The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-10
MERRlMAC WILL STAY
|.soo Kill Not Permit Removal
4 Of Obstruction.
ELL NOT FIRE ON MORO CASTLE
r.rxera Has Notified Him that
|uobson and His Men Are Con-
fined Therein.

yrighted, 1898. by Associated Press
Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Dauntless, OFF Santiago de Cuba, Sun
Juue 5. 4 p. m, via Kingston, June 6,
a m.-Admiral Sampson is determined
the work for which Lieutenant HoDson
ID his life shall not be undone and upon
frst suspicion that the Spaniards are
ayoring TO raise or blow UP the wreck
be Merrimac, which now bars the en-
ce to the prison of the Spanish fleet,
batteries and forts viii be bombarded
reduced to ruins.
either will he permit any more guns TO
haunted In the batteries which COM
a the entrance. In the event of bonn
ment MORO Castle alone probably will
ne. Built OF stone. 1t could no more
stand the projectiles OF the heavy guns
,e fleet than pine board could resist the
act of Krag- Jorgenson bullets. Its walls
IA crumble like mortar If our guns were
ed against 1t.
II now II holds the heroes of the Merr.-
KIN A polite exterior the Spanish ad-
ii informed Admiral Sampson of this
NJ TO an old and bsrbarous custom. He,
would use his prisoners OF war tosshield
self
n Saturday afternoon, when several sus-
ous small boats were reported as having
seen lowering about the wreck OF
Merrimac, Admiral Sampson instantly
ersd the ships OF the fleet cleared for
on. with the intention of driving the
nards off and incidentally of admins
ug punishment to the fort and bat
les as a warning against a similar at
Of in the future. Four battleships In
amidical formation. with the flagships
York and Brooklyn on the tanks,
led up to within 1000 yards of MORO.
the way in one of the 12-inch guns of
Texas was prematurely discharged ara
short. Finding by observation that the
pr, Of an attempt being made to destroy
wreck of the Merrimac was incorrect.
flagship hosted the signal 40" at the
IL and the ships of the feet withdrew to
r respective stations. Not shot was
from the shores, although our ships
e in easy reach.
blowing is Rear Admiral SIMPSONS
er Of battle and it is believed it will
closely followed when the full lombard
BIT Of Cervera's fleet takes place:
ORDER OF BATTLE.
| Flagship New York. Off Santiago de
3uba4 June 4.-TeXas. Massachusetts,,
Pwa and Oregon will take positions
poo yards from Estrada Point and op-
osite the entrance to the bay of San
}ago in the order named from west
east In such position as to be
pie 10 observe the wreck cf the Merri-
pac. They will fire upon any parties
Pat may be seen working on il. IL
Pre- Is opened by the batteries it will
L returned. and endeavor he made TO
Ifstroy them. The senior officers of !
ee above named ships will have
Earge Of carrying out these nstruc-
IONS.
IN case of opening fire upon the bat
Fries, the Brooklyn. Marblehead and
Ken Will take an enflading position
wv yards to the westward of the en-
rance and we'll in shore. The New
,rk' New Orleans and Yankee will
axe a similar position to the east
,aia' They will engage the batteries
\ ~, ,ne same time with the battleships.
rirlng directly upon Moro castle
,iM De avoided, as our men from the
ueIrlmac are confined there. The
s,s.ueships viii take the above posi-
iuns when signalled to do so by the
! vinniander in chief. and will occupy
l Iem until signalled to withdraw
men the blockading stations will be
''''.,eu' very respectfully.
sampson, Rear Admiral. U. s. N.
'vs,,l,lahoer in Chief of tho United
STATES Sm.es Naval Forces. North Atlantic