Reminiscences and thrilling stories of the war by returned heroes (1899) (14777293032)

Identifier: reminiscencesthr00youn_0 (find matches)
Title: Reminiscences and thrilling stories of the war by returned heroes
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Young, James Rankin, 1847-1924 Moore, J. H., joint author
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898 Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Elliott Publishing Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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se seven men, whose heroism will be traditional innaval annals were : Daniel Montague, of Brooklyn, 29 years old, chief master-at-arms of the New York; George Charette, 31 years old, of Lowell, Mass.,gunners mate on the New York ; J. C. Murphy, coxswain of the Iowa; Osborn 99 100 HOBSONS DARING DEED. Deignan, 24 years old, coxswain of the Merrimac; John F. Philips, 36 yearsold, of Boston, machinist on the Merrimac; Francis Kelly, 35 years, of Glas-gow, Scotland, a water tender, and R. Clausen, coxswain of the New York, whowent without orders. The Merrimac had on board six hundred tons of coal. The plan had been well thought out by Lieutenant Hobson, and everydetail had been foreseen. Sitting in his cabin on the flagship just beforeleaving on his perilous trip, Hobson said: I shall go right into the harbor until about four hundred yards pastthe Estrella battery, which is behind Morro Castle. I do not think they cansink me before I reach somewhere near that point. The Merrimac has seven
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HARBOR AND FORTIFICATIONS OF SANTIAGO. The star shows where the Merrimac was sunk. thousand tons buoyancy, and I shall keep her full speed ahead. She canmake about ten knots. When the narrowest part of the channel is reached I shall put her helmhard aport, stop the^engines, drop the anchors, open the sea connections,touch off the torpedoes and leave the Merrimac a wreck, lying athwart thechannel, which is not as broad as the Merrimac is long. There are ten 8-inch improvised torpedoes below the water line on theMerrimacs port side. They are placed on her side against the bulkheadsand vital spots, connected with each other by a wire under the ships keel.Each torpedo contains eighty-two pounds of gunpowder. Each torpedo isalso connected with the bridge, and they should do their work in a minute,and it will be quick work even if done in a minute and a quarter. On deck there will be four men and myself. In the engine room therewill be two other men. This is the total crew and all of us wil