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Title: America's war for humanity, related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty...
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
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Publisher: New York, Thompson
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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I dont believe there was an officer or man onany ship who did not try to get a place on the Merrimac. It was decided that I could not go. I wanted to stand by the ship tothe last, but at three oclock on the morning of June 3d the Admiral cameaboard and told me I could not. It was Hobsons scheme, and by right itwas his to carry out, he said. Then he took me aboard the flagship, whereall but three of my men were sent. The night was intensely dark, and not a sound came from the Span-ish batteries as Hobson and his men entered the channel. We thought wehad silenced the batteries, but soon learned our mistake. A long, thin flashcame from Moro. We could not hear the roar, because we were too far out,but we knew it was a signal gun. The Merrimac kept on just as though shewas going to land a picnic party, in whose honor fireworks were being-exploded. In less than a minute after that signal gun we saw the gallant shipwell in toward the east of the channel entrance, in the center of what would
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392 AMERICAS IVAR FOR HUMANITY. pass for a living picture of hell. How those Spaniards fired! It seemed tome as though all the forts on earth had been massed at Moro and Socapa toslaughter our eight heroes. The Aferrimac got well inshore and dropped her stern anchor. Thenshe swung around and pointed across the channel to the eastward. The bat-teries on shore kept on pouring shot at her. A rain of iron fell all aroundher, but she kept on. At last she reached the position for which Hobson hadplanned. She lay straight across the channel, with thirty-one feet of waterboth forward and astern. Next anchors were put out from the bows, and shewas ready for destruction. I never saw a ship that had more water-tight compartments than she,and the means to sink her had to be elaborate and complete. Nearly every-thing of value had been taken out of her, but to help her sink a lot of coalhad been left aboard. With missiles falling around them almost as thick as snowflakes in awinter gale, Hobson and

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