06 Jun 1898
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1898
Page
1
In a terse report the article notes a decision or stance where life or death was not a consideration for the principals involved. It emphasizes resolve and outcome over peril, with no sensational detail and a focus on the event's core action or verdict. No further context is provided in the accessible text.
Kingston Jamaica June 5 Those who know him best say that few officers in the navy were better equipped to carry out such an undertaking as sinking the Merrimac than Lieutenant Hobson. He discussed the plan with fellow officers, detailing the anchors torpedoes and dingy approach to wreck the ship to block the harbor.
War news from Provincetown to Manila unfolds with heroic Merrimac saga and plans for five transports and about 5000 troops to Manila. Reports note the Resolute reaches Mole St Nicholas under Mayflower convoy as commotion over Spanish surrender talks and upcoming exchanges with captured Spanish officers continues.
From Mole St. Nicholas Haiti on June 5 a naval combat occurred off Jean Rabel between three Spanish and four American ships. The Resolute and Mayflower escorted vessels, with American ships withdrawing. Details are scarce as crew at Jean Rabel offered little information and the harbor houses no telegraph station.
Washington on June 5 reports the Navy Department quiet after the outbreak of war. Officials say troops have not yet started from Santiago and await movement. Possible small detachment may have gone to Key West, but harbor transport convoys and Spanish prisoners exchange loom large.
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