanish flagship AID were taken
On beard uaharmeo. TIE Spanish
| admiral, under flag OF truce, On Fri
6sv, s-nt word to ire American adml
raj that he cEere6 10 exchange the
prisoners, adding that IN the mean
while Hobson and MS party would De
treated with the greatest kindness.
WHAT SAMPSON SAYS.
Rear Admiral Sampson sent the fol
10 wing TO the navy department: Isuc
ceeded in sinking the @errinsc IL the
channel cf Santisgo at 4 a. n. June >
This was carried out most calamity
under The command Of Naval Goa
s!ruc:or Hobson and seven men. BY
a flag Of truce from the Spanish, Ad-
miraI Cervera sent in recognition &
their bravery. am informed all are
prisoners OF war, two being slightly
wounded. I riq lest authority to ap
prove exchange, i po=sb E, between
tnese AID the prisoners at A5lan1a.
SIX of the Spanish squadron ii the
harbor OF Sanli2so are unable to sYolo
oeing captured or destroyed.
(SigEed) Sanpsoa.
WILL BE EXCHANGED.
a dispatch from Washington says
reward sure snd adequate IS awal Ing
these American heroes, and Acting
Secretary Allen has so pledged him
self, after consultation with Secretary
Long, VINO is still confined to his room
| oy a lame leg. Medals and promotion
are the least they can expect at the
hands OF grateful people. More
over, they will net languish long IN
a Spanish prison if the authorize!
mere csn bring about their release, fol
nslf sn hour after SIMPSONS bulletin
vas displayed on ihs walls o. the navy
department Colonel Garter, assistant
&c iuIans general, had taken the PIE
Gmlnsry steps TO arrange for an ex-
caapge Of prisoners, and was learning
Just now many Spanish officers ano
enlisted men were still held N cap,ivl
~ at Fort Mcpherson, Georgia, where
Iney mad bsen taken from the prizes
captured by the American vessels.
TIE SPANISH FLAG OF TRUCE.
CAPT. O7leao, Admiral Cervera'
chief CT staff, VINO boarded the Nav
York under flag Of truce, did moi
give further details cf the capture
The bravery Of the Am sricaos evident
IIy excited admiration among ths
5paniards, as It cid sm ong the men o.
the American feet. The prisoner.
were pertec.Iy safe, and will probably
be we'll treated while they remain II
Moro Castle. The admiral is just 8:
glsd as though he were 8 Jackie
ECaps. Chadwick, OF the New York
who is ususlly most conservative, II
speaking CT the incident, said
Splendid; too much cannot be said
about IT,"
he IS AN ALBANIAN.
Richmond Pearson Hopson wa!
born August II, 1870, st Greensboro
Hail County, AIsbams, where ne alsc
graduated from The Southern Universl
EIy at the hesd OF his class. BE wa
appointed to tie naval academy OF
competitive examination in May, 1885
and although the youngest man O.
the class, he graduated st its head II
1889. His frs! cruise was in the squad
ron OF evolution On the fagshlE
Chicago, with Admiral Walker, II
the Mediterranean. Laier he made
cruise 10 Brazil when the flag OF Ihs
aew Brazilian RsEuolic was recog
nlzsd. He wss ordered to specla-
course abroad, spending one year a
the national School of Mines at Paris
and two years al the Scool of Mari
time Science in the same city. The
summer vacation was spent in French
EshipYards. he received diplomas
| from the French school for distinction
IN naval construction and design
both of hulls and Of engines. H.
also spent some time in the English
shipy ards.
PART OF A SCHsME.