The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

Mexican navy has been re-
hoated. This does not
i the raising Of . whole fleet.
but the saving Of the one
craft now surviving, the Progreso.
This lonely GunboAt met with IN an
toward accident, to put II mildly. and
was sent 70 the bottom on the Cam
peche Bank. She has NOW been re-
claimed from what promised TO be a
watsry crave. thanis to the Yankee
Salvage Association Of this city.
A. the head Of the wrecking expe-
dition has picturesquely expressed It.
the Progreso ~ saved by q board
fence . few lengths OF bRrnyard net
ting and . onvas moving picture
Screen" This sounds neither heroic
o nike an engineering feat. but
nevertheless the Undertaking mad its
dramatic thrills and Il drew upon the
best Of technical cunning. Before
telling how the Prcsreso was dis
lodged from her dangerous resting
place II might be we'll to recount how
THAI craft Of 1900 toni was sent to
the bottom.
II n not necessary 20 paint ohe pc.
litical picture Of perturbed Mexico,
but the fact should be mentioned that
early in the year Yucatan developed
revolutionary symptomeerevup luton
airy inasmuch Al II was not disposed
to recognise the Fret Chief. Accord
ingly Carr1nsa "the Courageous" as
his admirers call him. decided to send
a sunboat. the Mexican navy in fact.
down TO ProGreso TO look into anairs
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the ardor Of the disloyal. The Progreso
was oespatched upon this mission
and the First Chief thought the mere
bark OF her 4 inch runs In salute
would convey the necessary hint.
When the Mexican navy anchored
about seven miles on shore from
Progreso the Yucatan descendants
were duly notified that their pri,cipe'
seaport was forthwith to be consid-
cred blockaded. For some days the
little gunboat rolled and rolled In the
long swell that prevailed. and her
mission WA growing hourly more and
more monotonous TO the men cooped
I'D aboard Of her. Then came the psy-
Geological moment for the revolution
lists. Coming Of q rae Of Hidalgos. the
Y%ucatanans could not he brusque.
, They knew in%stinotiveiy that polite
! ness pays IN the long run. Therefore
they set about putting zest INTO the
un~eventful life OF those aboard the
flagship o. Carransa's navy.
A small schooner was laden with
provisions for the Progreso. and .
message despatched by her com
mander TO the captain Of the gunboat
| greeting that oficial as a friend and
assuring him and his Government that
the people OF Yucatan were In full
accord with the First Chief. In
token Of this good will. the captain
OF the Progreso and his crew were
asked to accept the gift OF provisions
that the naval diet might be varied
for the nonce.
When the flag Of truce came near
the schooner was hailed and ordered
to heave TO. and a boat from the
ma n-of-war despatched TO inspect her.
The skipper Of the Progreso VAS rude
enough to doubt the s~chooncr's
friendly purpose. The boarding oni-
Ger returned with the information
that everything was quite innocent
and proper on the schooner. Even
so. the Captain OF the gunboat was not
convinced.
Again the Lieutenant returned &c
that he could see were the provisions
and three cases Of spirits that made
his sailor mouth water. Believing
that all was well. the vessel from
ashore was ordered alongside the shiI