New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
HORSON'S SALVAGE WORK
sszr RECOMMENDS RAISING SOME of
SPANISH SHIPS STILL AT THE boi-
NOM OF MANILA BAY

= w..h,nston Aug % CSpeclaD.-Navai Coh'"ue
tE5ohsou under cate OF July .. mas sem =, tho
IN tina Navy Department on 'ne coi' A.
Es.,. de Cuba Isla de Luzon ana Don 'ua. u. .h.
tria and the condition OF vesseis s' r..om.
S...,n On Manila Bay some OF when ne 80
s =, reised He gives a history OF the ope."
80. connected with the raising OF the 'hlee eN
hoats now undergoing repairs at HONG no"e
".s.nr he,nr raised" he says. "all three vesse's
-r.re bauled I'D on the slip. their bottoms ~ 49,
and measures taken to close all '"e o ,s 900 ard
hru The engine boilers were then eiea''eu ~ $50
.or,oa suh9c,ently to put to sea under 'heir o"'
-, ond arrangements were mace ior S'co'e'
,r,. rsla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon lei' ~ 80
Tor Hong Kong They encountered I"", -.
,,onsoon seas and made heavy weather y, ~ rn
. a.. 1yors, Kong In a semi-sinking conoltioh' Inv
Don Juan de Austria made the passaee aso.Is
.,aor, The principal damage on all three 'e''e
uas done by fire. which. In consumi'is '"o a.
work caused heavy warping ana puchiiie y"
adjacent metal work On the Don Juan oe [u''
so,re damage was done by shot On the is'a ue
go 80 lola de Luzon the damage from 'his
,,sn was uninportant The condition OF .ne aiin ".
,,en, and the lack of correspondence OF caI0' -.
service ammunition required rePiac"e ~ oor
states standard The torpedo outnt was AZ
.ord,,,on II was advisable for all reasons "
80 This outfit and not replace It, The ins'ruc'ions
mo ' chief as also the condition OF
y. - ..rac, REQUIRED In general the restoring "a
49, ,,sssels TO their conditions before the oa,"
,unoher of structural alterations were req''
make the vessels efficient. -. .,,n,e
Mr. Hobson estimates the stage Oh o.
4,on Of the ships AZ 50 per cent on June 0O
IN. conditions Of the contract one or the '"o We
-. tho IsIa de Cuba or the Isla de Luzon was O'
- cornlstion by June "a. the other by S 30 IIa
a Iva The Austria will be due Septenoer 1o,eted
astirates that they Will all three pe itectric
,bdn ii, weeks after the arrival OF the eiec me
,Ianf from the United States he ss .fo coo cold
pnst NJ making repairs amounts 10 sS0'oHo SSoid
go that the value of the ships If svDV,.." racon
IT, vessels consequently have been raised Sois
str1Icted and fitted at an expense OF aooo d he
.heir actual value Reference scarceIy Iee LAT
,ade Mr. Hobson writes. TO the oppor tuile a Sid
zion Of these vessels TO our Navy ana theli 80
for usefulness in the waters Tor wnicn NY NY. Wv
Fastened or to the sentiment OF assoclau9ns rYoh
Regarding further salvage operations NJ NJ nroe
snt Tine on the advisabity of undertaking 1uriheI
GENERATIONS Of this character. he says IL VIII h,S
Secessarv 10 make examination by diving wnicns
-yiu he done Immediately after the competitor VI
rhe vessels in hand. Diving examinations ne Say
have not been made as yet. but from all accounts
offer prospects the Don Antonio de lHoa ana tne
Velasco vessels similar TO the Don Juan ue Au nd
tra These vessels were sunk at their Duoys anu
were not burned. In view of the dfhculty OF ue-
,ermining the condition of corrosion. after tneir
long immersion II Is scarcely probable that a con-
and fitting until after an examination aIter
raising Moreover, he thinks the experience with
me three vessels in hand would lead TO the con-
cusion that the cOrrosion due to longer immersion
tant parts of the hull and machinery, yet he be-
iIeves that 1t would be prudent to raise only one
vessel at first and find out her actual condition
before beginning further operations.