Salt Lake Herald | 1898-06-30 | Page 2 | Hobson's Feat

HOBSONS FEAT Will Be Duplicated at the Lagoon July 3 The Lagon management being much encouraged en-couraged by Its late success The Blowup Blow-up up of the Maine Is now arranging a much more Imposing and pretentious affair af-fair It is proposed to illustrate on Sunday Sun-day July 3 the gallant act of Lieutenant Hobson of running the fire of the Spanish forts and sinking his boat the Merrlmac In the harbor of Santiago de Cuba This act will be presented with a wealth of detail and gorgeous spectacular effect The Spanish forts pouring their shot ana shell Into tho vessel will bo fully Illustrated Illus-trated and the final Blowing up of tha Merrlmac by Lieutenant Hobson and his crew by the use of submarine torpedoes and the escape of Hobson and his crew In a small boat to the shore of Morro SSastle will be fully shown Upwards of otu oonbs nan a aozen suomaiine toipc does half a ton of powder and several cannons will be used with a large number of pyrotechnical pieces besides a force of 15 men representing Spaniards sailors and others Realizing the immense number of people who will attend a production of this kind it being free to all the management has arranged to have the large engine running and plenty of cars thus Insuring prompt and efficient service The Blowing up of the Maine will be given for the last time Satur av July 2 and Hohson Sinking the Merrlmac on Sunday July 3