New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

Maria Teresa. and It was sienarled that che had
been foated of the rocks
Sailors from the Newark and divers were then
sent on board. and preparations were made Tor
dash to Guantanamo Bay. about fifty miles to the
eastward In anticipation Of having to beach her
on tho way there "A few sandy spots on that rock
hound coast had been buoyei and otherwise marAeu.
At about II a. nj. on September the powerful
Government tug Potomac passed an immense steer
hawser to the Maria Teresa and started aheau ahiu
the shrieking OF steam sirens anu ""''"' ~ ~
the ships present. -
Whom the Maria Teresa reached the point OH
slboney the wind freshened. the sea began 10 run
heavily and the barometer fell. she was 'her'
dra wing about twenty-seven feet OF water lor"aru
and had probably five hundred tons or water III he'
COMMITMENTS. but with all her pumps gong she
continued TO forge ahead. although she steereu
al, "a ,o u,ed from side to side. another vessel
was sent 10 the assistance OF the Potomac, ana IN
due course OF time, to the great relief or all inc
cruiser was towed into Guantanamo BAY
EFFECT OF AMERICAN GUN FIRE
p no,dnirbt the Maria Teresa had been moored
t., nrev,ously buoyed blight. having UNIFORM
den,h so as TO prevent her straining IN case s''e
sank again Then the work OF pumping ou' anu
temnorarily repairing her was begun. ana the eN
tent and destructveness of the American n ip ,cb
shell had entered her port quarter eXpUueu ,h 1
sci fire to Admiral Cerveras cabin cutthg t hne
IRON Sanctions and bukheads as II they had Deen
49, ana tearing an immense hole In the vessel
ptbo- shells entered amidships cutting inc "dtcI-
main from the steam fire system anu tnuS aro
venting the extnguishlng of the nres Whch WI
started in many places by the explosion OF snels
~ smaller calibTe In the coal bunkers ana engine
roomc we're found the dead bodies OF men VINO, nau
hsen KILLED bv exploding shells. burned to death py
Inc fires which had ragged In the cruiser; or VITO
The American officers found IN the salc Oh tnS
Maria Teresa about $1,000 In Spanish gold anu
ahout seventy cases OF red wine ana snerrv WIZ
also recovered in addition 10 tons OF aninuIniloii
rapging from ll-nch shells to Maxim cartridges
The magazine Of the Maria Teresa, unlike those %
Vizcaya did not explode. II was propabIJ Iooue n
when the first fire alarm was SOUNDED. Lon rr
oucntlv with tho exception OF her upper Wor >
being rddled, the ship was In fairy sooo co"u'
tor. . ,,o,rOry
Under the supervision Of Chief Engineer Sims OF
the Arlington Sims firm the engines OF the cruiser
wero repaired by the mechanics OF the tnl'en
States repa,r-ship Vulcan. and she left GUAR
,anarno Bay on October 90. or as some dispatches
say. or October 60 under her own steam ana u,'-
dor tho command Of Lieutenant Commander Harils
who was detached from the \ulcdh lo' '""' PN
nose bound for Norfolk Va. !, =. s.or,ad
The United States cruiser cincinnati alSo so &c
with the Maria Teresa. but she was 10 go Only a.
FAR as cane Maysi and thence across 70 forl Al
tonic Jamaica With fair weather II was eNP PEE @
maj tho Maria Teresa would reach NclIoinno Vi
Tmesdav next She was last seen on OCTOBER 81. IN
the Crooked Island Passage. by the BritlSh STU,
er beverley Captain McCiath. which LETT Boston
an October q for Port Antonio. ana WH!cn aiiket
,hore on November l. The Beverley reported tn1s
eli were well board the cruiser %hen sh1 mas
spoken and that the vessel was then In good shape