The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-22
Civil Engineers Plan to Save
the Battleship.
WANTS TO EXHIBIT THE WRECK.
0enxy Parker, - Esgiish Casil ka-
G1aeeS, Explains . MetAe~ 81
Rassfng the ship which He HAS
Present~d TO the Navy Depart
m~st-yhe wreck shsuiA Ne P1ae-
ed IN New York ~ . War Relic.

rzrts Of ths word, with . zcnesse 70 rass
the sunkezs bsttieaAt2 Maine. In Havana
tartor. ard TO take her 10 New safn'
where ths vessel rsay Es p.Acea On e1na-
A&f,ou. Re does not want tAe Maine 70 be
forgotten. bat wishes her set np ar ny M
DO! Of patriotism and visible example ss
0cantAn treaensry.
THIS gentleman h 80 English GIVE ebEs-
nerr Henry Parker. wE1o las psts. 1ss
many yeArs connected win large engineer
lpx projects. str Parker has eeslaifs
and detailed plan for raising ne oastlaSn MP.
Hs has studied the subject ctossaS AID ms
no dovbs whatever tisai ne Soua pf r2s-
cessfas vera he 90 undertake. the WORK.
He txsxs on she subject wsia isse 1sgsSf q
an enthusiast, rafting OF ssssr .essie figures
and propozatsons Of hydraulic engineering
with an ease that sa0xs faEfsla4rsfy siah
the subject
He hzs already had soGgEe correspondents
with the rsssy department ss WASHINGTON
upap tha subject. hgt ee fls - has been
unable to secure us e9ns Iteration ~ the
secretary OF the navy. e aeg sss MGrcSa 81
last year that he Tirss made, bis proposition
tn the Department. lie df3 not at max
time 60 into details, nu. simply wrote tEas
be could. IL provided with the means.
rAtxe ths Maine The reply ne received was
90 the nffset thai as the var .ss sax.AR
nothinx could be done. AZ mat time A
month later, that II. during April. While
he was In the East on business, be pre-
sentsd the matter personally 20 tbs Es-
GissAnt secretary or she navy.
O4ers 10 Take Charge.
Bu. the war vas stil on. All the ener-
gies OF the government were being spent
Ia its prosecution. 80 that the matter waa
not considered. The chef OF eonstr ie-
ton In the navy department asked Mr-
Parker 90 write ont in detail his Dian for
consideration. winch WAS done. Again
Mr. Parker wrote In November. ASKING
whesher or not his proposition had been
taken up He offered % take charge q
ths cenartmsrf aid nnt sgT. 70 aand5e the
matter in thai way. synIteate rn.ssnt los
organised 10 provide the expenses
But for some reason. possibly because Of
t6s req tape ana forHaaaty required IN &C.
ss.,s VI
daes moi -. ,hs f.asff,ii.. ~ ,ns ~ ',sy
az Nr I,arkerss ,xssIrrne nfs hing has 6ss q
oous in the matter.
He has come over from Victoria rarity
20 interest IL r,sysss hie ana az the W.&f,-
tngton senators .r h.s r,ians Ent xa4n
he learned that the senatorial election
must ta settled before h. 'rar s.ef,,n.,s,Isf,
anything he arcsdssl h, rsf,,rr ~ VII
turia
1T seems 10 me that TO rass, the Maine
~tanas ths sr,h,ana :. satg -. ysu 80
Aimed ff,e sa.Ia fhs,,r f,.s hs..., s,y,s. =.
various times IN many parts OF The worli
sef bsn.sth th. ,s,,rs II s..ssss.s So tsssts
Shsp ia rast.aifv buried / have = nssn rv
EH}sh tnt4 Ef, tsstt has fu
ssares hava ssssyatrsss I, - So 49, ~ 80
- ~ -. - t' - ~ - a.ts tsAIsNI@
s.anasnc ~ - iss,a,,,,.,is, N a 49, -
- ueri NV ofnsrs " -
saisa raL~ ff,a ps.sei y,,.,,a eaya ...s
fare. s,ssr,ar. - .v-s.s $3.50 ssas ~
a. fhn wrarl They ,'asst 40. ~. srt - -
yxssssix fs,r al sxe reas,irs = ~. 49,
They nsux. Ia Yu, t.sa.nsr Ssss 800
marsu ~risf, .slaeas,,.. s,rarya,ses. =,
beasas a,i iva eex e. ~. Ssss,s'ss 1870 "
sfars nav BE- 80, -, s ss'sis o&t"sNa
-. :, -. "a
now ~ SOat0 ne oonS.
Then wa nfnea from ors weasel IN Tbs.
ether thick xrr,eo b.ng.. ry,aas. az snch
steai vsye, ana ,ss,.ss ~. -. r.
",s1 It'tssa ttS' a'Pe- iossr
os.aS nnsrs DC 1s1t'a SIX 10 Ten Test ~
wiath: that "a sufficiently vide 70 cnver
Two or three ribs Of the sslliSen ship
Euw wars ~. N.s.a ~. GO, = 49,