Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1898 — Page 7

A DEED OF CODRAGE.

Blocking of the Channel at Santiago Under Heavy Fire. STORY OF SINKING OF THE MERRIMAC Lieut. Hobton and His Brave Crew Take Places Among tbe Heroes of '■ the War —Cervera Gracefully Recoignizea Their Courage. Washington, June 6. Washington rings with praise for the gallantry of Lieut. Richmond P. Hobson and the seven heroic seamen who joined him in facing death at Santiago de Cuba while sinking the collier Merrimac in the channel just before daybreak Friday morning. The gallant eight went to what seemed certain death with the apparent coolness of men performing quiet daily duties. Admiral Cervera’s offer to exchange the prisoners will be availed of as soon as possible. At Fort McPherson, Ga., there are now imprisoned one Spanish first lieutenant, seven second lieutenants, one sergeant and nine privates. Their names and ranks will be forwarded to Admiral Sampson and he will be instructed to secure the release of Hobson and his followers at the earliest possible moment. Gives Sampson an Advantage Constructor Hobson’s bravery has put. Admiral Sampson in a position where he can await the arrival of the invading army. Troops are concentrating at Tampa as fast as they cab reach that city. It is estimated that nearly 35,000 volunteers and regulars will be poured into Cuba to take Santiago from the rear, while Sampson attends to the armada. Heroes of the Merrimac. LIEUT. R. B. HOBSON. DANIEL MONTAGUE. GEORGE CHARETTE. J. E. MURPHY. OSCAR BEIGNAN. JOHN P. PHILLIPS. JOHN KELLY. RUDOLPH CLAUSSEN. The officer hero of the Merrimac occasion 1s an assistant naval constructor, and hence attached to the staff, and heretofore not ordinarily engaged in line duty. He entered the naval academy from Alabama in May, 1885, and is jiow 28 years old. He graduated in 1889 at head of his class, and as a consequence of this distinction was sent to France by the government to take a course in naval architecture. When the war broke out he applied for active duty, and was sent with three naval cadets under his charge to the flagship of Admiral Sampson’s squadron. He is described as tall, athletic build, very quiet and unassuming manner, and would not be picked out ordinarily as having the high bravery his intimate associates knew lay beneath the modest manner. A Difficult Task. As to the prospects of the Merrimac being removed by the Spaniards, as is reported to be under way at Santiago, the officials at the navy department declare that this is likely to be a difficult, dangerous and time-consuming operation. The hulk could be blown up by the use of dynamite charges, which would" not be difficult to place in the shallow water where the Merrimac lies, for the reports say the top of the funnel is above water, indicating a depth of about 40 or 50 feet, but it is believed that the wreck lies in sight from the sea, and it is not doubted that Sampson will post soma of the heavy ironclads in such a position as to be able to command the site with her guns and prevent the Spanish wreckers from working. At night something might be accomplished by the wreckers, but even that work would be full of danger. Substantial promotion is in store for the gallant men who took the Merrimac in. The Great Exploit. Kingston, Jamaica, June 6.—Fuller details of the sinking of the collier Merrimacinthe harbor of Santiago, brought here by a dispatch boat, show* that the exploit of Assistant Naval Constructor Hobson and his men is one of the most heroic in the history of naval warfare. Hobson and his brave men defiantly entered the mouth of the harbor while the strong light was streaking the eastern horizon. This enabled the Spaniards to discover them before their hazardous journey was more than fairly begun and subjected the plucky crew to a tremendous shower of shot and shell. How Merrimac Was Sank. On Board the Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless, off Santiago de Cuba, June 4 (via Kingston, Jamaica, June 6). —Rear Admiral Sampson, during Friday moaning decided to close the narrow harbor entrance of Santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier Merrimac, loaded with coal, in the channel. He called for volunteers to go to almost cer- j tain death and 4,000 men offered them- 1 selves. Lieut. Hobson and six men were chosen andatthreeo’clockFridaymorn- 1 ing the Merrimac, under her own steam, entered the channel under a terrible | Spanish fire. The vessel was riddled | with projectiles, but she anchored hnd ’ swung around. Lieut. Hobson then set off an internal torpedo with an electric 1 attachment. There was an explosion, the Merrimac sank, the channel was 1 closed up, ahd, apparently, Admiral Cervera will be unable to escape. How the Heroe* Were Saved. Kingston, Jamaica, June 6. Hobson and the hero crew of the Merrimac were 1 saved in tbe following manner : 'Unable, I after the sinking of their vessel, to make their way back through the stonm of j shot and shell, they rowed into the bar- [ bor to the Spanish flagship and were taken on board unharmed. The Spanish admiral, under a flag of truce, on Friday sent word to the American admiral that he offered to exchange the prisoners, adding that in the meanwhile Hobson and his party would be treated with the greatest kindness. Rumor of Another Ensnsrnirnt. Cape Haytien, Hayti, June 6.—The United States troopship Resolute, for- | merly the Yorktown, under convoy of the torpedo destroyer Mayflower, the , converted Ogden Goelet yacht of the J same name, arrived at Mole St. Nicholas

Saturday and departed shortly after. Advices from Mole St. Nicholas say that Saturday, some distance off Jean Rabel, a seaport on the northwest coast of Hayti, half way between Port de »Paix and Mole St. Nicholas, a combat took place between three Spanish and four American warships. The American ships are said to have withdrawn from the combat. One of the Spanish warships entered the harbor of Jean Rabel for water. The officers of the ships lying at Mole St. Nicholas were extremely reticent. Jean Rabel is an insignificant seaport and there is no telegraphic station there. It is thought possible that the Spanish ships encountered were the vanguard of the Cadiz fleet. The names pf the American ships are not ascertained, but it is believed here that they were probably scouts. Cadla Fleet Bound for Cuba. London, June 6. —A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar says: The Cadiz reserve squadron is now a week out and bound for Cuba. Predicted Spain’* Defeat. Montreal, f Can., June 6. —Ramon Carranza, who is at the head of the Spanish spy bureau in Montreal, recently wrote a letter to the minister of marine at Madrid in which he criticised Admiral Camara and predicted the ultimate defeat of Spain. The letter was secured by United States secret service detectives and is published. Carranza’s utterances are said to be treasonable, and he may be executed if he ever returns to Spain. He speaks also of the spy system which he is conducting and refers to a proposed naval attack on coast cities of this country. The Spanish spies are to be expelled from Canada by the authorities of that country, now that positive proof is at hand to make a ease against them. Praised In London. London, June 6. —All the papers refer in terms of the highest praise to Naval Constructor Hobson’s daring exploit at Santiago de Cuba, but some doubts are thrown upon the statement that the Merrimac so completely’ blocks the channel as the American reports assert.

NAVAL HERO DEAD.

Cap*. Gridley, Commander of Dewey’s Flagship at the Battle of Ma- | nlla, Passes Away. I ' Washington, June 6. —Capt. Charles V. Gridley, commander of the cruiser Olympia and one of the heroes of the brilliant victory at Manila, is dead. The announcement of his death was received by’ the navy' department late Sunday afternoon in a cablegram from Paymaster Gelt, of the navy, dated at Kcbe, Japan, June 4, and directed to Secretary Long. The dispatch contained this simple statement: “Capt. Gridley died to-day. Remains accompany me on . Coptio.” Capt. Vernon Gridley is the first American officer of great prominence whose death is a direct result of the existing war with Spain. As commander of Admiral Dewey’s splendid flagship and one of the admiral’s chief advisers Capt. Gridley achieved distinction at the battle of Manila bay and added to his previous laurels by winning high praise from his superiors in the service for distinguished gallantry and ability. He fought his ship from the conning tower, while Admiral Dewey directed the movements of his squadron from the bridge of the vessel. , It was not known for several weeks after the engagement that Capt. Gridley suffered from it; and even now the precise nature of his trouble is not disclosed. Upon the arrival of the Zafiro at Hong-Kong On the 20th of May the navy department was notified that Capt. Gridley had been condemned by a board of medical survey and “invalided” home. Subsequent advices received by , the department indicated that Capt. Gridley was suffering from the effects of a rupture supposed to have been received during the battle at Manila, but no details were given. It was not supposed that his illness was very serious, as the department was informed that the captain, in company with Paymaster Galt, would leave for home as soon as possible. On the 28th of May they left Hong-Kong on the steamer Coptic, one of the vessels of the Occidental & Oriental Steamship line. It would appear that Capt. Gridley died about the time the ship reached Kobe. It is quite evident now that he considered his case serious, as he did not communicate, so far as is known, with any member of his family after the battleof Manila, r C F a ? t ’.° rldley wa ’’ born ln Logansport, Ind., In 1845, but was appointed to the naval academy from Hillsdale. Mich., In 1860 by Representative Henry Waldron, the Gridleys having removed from Indiana to Michigan when their son Charles was only three months old. Young Gridley graduated at Hillsdale in 1863, and on October 1 of that year he was promoted to ensign and ordered to the steam sloop Oneida, then with the west gulf blockading squadron, In which squadron he remained until tbe close of the war of the rebellion. He was In the battle of Mobile bay oa August 5, 1864, where his coolness and bravery were noted. After the war ended he was assigned to the steam sloop Brooklyn, which was the flagship of the Brazilian squadron, with which he served untfl 1867, being promoted to master In November, 1866. A year later he was again promoted to lieutenant, and on March 12, 1868, was again promoted and commissioned as lieutenant commander. In 1870 he was assigned to the steamer Michigan (fourth rate), where he served two years. From this time until July 28, 1897, he filled many assignments of importance, until on the date mentioned he was assigned to command the Olympia, lagship of the Asiatic squadron. Capt. Gridley leaves a widow and three children —two daughters and a son—who are now residing with Mrs. Gridley's father, Judge Vincent, at Erie, Pa. HLs mother, Mrs. Ann Eliza Gridley, and his brother, Lucius, reside in .Washington.]

Food for Flames.

Menominee, Wis., June 6.—The entire plant of the Coffin Box & Lumber company at Irvington, three miles south of this city, was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Loss, $30,000.

Burial of Actor Keene.

New York, June o.—The funeral of Thomas W. Keene, the tragedian, took place Saturday from his late home on Staten Island. It was largely attended. The floral offerings were numerous and oostly.

ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.

Belief Prevails That Spain Is Heartily Tired of the War. SOME EVIDENCES OF THIS FEELING. No Direct Overtures, However, Have Been Made—The Powers Loth to Assist in Extricating Her from Her Dilemma. Washington, June 6. —The belief is growing in the best informed government circles that Spain is sincerely anxious to make peace, and that even now she is seeking a favorable opportunity to make overtures in that direction. Numerous evidences of this have come to the attention of the authorities here, but up to this time no actual move has been made toward ascertaining on what basis the United States would consider peace. It is said thatdhe first step would be toward having some disinterested power make inquiry of this government as to what terms would be’ accepted, after which the terms being stated, it would be for Spain to form a commission,and make a formal tender of peace. The authorities here feel that Spain is feeling her way toward a movement of this kind. Signs of the Times. One evidence of it is the utterance of the Spanish ambassador at London urging that a peace movement is opportune at this time. It is thought to be highly improbable that a Spanish official of his rank would make’a statement o-f this kind unless it voiced the view entertained by’ the authorities at Madrid. Another evidence is the sending of Senor Castillo to Paris, his principal mission being to enlist sympathy there

“Now, my boy, show ’em what you can do.”

and to encourage a movement towards securing peace on a basis honorable to Spain. With this comes the report of the serious embarrassment of the Bank of Spain,on which the government relies for funds to carry’ on the war. The desperate condition of the Spanish forces at Manila, Santiago and Havana are looked upon as added reasons why Spain should be solicitous*at this time for peace. But while Spain is thought to be desirous to secure peace, she appears to be unable to secure the services of a disinterested power to take the initiative in a pence movement. This was the view expressed by a leading member of the diplomatic corps. He said that much surprise ned been caused at foreign capitals by the resentment in the United States against the kindly representations of the great powers, mad® to President McKinley some weeks ago, which had been treated by the American press and by public opinion throughout this country as an intrusion on the part of the great powers. For that reason the efforts since made by Spain to induce the European powers to intervene had met with flat failure because none of the powers wish to arouse the enmity of the United States. For the same reason, this diplomatic official pointed out, the European powers were loth to befriend Spain at the present time even to the extent of making inquiry as to what basis of peace would be acceptable to the United States. No one power would undertake such inquiries, he said, as it would subject that power to the possibility of being snubbed. He thought such a snub quite likely in view of the manner in which tbe kindly representation of the powers had been received some weeks ago. And, while no power was willing to act alone, neither could the powers' be brought together for united action along that line. > Exceeded Their Quotas. Washington, June 6.—ln. an order issued at the war department the official announcement is made that the following named states and territories received under the president's first call for troops an apportionment in excess of their combined quotas under the firstj and second callts viz., Delaware, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont? Wyoming, District of Columbia, Arizona, New Mexico. Oklahoma and the Indian territory These, therefore, will not be included

HIS TURN.

in the apportionment of troops under the second call for 75,000 men. Will Send S.OOO .Men to Manila. San Francisco, June 6.—lt is announced that five instead of three transports will compose the next expedition to Manila, and that 5,000 instead of 2,500 troops will be sent. Also that the vessels will be ready' for embarkation by the end of next week. Said to Have Landed Troops. Cape Haytien, June 6. —The investment of Santiago by the American troops has begun. The latest dispatches from the sqrely-beset capital of eastern Cuba tell of the landing of 5,000 soldiers of the United States army at Punta Cabrera, six miles to the westward of Santiago Harbor, and the massing of Gen. Linares’ army to oppose them. The Americans have united with Gen. Calixto Garcia’s 3,000 Cuban patriots, as arranged for by Lieut. Rowan and other American scouts. The normal force of the Spaniards in the city of Santiago de Cuba is 25,000 men. Of these only 9,000 are regulars. Five thousand are volunteers and the rest are the Spaniards of the city given arms and pressed into service.

IMPORTANT GATHERING.

Representatives of the Five Great Railroad Iniom Hold a Seasion in Philadelphia. » Philadelphia, June 6, —A union meeting of the representatives of the five great railroad unions covering Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia was held in this city Sunday. The unions represented were the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Brotherhood of Railway Conductors and Order of Railroad Telegraphers. The meeting was held in the Walnut Street theater

and Henry Howerter, of the firemen, presided. Nearly 1,000 delegates were present. The morning session was a secret one and began at nine o’clock. At its conclusion it was announced that the delegates had ratified the federation between the firemen, conductors, telegraphers and trainmen. The engineers, it was stated, will continue to give their moral support to a federation. The meeting also indorsed a petition signed by 40,000 persons, which requests congress to frame some legislation whereby all future railroad disputes may be settled by’ arbitration and without recourse to strikes. The afternoon and closing session was a public one and was largely attended.

Destitution In Santiago.

Cape Haytien, June 6. —A dispatch from a government source at Port au Prince says: A Haytien informant, now In Santiago de Cuba, cables that the destitution there has greatly in•reased since the bombardment began, and the military commander has been forced to reduce the rations of the soldiers, among whom there is much discontent.

Must Leave Cuba.

Madrid, June 6.—A dispatch from Havana says the Spanish gunboat AMilla and a steamship with 800 head of cattle have arrived there. Gen. Blanco, according to the dispatch, has published an order prohibiting foreign newspaper correspondents from staying in Cuba under the penalty of being treated as spies.

Death of Elijah A. Morse.

Canton, Mass., June C.-_Elijah A. Morse died Sunday after a long and painful illness. He was the manufacHirer of a stove polish known around the world, in which he made nn enormous fortune by advertising. He hod been congressman three times.

Held for Forgery.

Glenville, W. Va., June o.—The gr,and jury on Saturday returned a true bill against Gov. Atkinson's wife, charging her with forgery. She was at once brought into court and held to appear unde'r $3,000 bond.

Two Men Drowned.

Monroe, Mich., June o.—Henry Meyers and Fred Mattes, while boating, were drowned Saturday afternoon. Mattes could swim, and in his efforts to eave his companion lost his life.

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