Identifier: illustratedhist00russ (find matches)
Title: An illustrated history of our war with Spain : its causes, incidents, and results
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Russell, Henry Benajah, 1859- Thurston, John Mellen, 1847-1916 Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: Hartford, Conn : A. D. Worthington
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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any place but the shore, and there stood the soldiers still shoot-ing. He hoped that by daylight some of the fleet might rescuethem. Fortunately, the Spaniards fired mostly at the bow ofthe old Merrimac. It was being riddled and she was sinking-faster. Still Hobson and his men lay there motionless.Finally, the water came to the decks where they were. It hadbecome daylight; the Spaniards thought no life remained onthe Merrimac^ and the firing had ceased except on the launchof the New York. Then the men slipped off into the waterand clung to the catamaran, which was floating amid thewreckage but still fastened to the old hulk. Only their headswere above the water, and the Spaniards seemed to have over-looked them. As it grew lighter they noticed a Spanish launch comingtowards the Merrimac, and they agreed that, if possible, theywould capture her and run out of the harbor; but as she camecloser the Spaniards saw them; half a dozen marines jumpedup and pointed their rifles at their heads.
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PRISONERS OF WAR 657 ^ Is there any officer oii that boat to receive a surrender ofpiisoners of war^ shouted llobson. An ckknly man heaped out from under the awning andwaved his hand. It was Admiral Cervera. The marineslowered their rifles; they came up and llobson and his menAvere helped into the launch, objects of admiration and aweto the Spanish marines. They were taken ashore and put incells in that Morro upon which they had looked so often fromthe sea, and now through their barred windows they beheldtheir fleet where officers and crews were wondering and per-haps despairing of their fate. The day dragged on. llobson and his men were given upfor lost. Finally, in the afternoon, a Spanish launch flying aflag of truce was seen coming out of the harbor. Had it cometo tell them that llobson and his men were dead? Or had itcome to tell them that they were alive? Out went the Vixento meet the tug; a Spanisli officer was taken on board and theVixen liurried ofl^ to the flagshij:*. Then

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