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THE AID Of DEWEY.
Santiago Again
Bombarded.
(•DTUHat May Be Compellixl to li
pica Bwhuwi lata Service Owing
to Hick Mata. flemnmliMl.
' VOLUMB
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XVI.
DALLAS.
The Merrimac Is
Blown Up
Her Gallant Crew of Eight Men,
Led by Lieutenant Hobson.
Are Made Prisoners By
the Spaniards.
OINKING OF THE MERRIMAC IN
SANTIAGO HARBOR DESCRIBED.
Associated Press dispatches via
Kingston state that Rear Admiral
Sampson daring Friday morning de
cided to doses the nary*#, harjbdr en
trance of Santiago de Cuba by sinking
the collier Merrimac, loaded with ooal,
in the harbor. He called for volun
teers to go to almost certain death and
forty-seven men offered themselves.
Lieutenant Hobson and seven men
were chosen, and at 8 o’clock a. m.
Friday morning the Merrimao, under
her own steam, entered the ohannel
under a terrible Spanish fire. The, ves
sel was riddled With projectiles, but
she anchored and swung around.
Lieutenant Hobson then set off an
interns|l' torpedo with an eleotrio at
tachment. There was an explosion,
the Merrimao sank, the ohannel was
closed and apparently Admiral Oervera
will be unable to escape.
Hobson and the hero crew of the
Merrimao were saved in the following
manner:
Unable after the sinking of their
Tessel to make their way back through
the storm of shot and shell, they rode
into the harbor to the Spanish flagship
and were taken on board nnharmed.
The Spanish admiral under a flag of
truce sent word to the American ad
miral to the effect offering to change
the prisoners, adding that in the
meanwhile he and his party would be
trentedavith the greatest consideration.
The inly Hobson in the list of offi
cers in she naval register is Riohmond
P. Hobson, a naval constructor, who
is a lieutenant of the junior grade. He
was appointed an assistant naval con
structor' in 1891. He entered the
navy from Alabama.
. A bulletin was received at the white
house Saturday corroborating the re
port that the Merrimao was snnk in
Santiago ohannel, and by orders from
the department.
It was stated positively that this
aotion on the part of Admiral Samp
son was a part of the program for at
tacking ' Santiago, and that it was
known that he was going to call for a
volunteer crew.
“The cork is driven in the bottle,”
was the comment of the naval officers
at the navy department upon the news
of the sinking of the collier Merrimao.
Cemra Notifies Sampson.
Additional advices received at Hayti
state that all the members of the Mer
rimac Expedition are safe. Only two
of them were slightly injured. Lieu
tenant Hobson was not hnrt. All of
the Merrimae's men are held as pris
oners of war. The news of their won
derful escape was sent to Rear Admiral
SampBon by Admiral Oervera, the
Spanish admiral, who, being so struck
with the courage of the Merrimae’s
erew,th(fight Admiral Sampson should
know that they had not ost their
lives.
Admiral Cerveva’s chief of staff,
Captain Oviedo, boarded the New
York un ler a flag of truce bearing the
announcement of the safety of the
Merrimao's men and returned with a
supply of provisions and money for
the prisoners.
Lientenant Hobson’s name is on
every lip in Washington. He is well
known at the navy department, as he
served in the bureau of construction
for several years.
GUNBOAT^MARIETTA SAFE.
Reach*. Key West After an Uneventful
Trip of Three Months.
The dJ&ited States gunboat Marietta,
Commander Simmons, arrived at Key
West early Saturday morning from Sau
Jose Cal., which port she left on the
16th of March. The trip was unevent
ful and there was not even a' case of
sickness aboard. Much of the voynge
was made in company with the battle
ship Oregon, and the first question of
the Marietta’s officers was as to the
Oregon’s whereabouts. The Marietta
left Rio Janeiro on May 3. The men
on board bad heard no war news later
lhau the bulletin of Rear Admiral
Dewey’s victory bt Manilla.
1E
PERSONNEL OF THE BRIEVE CREW.
THE E. & P. Ml 1,1,8 SOLD,
Commendable Con rage of Launch Men
Who Ware Waiting to Keaene Hoto-
ivh nod HU Companion*.
The Associated Pray givea the fol
lowing detailed story of the act of
heroism performed by Lieutenant
Richmond P. Hobson and his seven
companions in sinking the collier Mer
rimao aeross the ohannel leading into
the harbor of Santiago de Cnba:
The narrow channel leading into
the harbor was. completely blocked
early Friday morning when the United
States collier Merrimac was sunk
across its entrance. It is now impos
sible for the Spaniards to get out, and
it is equally impossible for any \essels
to get into the harbor, therefore, the
Spanish first-class armored cruisers
Maria Teresa,Cristobal Colon, Vizcoya
and Almironte Oquendo, with the two
topedo boat destroyers Furor and Plu-
ton, are no longer any use to Spain.
Lieutennnt Hobson started on bis
daring errand at 8 o’clock Friday
morning. The Merrimao was lying to
the westward, and under cover of the
clouds over the moon, she stole in
toward the coast, making her way to
the eastward, followed by a launch.
From the crowded decks of the
New York nothing could be Been of the
Merrimao after she had got under the
shadow of the hills. For half an hoar
officers and men strained their eyes
peering into the gloom, when, sad-
denly, the flash of a gun streamed out
from Morro castle and then nil on
board the New York knew the Merri-
w&s nearing her end. The guns from
the Spanish battery opposite Morro
castle answered quickly with more
flashes, and for about twenty minutes
flashes of fire seemed to leap across
the harbor entrance.
The flagship was too far away to
hear the reports, and when the firing
ceased it was judged that Hobsort had
blown up the Merrimac. For an hour
the anxious watchers on the steam
launch Bent aloug to rescue the Merri
mae’s crew, waited for daylight. Rear
Admiral Snmpson and Captain Chad
wick remaining on the bridge of the
New York throughout the night.
Then Cadet Powell, who was in
command of the steam yacht, return
ing, reported that he had clearly seen
the Merrimae’s mastB sticking up jnst
where Hobson hoped to sink her—
north of the Estrella battery and well
past the guns of Morro. But of the
heroes who had penned the Spaniards
in there was not a sound or sign.
Rear Admiral Sampegn said: “I am
pretty sure the attempt was quite suc
cessful. I hope ail those brave fellows
are not oaptured. ”
Cadet Powell, in making his report,
■aid he believed the torpedoes pre
viously fixed about the Merrimac were
exploded as planned.
What aetuully happened on board
the Merrimac will not be known until
Hobson tells it himself.
Great admiration is expressed at the
department at the coolness and discre
tion shown by the young cadet, Geo.
W. Powell, who took command of the
New York’s steam launch and lay un
der the batteries until be was satisfied,
from his own observation, that the
Merrimao had gone down before he
returned to the flagship.
The men Hobson selected to go with
him were Daniel Montague, George
Charette, J.C. Murphy,Oscar Deignan,
John P. Phillips, John Kelly and H.
Clausen. The latter, a coxswain of the
New York, took part in the expedition
against orders.
Daniel Montague is chief master at
arms of the New York.
George Charette is a gunner’s mate
on board the New York.
J. C. Murphy is a coxswain of the
Iowa.
Oscar Deignan is a coxswain of the
Merrimac.
. John P. Phillips is a machinist of
the first class, belonging to the Merri
mac.
John Kelly is a water tender.
H. Clausen, who slipped on boa d
the Merrimac without permission to
take part in the expedition , is a cox
swain of the N ew York.
Valunhlo Property at Columbna, flu •
ltought In Ity Bondholder*.
Tiie properly of the Eagle aud Plie-
nix Manufacturing company, at Co
lumbus, Ga., valued at about $8,000,-
000, was sold at public ontpry Tues
day by Commissioner J. W. Morphy.
The plant was first sold, bringiug
$500,000, the only bid.
After the sale of the plant font par
cels of other property, real estate and
water lots, were offered. On the real
estate there were several bids, bat all
was bonght by the committee repre
senting the first mortgage bondhold
ers—Messrs. Joel Hurt, P. Honiara,
George P. Harrison, Joseph King,
Henry Buist and'John G. Huge.
The sale was more of a formality
than anything else, it having been un
derstood for some time that the bond
holders would be the purchasers. The
now owners of the property met Tues
day afternoon and organized into the
Engle and Phenix mills. By-laws were
adopted aud a charter accepted. The
following directors were elected: Jael
Hurt, Paul Romnre, George P. Harri
son, Joseph King, JameB U. Jackson,
Henry Buist, John G. Pngh, George
W. Woodruff and G. Gunby Jordan.
The directors subsequently met and
elected the following officers: Presi
dent, G. Gunby Jordan; temporary
secretary -and treasurer, James U.
Jackson; counsel, Goetchius A Chap
pell.
GEORGIA DELEGATION HAPPY.
to Hl|k
(KRVEKA A HERO
Washington Contingent Pleased at Ke*utt
of fttate Primary.
A Washington dispatob says: Thsre
is great rejoicing among the members
of the Georgia delegation over the re
sult of Monday’s election at .home.
The renomiuation of the entire dele
gation is a compliment to the sitting
members and the further mnrk of con
fidence and esteem on the part of their
respective constituencies will inspire
the delegation to greater efforts in be
half of the state.
Several of the delegation are serv
ing their first term in congress and
they will be more valuable to the peo
ple they represent with increased ex
perience in Washingsou ways. Indi
vidually the members of the delegation
ore pleased beyond expression and they
will endeavor by their future notions
to merit the confidence imposed in
them.
DIED ON HIS SHIP.
A San FranoifM’ ipecinl says: ’
principal event in the local war situa
tion Tuesday was the departure of tlfc ’
monitor Monterey and the collier Bru
tus for Manila. The order to get un
der way was issued about 1 o’clock,
and shortly afterwards the wharves
and docks on the water front were
orowded with people anxious to wit-
the departure of the formid
able fighting machine. Every steam
whistle on the water front blew a fare
well as the two vessels moved down
the harbor toward the Golden Gate.
The Monterey has always been a Advioes from Kingston, Jamaioa,
great local favorite, but the prospects f state the American Host engaged the
are that she will never again cuter the : Spanish batteries defending the en-
San Francisco harbor, an she ir to be 1 . . a .. .. , ,
permanently stationed in the vicin- | lra,,oe to San,la «° a,,d a,ter
ity of Uncle Sam’s colonies in the three hours’ bombardment silonced
east. : nearly all the forts, destroyed several
The second expedition to the Phil- earthworks and rendered the Estrella
Both Sampson and Schley Poor
a Storm of Shot and Shell
Into the Harhor Defenses
With Fearful Effect.
in the morning aud steamed in slowly
8,000 yards off shore, the Brooklyn
Colllttr Key Wait with Her Com*
ninnder Head on Hoard.
The United States collier Pompeii,
formerly British Hleamor Harlech, ar
rived at Key West Tuesday from Nor
folk, Vb., with her commander, E. W.
Sturdy, dead on board, aud lieutenant
K. O. Norton in charge of the ship.
Oommauder Sturdy was not feeling
well when the Pompeii sailed on last
Friday evening. He was taken sick off
Cape Henry soon afterwards, became
unconscious and died Monday. There
was no physician on board. He was a
native of Maine, fifty-one years of age
and had been in the service thirty-six
years. The family of the deceased
live at Annapolis.
Commander Sturdy was lmried at
Key West Tnesday afternoon with
military honors.
ALABAMA REPUBLICANS MEET.
iRnlih Admiral, Save Ba Haeaaod Ih*
Merrlmar** Craw.
Great enthusiasm prevails lit: Madrid
dVer the Spanish reports of the recent
engagement nt Santiago de Cuba
. - .... I i Premier Sagastaand Captain Atinoit,
ippines will hardly health) to leave Bn ,l Cayo batteries, the two principal the minister of marlue, upon leaving
a?=sjrs; ■ ----- , s^jssusrtsa
board. The troops are ready for sor- The fleet formed in double.column ^ ■*
vice. | six miles off Morro castle at 0 o’clock
High rates of charter and a scarcity
of shipB is preventing the war depart
ment from getting the third expedi
tion under way. The throe transports j leading.
engaged, tho China, the Colon and j The Iowa fired first, sending in a
Zealandia, will constitute the second ; twelve-inch shell, which struck the
expedition. i base of Estralla battery and tore up
Snip owners are demanding extrava- * 1
gant prices for steamers and they will j Inst „ ntly flri , fr()ln both
not be met by the war department. | Adm f ral Bampsou’e and Comma-,
Unless some of them make more rea- { d an( , „ t rrent of | by, entered a small boat and “person-
sonable proposition. it is a foregone , „ fro ' th , sUj fo „ u the ally saved the survivors, who were
con insion that a number of steamers s - h wor t,. swimming in ths water.”
will be seized ami drafted into ' TUe Spaniards replied promptly,but
service Ihe Pacific Ma i ^““er | their H hot« went wiSe. Smoke settled
City of Tara and the San Bias may be ,, tUo „ hi in dellBa ran .
chartered for reason.b e rates and the & B , mlugdiffloul t. There
government will probably secureboth ul , llauTering 0 B f fleet, the ships
approba- I -niainingat their original stations and
tion and may be chartered. The Mor-; T^ Brooklyn and Texas caused
^ havoc among tbs Spanish shore bat-
rspresentatives of the newspapers tlmt
the object of the Americana was net to
force, bnt to block the entire entrance
to the ohannel. Admiral Oervera, they
alleged, was aware of the inteutipu of
the Americans, and ordered parf of
hie squadron outside to defend the en
trance.
The offioial dispatch from Saul lego
de Cuba alio said that when the Mer
rimac sank, Admiral Oervera, who was,
on board of a Spanish warship hear
TROOPS LEAVE FORT X’PHEItSON.
ALL DISABILITIES REMOVED.
All Importiiut Mennui'o Signed By Me*
Klnley mid I* Now a Law.
A Washington special says: The bill
for the removal of all political disa
bilities arising from the civil war is
The Alabama republican state con
vention in session at Montgomery re
solved not to place a ticket in the field,
leaving members of that party free to
act as they see fit in the state election;
indorsed President McKinley and No-
tional Committeeman Youngblood,aud
passed a resolution requesting the
president to appoint Lieutenant Hob
son captain of the Alabama, now being
built; and expressed admiration for
Admiral Dewey’s victory at Mauila;
opposed a constitutional convention
and advised republicans to do ail in
their, power to defeat the present gov
ernor for re-election.
but the quibble is over the charter
price.
M»y Impre** Ti'»n*|»nrt*.
A Washington spocial says: Assist
ant Secretary of War Moiklejohn is
rapidly shaping the question of ships
for transportation of troops to the
Philippines.
Instructions were telegraphed Gen
eral Merritt Tuesday to impress into
government service the steamships
Senator, City of Puebla and Queen, of
the Pacific Coast Stoamship Company
if found suitable for transport serviee.
In addition to these vessels the war
department has in view several ships
of the Northern Steamship Company.
This is a British corporation and the
vessels are the Arizona, Tacoma and
Olympia.
Mr. Meiklejohn received a telegram
from the company stating these vessels
would be chartered to the government
on condition of receiving American
registry nt practically the prices the
war department had proposed to them.
WERE IN MANILLA RATTLE.
RECEIVER FOR JUDGE.
Arkell and sludge PublUliIng Coinpsnle*
Go Into Liquidation.
The board of directors of the Arkell
Publishing company and Judge Pub
lishing company, of New York, have
decided to go into voluntary liquida
tion and have applied for temporary
receivers. The proceedings will not
interfere with the regular issue of the
Arkell publications and there is no
doubt that existing complications will
be speedily adjusted.
REPORT FROM DEWEY
Announcing Decisive Victories of In.nr-
■» In Phlllpplm**.
The navy department Monday re-
nowTlawVPrMident McKinley having I ceived a report from Admiral Dewey
formallv anm-oved it. Representative °f important success achieved by the
insurgents at Manila. It rea l:
Admiral Dewey reports that the
Four M«m Who Were With Admiral
Dewey ICennh Han Fruiiclico.
Among the passengers on the Beigic,
which arrived at Ban Francisco Tues
day from Hong Kong, were four men
who participated in thff fight off Ma
nilla May 1, They are Payma ter
Loud, of the dispatch boat McCul
loch; Dr. Kindelberger, surgeon of
the Olympia; Ralph Phillip*, secre
tary to the oaptain of the McCulloch,
and J. O. Evans, gunner of the Bos
ton. They left Manilla on May 5.
Dr. Kindelberger and Gunner Ev
ans are going home on nccotint of ex
piration of their sea time. Paymaster
Load and Mr. Phillips came over on
business and will return to the Mc
Culloch.
They all speak of the valor and de
termination of their opponents in the
battle of Manila. They say the Span
iards fought bravely after the last ves
tige of hope had gone and stood by
their guns as long as they conld be
used.
BRYAN SLATED FOR PHILIPPINES.
formally approved it. Representative
Jenkins, of Wisconsin, is its author.
The law, declares that the disabilities
imposed by section 3, fourteenth
amendment of the constitution, here
tofore incurred, arc hereby removed.
Columbia Again Ready for Sea.
The United States cruiser Columbia,
which has been in dry dock at the na
vy yard at New York since Decoration
Dny, was floated Tnesday.
insurgents have been actively engaged
within the province of Cavite during
the past week. They have won sev
eral victories, taken prisoners about
1,800 men, fifty- uflicers of the
Spanish troops, not native. The ar
senal of Cavite ha been prepared for
occupation by United States troops
upon their arrival on transports.”
teries, quickly silencing them. While
the larger ships were engaging the
heavy batteries the Snwauee and Vixen
closed with the small inshore battery
opposite them, raining rapid-fire shots
upon it and quickly placing tho battery
out of tho fight.
The Brooklyn closed to 800 yards
and then the destruction caused by
her guns and those of the Marblehead
and Texas was really awfnl.
In a few minutes the woodwork of
Estrella fort was burning aud the bat
tery was silenced, firing no mor* dur
ing the' engagement. Shortly after 0
o’clock tho firing ceased, the warships
turning in order to permit the use of
port batteries. The firing then beoame
a long reverberating crash of thnnder
and the shells raked the Spanish bat
teries with terrible effect. Fire broke
out in the Catalina fort and silenced
the Spanish guns.
The firing of the fleet continued un
til 10 o’clock, when the Spanish fire
ceased entirely and Rear Admiral
Sampson hoisted the “cease firing”
signal.
The military oommauder of Santia
go acknowledges the following were
seriously wounded: Colonel Ordonez,
Captain Sauohez, Lieutenant Yrezar,
of th" artillery, and Perez and Garcia,
both Spanish officers whose rank is
not mentioned.
The Spaniards admit the loss of
^wenty-one infantry soldierH severely
wounded and say one soldier was
killed, bnt it is believed the losses of
the Spaniards were much more heavy,
The Spaniards acknowledge that a
great deal of damage was inflicted on
the Spanish erniser Reina Mereedes,
and they say the forts show great gap
ing breaches in their walls.
Later in the day, it appears, a land
ing of 500 American troops was ef
fected near Diaquiri, some distance
east of Agnadores and near the rail
road station connecting with Santiago.
Later an engagement took place be
tween the American forces and a col
umn of Spanish troops which bad
been sent at the landing party,
it is almost certain ttiat toe Jlrst-
class armored Spanish cruiser Maria
Teresa was sunk. It seems to be ad
mitted that the fire of the American
soldiers near Diaquiri was so effective
that the Spaniards were compelled to
flee.
Hnni|»*on CmlilOH Department.
Shortly after 7 o’clock Tuesday even-
Ther Go to Assist Hewer la HoMlas Ilia .
Philippi a*..
Eight hundred and forty-niue sold
iers left Fort McPherson, Ga., Satur
day afternoon for San Francisco, where
they will go aboard the big transports
which will oarry them to Manila.
Three long trains were required to
carry the men with their equipment.
Two well-known Georgia surgeon.-'
accompanied the troops to Mauila
Dr. J. W. Rhudy, <ff Carrollton, anf
Dr. Garlingtou, of Rome, want as as
sistant surgedns. Major J. W. Bubl
was in oiisrge of the men end was so
■isted by four minor officers.
AH of the men who went away wer
well uniformed end equipped for
long campaign in the Philippines.
They will re-enforce Dewey end take
possession of the isles which the
brave American commander has cap
tured.
Rural Free Delivery.
The conference on the appropriation
hill as reported to the senate Tuesday
and agreed on by that body, carries a
provision for the appropriation of
$150,000 for rural free delivery.
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■Is Nebraska Company Will On With
General M«rrltt.
A Lincoln, Neb., dispatch soys: Ad
jutant General Barry has received a
telegram from Secretary Alger saying
the Third infantry volunteers, organ
ized byJJTillioin J. Bryan, has been oo- j j„g information confirmatory ef the
cepted by the government and that it j bombardment of the fortifications of
would lie added to tho contingent go
ing to the Philippines.
When this uews v.as receivod Mr.
Bryan was notified and went to his of
fice and had a conference. The out
come, although it has not yet been
publicly announced, was that Bryan
was appointed colonel of the regiment
and given his commission.
Santiago reached the navy department.
It came in the form of a cablegram
from Admiral Sampson, which was
made pnblic by the following bulletin:
“Secretary of the Navy—Bombarded
forts at Santiago 7:40 to 10 a. m. today,
June 6th. Silenced works qnickly
without injury of any kind, thongh
within 2,000 yards. Sampson.”
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