The times., 1898-11-21
TO RESCUE MARIA TERESA
Wrecking Tug Sets Sail for
the Cat Island Reef.
MAY WAIT TWO MONTHS
Heuyy Sen May Prevent Approach
to the wreck in That Time-6oV-
r,,r.,, TeIerrauh From santiago
to acknowledgements to the Gin
cinnati-New Water Works system.

Santiago Nov. 2o-In pursuance OF or
ders received from Washington yesterday
the Merritt Chapman wrecking tug Chap
man sailed this afternoon for Cat Island.
the scene OF the wreck of the cruiser In
fanta Maria Teresa. The orders instruct
ed the Chapman to proceed Immediately
but a delay of twelve hours was OCCASION
ed by the scarcity of coal here Inc Of
6cers of the Chapman were Instructed TO
report at Cat Island TO the officers oil the
United States navy who were sent on an
expedition from Hampton Roads TO ex-
anime the wreck. Any attempt toward
saving the cruiser until after the season
of the northeast trade winds will be
against the advice of the Merritt-chap-
man Company's wreckers
As previously stated in these dispatches
they do not believe that wreckins boats
will be able to approach the reef on which
the cruiser is stranded for from six weeks
to two months, on account of the heavy
sea. No news has been received here that
the conditions at Cat Island are more IA
yorable now than they were fortnight
ago, when the Chapman left the scene oil
the wreck The Chapman carried all the
wrecking apparatus to be had here to IA
cilitate the work.
One hundred and fifty recruits from the
United States. who were enlisted to
strengthen the regiments in Porto hico,
were brought here on the transport Fort
Victor They were transferred today 10
the transport Mississippi and started Tor
San Juan All the men were IN good
health and were anxious to join their reg
iments.
The signal service department here mas
begun the construction of Government
telegraph connecting the city of Santiago
with Mauzanillo. The construction party
comprises thirty-five officers and men ana
| a medical officer. They carry provisions
| for two months. The wire will be stretch
ed overhead along the road over which
| the Spanish Gen. Escario marched MS
| 1850 men 40 miles from Manzanillo In
ten days to the assistance of Gen Toral,
when the Americans were before the
| CITY early in July. The line to Guanta-
namo is almost finished. and it will soon
| be in use Gen. Wood has ordered Capt.
| Brady. of the signal corps to begin the
| construction of a line to Holguin and
| Gibara Immediately, in order that head
| quarters of the department may be in
| touch with Col Hoods Second Immunes,
| place there is no communication except
| by coasting vessels.
Louis Kempner, postmaster OF the de-
partment of Santiago, has returned from
Washington with Instructions from the
Postoffice Department to establish regular
Government offices in every place in the
island where the American flag is raised,
and to make contracts with the coast
wise steamer lines for the more eXpedi-
Of Nr n
ner will go to the province of Puerto
| Principe this week to make an inspection
of the conditions there.
News has been received from Guanta-
namo that the framework of the star
board engine of the United States cruis-
| er Cincinnati has broken down from over
straining. The vessel is badly in need
| of repairs. Capt Chester has acquaint-
| ed the Navy Department with the situa-
| ton and expects orders to sail for home
shortly. The Cincinnati's port engine is
| in good shape and she can make the trip
| home without assistance. She will not be
| able to make good time, however, owing
| to the accumulation of marine growths
| on her hull, caused by her long service
| in tropical waters.
| Gen. Wood has assigned Lieut.. E. C.
| Brooks, of the Sixth Cavalry, and the
| adjutant general here to the work of
| making plans for new waterworks sys-
| TEN. The work on the new system will
| be commenced as soon as the plans are
| formulated. The water supply of the city
| has always been bad, but under the pres
ent conditions the supply will be entirely
| inadequate for the dry season, which is
| just beginning and therefore the work
| of procuring plenty of water will be push
ed as rapidly possible.
Gen. Wood has ordered Capt. James
i Shelly commander of the steamer Los
| Angeles, TO stop at Guantanamo on his
way from Gibara and bring 1900 MauseI
rifles and a quantity of heavier ordnance
surrendered by the Spaniards. for ship
ment to the United States.
The sickness among the garrison at Sa.