The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-06

About l.Sa ,. n. he made signal. Hold
on TO the wreck until yon are sure she
Is sinkiag." Il which the Vulcan replied:
We VIII hold OF u-tl Sae sinks o. parts
the tow Ii1e"
The last signal he made was. These
two boats VII take all
THE LAST NAN TAKEN OFF.
After that had 70 20 at 70 force the
drunken men overheard. and a. about s
We were al or The bows were hauled
under the stem as near as = wzs. safe
whsre the OF and lee q the ship zs5e
smooth. and were held BY one lire. while
another line. With ladder attached. feat
ed 70 the stern Two double hsga.s were
stopped en- ths rishr side 70 90 over a
mans shoulder Tie end % ky-b Azz
mans shoulder. TIE end was s.acks1ed
from the ship ard wnsn TWO nsa Jumped
they were hauled into TIE boat A very
fine fellow named Olsen attended % tbs.
When Al had gone out be ard I. he cut
ire Ene and ~e jumped tog-thsr. 1,
vas perhaps $50 WIEN We reached he
Merritt
While she was getting re surf boats.
the Vulcan siippsdtae kzvSer OF TIE II
fanta Maria Teresa ! expect that re
wreck. dragging OF 20 port. brought al
the strain OF the port bride ard started
the bits When ire boats were IL. TIRE
Merritt, g; ny request. started % speak
10 the Vulcan. bUr was uraoie 70 reach
her. and she apparently id not hear eur
whistle The Merritt then returned 10
md The wreck. bur could not Go 50 The
search continued until p N. the follow
ing Gay, when sae headed for Charles
ton IRA HARRIS.
lieutenant Commando. L : N
No orders were issued BY the navy de-
partment UP 20 the close q oTiCs hours
as 70 the disposition 81 Lieutenant Com
mander Harris and his crew. and Captain
Crowinshiel6. OF the bureau Of navig7-
ton. said 10 orders would be formulated
tonight
ORDINARY PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
II : SAID AZ the navy department thsr
provisions had been made BY which the
Teresa could have weathsred any ord
nary storm. A rough wooden deck had
been nailed over her upper works Her
Guu was then sheathed and heavy ch1fHs
were wound around her so as 10 hold heT
together
Although far from ssaTorrhy al that
was expected was that the cruiser might
be kept afioat until docked n This coun-
try. She had been stripped or all guns
and valuables save the turret eisven-inch
guns before starting 50 that u is believed
there vii De no loss OF that account.
WRECKING COMPANY LOSES IT.
L IS the opinion Of the navy department
that the government has lost. besides the
value OF the ship herself. only the amour:
OF the per dem OF $50 per day through
the sinking OF the vessel. because the con-
tract appears % have required the celiv-
cry by the wrscking company OF the ves-
sci ar the navy yard at Norfolk, Va.
According 20 the contract. salvage was
20 consist Of such further compensation
over and above the per diem and stipuIat-
ed exu5nses as might De awarded by a
board appointed for that purpose. con
sistinS OF a representative Of each party.
and third party. their survey 20 be made
after the vessels delivery AZ Norfolk
COURT OF INQUIRY NEXT.
The first thing IN order now i a court
OF inquiry; II fact. the department has 10
option in ,hs case OF loss OF a vessel IN
der such conditions. This court IS r.
qUfred 10 tx the responsibility Tor loss
Upon their conclusion Will depend wheth-
er or not a court martial shah be held
Commander Harris - The only officer
attached to the Teresa, although he was
doubtless supported BY some warrant o.
ficers whose names were not reported 90
the department before the snip sailed.
He was in command OF the Vulcan
throughout the war and bears an envia-
bic reputation for ability in rs profes-
SION.
The opinion IS expressed that with The
material raised By the wreckers from ths
Teresa ard from the other ships when
have been operated upon 50 far The de-
partment will De able TO reimburse itself
fully Tor the outlay of $50 per dem 20
the contractors.
SEVERE BLOW TO NORFOLK.
The loss OF the ship viii BE a bitter
disappointment 10 the people n Norfolk
where extensive arrangements have been
made 20 bring excursions from al points
20 the navy yard there. 20 look az the
famous ship. and where the reconEtruc-
ton q the vessel would a1oFi ~ least
A year and a haIfs work % large body
OF mechanics and Iaborers.