Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-11-09

Possibility that the Spanish Cruz
ser Did Not Founder.
SOME HOPE FOR SHIP.
Little Likelihood, However, that Adj
mira1 Carnara will Ever Get
Hold of Her.

Hold of Her.
Chicago, Ill, Nov. IA special to the
News from Washington says: The navy
department officials feel a long way from
certain that the Maria Teresa is really at
the oceans bottom.
AS a matter of fact the fear that she
would sink caused her to be abandoned.
1t is probable that a searcher will be
sent out to learn the ships fate, for it is
felt she may now be a derelict.
In his official report to the navy depart
ment Lleut.-Commander Harris y
About $3.50 the first mate, Capt. Lecato, came
up, and he also went below to work. Capt. Chit
tenden. who was on deck almost as soon as ],
gave ms attention to the pumps, and especially
to printing the centrifugal pump in the forward
fire1oom. There were many new leaks. When a
the butts and seams, showing that after the fire
they had resumed their former appearance, but
inch of thwartship vibration and only half an
inch longitudinal vibration.
Capt. Chittenden Hurt.
While making this examination about 4:30 a.
on the chain, hurting his side and back enough to
temporarily disable him. He continued to give
TO the Vulcan and Merritt to 60 to windward.
which they did as well as they could. Up 10 /
. CLOCK a. III. we were running the StarD0arQ
boilers and three of the short forward boilers,
but the trouble in the forward treroon caused
the steam to run low, and we lighted fires under
the s~tarboard after boiler and stopped the engine
so as to run the steam up for the pumps.
About $3.50 Il. II. it was reported that water
was coming into one of the starboard forward
coal bunkers and running into the hreroons.
Where the water came from we do not know.
About 2 o'clock the 11-inch gun in the after tur-
ret ran out and in twice. When it recoiled The
second time something gave way, and it settled
TO extreme elevation and remained stationary.
We asked the Vulcan to signal the Leonidas to
stay close to us, and the latter hoisted the flag
at the signal yard arm, which was a signal
agreed upon TO call the Leonidas to come within
hail. She was steaming ahead of Us and making
rather bad weather.
Seemed Afraid to Turn.
1t seemed as if she feared to turn in the heavy
sea, but eventually she did cross ahead of the
Merritt and twice passed under the Maria's
stern. although at some distance. l think she
picked up the life RATS which the Vulcan threw
over. About 1880 we ~signaled the Vulcan to
ask the Merritt if we could be turned safely to
run for the lee OF WatIings island. To this Capt.
thought We would sink if We tried 10 turn, this
Both the Vulcan and Merritt could with diff
Guilty keep us head 10 wind. and the sea was
running 50 high that the Yulcan's bits started
or the town lines parted. The ship would fall
Chittenden asked me to signal the Vulcan just of
the Merritt's tow lines and have the Merritt
come alongside. | then assumed The command
told the men what was to he done and assigned
them stations. ! told the chief engineer to start
- ~ 'NG ~ ' uANhh III ACSGlhS Jul Hcdu
up. lie did so. but it could run but a Short time
with the steam we had. We signaled the Vul-
We are about to abandon ship; try to keep
lee, %surfboat, and when it was lowered to he
rail ordered Capt. Chittenden into it, against
with his son. This boat was unable to reach
the lines we had astern, but the Merritt picked
it up. and after taking Capt. Chittenden aboard
towed the boat to our lee quarter and repeated
this maneuver each trip, forming a lee for the
She was splendidiy handled. From , until ) The
work Of transferring the Cew continued.
Bravery of an I1Iinoisan.
Capt. Lecato made two more trips, when his
Johnson, who also took two boat loads. The life
craft was taken over and capsized. but was
ford, ordinary seaman of the Illinois naval
militia. He a2d his crew took six Cubans to the
The smaller ~surfboat, slowed on board on the
lees.de, was then gotten out, and | put it III
class ! gave him nearly all the good sealnen
left for a crew. 1t was launched very handsome
poured oil from The Sponsors on both sides. and
the vulcan also used oil to make it smooth
where the embarking was done. l doubt if we
The ship labored more and more heavily. Re
lore left the bridge she rolled her sponsors
under, which should estimate to be 80 degrees,
and ner pitching was enough to show her rud-
der; prr0pellers and perhaps twelve feet of her
Keel. She was about four feet by the head. She
fell into the sea very heavily and shuddered as
she rose. There was no water aft.
The Vulcan cid her best to keep our head IN.
steering to starboard and going to full speed,
while the sea beat the Teresa's mead to port.
Throughout the day the Vulcan did everything
possible. We We're constantly signaling. with
the exception of three men who got drunk and
gave much trouble all the crew behaved well.
Every man did his duty, and my orders were in
stantly obeyed by wreckers and men CT the navy.
When the fires were low l called for volunteers.
and the donkey boilers We're at once fired up.
Twice l asked G. f. Smith and James F. Brien,
chief machfnists. to oil the steering engine, and
Iney UO so, ana the engine ran till we left
When | took Dunno from the helm to lower the
smaller surfboat his place was taken by vii
liam c. Morehoff, machinist, second class. who
steered the wreck until we left the bridge to,
gether. when he dashed up the wheel amidships.
BugIer Shows Great Goodness.
Willard Crossett, bugler. was signal man, and
and was very useful to me as a messenger.
About 4;3o he made signal, Hang on to the
which the Vulcan replied, I'VE will hold on IN
III she sinks or parts the tow line The last
AL" After that l had to go aft to force the
drunken men overheard, and about 5 we were all
near as it was safe, where the oil and lee of
the ship made it smooth, and were held by one
line, while another line, with a ladder attached,
Two double bights We're stopped on the right
s sla Ito to 60 over a mans shoulder; The end was
jumped they were hauled into the boat. A Verv
fine fellow named Olsen attended to this. When
all had gone but he and I he cut the line and we
Jumped npSed together tpga 1t was perhaps $50 when we
f the s9rf f Boats ae the Vulcan mh'i slip she T fbs gSs sWtag in in
the %Infanta Maria Teresa.
l expect that the wreck dragging off to port
Drought all the strain on the port bride and
started the bits. When the boats were in the
Merritt at my request started to speak the Vul-
can, but was unable to reach her. and she ap-
parently did not hear our whistle. The Merritt
then returned to find the wreck, but could not do
lowing day, when she headed for Charleston.
MEN TN HOSPITAL.