OCR Text |
Show UCARE THE SPANISH TO rHOHT Itobert Cook, generally willed "Cap", I llob." of Cleveland and Uoston, Is an enterprising youns gentleman who spends much of his leisure tlrao In walking on tho water. Capt. llob has reduced water walking to an exact science and n pair of Improved rubber boots These look llko young boats and are beautiful. Ho bat a largo and elegant tchemo whereby to defeat Iho ignooio Hpsniaru anu win mo lasung gratltudo of the entlro American nation. na-tion. Thlt It tho scheme as outlined to Secretary ot the Navy Long, and given In Capt. Ilob's own tcrto English: "I can walk on tho water with at much ease aa on the land, In sixty days I can equip a regiment of soldiers with my now water-walking shoo and drill them In their uso. No warship can enter Havana harbor without Incurring In-curring the Malne'e fate. With a regiment regi-ment ot water-walking soldiers tuch at I propone to equip, a perfectly noiseless noise-less and tafo approach and landing could be made at Havana at dead of night. An Immense body of mysterious armed men walking In upon them over the water, even at Christ walked on tho sea, would put to rout every mother's son ot a Spaniard whose vision took In tho awful sight. Even If mines wero exploited under the water-walking Invaders no greater damage than the upsetting of a few of them would follow. fol-low. The bureau ot equipment at Washington now has my plan under consideration, which, If adopted will Ck. ArvtrvSt o"s? 3?c3""' EQUIPPED TO IINTElt HAIU10II. add something lo the picturesque elements ele-ments of the present stingy war." New York livening Journal. |