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UNDER A STORM
OF SHOT AND SHELL
K ifo,|. ?
Lieut. IlobAon Cnrrlcit out the
Orders of Admiral SunipHoii.
,
?UK RUNS THE MERIMAG
fe
Into the Ilnrbor ol Santiago unil
Sinks her
fof1 ? ' . , " *
- -
TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE
-
OFTtiE SPANISH FLEET?ONT3 OP
THE MOST HEROIC DEEDS OF
THE WAR?WITH A OREW OF
EIGHT HE ACCOMPLISHED A
' MAGNIFICENT COUP-ALL ARE
&IADE PIUBONERS?THE SPAN
ISH ADMIRAL OPENLY EX
PRESSES HIS ADMIRATION FOR
' THE DARING AND BRAVEST OF
THE PEAT.
WASHINGTON, June 5.?The navj*
department has posted the following
bulletin: Tho nary, Apartment at .3
o'clock fatelved tho following dispatch:
VMOLB HAITI, Juno 0.-?Succeeded
ty'linking the Merlmac in tho chann.el
fit Santiago at 4 a. cn? Juno 3. This
<wjw carried out most gallantly under
tho oommand of Naval Constructor
Hobson and seven men. By a flag of
?truce 'from the Spanish admiral, sent
In recognition of their bravery, I am
Informed that all are prisoners of war,
two slightly wounded. Request au
thority to approve exchange, If possible
between these and the -prisoners at
?Atlanta. Six of tho Spanish squadron
in the harbor at Santiago unable to
avoid being captured or destroyed.
"SAMPSON."'
MOLE ST. NICHOLAS, June u.-The I
name of Hobson has (rone on the list I
of American .heroes, with. Paul Jones
and Lawrence, Perry, Cushlng and 1
the rest.
For It was Lieutenant Richmond P.
Hobson, of Alabama, who took the big
? collier Merlmac right In to the channel j
1 of Santiago, In the face of the lire from |
all the Spanish ships and batteries, and :
there debllberately sank his vessel to I
keep Cervera In the harbor until such |
time as the Americans get ready to j
capture him and his ships of war.
Thursday night Admiral Sampson de- I
olded to send the Merlmac In ar.d sink j
her at the channel's narrowest part.
He called for volunteers, explaining
that it tras a desperate mission, death
being almost certain for all those who
ventured In.
Then the navy showed the stuff It Is
made of. Admiral Sampson wanted
eight men. He could huve had every
, officer and man In the fleet. Everyone
was more than readf. Many begged
for the chance with tearful eyes.
But Hobson and seven others were
; selected, and the rest had to content
themselves with jxlvlng the heroes a
cjieer as they went to their death or I
fame.
Just before 3 o'clock Friday morning,
the collier, deeply laden ivlth ballast
material and some coal,, was headed
without preliminary manocuvers
; straight^ for the entrance over which
-{tie?* remaining batteries of Morro
frown from one side, and those of So
capa from the other.
' 'In" the dark of the early morning, the
Merlmac, without a light showing any
where; dashed well within the line of
the forts before she was discovered, our
ships thundering at the enemy's bat
teries to divert their action Irom the
collier.
The eye could not follow the Merri- |
mac, '"but the ear told that she had i
been detected bv the Spaniards, tor the
fire'from up the channel Indicated that
every possible gun was being brought,
to bear on her. The Spaniards may
also have endeavored to destroy her
by the mines they are supposed to have
in the'harbor, but If the attemptvwas
made.lt did not succeed.
?'For the Merrlmac went to the point
fo which Admiral Sampson had direct
ed Hobson to take her. There she was
anchored and coolly swung across, the
ohannel. Then Hobson blew a hole In
her bottom, and with hUr seven men.
only two Qfwhotohdd licon Injured took
4o a boat. .
All that ii known, of-that heroic dash
beyond theio bare.fa^tv comes from
Admiral Corvera hlraielf. The Spanish
commander sent word to Admiral
Sampson, under a Hag of truce, of the'
capture of the elirht Amerlcun dare
devils. .He gallantly praised their her
oism, and offered to nrrango nn ex
change for Spanish prisoner* now In
the hands of. the United States.
From the - boat -bearing the flag ;of
truce U was learned that the Merlrmac
was frequently hiHvhlliTatenmlng up
the riatMw channel, blth none of the
shots disabled .her. machinery.
More than 100 projectiles struck near
her, over a dozen struck home, and two
of her Intrepid fnen were bruised by
Splinters from .her woodwork.
When Hobson left the ship In the
boat ho made an effort to row out of
the harbor and rogaln the American
fleet, but ho had gone too far up the
channel, and ho soon saw that the
efTort to pass, all the aroused batteries
In the then daylight would mean the
sacrifice of his crew. So he turned
and rowed straight, for the 8pan|aU
"tequadron. ,
Some shots were still sent for the
boat, but before long the Spaniards
saw that Hobson evidently Intchdfjd to
give himself up. ond ceased firing. The
American lieutenant rowed straight to
the Almlranto Oquondo, and surrender
ed to Admiral Cervera, who received
the prisoners courteously, and\treated
them with respect due to gallant men
who were prisoners of wnr.
It was undoubtedly his admiration for
t the heroism displayed In the dash of
i the Merrlmac which led him to send
out the flag of truco and an honorablo
exchange. The Spaniards, on the truce
host'declared that Hobson and his -men
were given a cheer as they came up to.
the Spanish shlpB, th*? sailors recogy
nlzlng the bravery'of the deed.
In the fleet It la said that Hobson was
selected because of his coolness4ln tlmo
of danger and hiB knowledge of,the ex
plosives which he was to use In send
ing bis ship to the bottom. The explo
sive used was a dynamite bomb, ;op:
erated by electricity. The fcomb was
placed well -forward, and the electrical
apparatus for exploding it was locat
ed on deck at the stern. In this way
It was possible to blow a hole In the
collier and then take to the boats be
fore the big vessel went down. In the
fleet nothing Is talked of besldo. the
wondrous exploit of the eight heroes,
and the. example has had such an ef
fect on the men that nothing could
be -proposed so hazardous ob to deter
them from volunteering to accomplish
it.
Some time after the collier had been
sunk two boats put out from the harbor
to the place where the masts showed
above the water. It was suspected that
the Spaniards were endeavoring to dy
namitt the wreck and clear the chan
nel. A few long range shots drovo the
two boats away. The truce Wat took
back to \Hobson and his men clothes
and money, Captain Ovldeo. of Cer
vera's staff, cheerfully agreeing to de
liver anything the Americans might de
sire tovsend. Ovldeo reported that
Hobson was not hurt In any way, and
that the two men wounded by splinters
were not seriously Injured.
FLEET "WILD OVER THE FEAT.
Men and Officers Inci ted -by the .Magni
ficent Daring of- Their Shipmates.
OFF SANTIAGO, via Kingston, Ja
maica, June 5.?Lieutenant Hobson ap
pears to have carried out his plan, to the
smallest details, except as regards tho
method of escape. The row boat In
which the crow were to attempt to cs
capc was either blown, up or_ shot to
pieces, for Lieutenant Hofcson and his
men drifted ashore on an old catamaran,
which was slung over the ship's side at
the last moment as an extra precaution.
Upon reaching shore the men were token
prisoners and sent to Santiago city un
der guard. Later they were taken to
Morro Castle, where rhey now are.
Captain Oviedo, Admiral Cervera's
chief of staff, who boarded the New
York under a flag of truce, did not give
farther details of the capture.
The bravery of the Americans evi
dently excited as much admiration
among the, Spaniards, as It did among
the men of the American fleet. The
prisoners will be perfectly safe, and will
probably be well treated while they re
main in Morro Castle.
The fleet is wild with delight to-night
over the termination of the most daring
expedition since Che destruction oC the
Confederate Ironclad Albemarle by
Lieutenant Cashing in 1S64. The ad
miral Is Just as glad as the youngest
Jackie. Captain Chadwlck, of the flag
elilp New York, who Is usually mast
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The general opinion 4s that no man
ever deserved recognition by Congress
for personal bravery more than does
Lieutenant Hobson. His work was well
done and his men are safe. When he
started on the expedition few thought he
could accomplish his object.
Onicere of the licet, when questioned
as 1o whether Captain Ovledo could have
any ulterior design In visiting the New
York under a flag of truce, scouted the
suggestion, saying that the visit was
prompted by pure Chivalry on the part
of the Spaniards, and was noble of them.
Clausen, the New York's coxswain,
went on the Merlmao against orders.
Nothing could have kept him from that
trip Into Che Jaws of death.
It Is probable that the Spaniards will
try .to blow up the Merlmac, but Im
probable that they will succeed. Specu
lation Is rife as to the exact details of
how Lieutenant Hobson matiaged to
blow himself and ship up and live to tell
the tale. His heroism ,has cleared up
the situation well. The Spaniards are
now doubly hemmed In.
At quarters on the New York last
evening Chaplain Royce, praying before
the baro-headed crew on deck, thanked
God for having preserved Lieutenant
Hobson and the men under him. Last
night Chaplain Royce Invoked the pro
tection, but few then believed it poisi
ble that his prayer would be granted.
Cadet Powell,Who wasthe last man to
see Lieutenant Hobson before, his start
ami who had charge of the launch dur
ing Its perilous trip, told "Che story of his
experience. He 6ald:
"Lieutenant Hobson took a short sleep
for a few hours, which was often inter
rupted. A quarter of 2 he came on deck,
and made fln^l inspection, giving his
last instruction?. Then we had a little
lunch. Hobson was as cool as a cucum
ber. About 2::o I took the men who
were not going on' the trip into th?
launch and started for the Texas; the
nearest ship, but had to go back for one
of the assistant engineers, whom Ilob
jwn Anally compelled to leave.
' "I shook hands with Hobson the last
of all. He said: 'Powell, watch the
boat's crew when we pull out of tho har
bor. We wlll .be cracks, rowing thirty
strokes to the minute.'
"After leaving the Texas I saw the
Merlmao steaming slowly In. It was
only fairly dark then, and the shore
was quite visible. We followed about
three-quarters of a mile astern. The
Merimac Stood about a mile to the
westward of the harbor and seemed, a
btt mixed, turning completely around,
finally heading to Che east, she ran down
and then turned in.
"We'were then cowing him, becau?e
I thought Hobfton had lost his bearing.
When Hobson woj about 200 yards from
the harbor the first gun was fired from
the eastern blufT. W? were then haJf a
mile oft shore,' elob* under the batteries,
The tiring Increased rapidly. We ittam
ed In alowly and lost right of the Merl
mac 1n the smoke. It hung heavily. De
fore Jlobson could have blown up tho
Merlmao the western battery picked
ua up and commenced firing.
"They shot wild, and we only heard
the allots. We ran In closer to tho rtioro
and tho ftunnors lost fight of us. Then
tvo hrard the explosion of the torpedoes
on the Merlmnc.
"Until daylight we waited Justoutalde
the breakers, half n mile to tho west
ward of Morro, keeping a bright lookout
for the boat or for swimmers,' but saw
nothing.
"Hobaon hod arranged to meet us at
that point, but thinking ,thit someone
might have drlftedi we crossed in front
of Morro and the mouth of the harbor to
the eastward. About 5 o'clock we cross
ed the harbor nga4n within a quarter of
a mile and atocd to the westward. In
pawing we raw one spar of the Merrt
mac sticking out of the water. We hug
ged the shore Just outflde of the break
ra for a mile, and then turned toward
the Texas, when the batteries saw us
and opened fire. It was then broad day
light. The first Shot fired dropped thir
ty yards aatern, but the other shots went
wild.
"I drove the launch for all 6he was
worth, finally making the New York.
Tho men behaved splendidly."
The news of Lieutenant Hobson'e
safety lifted a great load from Cadet
Powell's mind. Probably no other de
tails of this marvelous trip will be
known until Lieutenant llobson gets
back.
Some heavy firing was done shortly
before midnight by 4:he New York and
New Orleans, aimed at what was
thought to be a small gunboat, which
disappeared. Whether she was sunk or
not is not known. The flrtng took placc
to the eastward of Morro.
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In Mrs. Atkinson's Trial?She la Re
indicted by the Grand Jury?IIow It
Came About.
Special Dispatch to tho Intelligencer,
OLENVILLE, W. Vo., Juno 5.?
Thero was a sensational turn In the
second trial of Mrs. Myra Atkinson
yesterday. The grand Jury hod refused
to Indict Mrs. Atkinson on the alleged
forgery cases b^ a vote of 14 to 2, and
the Jurn wns about to be discharged
from further service, as there was no
objection thereto by the state, when
General Wats, of counsel for the de
fense, desiring the records to show a
partial vindication of Mrs. Atkinson,
moved the court to instruct the grand
Jury to return an Indictment against
her as "not a true bill."
This request by General Watts was
shown by after events to be exceed
ingly Ill-timed. It at once brought
about a warm discussion between the
respective attorney?, in the course of
which' the court, addressing himself to
the Jury, asked them. If they had failed
to examine any witnesses sent before
them.
The foreman replied that they had,
and gave a reason therefor which th6
Judge seemed to think Inadequate. .
The prosecuting attorney then asked
the court to relnstruct the Jury as to
the law against forgeries and acces
sories, and to send them back to their
room with orders to examine all wit
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to do their duty under the law.
The Judge thereupon turned to the
grand pury, and gave them a strong
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members of the Jury In chare* ^f the
sheriff, who conducted them in their
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against Mrs. Atkinson. She afterwards
appeared In court, and gave bond for
her appearance at court.
The trial of Owens, who was Indicted
with Mrs. Atkinson at the last term
of. court. Is progressing. It Is under
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be completed at an early day, the at
torneys on the respective sides will
reach an agreement wherby Mrs. At
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