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BRAVE HOBSfN.
Sampson Writes of the Gal
lant Alabamian.
ms deed was heroic.
O‘-XX:e-- t ° fThe
Wa,liingW». June 11.-TIl.
department today ported
l„ foll»wiog bulletin giving »
del ,il.do«iel“> report from Ad
rnirrl Sampson upon heroism of
I ieut. Hobson and his men in
sinking the Merrimac in the
Santi«g oclialinel:
“Flagship New York, on San
tiago, June 3,-Permit me to
call your attention to Assistant
Naval Contructor Hobson. As
stated in a special telegram be
fore coming here I decided to
make the harbor entrance se
cure against the possibility of
egress by Spanish ships by ob
structing the narrow part of the
entrance by sinking a collier at
that point. Upon calling upon
Mr. Hobson for his professional
opinion as to a sure method of
sinking the ship he manifested
the most lively intereet in the
problem. After several days con
sideration he presented a solu
tion which he considered would
insure the immediate sinking of
the ship when she reached the
dosired point in the channel.
This plan we prepared for execu
tion when we reached Santiago.
The plan contemplated a crew
of only seven men and made
Hebson commander, who beg
ged that it might be entrusted
to him. The anchor chains were
arranged on deck for both the
anchors, forward and aft. the
pian including the anchoring of
the ship almost automatically.
“As soon as I reached Santi
ago and had the collier to work
on the details were diligently 1
prosecuted hoping to complete
them in one day, as the moon
and tide served best the first
night after our arrival. Notwith
standing every effort the hour
of 4 o’clock in the morning ar
rived and the preparation was
scarcely completed. After a care
ful inspection of the final pre
parations I was forced to relin-
Quish the plan for that day as
dawn was breaking. Mr. Hobson
begged to try it at all hazards.
1 his morning proved more pro
pitious as a better start could
he made.
Nothing could have been
more gallantly executed. We
waited impatiently after the
filing of the bpaniads had|ceas
e(i When Hobson and crew did
not reappear from the harbor at
o’clock I feared that they had
H JI perished. A steam launch
which had been sent in charge
of Na\al * adet Powell to rescue
them appeared at this time com
ing out under a persistent fire
of the batteries,but brought none
of the crew.
A careful inspection of the
wbor from this ship showed
'at the vessel Merrimac had
een sunk in the channel. This
K ternoon the chief of staff of Ad
ln'ral Cevera came out under a
'g of truce with a letter from
a nni al extoling the bravery
le crew in a ‘i unusual man
ner,
myself too earnestly.
con,? SB . "Pl )reci “‘ion of the
S"" Cr6w - I venture to say
thin ln are an d daring
Cushii l^? 01 boen done si,lce
“Refe . ) eW UP theAlb ermarl.
lw erVhieh g tO in3 Pi™>g
wl,, «hyo U addressed to
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the officers at the beginning of
the war I am sure you will offer
a suitable professional reward to
Mr. Hobson and his compan
ions.
“I must add that Commander
J. M. Miller relinquished- his
command with the greatest re
luctance, believing he would re
tain his command under all cir
cumstances. He was, however,
finally convinced that the at
tempt of another person to car
ry out the multitude of details
which had been in preparation
by Mr. Hobson might endanger
its proper execution. I therefore
tooK the liberty to relieve him
for this reason only. There were
hundreds of volunteers who
were anxious to participate;
there were 150 men from the
lowa, nearly as many from this
shin and large numbers from all
the other ships, officers and men
alike.
(Signed) W. T. Sampson.
Asbestus Weather Paint is
fireproof and can be applied on
wood, brick or iron buildings.
The cost of uzing is greatly less
than when oil and led is applied,
its cuverin? capacity per pound
being du bl.
The powder is cheap, water is
free and your painter wil put it
on for a drink.
So fix your out houses, barns
and fence« while the price is
lower than you wil ever be abl
co get it again.
Sampl of the work and. six
culors at Flank Wright’s Far
macy, corner opposit Masonic
Tempi.
To Warm Springs—Mr.Chas.
Farris, one of Rome’s most tal
ented musicians, will leave to
morrow for Warm Springs,
where he goes to play for the sea
son at the Warm Springs hotel.
Yesterday at noon Mrs. J. A.
Thomas died at her home eight
miles down the-river, of cancer.
She was fifty years old at the
time of her death, and was a
most ectimable woman. She
leaves a husband and several
children to mourn her death.
NO MAN
By The Name of C. H. Baknett
Killed in Rome.
Chief Shropshire received the
following telegram this morning :
Nashville Tenn. May 12 —Have
the remains of C- H. Barnett sent
to Nashville in zinc box, also
trui k and dog, C- 0. D.
No such person as C.H. Barnett
has died or been killed in Rome
and it is supposed the tramp whe
was killed by a Southern Ry. train
last week is the one refered to.
• rsonal Mention-
Mr S. C .Calls way, of Atlanta
is here today.
Fancy home raised Tomatoes
at Lloyd’s.
Mr Fred Branson fp* nt today
in the city.
Mr. R B. McArver, of Cocea, i«
in the city.
A beautiful line of new cukes
at Lloyd’s.
I
Mr. A. S. Hargis, spent yester
day at Fouche-
Mr. J. T. Carley of Ct rtersvi’le
spent today in the city.
Fancy Tomatoes and lots cf
Berries at Lloyd’s.
Mr. Chas. 1). Wo d spent yes
terday in Chattanooga.
Mr. W. Gibbons, of Vans Vai
ley, spent today in the city.
Mr. Barry Cothran went down
to Carroltou this morning,
Fancy summer Cheese and
other good things at Lloyd’s.
Miss Clara Johnson, was the
guest of Mrs. J. W. Jones the
past week .
Mr. J. Santie Crawford spent
yesterday with his home folks in
Cedartown.
Mr. Clyde C. Turin r has re
turned from Macon, where he at
tended Mercer college the past
year.
The many friends of Mrs. John
Willie Jones, will be pained to
hear that she is quit! sick at her
home in North Rome.
Mr. Wid Ledbetter returned
yest-rd'iy from Macou, where he
was one of Mercer’s brightest
students 'he past year.
Mrs. Charlie Wo< drofl, and
Miss Rose Woodruff, sp nt yester
day in Chattanooga, the guest of
Mrs. Woodruff’s brothers who are
members of the Ist, and 2nd. reg
iment of Kansas volunteers.
SUMMERS HOOL.
I will open my summer tchool
on the fl -st Monday m July.Specia j
attention given to pupils prepar- >
ing for the university.
Palemon J. King
SOUTHERN |
Rflumy.
Conilenseil Schedule in EITVct May I, 1898.
STATIONS. No. 10 I No. 14 ' No. 8
Lv Chattanooga 6.30 am 3. lupm 10. iO.mi
Ar Du I ton 7.51 am 4.24pm’12.10am
Ar Rome o.ooam 5.35 pm 1.44 am
Ar Atlanta ll.ioam] 8.05 pm s.o>am
Lv Atlanta ■ 4.20 pm 8. Upm 5.20 am
Ar Macon I 7.10 pm 10.55 am B.loam
Ar Jesup 4.40 am 2.38 pm
Ar Everett 5.25 am 3.25 pm
Ar .Jacksonville B.loam 9.25 pm
Lv Jesup 10.01 am 6.56,>rn
Ar Jacksonville I l.UQpniiU). 15pm
Lv Everett ..'77. .... ...7 s.3ihun 3.30 pm
Ar Brunswick | t73oani£4.3opm
No. 8 carries Pullman Sleeping Car Chatta
nooga to Atlanta.
No. 10 carries Pullman Sleeping Car Chat
tan oga to Atlanta.
No. 14 carries Pullman Sleeping Car Atlanta
to Jacksonville and Atlanta to Brunswick.
STATIONS. 1 No. 7 | No. 9I X 0.13
Lv"Atinnta Ju.oOpml l.uopm 7.5 Aim
Ar Rome..*. : I.ooam j 6.25pmj 10.35 am |
Ar Dalton* 2.34 am 7.31pm|11.40am ■
Ar Chattanooga 4.15 am 8 ipn. l.oopm
Lv Chattanooga 8.40 am 9. topin
Ar Burgin ...r 4.29pm|
Ar Lexington 5.10 pm! 1.50 cm >
Ar Louisville ... 7 50pmi 7.50 am
Ar(ilncinnall T.iuipm 7.30 am .... ~
Lv Chattanooga I.2spm] 1.15 am 125 pm
Ar Nashville . 6.55 pm 6.40 am 6.55 pm
No. 7 carrie Pullman Sleeping Car Atlanta
to Chattan > .g.i an I Chattanoora to Cincinnati. >
No. 9 carries Pullman Sleeping Car Atlanta ’
to Cincinnati and Chattanooga to Louisville.
STATIONS. | No. 6. i No. 12 i No. 16. j
Lv Chattanooga.. ~777 8.40 am 4.10 am 10.00 pm I
Ar Knoxville tl 55am 8.05 um I.loam i
Ar Morrist .wn 1.23 pm 9.50 am 2.2 am
Ar Hot Springs 11.46:im 4.00 um
Ar Asheville 1.15 pm 5.10 am
Ar Salisbury 6.40 i rn 9.3i|nm j
Ar Greensboro ‘ 9.5,’im 12.10. m
Ar Raleigh I.4otim 3.4 ipm ■
Ar Norfolk 1 7.Bortn --
Ar Wit hinglon I j 6.42 mi 9, 5| in ,
Ar New York. | 1 12.43 pm 6.2 li m
No. 12 carries Pulima.'i Sleeping Gar Chatta
nooga to N-w York via Asheville aid Sal
isbury to Richmond, arriving Richmond 6.40a.m.
also Pullman Sleeping Cur Greensboro to Nur
. oik.
No. 16 is solid train Chattanooga t:> Salis
bury. with Pullin ri Sleeping Car Cmfttiinooea
to Salisbury a id Salisbury to New York with- i
out change.
stations _Na I j No. |
Lv Chattanooga . ... I li.oopmi~B.4Oan>
Ar Knox ville .. . 8.4 pm II 55 im >
Ar Morristown 2.15 pm l.2<pm
Ar Bristol I 7.o’jam! 3.55 pm |
Ar Washington ; 7.40 am
Ar New York b L2()pm
No. 6. carries Pullman Sleeping Car Chatta- '
nooga to Waslitn/t >n and Chattan oga to New
York without change.
No. 4 carries Pullm i i Sleeping Car Knox
ville to Bri tol.» _
STA'l’l.’N.i I NO 15
Lv Hone K.iilam
Ar Anniston : Ilium
Ar Birmingham ! 10.00 pm
Ar Selma ! ,
Ar New Orleans lil.aam (
Ar Jackson". | i....
Ar Vicksburg H-ta i
Ar Shreveport. ! ' 7.20 pm
tNo. 15 | SNaJJ tNo. m IliNo. l_i_
2.00 pm 4.30 pm LvlTome ar B.soam] 8.35 am
5.40 p m; 6.57 pm Ar Gad den. ar 6.ooam| 6.3 lam
6.00 pm 7, li'pm Ai Atta! a. lv 5.45 am 6.’.Hum
t Daily except Sunday. $ Sunday only.
F.S. GANNON. 3dv.P.&G.M., Washington, D-C
J. M. CULP. Traf. Mgr., Washington. D. C.
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