The herald., 1898-09-27
TO GET THE SUNKEN SPANIARD
AFLOAT
THE EVACUATION OF CUBA
To Begin at Manzanilla on October T.
Remains Of Columbus Exhumed
at Havana

just received regarding the floating of thu
Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa show tina
with the aid Of dynamite she was blow,
off the rocks into deep water on September
2Sd and proceeded under hor own steam
some time afterwards to Guantanamo, &C
companied by one Of the tugs of the Mer
ritt Wrecking company. She will shortl,
leave for New York.
Naval Constructor Hobson says he car
raise the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Color
with the use Of air bags in a week. II giver
| authority to do so. Commodore Watson
thinks he cannot.
The Colon, 1t appears. was not seriously
damaged by shells, but her valves were
opened, which caused her to sink.
| The other two Spanish cruisers sunk ir
the battle Of Santiago, the Almirante
Oquendo and the ViEcaya, are useless
wrecks of twisted iron.
Hobson says he expects to return to New
York on the Colon.
The city Of Santiago is cleaner and
healthier now than ever before in its his.
tory No cases of yellow fever are re-
corded.
Upon instructions from Washington
schools have been opened here.
| HAVANA. Sept 26.-The American evac.
uation commission has been officially noti.
fed that Manzanillo will be evacuated on
October 7th.
General Blanco has authorized the fre<
entry Of the Comal andabther vessels bring
ing supplies for the relief of the sufferers
In Cuba Matanzas now, and in the future
as reported. will be the first port where re.
lief supplies will be landed owing to Cap.
tain Pages report Of the distress existing
there. The Comal, It is supposed here
should arrive at Matanzas today.
The captain-general has decided to remit
the fine Of $500 imposed upon the Clinton
because she did not have manifest and
has caused the money to be refunded. The
payment was made under protest and by
direction Of President Mckinley.
The Junta Patriot!ca of Matanzas held a
meeting there last night at which II was
decided to address a letter to President Nc
Kinley setting forth that IAN immense ma.
jority Of the people Of the island adheres
strictly to the government constituted by
the revolution as being the only ideal of
the Cuban people,"
Committees have been appointed for the
purpose of securing signatures to this doc
ument in every city and village Of Cuba
which will make It a very lengthy affair.
At the Maya Rodriguez camp at San
Jose de Las Lajas. the time passes merrily.
The admiralty here announces that ow-
Ing to fac kof necessary combusctibles. the
lighthouses at Cruz del Padro and Gaino
Piedras have been dark since September %.
Remains Of Columbus
HAVANA. Sept. 26.-At 10 o'clock this
morning the official exhumation of the
remains of Columbus took place in the
presence of General Blanco, Secretary Co.
vim. the Civil Governor; the Bishop, the
Dean Of the Cathedral and other author
ities
The general public was ordered out Of the
Cathedral at 8 o'clock and no one was
allowed inside after that hour. The en-
trance to the Cathedral was guarded by
force OF Orden Publico Guards, which
kept back the crowds which assembled In
front Of the edifice.
A p. m.-The remains Of Christopher Co.
lumbus. which this morning were removed
from their niche in the cathedral prepar-
atory to their shipment to Spain, had lain
in their late resting place since January
Santo Domingo. that island having been
ceded to France by Spain.
Since the date mentioned the remains
have lain in an open niche in the wall of
the presbytery Of tn cathedral. yard and
a half above the ground, between a pillar
supporting the main arch and the choir.
In 1892 there was placed in front Of the
nichd slab of doubtful artistic taste, rep
resenting in relief bust Of the great ad-
miral and bearing this inscription in Span
ish: May the remains and image of the
great Columbus lie thousand centuries
preserved in this urn and in the remem-
brance Of our nation"
Eaton's New Duties
WASHINGTON, Sept 26-Commander
Eaton of the Resolute has been given ad-
ditional duty in connection with the Amer
lean military commission at Havana. The
exact need for this Is Aot known at the
navy department, the order having been
made at the request of the commission,
but II Is supposed that Admiral Samp-
son wishes the officer to make an examina-
ton Of the Spanish naval properties scat
tered among the various Cuban ports out
side Of Havana. The naval authorities are
deepl yconcerned as to the disposition of
this property to be made by the commits
sion and, owing to itsl peculiar status,
being not captured. vet actually subject to
the disposal Of the commission, 1t Is not
easy for them to foresee the outcome of
the commissions deliberations on this
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