New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-07
rO RAISE THE CRISTOBAL COLON
WI;ECKERs WILL SAVE WHAT IL 'H''
,p1r OF THE SPANISH FLEET

,,. t,,i, (SpeciaD.-The cruiser
Cristobal Colon is to I'll the gap IN '"e N.'e
can Navy caused 10y the desUucuo" - 80.
Maine. II the plan energcticaIiy 'nausu,"''" ~
49,, ,.,,. Denartment to-day meets with sue
cess and It is the firm determina'o" u
rs,a,y Long and his subordlnates tha' TO ~
,.,so ar resource shall be spared to acco'''p''S"
the result. ,. ,.o,ri,,
rho et.ooulpped and most efficient orea'''@'
ton ~ vreckcrs In the counu! mas ""
hoo, s,arte, from Norfolk to the south coast
=, cuha with their powerful salvage apPa'"
o,d no, n moment IL TO he lost III pes''''s
eroa, work At the Presidents drec.,o"
rotary Long last night summoned 10 "a's
,on tho contra rtors VINO hhn u""'
- ~, Maine from Havana Haroor. when
the, were interrupted by the ocV'" go
49,, today CAPTAIN l. J. Merritt. the presl-
dent - the Merritt 'haPn"" ,ha
,..,,.o,,. - Xow-York heartily agreed 10 INC
,s offered bv the Government tor "'''s''e
,.., g., trl. ,nuatrv those trophies 81 American
..., ,.,,..o.s NOW, Geached near Santiago he
,o,e hurry.ng away to complete ms i'e'"'"
49,. -, .u,raute.d that within six days ne
-, -. nc uowerful n fleet Of wrecking YES
-. 49,, ,.-,icky and lighters and az great
o,,o, ~ Divers and skilled worKheh a'
c..,i..,, "a he had gathered at Havana your
,,.,,,hs aro Hu hsr undertaken To promptly
- ,,..,ivoen d, t,a Crts;obal Colon. II AFTER
,,.,,l Investigation h. Is convinced OF 'ne
,.sruit, OF floating her. He VIII not hes'e'''
h,,,,..r ., secure "a many OF the guns iro''
tho other cruisers as can be readily removed
.,d unless the injuries to all the vessels nave
hc,n greatly exaggerated lie ls conhdeht 'nal
several - them may set ny the stars anu
Sulpcs. ,,
Tb, agreement with the wreckns COMPANY
oroyld-s for the payment OF hNen a'iou"s
nar dom. as I'm the case Of the Maine WIZ" "
,o,us the amour. being as yet unde'et"'"e"'
| for the delivery Of one or several Oh 'ne SUI
| rendered ships a, Nsw-York TINS amount Is 10
lac determined by a representative OF the c'"'-
80. ana ,r oncer designated by Secretary
I, o,, aud IN case OF their disagreement by An
un,pire selected by the tNo representatives.
| rudcc-Adrocate General Lemey. who drew
| rho contract saws. 'Wrcckers are like under
,.tcrs. YOU never need them until you are IN
| cxtlenis and then they know It,
| Il 3. understood. however. that the approval
= ,r. lrtruct was marked by great trankness
and enthusiastic generosity on both sides. the
/ sol. object being to save one or more Oh the
| ships regardless Of other considerations IL Is
nroposed II the Cr,stonal Colon Is saved 10 re-
| tain that name permanently III '"e N"'"' 'U'
| vice not only in nonor 81 the discovery vi luis
| continent. but in conformity WIN naNa' GUS
tom throughout, the world regarding captured
voss.l Is.
Al tho Office Of the Merritt & chapman Derr'ck
and Wreckng Company. f. Wall-st, II was sara
Yesterday afternoon that no Information had oeeh
received Of any contract with the Government LOT
| raising the Spanish warshlp Cristohal Colon on
,h cuban coast II was thought that the contract
wnud l.. made Tor the use % rugs now az Nortok,
| n lie work was % be- done. The tug Rlght Arm.
v.hIrn was sent 10 Havana when the raising or the
Maine was contemplated. i now the properly or
| m, Government. The company las, however, othcr
| yes. eli, which can be used.