New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
WAS CERTERA'S FLAGSHIP.
THE MARIA TERESA. SUNK IN THE BATTLE
OF JULY AND RAISED UNDER
HOBSON'S DIRECTION.

The Infanta Maria Teresa The flagship Of
Admiral Cervera. and one Of the Spanish
ships sunk by the United States fleet under the
command Of Rear-Admiral Sampson in the battle
OF July After resting the rocks off the Cuban
coast not far from Santiago. for two months.
she raised and foated by Naval Constructor
Richmond Pearson Hobson. the hero of the Merri-
mac. early in September. and it announced
on September % that she had arrived in Guanta-
namo Bay under her own steam Hobson, II has
since been learned. foaied the Maria Teresa in the
most sk!lful manner. using dynamite and all kinds
Of wreckng appliances in his efforts to add this
vessel 10 the United States Navy. the sentimental
idea being that she took the place Of the battle
ship Maine. sunk toy explosion in Havana Har-
Dor February u
The Infanta Maria Teresa to give the sunken
cruiser her FUN name. classed frst-class
ermored cruiser OF the barbette type She was
built at Bilbao. Spar. i'm 1890. and cost about
S3.rano. She had armorod belt twelve inches
thick there were los inches of armor her
gun positions. ane hcr deck plating was inches
in thickness She had displacement, Of 1000 tons.
34A feet lonG and Is feet beam. drew q feet
inches of water. was driven by two propelers.
and hal 1913 indicated horsepower. being esti-
mated 10 steam over twenty knots hour.
The ::arlen. OF the Maria Teresa consisted Of
two ll-inch Hontoria guns one in a barbette for
ward and the other In a barbettc aft; ten 5.5-nch
Eontoria guns IL broadside. five side; eight
:2-inch auick-frrs guns. eight l4-inch rapid-hr
guns and two Maxim guns. She had six torpedo
tubes carried 200 tons of coal normal sup
ply. and her numbered 90 men In all.
The sunken cruiser was built OF steel. had two
tunnels and two masts with tops. She driven
BY two sets Of vertical tripe-expansion engines.
steam being generated in four doubie-ended and
two singie-ended boilers. The cylinders pro-
tected by Glacis or sloping piece Of steel. eight
inches thick
THE BATTLE OF JULY 3
On July the following dispatch received
In Washington
Tho Secretary Of tho Navy:
AS n Four'h Of july present tie abstraction Of he
whole Of Cervera's nee, Not ono escaped
at D. M the last NE crsoS coS TaH ss S%e
sixty miles west OF sanlago and let down nor
and the Nizcaya were forced ashore. burned and
S.own up w I'M p zen ern es OF SaHuagS The
Our loss. one Killed and two wounded Enemy's
prisoners including ADMIRAL Cervera The man
brooklyn sAMPsoN.
WRECKlNG OPERATIONS.
The first wreckng expedition 10 raise the Intants
Maria Teresa arrived at Santiago shortly after The
surrender OF that place. on July l.. and second
vrecking expedition intended to raise the Colon
arrived off that coast soon afterward No work OF
the Colon was undertaken. and both expeditions
combined on the Maria Teresa but with little NJ
success Naval Constructor Hobson was therefore
sent 10 the scene OF the wrecks the chief wreckel
was removed. and immediate progress made
Her battery. with the exception OF the t-inch bar
bette guns was removed. and the leaking compart
rents were isolated. Eventually steam was raised
in the main and donkey boilers. and tho wfnches
and pumps were started
All this time fine weather prevailed. but wher
this stage OF the work had been reached the IN
evitable West Indian hurricane devastated Bar
badoes 81. Vincent and other islands. though #
practically spared Eastern Cuba.
Good luck followed Hobson. and on Friday Sep
tember %, he was ready 10 attempt the floating OF
the cruiser At daylight Captain c. +. Goodrich
the senior naval officer. arrived at the scene Of the
wreck from Guantanamo Bay with the Newark the
Scorpion the Potomac and the Alvarado. Shortly
afterward the American ensign was hoisted the