New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-09
FROM THE NICARAGUA CANAL
MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION ARRIVE on THE
A1IEGHAxY-AN ENGINEERS COMMENTS.

MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION ARRIVE on THE
A1JrcHAvY-Ax ENGINEERS COMMENTS.
The Atlas Line steamship Allegheny arrived last
night from Caribbean ports. including Greyiown
Nicaragua. from which place she brought a. j.
Norris l. y Snyder i. II. bc KNAPP l.. r. NC
NELL and c. f. T.. Penguet returning membefs
OF the Nicaragua Canal expedition SPANS"
passenger Senior Case left the Allegheny at kings
ton. Jamaica as convenient point from when
TO continue his homeward journey In the pres
on, circumstances Two Spanish vessels were at
Kingston loaded or loading with supplies and re-
norted TO be destined for Cuba. but Spanish at
tennis at running the blockade seemed to be Jew
or none the water being clean OF crait OF any
kind so long as the island was in sight
One OF the engineers from Nicaragua says tha'
the expeditions work has been considerably re-
,arded and disconnected all along the canal
route owing 10 natural causes. and 10 some causes
connected with the war. This engineer said:
when Admiral Walker president Of the com
,riesion was ordered home Just before the out
hreak Of hostlities the other commissioners ana
the secretary. Lieutenant Winslow. accompanied
or soon followed him As Mr.. Wheeler. the chiei
engineer was left without perfectly free-hAhdea
powers the administration OF the expcdi'ohh ar
fairs from the La re headquarters has been soihe
what embarrassed. Mr.. Wlnslow while he re-
manned managed the commissions finances, but
there has been a long hiatus Of due disbursements
since he left Nicaragua. Mr.. Hughes the new
paynaster holds that he has nothing to 90 win
the exchequer up TO April. when ne came MI
Hughes is not blamed. but the condition OF SKIES
and sevens which had existed between the expedi-
tons expenses and its payments has caused
considerable demands the personal resources
~ the heads OF the party in at least -FOUR name
able instances Tho war which was anticipates
hv the Nlcaraguans with Costa Rica haH some
thing 10 do with the matter ~ did also the low
mess Of the san Juan River. That river the
general canal line ana the only way "e' 80 VIZ. 80
country at the end OF ine dry snnun1 pS AZ
shallow rs not 10 admit OF ~ fcr,
times Even ~hen ms VIZ Pos ~ar,,,e,,a were
ir l,ii5 Doubtless Mr. Wnslow thought. and
in forwardirg checks unde- such circumstances
i remained equally true @' these bs cir
cumstances the payma1ter ought to nave an as
sisan to tram cgn a' WIEN left Mr Hughes was
doing his work himself with the April checks .
has nd y2H asf d on no we'll J. G Wakers pa
must be breaking up about now Itis survey-pe i
The Paciar ocean. at Briio-has been called slow.
The word does not reasonably Apply. nan y
dozen surveys have been MADE OF ,hls me- nom ="
them ADEQUATE and this partvs Work - comprc-
hensivo The line VIII never nave 10 he oohS o,ei
Mr. HARDEN. the chief drauehtsinaan IS WIN .'as
party and has drawn It's di9grams hnalIy IN S camp
surveying one portion Of the San Juan River The
country Is so atrocious-mud and rain-that two
one on native constituted his whole force In camp
XII thc rest Of the party were SIX and gone ne
and tides on the lake and streams has been "ner-
gets and ssias tho SAME Thf kad man IN hs
derartmen Mr. Marines new party has as set on
yeng around Gre 3 ", own s 10 Ebars m
york lies IN swamp ana water, where no white
b Fh h% % ,Gs fever ys for The two Son mSnss
Vixen in Inc lake and river by Lieutenant IIanuss
AJAX AJAX d p"i thev come in rom the amps being
at Ia re T Sas Of s Work s ON sections of
The San Juan River