The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-02
RK OF RAISING BATrLEsHips.
rtment Has Decided to suspend
nveru Hons Tt>lnnOrnrtIy.

! York, November Ia dispatch TO
|tibune from Washington says: The
practically declied to
1Dn wrecloing operations under exist
2ntracts on the Spanish cruisers Girls
Colon, Vizcaya and Almirante OQuen-
Ear Santiago, which have been re-
z until the government makes further
Ion for the work of rescuing these
y. The department has reached the
eion that tho Sizcaya and oquendo
Probably never be rescued, and that
|blon, ii saved at all will not be
ID to the United States by the Mer-
J Chapman Wrecking company of
FORK, which has been working on this
Number special contract involving
1Ement OF $S29.25 dag since July -,
10 vlsibly improving the chances OF
&essel'S salvage. The same company,
EJuly 6, when it executed bne first
ct for the prosecution OF wrecking
IONS on the ships OF Csrvera's SQUAD
as been receiving n separate pay
u $500 day with the single result
be In6anta Maria Teresa ~ now on
by to Norfolk, where a commission
ecide what additional COMPENSATION,
Needing 100000, shall be paid to the
Ing company on her account. The
Eof construction to which the matter
Inferred for consideration by Secre-
long after he had virtually decided
he present arrangement was becom-
&folerable. assumed the responsibility
|pmmending Uhat the contract for the
q of the Colon be annlillsd on No
~ TO- and that new proposals for
og slint raising that vessel be publicly
y by the navy department under re-
pms which would involve the govern
4n no additional expense unless the
u was altogether successful.
81 depar-t ment will send a cable dis
MO Captain Colby NJ. Chester, senior
on the south coast of Cuba, II the
foundations OF the board are APP
las they will be, without doubt. di-
! him to concentrate the yrecking
Nor the present altogether on the
n Mercedes, which Is submerged in
!fates. and capable OF ready raising
AT no further attention for the pres
Il paid to the Oquendo and TIE Viz
hin Chester Will also in all probable
HulTBttGu 10 IiTuGttu ~ once ~ uG-
5the collier Merrlmac. utilizing for
impose explosives, his plan being
ted to relieve the government OF
hal expense while al the same dime
naval seamen desirable practice
ntermining and the removal of
distractions.
officials have not expressed any
lar dissatisfaction with the work of
Britt & Chapman W'reckiDg com
(which has received $500 a day for
han three months at Santiago. bu.
ports are thoroughly agreed that hit
70 can be accomplished beyond the
OF the Mercedes with the present
" Santiago. and they have decided
rther expense in other directions is
anted.
decision has been influenced to
Htent by the arrival in Washington
representatives. of great Swedish
hg corporation. which succeeded In
* the British bajileship Howe from
|itiDn comparative with mat OF the
|al Colon. and wilrA points 10 d
OF over 500 ships which II has eX-
b from more or less serious posi-
hearty all OF them submerged at con-
Bile DEPTHS This comparT, y az
lis not only eonfl'tent o. its ability
kg the Cristahal Colon and tlls other
b vessels to the United S'aess hut
" to guarantee the delivery cf the
In the big drv dock et the navy
New York, The company wlN as
BIZ the risks of being able to raise