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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1898. on Friday sent word to the Amer- ican Admiral that he offered to exchange the prisoners, adding that in the meanwhile Hobson and his party would be treated with the greatest kindness. WASHINGTON, June 4— The only Hobson in the list of officers in the naval register is Richmond P. Hobson, a naval constructor, who is a lieutenant of the junior grade. Ile was ap- pointed an assistant naval con- structor in 1891. He entered the navy from Alabama. DRIFTED ASHORE ON AN OLD CATAMARAN. ! How Hobson and His Brave Crew Escaped After Sinking the Merrimac. KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 4.—Lieu- tenant Hobson appears to have car- ried out his plan to the smallest de- tails, except as regards the methods of ping. The rowboat, in which the crew were to attempt to esc: was either blown up or shot to pi for Lieutenant Hobson and men fted ashore on an old catamaran, hich was slung over the ship's side | at the last mome S an extra precau- tion. Upon reaching shore the men were taken prisoners and sent to San- tiago City under guard. Later they taken to Morro Castle, where are now Ov Admiral Cervera’s | chief ofestaff, who boarded the New York under a flag of truce, does not give further details of the capture. The bravery of the Americans evi- dently excited af# 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 termina- tion of the most daring expedition since the destruction of the Confederate iron- clad Albemarle by Lieutenant Cush- ing in 1864. The admiral is just as glad as the youngest jackie. Captain Chadwick of the flagship New York, who is usually conservative, in speaking of the incident said: “Splendid, splendid. Too much cannot be said about it.” general opinion is that no man ever deserved regognition 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 a few thought he could accomplish his cbject. Offi- cers of the fleet who were questioned as to whether Captain Oviedo could have had any ulterior design in visit- ing 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 no- ble of them. Clausen, the New York's coxswain, went on the Merrimac against orders. Nothing could have kept him from that trip into the jaw of death. It is probable that the Spaniards will try to blow up the Merrimac, but improbable that they will succeed. Speculation is rife as to the exact details of how Lieutenant Hobson managed 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 of the New York last evening Chaplain Royce, praying be- fore the bareheaded crew on deck, thanked God for having preserved Lieutenant Hobson and the men under him. Cadet Powell, who was the last man to see Lieutenant Hobson before his start and who had charge of the launch during its perilous trip, after much- needed sleep told the story of his ex- He said: “Lieutenant Hobson took a short sleep for a few hours, which was of- ten interrupted. At a quarterof 2o’clock he came on deck and made final in- spection, giving his last instructions. Then we had a little lunch. Hobson was as cool as a cucumber. About 2:30 o'clock I took the men who were not going on the trip into the launch and started for the Texas, the nearest ship, but had to go back for one of the as- sistant engineers, whom Hobson finally compelled to leave. I shook hands with perience. Hobson the last of all He said: ‘Powell, watch the boat’s crew when we pull out of the harbor. We will be cracks, minute.” “After leaving the Texas I saw the Merrimac 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 Merrimac stood about a mile to the westward of the harbor and seemed a bit mixed, turning completely around, finally heading east, then ran down and turned in. We were then chafing because I thcught Hobson had lost his bearings. When Hobson was about 200 yards from the harbor the first gun was fired from the eastern bluff. We were then half a mile off shore, close under the batteries. The firing increased rapidly. We steamed in slowly and lost sight of the Merrimac in the smoke, which the wind carried off shore. It hung h.ea\'lly. “Before Hobson could have blown up the Merrimac the western battery pick- ed up and commenced firing. They shot wild, and we only heard the shots. ‘We ran in still closer to shore, and the gunmers lost sight of us. Then we heard the explosion of the torpedoes on the Merrimac. ““Until daylight we waited just out- side the breakers, half a mile to the westward of Morro, keeping a bright lookout for the boat or for swimmers, but saw nothing. Hobson had arranged to meet us at that point, but thinking that some one might have drifted out, we crossed in front of Morro and the mouth of the harbor to the eastward. About 5 o'clock we crossed the harbor again within a quarter of a mile and stood to the westward. “In passing we saw one spar of the rowing thirty strokes to the | saw us and opened fire. HOBSON’S NOBLE COMRADES. PORT ANTONIO, Hayti, June 3.—The men who accompanied Lieu- tenant Hobson were: SAMUEL L. MONTAGUE. GEORGE CHARETTE. J. E. MURPHY. OSCAR DEIGNAN. JOHN P. PHILLIPS. JOHN KELLEY. All non-commissioned or enlisted men. Merrimac sticking out of the water. We hugged the shore just outside of the breakers for a mile and then turned toward the Texas, when the batteries It was then The first shot fired dropped eighty yards astern, but the other shots went wild. I drove the launch for all she was worth, finally making the New York. The men be- haved splendidly.” The news of Lieutenant Hobson's safety lifted a great load from Powell's mind. Probably no other details of this marvelous trip ‘will be known until Lieutenant Hobson gets back. Some heavy firing was done shortly before midnight by the New York and New Orleans, aimed at what was thought to be a small gunboat, which disappeared. . Whether she was sunk or not is mot known. - The firing took place to the eastward of Morro. WITH THE AMERICAN FLF OFF SANTIAGO DE BA, Jun (Via Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, 4).—All the members of the expedition are safe. broad daylight. HY June Merrimac Only two of them were slightly injured, and their names known. Lieutenant Hobson was not hurt. All of the Merrimac's men are held as prisoners of war. The news of their wonderful escape was sent to Admiral Sampson by Ad- miral Cervera, the Spanish admiral be- ing so struck with the courage of the Merrimac's crew that he thought Ad- miral Sampson should know that they had not lost their lives. Admiral vera's chief of staff, Captain Ovi % boarded the New York, under a flag of truce, bearing the announcement of the safety of the Merrimac's men and returning with a supply of provisions and money for the prisoners. S HEROES OF SANTIAGO { SOON TO BE EXCHANGED No Time to Be Lost in Securing the Release of Hobson and His Men. NEW YORK, June 4—The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: Naval Constructor Hobson and the seven brave men who assisted him in sinking the Merrimac, who were all taken prisoners by Admiral Cervera will be liberated as soon as possible. It is the belief of the authorities here that General Blanco and Admiral Cer- vera will not hesitate to agree to an exchange of prisoners. As soon as Admiral Sampson's report of the sinking of the Merrimac and cap- ture of Naval Constructor Hobson and his men had been received a confer- ence was held at the White House be- tween President McKinley and Secre- tary Alger and Assistant Secretary Al- len, at which it was decided to author- ize Admiral Sampson to open negotia- tions for the exchange of the prison- ers. The admiral was instructed by cable to do so, and he was also told to send at once the names and ratings of, the men who were captured with Constructor Hobson, so that arrange- ments can be made to exchange Span- ish prisoners of the same relative rank for them. Mr. Gollen, are not the British Consul-Gen- eral at Havana, who is charged with looking after American inter: in Cuba during the war, will be negotiat- ing with General Blanco for the ex- change at the same time that Admiral Sampson is negotiating with Cervera. It is proposed that Spanish prisoners now at Atlanta be taken to Key West and transferred from there to Havana under & flag of truce at the same time that Hobson and his men are delivered | to Sampson under a-flag of truce at Santiago. Secretary Alger told me this afternoon that there were enough Spanish prisoners of war at Atlanta to exchange for all the Americans who were captured at’ Santiago, and that he was satisfied there would be no trou- ble in arranging-the exchange. SAMPSON WILL NOT LOSE HIS ADVANTAGE So the Admiral Is Not Likely - to Permit the Removal of the Merrimac Wreck. WASHINGTON, June 4.—The naval situation is.believed to be entirely sat- isfactory. Notwithstanding the Span- ish reports of the clearing away of the Merrimac, it is not believed for an in- stant that Sampson will submit to los- ing this so dearly purchased advantage, and he can be relied upon to prevent the removal of the obstruction. The Spanish fleet caged inside the harbor, there to remain until they are starved out or surrender, Sampson will be free to detach most of his powerful squadron for service elsewhere. This means, according to common belief, immediate attack upon San Juan. Of the Cadiz fleet no fear is enter- tained. Notwithstanding the many pub- lished renorts, probably all-ascribable to Spanish ingenuity, to the effect that this fleet has already started for either the West Indies or the Philippines, it can be stated that the Government has information which it regards -as reli- able that the Svanish fleet had not left Cadiz up to yesterday. g MADRID CELEBRATING THE SANTIAGO “VICTORY.” Queen Regent Orders Congratulations to Be Sent to the Harbor's Defenders. MADRID, June 4.—The version of the sinking of the Merrimac, which has reached the Minister of Marine here, Captain Aunon, from Santiago, is as follows: A Spanish vessel in front of Santiago has sunk an Ameri- can auxiliary cruiser. All the mem- 6000000000000000000'0000600@00‘00?0000‘ CAMARA IN NO HURRY TO TAKE A THRASHING. MADRID, June 4.—1 have a friend in Cadiz that Admiral PP099006000609 the reserve squadron within a fortnight. ® 009009900000 0000000000000000006000006060 just received information from @ L 4 & ® 3 @ 3 k3 @ | Camara expects to leave with & ® LEADER OF THE BAND OF NAVAL HEROES. Richmond Pearson Hobson is a native of Alabama and entered the Naval Academy May 21, 1883, at the early age of 14 years 9 months. He was the youngest naval cadet at the academy, but by natural ability and hard study managed to get pretty close to the top and stood No. 3 at the yearly examinations in the fourth and third class. His competitors for the lead were A. B. Hoff, now an ensign in the line, and G. H. Rock, assistant naval censtructor. in June, 1888, Hobson jumped to the head of the class and held it for the next two years, graduat- ing in 1889 No. 1 in the class of thirty-five. His records during the four years’ course were as fol- lows at the annual examinations: June, 1886 G Juhe, @887 0t June;ix888 it fune; =188 £, Total for four years In conformity to the system at the Naval Academy which branches of the naval service according to their preference and proficiency, Hobson and Rock were selected for the Naval Constructors’ Corps, to which the cream of the school goes. In October, 1890, Hobson was sent to Paris to go through a course of naval architecture at the Polytechnical School, and returned three years later with honors. sistant naval constructor July 1, 1891, and in January last stood No. 1 on the list, ready for the pro- .. 68.25 .--134.75 ...196.23 ..274.40 motion which is sure to follow his unprecedented exploit. During the war in the Orient, Hobson was selected by the Secretary of the Navy, upon the recommendation of Chief Constructor Hichborn, to represent the United States Navy on Japan- ese war vessels, where he could have an opportunity to personally observe modern warfare at sea. The Bureau of Navigation, under Commodore Ramsay, and the entire line corps made such de- cided objections to what they considered an innovation upon their prerogatives, that the project was reluctantly abandoned and Assistant Constructor Hobson was left to improve his knowledge in doing duty at the bureau and at the New York navy yard up to the time when the man and the occasion seem to have met and fitted. The act of Mr. Hobson, as an assistant naval constructor, and as such a staff officer with the complimentary rank of junior lieutenant, cannot but be as highly gratifying to all grades in the navy as it is to his country at large. It points a leson that no particular branch in the navy has a riglit to arrogate to itself all the honors when the dangers and hardships of warfare are shared by all. There were probably other line officers, with the actual rank which is only grudgingly be- stowed upon staff officers, who were desirous to undertake the work which called for forlorn hope volunteers, yet Mr. Hobson was chosen and did what was expected of him. credits credits credits credits credits At the examination out out out out of 76 possible. of 152 possible. of 228 possible. of 304 possible. of 760, or 88.6 per cent. assigns cadets to the different | | | out He was promoted to as- SAMPSON’S REPORT. WASHINGTON, June 4.—The Navy Depart- ment at 8 o’clock received the following dispatch: ““Mole, Hayti, June 4.—Succeeded in sinking the Merrimac in the channel of Santiago at 4 This was carried out most gal- lantly under the command of Naval Constructor A. M. June 8. Hobson and seven men. destroyed. the Spanish admiral, Cervera, sent in recogni- tion of their bravery, I am informed that all are prisoners of war, two slightly wounded. Request authority to approve exchange, if possi- ble, between these and prisoners at Atlanta. Six of the Spanish squadron are in the harbor of Santiago unable to avoid being captured or By a flag of truce from SAMPSON.” E-E-E5-E8-N-E-5-0000BEEEEE IMMEDIATE INVASION OF PORTO RICO NEW YORK, June 4—The Herald’s| taken from Washington correspondent sends the following: Porto Rico is now to be the principal place of operation for the American forces. The obstruction of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba by the sinking of the colller Merrimac will undoubtedly hasten the movement that is to be made on San Juan. I was informed to-day by an officer in high authority that Porto Rico was now the point for almost immediate attack. The United States will be able to move part of its fleet thither ffom Santiago de Cuba. There is no change-in the programme of sending an army to Santiago de | ports on the Cuba. In fact it is now en route. In the opinion of the administration it would be perfect folly to send an army to Porto Rico consisting entirely of volunteer troops. Of course it would be necessary, owing to the small size of our regular army, to have the army partly made up of volunteers, but a number of regular regiments will be | the Fifth army corps. General Shafter will command the army at Santiago de Cuba, and Gen- eral Lee will probably command the army at Porto Rico and be appointed by the President as Military Governor of that island. A large force of light artillery and a corps of infantry and cavalry will accompany. the Porto Rico expedition. Active preparations are now being made in Washington to have the army designated for Porto Rico ready to move on the shortest notice. Trans- ports for this army are being chartered each day. Assistant Secretary Meikle- john to-day added two first-class ships to the list of the Government's trans- Atlantic coast. These are the Macon and Gate City, which will be turned over to the Government at Savannah, Ga. The Louisiana and Comanche have been.ordered to leave immediately from New York and Sa- vannah. These new boats make a total of thirty-nine transports that have been chartered on the Atlantic coast. bers of the crew of th~ latter have been imprisoned. The rest of the enemy's squadron immediately retired. The Spanish version also says that two ironclads were seriously dam- aged during the engagement. The Spaniards describe the affair as a bril- liant Spanish victory. | f | | It is officially announced here that | the Spanish Government has received further dispatches regarding the al- leged victory of the Spaniards at San- tiago de Cuba, but that they will not be published until they have been con- veyed to the Queen Regent. In the meanwhile the report has circulated that the Spantards have captured ‘“nu- merous Americans.” The Minister of Marine, Captain Au-. non, went to the palace at noon to-day | entrance into the harbor of Santiago and read to the Queen Regent an offi- cial dispatch on the subject of the re- cent fight at Santiago de Cuba, the text of which is as follows: ‘At 3 o'clock on Friday morning one of the enemy’s large cruisers and an auxillary cruiser attempted to force an de Cuba. - “They surprised the scouts guarding the entrance, but not the artillery at Fort Morro. The gune of the cruiser Reina Mercedes, a-battery from the Relna Mercedes, which had been placed in the Socapa Fort, a torpedo-boat de- stroyer and a torpedo-boat opened fire on the enemy. “The American cruisery the Merri- mac, was sunk h- our vessels and tor- pedoes, and a large American cruiser B R R R R L R R TR R :HERALD AND CALL SCORED A “BEAT” NEW YORK, June 4.—The Evehing Telegram says: The Herald this morning was the only paper that told the real facts attending the sinking of the Merrimaé¢ at the mouth of Santiago harbor. While other papers were floundering about in attempting to show how or why she was destroyed the Herald’s special cable ‘glspagcb from Cape Haytien ascribed' the sinking of the ship.to Admiral Sampson’s purpose to block the harbor entrance and thus prevent the escape of the Spanish fleet. All the news that reached this city to- day came from the Herald’s story,.even to the state- ment that the men who took the Merrimac into San- "t!ago harbor volunteered their se gerous work. SARURUURURRVRIRIEIILIRK ER R R R R R R R R R R R R PR & 8 &8 2 8 2% rvices for this dan- | de Cuba. was repulsed at the entrance to the channel. “The Reina Mercedes captured one | lieutenant and seven sailors of the | Merrimac. The fate of the rest of | the crew is not known.” The official dispatch adds that twen- ty American ships are before Santiago The Queen Regent, it is announced | here, has ordered that a message of | congratulation be telegraphed to the defenders of Santiago de Cuba. | The Minister of Marine later in the day said the wreck of the Merrimac would not interfere with navigation at the entrance of the harbor, and he‘ added that the coal on board the Merri- | mac could be recovered and used by the Spaniards. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day | 'Senor Silvela, the Conservative leader, | congratulated the Government on the | “good news from Santiago de Cuba,” and Senor Salmeron, the Republican leader, proposed that the congratula- tions of the House be sent to the Span- | ish naval and military leaders in Cuba. The motion was carried. Great enthusiasm prevails in the city | over the Spanish reports of the en-| gagement at Santiago. Premier Sa- | gasta and Captain Aunon, the Minis- | ter of Marine, upon leaving the palace, | after informing the Queen Regent of | the affair, told the representatives of | the newspapers that the object of the | Americans was not to force, but to| block the entrance to the channel. Ad- | miral Cervera, they allege, was aware | of the intentions of the Americans and | ordered part of his squadron outside to defend the entrance. The official dispatches from Santiago also said that when the Merrimac sank Admiral Cervera, who was on board a Spanish warship near by, entered a small boat and *‘personally saved the survivors, who were swimming in the water.” The people of Madrid consider San- tiago impregnable, basing their belief on the fact that the defenses of that place were constructed by the celebrat- | ed expert, Ordonez. ADMIRE AUDACITY OF THE AMERICANS. Even Spaniards at Santiago Praise the Bravery of Hobson and | . His Men. i PORT AU PRINCE, June 4—Further | news received here from Santiago de Cuba confirms the reports that the | bombardment of that place began at 3 o’clock yesterday morning. After the | action the Spaniards blew up with | dynamite the sunken collier Merrimac, ‘ and have since been at work clearing the channel so as to, in all probability, permit. Admiral Cervera's fleet to put out to sea should the Cadiz squadron, under Admiral Camara, arrive in Cu- ban waters to relieve the blockaded shij Iathe meanwhile dispatches from Santlago de Cuba say the Spaniards | pay tribute to the audacity of the Americans in so cleverly attempting to | blockade the channel. According to the{‘ Spanish it would be foolishness on the | part of the Americans to attempt to | force the harbor entrance, which is de- seribed as being low and narrow and thoroughly mined, seemingly forming an_insurmountable bgrrier. There are a great number of insur- gents in the vicinity of Santiago, prob- ably waiting for some decisive action on the part of the American fleet, which undoubtedly will be the signal for a land attack upon the town. : Sri e dai ENSIGN BLAKELY A ! PHILADELPHIA BOY When War Was Declared He Was Assigned to the Merrimac as Navigator. PHILADELPHIA, June 4—Ensign John Russell Young Blakely of the Merrimac, who is reported to have been captured by the Spaniards at Santiago yesterday, is a Philadelphian, son of | John Blakeiy, publisher of the Evening Star of this city. When the war with Spain was declared he was assigned to the Merrimac, of which vessel he was navigator. SIMILAR TO A PLAN FORMED AT WASHINGTON. But Sampson Did Not Feel Like ‘Waiting for Barges From New York. WASHINGTON, June 4—It is now known that the Navy Department about ten days ago was considering a plan for closing the harbor at Santiner very similar in general scope to that apparently put into execution yester- day. It was proposed tosget two large hulks or scows and to fill them with big boulders, such as could be easily ob- Etaln:‘d in the neighborhood of New or] gflfl&flfifififlfifl&sfiflfiflfifi&fifi | Copyrighted, | large ccnecern, expressed regret at the | tHood’s Sarsaparilla o eg=geg-F=FF-F-F-F-F-FF-FeRed CAN THIS BE THE CADIZ FLEET? Copyrighted, 1888, by James Gordon Bennett. ST. PIERRE, Martin- ique, June 4.—Fisher- men report seeing a large fleet of unknown ves- sels off the island this afternoon steaming northwest. They also say that during last night firing was heard at sea. This report lacks con- firmation, but its source seems reliable. =g R ukad kd | Dafifififififififib}:‘ifiaflfififififififififififififi of a tug and run iInto the harbor, and | at the proper time were to be scuttled. Provision was to be made for the safety of the crew by attaching to the tug a torpedg-boat stern foremost. At the proper nfoment the crew was to go | aboard the ~torpedo-boat, scuttle the | hulks by an electrical contrivance, and, | cutting loose from the hulks, make a | rush for liberty and the open sea. There | are signs that yesterday’s project was | a development of this idea. Probably | the plan of taking in scows was reject- ed by Sampson so as not to waste in waiting for such craft. FRENCH MERCHANTS . | EXPRESS FRIENDSHIP. | 1808, by James Gordon Bennett. | PARIS, June 4—The firm of Messrs. | Keiper is one of the largest in the Fau- | hourg. Antoine M. Coline, one of the | members of the firm, says that neither | in his personal relations with those about him nor: among his workmen has he found the slightest hostility to Americans. “As to our American customers, I need scarcely tell you how much store I set by them and I can assure you personally that I sympathize with the United States; but, you see, the war is | badly understood here. It is regarded | as a war of conquest. As to the hos- tile feeling against the United States you speak of, which is used against us on the other side, it is not difficult to determine whose interest it is to em- broil France and the United States. It | is the English. I believe the mischief | started with the newspapers, or at least certain newspapers, but it ap- pears to me their tone is already less aggressive.” M. Mercier, the head of another very general effect of the war on trade. “As to your question, I can only re- ply emphatically, expressing my sy pathies with the Americans, whose | genius we admire equally in busines affairs and in science, and from whom we borrow so much. In fact our hab- its are becoming yearly more and more | American, whereas there is no affinity | between the Spaniards and the| French.” | I continued my inquiries ameng fur- | niture and tapestry makers in Rue de la Perini. “We cannot understand,” said MM. Perichet and Belzac, “how the senti- ments of the French people can have been travestied so as to create the be- lief that they are -ill-disposed toward Americans. Personally our sympa- | thies are entirely with the Americans, | but even if they were not, our inter- | ests and the true interests of France are clearly on the side of the United | States. As to our working people, it | is very difficult to ascertain their sent- iments, but we believe them to be ab- solutely indifferent.” - SIGNAL CORPS BALLOON SQUAD CALLED UPON. | CHICKAMAUGA, June 4—Some ex- citement was created at camp to-day when rush orders were received for the | balloon squad of the Sienal Corps, | which has been practicing here for a | month or more, to report at once to Major E. J. Maxfield, chief of the vol- unteer Signal Corps at Tampa. The | gquad left at noon for Tampa. el SPAIN’S POSITION ALMOST HOPELESS | ST. PETERSBURG, June 4.—The Novoe Vremya says that the sympathy of most of Eurcope is undoubtedly with Spain in the present conflict with the United States, but there is no denying | the fact that her position is almost | hopeless. 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