Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-06
THE TERESA LOST.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED

-. o,,or,e, and repeated this man9eu'ie
-, ,orn,ng a lee for the boats 10
go. nm and then towing them paeA' S"o
was splendldly handled <.,
..t,rom 2 until the work OF transle'l'ne
A., o,.y ,.os continued. Captain lie 'ato
-. ,,.o moro trips, when his arm oeihs
disabled. his place was 49,
Mr.. Johnson who also TOOK TWO 49,
,rhs lfe-raft was gotten over anu e'p-
s,zaa but was righted. II was put !"
charge sf james Bashford, ord'na'y Sr
- ~ the Illinois Naval Militia. h'
"a his crow took six Cubans TO the M''-
10, The smaller surf-boat stoweu III
,s,ord an the lee side was then so''en
snt. and put It in charge OF CnarieS ~
Dunno. ouartermaster hrst-'lass. l cav
MIN nearly all the good seamen iei' io'
cros mo boat was launched very manu-
someiy. and made two trips.
OH, ON THE WATERS. 900 .
.ro oil these trips we poured oil from
a. .Dousons on both sides, ana tue ' VI
90, also used oil TO make II smoo.h Wiz
shs emharking was done. donDt IL W
ooula have worked without u. tne af
,ohored more and more heavily. beloIe I
lef, the bridge she rolled her - %
,n6er which i should estimate 20 DC %
s.'.,os and her pitching was enough TO
.hovv her rudder and propeller, anu pei
So 20 feet of her keel. She was ABOUT
80, nv the head. She fell into the STA
-, heavily. and shuddered as she rose.
,rnc,a was no water aft. The vulcan oiu
her hes> 20 keep our head up, steeIlnS 40 ~
.,arboard and going 10 fun speeu, w.,
ths sea beat the Teresa hc"u " -
Throughout the day the vulcan . 1, e,g-
hing possible. We were constantly sie
mailing. .>.r~
THREE MEN GOT DRUNK.
.exv,,h ,ba exception Of three men. VINO
-. sr,,n,S and gave much trouble, All the
80, behaved wen. Every man did MS
49, and my orders were instantly oDey-
"a nv wreckers and men or the nav
So tho fires were low j called TOT Vol
,,,,oers and the donkey boilers were at
once oiled up. Twice asked {. .. snii.h
snd' LANES T.. Brien, chief machinlsls' 10
OH the steering engine, and they uiu 20
80 .he engine ran TIL we ASI''
~ took Dunno from the helm to
LIVER the smaller surf-boat MS place
80 taken by William c. Mormon, ma
rtirist nd-class, who steered inc
wreck until we left the bridge togetnVI'
when he dashed the wheel aHiuSIlipe'
willard Crossett, bugler. was slshaiii'l
and was as cool as possible. lie lnauo ~
mistakes. and was very useiul u nc "1
a messenger.
THE LAST SIGNALS.
"About A:3O he made signal, hang oI
20 the wreck until you are sure srG =.
sinking TO which the Nulcah =. -
.We Will hold on until she SINKS, OF par I,
she tow-line.' The last signal ne mau'
rras, .s,rbese.- two boats will take all.
AFTER that | had to go AFT 10 Iorc'
.he drunken men overheard ana dDou'
we were all off. The poals "el'
bauled under the stem as near as IL Wa
safe where the oil and lee OF lhe sI.l
made il smooth and were he'u ~ a., az
line while another line, with a lduuSl
Attached hoated from the stern. VI
this line double bights were slipped on 1h'
right side TO go over a man shouluS'
trhe END. was Stacked from the snip dh'
when two men jumped they were hauiS'
into the boat a very fine Fellow na, ,t
Olsen. attended TO this. Nheh an ia'
gone but he and l, he cut the me anu '"
dumped together.
ON THE MERRITT.
1T was perhaps $50 when we Ieachs
lhe Merritt While she was be'une
~ surf-boats. the Vulcan slipped IN
hayser of the Infanta Maria Teresa
avnec, that the wrecks dragging OF |
nort brought all the strain ON the POI
br,dIe and started the bits. 80.
when the boats were in the Merrlu
MT nv request. started TO SPEAK inc VI
90 hut was unable TO reach her, ana sii
,,,rontlv ala rot hear our whistle. IN
= Merritt then returned TO find the Wrecf
hut could not do so. The search continue
nrtn1P NJ. the following day, When III
Merritt headed for Charleston ,,,c
..Verv respectfully, IRA HARRIS
Northumberland Chlleu "'"''
navy" .,r,,
DRIrNKARDS NOT NAVY SEAMhF
Commenting on that feature OF the ~
mort stating that some OF inc ii0n -
drunk. naval officials expressed lile oP',
ion that these men were not seallloh -,
INC navy. but were sailors from the WieVi
d. crew No orders were issued py VI
Navy Department up 10 the ciose Vi . oiil'
hours as TO the disposition or LAeuleh"n
Commander Harris and ms crew, a.
Captain Crowinshield, OF the bul ca"
Navigation, said no orueIS "'N'N
formulated tonight A.,
II is said at the Navy Department tl'
proyision was made by when inc ~.
could have weathered any ordinary S'oIi
A rough wooden deck had been haileu "
her upper works. Her nun M"9 Wv
sheathcd and heavy chains were WUui
around her so as TO hold her togetn'
Although far from seaworthy, all th
- ovnected was that the cruiser ms
y. Lsnt afoat until locked in this cou
rrv she had been stripped OF an gu
ord valuat,les, save the big turret I'm
.nns before starting, 50 that II -
iieved there will be no loss on tial d
count - - 900.
THE GOVERNMENTS LOSS
7, &c the opinion of the Navy Depa
mont that the government has lost'
I'D the value of the ship herself, Oh
The amount of the per diem OF SSOo y
dav through the sinking OF the NeSs'
hecause the contract appears 10 nave
ouired the delivery by the wrecKlhg COZ
nsnv OF the vessel at the naVy-yard
Norfolk, Va. 4. q
The wrecking Of the ship, owing 10 J,
Ans,neering difficulties presented occupi
a GOOD deal OF time 50 that while the We
sci was raised on September ~, az" =
work was prosecuted win VIGIL -
not until October SOth mat 9he vac a. a.
20 start away from Caimanert' "huei u
avn steam. bound for Norfolk. she y"
accompanied on the start by the tepa
shin Vulcan the collier Leonidas' anu
cruiser Cincinnati, but the las,-nameo ~
The other ships at Cape Maysl
COURT or INQUIRY.
The 6rst thing I'm order now is COT
81 inquiry. In fact the department. II
no option In the case Of loss OF Ves'
under such conditions. This court is
oulred TO fix the responsibility Tor l
Ioss 10 examine into the considerable
which led Commander Harris 10 croo
The easterly course around cape Ma