New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-24

MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR WRECK
INC THE CRISTOHAL COLON.

MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR WREi IA
1N,; THE cKrSTORAf. COLON.
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'u 'a. si'cl''E-.ar during tn" journey. ana was
r.' 0rn.t.l hy many - th" passengers. AZ
'h" J'~t", c'ti station. h'"'N''' %" was 'e''S
rizci DIS soon a. D." stepped fr'in I'D" ua'i anu
IN. ..rrs - Friday W'r" repeated. Inc leu
tenant was -'.rty In a hurry. but he waited
EoHa ratpredir. ard shook hands with we n'|-
ers ~ p"r''ns VINO asked nm 10 CO So "."
10 was able 10 got away h" took nasty hreaN-
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RECEPTION At THE OFFICE.
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.rruei.if.lv asked whether captain M'rfIU
could not he rea nod 10y telephone" The clerks
thoueht not. hut af'"r som" iittle troGhl" 1t vas
found possible 20 make ih" connections. and In
fow minutes Lieutenant llohs"n was 'aINinS
oyer the "'phnue' to captain Merritt
captain Merritt" sad th" Ii"utenan' / am
directed ly the Secretary ~ IN" Navy :" confer
with yuu IN regard =" riEhilng. raising ana saw
ing the Cristohpl Colon th" spanish cruiser
hrach.d near Santiago Dc cuba Her situation
a.l,ni,s ~ no DELAY must s"e YOU Instantly"
Tn. reply - this was an irfimati"n that II
would take much loss tlmr fnr the Lieutenant
tn, 90 tho Captaiu than fpr the captain 10 come
- the Lieutenant. Tho latter dd not lose
minute in making NJ his mind bur consented 70
start f.r Whit.Siou- Thcn followed a c,nv"r-
sotlon over th. telephone between Captain Mer-
rtt, and one of his employees I'm which the
nui.lt..f way fpr the Lieutenant 10 reach
Nyhii.sf,re WAS discussed II was learned that
,ho ,,r..l,ins tug Chapman was lying with
e,.ou, uf, ot IN. Ward Line pier and Il de-
cil.J mat the lest thing - do would he for the
r,,,,..,, "a Dqrr, Lieutenant Ilohson - White
. con .s this conclusion vas reached
..t. tt.,s., started fn tho elevator
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I,1 .,root..I him when he entered The Office had
Iy NOW sNrrd {" enormous dimensions. ana
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