Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-10
THE LOST CRUISER
Supply Ship Vulcan Sails in
Search of the Teresa.
LIEUT.. H Bs0s HERE.
Fassrd Through ON Iii Way to Norfolk to
join the vulcan. Accompanied the
Exprtiiti"n an an Expert.
The Merritts Move.

II" people of the country. ana par
'icuiarlE that section contiguous 10
hampton Roads hay. learned with no
small degree of satisfaction that there
IS Sir"iH probability thai the unfor
| '"hi''a cN-Srhnish cruiser. lnfnnla Ma
ma Teresa. may y"i b. lloat"d brought
- Norfolk, repaired. and added Ia tn.
list "t th" lighting ships that bear the
stars aud Stripes. There is a general
and evidently an official belief thai ,ha
vessel reported ashore on cat Island
Is none other than That lu,lcil abused
warShip.
Th,. United States repair ship shin
' h''hh commanded by Captain Mccall
| a. of tn" Norfolk navy yard who r.
!i">"d Lieutenant Commander Harris
ls,ss'.d Qua l'nin, Comfort Yesterday ,f-
| i"rn""n at | 30 O'Clock in search OF The
| lost cruiser
| Lieutenant, Richmond =. Ilobson, i,
| = stated. arrived y: N"rfnll; in time.
yesterday morning IL s" aboard TN,
| Vulcan and h" VIII H.. abb. tn advise
rs /" the best method OF llnntin. tn,
ship in tn" Event the Vulcan is forll,-
| lat" enough To- find her
Lieutenant Hobson passed through
N" city yesterday morning en- route
| from Washington ana reached Norfolk
| ny noon. II WAS intended to start lht.
-.
n" delay was probably du. II orders Ia
await the arrival OF iIolson. The lieu
tenant WIS in New York Tuesday ;,f-
;"ti""n. when H. received instructions
I" report u, one" AT Norfolk and he
| timc th. entire distance hy rail
The fact that Lieutenant lobsnn
i1assed through here Mas not known
| through the city. on he would certainly
! have been ercrte, at the depot by a
hr"n;; Of his admirers. AN honor which
| ne doubtless would have appreciated.
t"r he has personal friends here. To say
| MolhinE Of the number IL. mad. 10y his
| daring decd at Santiago. H., was al
iach"d t" tn" yard here for a year in the
| apurity of ASSistan, Naval C'nnctrurt-
n before organizing his famous class
IN naval architecture It Annapolis. Ht
am, IA On III" II o'clock &. & O. train.
ma Went directly aboard th,. I."tlis. for
Nurfnk. 1t is said that he Will probably
stop here OF his way back.
1t is reported from old Point that tn"
hlcrrit, Wrcckin@ Cnnpany's staunch
5iil" tug Merritt passed that place late
Tuesday night :"i,. in the direction ui
IN" t'nr"*. II This is 50. the Merritt has
stole Il pretty march on the navy and
the Teresa is really ashore the Merritt,
and not th. Nucan will get the crcdi.
'"r recovering the ,s.1stsstSsus Spanish
Tn" Maria Teresa is still the obiec,
uf interesting conversations and discus
ION. ana many are they VIII" do MOI
'tlirvc even i'll the face OF what has
~ '''.'''''' w t'i', sea' WIN no ot nef
-, saNc we ha'"ral lhh;ini-
N, ~, ~ N''N',"' y.
w ~ ''' II'', as mas pt''l staten
[ became known that the Govern.
f intnt authorities at Washington felt. as
W. ,.!g .n M, ~ Mar';' Teresa wa.
n"t ,'''I ,,, .ne p'oe M''EtS 81 me olc
",'., ~ w" r,'''u's 'oa ms th'
anI go ''"h va '''e e'''S' " LAY IS
~
- = 'liS" Il l"'i lilat lhr NAVY De
a. thlrht ne!''Nes ma, inc Maria Te-
~ .,"s ~ ps S'seo ana brought L
; ~ ,'t S'Io. q '.ii nt''"f' "l the he
,m,,n Wy ~" ~ ',o'i,n'oo"re far
i ~, $3.50 u'A lu'iS resumes.