Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-23
CONTRACT SIGNED
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/ equipped in this country. Moreover,
/ the Wreckers expressed Willingness
to go To work in the usual way that
they serve underwriters. namely, to do
the Wrecking and then take the award
of board of arbitration. This plan,
how ever was not open to the govern
ment, which is compelled by law to fix
exact terms i'll advance.
y clause of the contract requires the
companies to proceed with all dispatch
and in business-like manner with the
work of Wreckins, and though this
haste adds 10 the cost of the work, it
is believed to he necessary in view of
the possibility of the early appearance
of yellow fever al Havana With the
approach of the rainy season. next
| month.
Capt. Humphreys and Mr.. Chapman,
representing the two companies who
will do the work, explained to The
Associated Press the plans they viii
adopt in Wrecking the Maine
In addition to the emergency work to
| he prosecuted by the Right Arm, the
Maine expedition will be made up of
! divers: the Wreckine steamer Under
| writer of Boston. of GOO horse power;
the Wrecliing steamer John G. Jones of
| Norfolk of similar power; the iron
| barge Lone Star of Boston. capable of
carrying 1000 tons; the noating derrick
| Monarch, capable of lifting 2G0 tons
| the largest in the country: and am
other derrick capable, of lifting 30 tons
h.A ord, g Il los.
and men will he begun at once. Trle-
grams We're sent. today. to begin the
Quitting, the taking on of coal and the
assembling of the men and equipments
The boats are ready to start at any
time, hut it will take a day or TWO To-
get together the exceptional facilities
required for this large undertaking.
The Wreckers say it Will lie impossible
To assemble this material and get it
into Havana harhOr ready for work
for week. They viii make every
effort however. to expedite the work
and "n leaving Secretary Long at II
o'clock, they took trains for New York
and Boston With The determination of
rushing the work
The 'ndcrwritcr has It crew of II mon
including her own staff of divers WHO ara.
veterans len this line of york. The Jones
naa Il TX" crew ami equipment of divers .
work I,f asila fr,n ibo.. ' n,,,.
viii he ~ experienced Wrcckere Each
~ N'',- 49, nag i4rAr COM
,,t-itT ~ ''TiG'.; ,."ylI'I@' H"n HaSl9
WHO VIII command the expedition has
", ,'..' a." t"LliIarH tnNH III. a. th3
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Thomas Ni7aun al Now York is mem
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.n,, - o,i ~ - In" ~. IN vNl'rrt
ability. in 1, Sea- r,..l.i,,,
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me T.rrrKine ma-r.r win H.. in com
rntir.I, -. H., -, .''i't", VIII ttuS'
ctS az ','' ''I.s "i ,nG wreck
taiia,l ~ i,.,,.it ~ YIN ne U'
- ~ 0i'''t Wv - ri y Pf"vrfuS'
,rf t,'t'''iE l-l'ut; 4nt'nt Hnef YAM
mi'- j.; !i IN, INN M },h'ri ~ we name.
Jutl. '''"''' VIII %" S'N"'' 20 '''l9 4
The officers OF the two wrert1jna cam
panios sajd toda, mn .ff,. h. ,it
tion was assembled i'm Etyan2 h3rhnr ,
complete insprction Of thn vIr..,I5 v.oi,II
h" made ANA the exact lin. or work ID 1
termined upon.
TIL" facilities will he. soanpi,. that thre.
OF the divers will be ;tDlo to- work at one
nm" on different paris uf the wreck
Most Of the liftine VIII be done ~ the
smaller derrick. Whict is Of sufficient
|apacitN tor the lighten' upper works of
tht Mdln" but ii will take the monster
ItIIICh Npharch to mt the huge turretS
~ " iaiiH ana the guns mounted with
-, r ,i'ln'
ptlin iiuinphreNs stated that the
frm,rr va no. 70 S'.paratt thr hS guns
wbnio ,rb; o' I 81 put /" ny tntin as a
tnjn.. ae tb ~ ~, ~ 'ieiL'eitiouA s'lder-
ttrret ana a11n ;s ite 1nt. ~ ,I,, ,n't
can Ef, oto fonr So ~ ~, l.. - -, i ~
gin of liftino nnuar - Oh 'il''' mat
The wreckerS We're 1oatb to .v,,r,e., ~,
opinion as to their .ibiIitv To- No. ~ 81
hull of. the Maine Mr.. Chapman ana
capt. Humphrey. stated THAI othin.r hut
close personal inspection woull hermit
a decision on that point They are bnnn |