Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1898, Page 11

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C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES. approachable. BURIED AT HAVANA Interment of Victims of the Maine Disaster. oo STRANGE SIGHT IN CUBA'S CAPITAL ies ae e Expressions of Sympathy From Other Nations. CONFLICT OF OPINIONS The interment of the victims of the Maire disaster tock place in Havana yes- terday afternoon about 5 o'clock. Shortly before the hour all Havana was in move- ment. The flags on the public building were at half-mast, and many of the houses were draped in mourning. All classes were represented in the throngs that filled the streets along which the funeral pro- n passed to the cemetery aborate preparation’ were made for the interment of the dead. The bodies ere brought to the city hall, where they in « ed with beautiful crewns of § . with appropriate inscriptions. The crown from_ thi i council bore the inscription, “The p t Havana to the victims of the Mainc bere was a handsom= crown of sili rib- ns in the Spanish national colors, with » inscription, avy de 2 to the victims of the X ; dents of other tokens nilds. with the dead saitors,” a ing Journal emblem from the , ¢ fleral or other tribu from M. Carranza, Senor Emilia Mz Miss Bar- alez, wrge Lacoste, Luci: nlina Cassa nd 2 crown from firm of mon Brothers with the i i a, “ = ences ufion the disaster to the Ma Crown were received from the captain r e mayor of Hat a and the cers of port. Th were in the Spanish neatienal colors and were i scribed S the victims of the M r fun 1 tokens were the offe Discusion. Joseph Pul ze isral Marenez, Robert Merry nora Mag « Dolores Martinez. The funer: rtege rted from the principal entrance of the ¢ Hon W ler “street turned on Mereadores t. then up O'Reilly street right the side of Central Park, r bea The pop lined t every indi r spect. ssed the of the f ym from the of the ire ceremony & most impressive demonstration of sym- thy. The order of the procession was as fol- lows: The municipal gvards on horseback, in full uni the city fire brigade; ‘the municipal employes; the aldermen in seven i ated firemen’s cars; spe- cial cars bearing the remain: being carrie decorated car; the clergy; deputations cons the chief officers of the army, n: the volunteers; representati official bureaus and of the a coramittee representing . nine bodies the chamber of commerce; a delegation representing the grocers; the council of administration representatives of the tre y. the pre and various political org. ons; the chief officers of the ¥ the ‘repre- sentatives of foreign governmen magistrates with their m: Vincial deputies; employe: the ci ard regional autona: vernments: the municipal mace then Gen. Parrado, with four aids-de-camp, repre- ting Capt. Gen. Blanco (whose personal nce Was not allowable under the law) ing on his right United States Consul General Lee ard on his left the mayor of ja arrinaga, Admiral nd other officer f marine and infantr: ural music was furnished by the f the Isabela la Catolica and Porto talions, which mpanied the cablegram from Capt. S.gsbee rived last even- by the went Secretary of the N ven will be buried this after- noon, twenty-five found in harbor died in hospital. Fellowing only can Dierkin drummer; J. n. man; chief machinist; Brown, S Keys, ordi- pine, marine : ne seaman. Re to your telegram of sen of enlisted men n v e list was wired again this S OF SYMPATHY. xpressions of Sorrow Made by For- elgn Governments. mber of messages have been re- rtment from for- ing regret in con- i Among the Maine followi ster. ot 1 the honor to ri commended the the President the ex: ajesty’s sy thy with American people on the occasion of the s aster which befallen their navy by of the battle ship Maine, and of rs of her crew. I request will be good enough to tr: mit Ires#uge to its high ation the honor to be, highest tion, sir, your t, hum- ervant, dy > many menb t ye th the t obedie: Ju AAN PAUNC ‘OTE. SANTIAGO D 3 February ISU. Received 11:43 a.m. y, Washington Archbishop Saens for Maine disaster. expresses sympathy HYATT. Legation of the Republic of F Secretary State: The news of th cident which has befallen the Maine deeply touched me, and I beg | press my condolence and sym s of the unfortun mment cannot fail to feel deep cern on account of the | which the ates have just exp ased to accept, Mr. Seeretary of assurances of my high JN. LEG BERLIN. President U i*States, Washington: t me express my re sympathy to y your country at the terrible loss “ Maine the death of si officers n of your n: WILLIAM, I. Legation of the Greater Republic of Central America. sived instructions from the the Greater Republic of Central rica to tmform the supreme govern- t of the United States of Amzrica, sh your excellency, that both it and ts of the states which com- lic feel profound regret on the disaster which befeil the ‘ore last in the port of Ha- obeying these instructions I take pleasure in renewing to you, Mr. Secretary, th? assurances of my highest considera. tion. LOvIs F. COREA. LONDON, February 17. Sherinon, Secretary, Washington: The first lord of the admiralty, requests me to express admiralty’s and his personal sympathy with our government and navy in the loss of the Maine. Various members of the diplomatic body have called, in- cluding Spanish ambassador. WHITE. LONDON, February 17, 1898. Sherman, Secretary, Washington: Prince and Princess of Wales request me to convey to the President and Secretary of the vy the expression of their horror at the terrible accident which has hap- pened to the Maine and of their profound s)mpathy with tae whcle American nation at the occurrence. HENRY WHITE. Imperial Legation of Turkey. The charge d'affaires ad interim of Tur- key has the honor to convey to his ex- celleney the Secretary of State the deep- est regret of the Ottoman government on account ©f the deplorable accident whicit has befalien the Maine. February 17, 1898. PARIS, February Secretary,’ Washington nt Faure asked personal interview ich he requested me to express his warmest sympathy and profound sense of ndolene> to President McKinley regard- the appalling catastrophe to the Maine, and to convey an assurance that the French people, especially the French nav. ply touched by th2 death of the gal lant officers and men who lost, their lives Sherm: at their post of duty. PORTER. LONDON, February 17, 1898. Sherman, Secre Washington: I have ree ved following message from Duk> of Connaught: Pray accept my most sincere s; 2 hy at the terrible accident n the warship Maine. I deeply deplore the loss which your navy and country have sustained. WHITE. EW YORK, February 16, 1808. of State: Undersigned committee of Spanish resi- ew York respectfully tender sin- cere expression of heartfelt sympathy and rerret for dreadful disaster to Maine. with appalling loss of 1 For the committee, Jcse F. Navarro, chairman; Antonio Cuya Arturo Cuyas, C. Viadero, E. M. Castillo. Secretary Long rece'ved the following ablegram from the Ru parire at St. F ersbur: received the news of Maine's I beg you t fes and condolence. VICE ADMI TYRTOW, r of Marine. the following s ‘y Long ing the day: et with all_my soul the horrible catastrophe of the Maine, and send my * for the victims and their fam- vish navy is in tnourring for SOBRAL, sh Legation.” NARRATIVE, tache, Spaz LIEUT. BLANDIN'S Account of the Disaster by a Sur- vivor. Lieut. John J. Blandin of Baltimore, one of the Maine's survivors, who ts at Key West, gave the correspondent of the As- sociated Press last evening a succinct ac- count of the disaster, saying that not un- til now has he been able to recollect the sequence of events in the awful ten min- utes following the explosion Tuesday even- ing. Lieutenant Blandin was on the Tr ton at the time of the terrible disaster off Samoa in March, 1888, when American and German vessels lost 244 men all told. Lientenant Blandin says: “I was on watch, and when the men had been piyed below I looked down the main hatches and over the side of the ship. Everything was absolutely normal. I walk- ed aft to the quarter deck behind the rear turret, as is allowed after 8 o'clock in the evening, and sat down on the port side, where I remained for a few minutes. “Then for some reason I cannot explain to myself now, 1 moved to the starb nd sat down there. I was feeling a bit glum, and, in fact, was so quiet that Lieut. J. Hood came up and asked laugh- ingly if I was asleep. I said, ‘No; I ain on watch.’ “Scarcely had I spoken when there came a dull, sullen roar. Would to God that J could blot out the sound and the scenes that follow Then came a sharp explo- sion, some say numerous detonations. I remember only one. It seemed to me that sound cume from the port side for- Then came a perfect rain of mis si f all descriptions, from huge pie of cement to blocks of wood, steel ra’ fragments cf gratings, and’ all the was struck on the head by a piece of cement and knocked down, but I was not hurt, and got to my feet in a moment. Lieutenant Hood had ran to the poop, and I supposed as I followed he was dazed by the shock and about to jump overboard. I hailed him, and he answe that he had run to the poop to help lower the boats. When I got there, though scarce a minute could have elapsed, I had to in water to my k and almost instantly the quarter deck was awash. On the poop I found Capt , as cool as if at Hl, and soon all the cefficers except Jen kins and Merritt joined us. The poop was above w the Maine settled to the bottom. ¢ in Sigsbee ordered the launch and gi yered, and the offices and men, whe a got the boats out and rescued a number in the water s n_ Sigsbee ordered Lieu- Cor. mander Wainwright forward to the ex.ent of the dama; and if any- thing could pe ue those forward or to ex s| which followe explosion and burned fierce- i vere any combustibles water to feed them. it. Commander Wainwright on his return reported the total and awful charac- ter of the calamity, and Captain Sigsbee e the last sad order, ‘Abandon ” to n overwhelmed with grief inc but Im and apparently unexcited. Meantime four boats from the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII arrived, to be followed son by two from the Ward line steamer City of Washington. The two boats lowered from the City of Washington were found to be riddled with flying debris from the Maine and unfit for use. Captain Sigsbee last man to leave his vessel, and in his own gig. no theories as to the cause of the xplosion. I cannot form any. An exam- ination by @ may tell something to a ceurt of inquiry. I, with others, had heard that the Havana harbor was full of tor- pedoes, but the officers whose duty it was to examine into that reported that they i no signs of any. Personally I do not believe the Spanish had anything to do with the disaster. Time may tell. I hope so. “We were in a delicate position on the Maine, so far as taking any precautions was concerned. We were friends in a friendly, or alleged friendly port, and could not fire upon or challenge the approach of any boat boarding us unless convinced that her intention was hostile. “I wish to heaven I could forget it. I have been in two wrecks now, and have had my share. But the reverberations of that sullen yet resonant roar, as if the bottom of the sea were groaning in torture, will haunt me for many a day, and the re- flection of that pillar of flame comes to me even when I close my eyes.” TO EXCLUDE AMERICAN SHIPS. Suggestions Made by Alarmini = (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) MADRID, February 6.—While admitting that the visits paid by United States men- of-war to Cuba are “annoying,” and that those proposed to be paid to Spain will be “still more annoying,” should they take place, and that it is matter for regret that since the new regime has come into force the Spanish in Cuba all the insurgents have “not yet submitted,” the Liberal of this city points out the “absurdity” of following the sug- gestions made by the alarmists in Spain. ‘These suggestions are: First. To close the harbors of Cuba and Spain to the American vessels, even though they come in the guise of courteous visit- ors, and, if they take it ill, then declare war against them. Second. Withdraw the new form of gov- ernment granted to Cuba, raise the effective army there to 206,000 men, and go on as before. ‘The Liberal urges that patience and calm- ness are the remedies now required to meet the difficulties facing Spain, adding: “If dangers threaten, let them be met with composure and due measures taken to overcome them as far as possible. With nations, as with individuals, shrieking and excitement in presence of peril, far from being proofs of valor, are evidence only of weakness of mind.” The Liberal also calls attention to the fact that the reasonable and practical opin- ion in the United States is against a war, in proof of which it quotes from the New York press as saying it is well known in the United States that, “once hostilities be- sin, the results will be very uncertain,” and that it is “just as likely that New York and Boston may be reduced to ashes as Barcelona and Cadiz.” “On that account,” the Liberal adds, “and because of the enormous commercial losses that would ensue, no one wishes to plunge into extravagant adventure. Even the jingoes pay some tribute to common sense, though at the same time they indulge in their habitual boasting.” In conclusion, the Liberal says: “If we keep calm and pursue with decision and unity the right path, neither the naval evo- lutions nor the diplomatic maneuvers of the United States will have any power against us.”” = The Heraldo bluntly says that the “real seat of the war is not in Cuba, where it would be impossible for 20.000 rebels led by ignorant leaders to make head against the Spanish arms, but in New York and Wash- ington,” adding: “Were the United States really friendly to Spain, the war in Cuba would very shortly be at an end.” Respecting the visit of the United States cruiser Montgomery to Cuba, the Liberal says that it “offers no cause for anxiety; it is purely a further visit of courtesy The Liberal continues: “No sooner was the destination of the Montgomery known than the French cruiser Dubourdieu, which was then at New Orleans, at once got up steam for Cuba. Her captain is prepared to carry out the secret instructions he has received from his government. From this we may deduce, what we have several times indicated in previous articles, and that is that the powers are carefully watch- ng all that is taking place in Cuba, and wish it to be understood that the question there is now purely one of Spanish internal policy, and that if any other power seeks to intervene it will become one of European international politics.” The Herald of this city gives a touching account of the sufferings endured by the unfortunate Spanish soldiers wounded in Cuba. It mentions the case of one poor wretch, who was reduced to skin and bones, and who flung himself overboard to put an end to his agony. It appears that, as the doctors go their rounds, in the so-called hospitals, they are assailed by cries of “Oh, send us back to Spain, though we die on the way.” It reckons the number of sick and wound ed at over nd says it will be noth- ing short of downright inhumanity if these unfortunate beings are left in Cuba during the rainy season. Continuing, the Heraldo calls attention to the fact that the hospital ship Alicant: cannot bring over more than 1,500 at a trip, and that, consequently, so far present provision has been made, not more than a thousand in s can be brought back to their homes before the fatal rainy season begins. The article ends by urging the press to take the matter up, in the name of humanity, in order that some alleviation be found for so much suffering. NEW SPANISH MINISTER. . Woodford Announces His Selec- tion. The following dispatches, announcing the appointment of a minister from Spain, were received at the State Department yesterday: “MADRID, February 17, 1898.—Secretary Sherman: Have just received official com- munication from Spanish minister of for- eign affairs that the queen regent has to- day signed decree appointing Senor Polo de Bernabe minister from Spain to the United Stat WOODFORD.” “MADRID, February 17, 1808.—Secretary Sherman: He is son of Admiral Polo, form- erly minister; is chief of the commercial bureau in Spanish state department; speaks English and is familiar with commercial affairs; was secretary of legation at Wash ington when his father was minister. “WOODFORD.” SPANISH EXPRESSIONS. SOME What is Snid pout the Recent Dis- aster. A Spanish minister, who declines to have his name used, said to the correspondent of the Associated Press at Madrid yesterday: “All the official dispatches agree that the loss of the Maine was due to an accident. We keenly regret that the jingo element, with palpable bad faith, are endeavoring to make capital out of the catastrophe. The United States minister, Gen. Stewart Woodford, accompanied by his secretary and the naval attache of the United States legation, Lieut. G. L. Dyer, called at the admiralty to thank the government for thc sistance of the Spaniards of Havana in saving the survivors of the Maine. Captain General Blanco has sent to the Spenish charge d'affaires at Washington a cable message on behalf of the colonial government, requesting him to tender to Pr t McKinley the condolences of the cabinet upon the terrible disaster that de- stroyed the United States warship Maine, requesting him, moreover, to “tender our profound sympathy to the American gov- ernment, and assurances of how deeply we regret that this port should be the witness of such a tremendous accident to the American na’ Lieutenant eneral Valeriano Weyler ex- pressed the opinion, in the course of an in- terview, that the disaster which had be- fallen the United States warship Maine in Havana harbor was “due to the indolence of her crew.” He announced his intention to ask the government's permission to go to Havana and stand as a candidate for the chamber of deputies for the Havana district. The Spanish government has cabled in- structions to the commander of the war- ship Vizcaya, leaving it to his discretion when to quit New York. Orders have also been issued to Capt. Peral to open an in- quiry into the cause of the disaster to the Maine. The Spanish government has received a cable message from the American govern- ment, thanking Spain for the assistance rendered by the Spanish authorities at Havana after the disaster. THE SURVIVORS’ CONDITIO: Visiting the Injured in the Hospi- tals. The Havana correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press visited the hospitals of San Ambrosio and the Alfonso XII Wednesday and again yesterday and met Miss Clara Barton and John Elwell of the Red Cross Society. The scene was heartbreaking and the dressing of the wounds of the victims was a horrible spectacle. Some of them, however, are already much better, and they are carefully attended by Dr. Bernardo Maas, whose treatment is kindness itself. Two were near death, Carl A. Smith, whose leg and jaw were broken and who is badly burned, and A. Anderson, who has burns all over his body. Both re- ccived the sacraments. The officers of the Maine who are at Key West have received instructions to remain where they are and to await orders. Many were paid yesterday and provided them- selves with clothing. The general hope is that Congress will take measures to reim- burse the officers and men, for they lost all their personal effects. Patrick J. Foley, in the Key West hos- pital, who was thought to be fatally hurt, revived, and late last night Dr. Dudley, who was in charge, said he would be up in a week or so. Foley had _ two fingers of his left hand taken off. The rest of the wounded are doing well. GooD FAITH. ASSERTED. Spain Disclaims the Sentiments of the De Leme etter. Spain has_ officially disélaimed in posi- tive manner the reflections contained in the De Lome letter, and, as officially an- nounced by the State Department yester- day, the incident {s:patisfactorily closed. The statement given out is:as follows: February 17, 1898.—The following is an abstract of a note sent last evening by the Spanish government to Minister Woodford at Madrid: - The Spanish government, on learning of the incident in which Minister Dupuy De Lome was concerned, and being advised of his objectionable communication, with en- tire sincerity laments the incident which was the cause of the interview with the minister; states that, Minister De Lome had presented his resignation, and it had been accepted before the presentation of the matter by Minister Woodford; that the Spanish minister, in accepting the resigna- tion of a functionary whose services they have been utilizing and valuing up to that time, leaves it perfectly well esgablished that they do not share, and rather, on the contrary, disauthorize the criticisms tend- ing to offend or censure the chief of a friendly state, although such criticisms have been written within the field of friend- ship, and had reached publicity by artful and criminal means; that this meaning ha taken shape in a resolution by the council of ministers before General Woodford pre- sented the matter, at a time when the Spanish government had only vague tele- graphic reports concerning the sentiment: alluded to; that the Spanish nation, with equal and greater reason, affirms its view and decision, after reading the words con- tained in the letter reflecting upon the President of the United States. As to the paragraph concerning the de- sirability of negotiations of commercial re- lations, if even for effect, and importance of using a representative for the purpose stated in Senor Dupuy De Lome’s letter, the government expresses concern that in the light of its conduct long after the writ- ing of the letter, and in view of the unan- swerable testimony of simultaneous and subsequent facts, any doubt should exist that the Spar government has given proof of its real desire and of its innermost convictions with respect to the new com- mercial system and the projected treaty of commerce. That the Spanish govern- ment does not now consider it necessary to lay stress upon or to demonstrate anew the truth and sincerity of its purpose and the unstained good faith of its intentions. ‘That publicly and solemnly the government of Spain contracted before the mother country and its colonies the responsibility for the political and tariff changes which it has inaugurated in both Antilles, the natural ends of which in domestic and in- ternational spheres it pursues with firm- ness, which will ever inspire its conduct. SURVIVORS AT HAVAN Sissbce Sends a List to Navy Department. A dispatch direct from Captain figsbee at Havana reached the ‘Nayy Department yesterday. It gave the list of survivors, injured and yninjured, now at Havana. The lst of officers was the same as that already given. Omitting names already sent by Forsythe from Key West, the list of Capt. Sigsbee is as follows, those fol- lowed with Interrogation marks being un- identified from the department's muster rolls: Capt. the Men uninjured now at Havana—C. H. Bullock, Frank Rush, K. Kushida, W. Anthony. *Men injured, now at Havana—Harry Jactson (?), Alfred J. Holland, John Her- bert, J. McDevitt, William Anderson, Ben- jamin R. Wilbur, T. J. Waters, M. V. Web- ber, A. Anderson, George Koebler, Andrew V. Erickson,-Henry Williams, J. Williams, J. E, White, Thomas Mack, F. Coffee, W. Allen, Daniel Cronin, F. D. Cahill, Frea Jernee (2), C. A. Smith, J. Shea, A. B. Herness, John Heffron, J. H. Bloomer, H. Johnson (?), Carl Mathiason, C. F. Pil- cher, F. Chaltzer (%), P. Loftus, X. Mac- Manus (?), W. Mattison, James Rowe, A. Hallol (2), Carlos A, Senetas. Capt. Sigsbee adds that he cannot be sure of correct initials. QUEEN REGENTS REGRET. Cabinet Meeting at Madrid Discusses the Maine Disaster. The Spanish queen regent presided at a cabinet meeting yesterday. The sub- ject chiefly discussed was the loss of the battle ship Maine. The minister for foreign affairs, Senor Gullon, read a dis- petch on the subject from Washington, and the queen regent expressed sorrow at the catastrophe. The Spanish warship Vizcaya will, it is said, receive her final instructions “by semaphore” before she enters New York harbor. DE LOME CRITICISED. Spanish Decree Insued Accepting His Resignation. A decree has been gazetted at Madrid accepting the resignation of Senor Dupuy de Lome as minister of Spain at Washing- ton, and severely criticising him. TO RAISE THE MAINE. A Veteran Wreeker Describes the Way It May Be Done. ‘The Merrit® Wrecking Company of New York will probably be given the contract” for raising the wreck of the Maine. In dfs. Fcussing the question of pians for doing the work one of the veteran wreckers of the company said last evening that they had raised the Maine's sister ship, the Texas, but that was a comparatively easy task, inasmuch as she had sunk in her Brook- lyn dock, and.thero was not enough waier to cover her. The Texas was raised in twenty-four hours. = “The only thing approaching the case of the Maine,” said the wrecker, “was the British warship Howe, which sank in Cadiz harbor. It took the Danish Wrécking Com- pany six months to raise her. The Howe had two holes in her bottom. They pumped her out first. J “I don’t suppose anybody could tell you how the Maine would be lifted—whether by Pontoons or by derricks. The derrick has not the same lifting power as the pontoon, We have one derrick with a capacity of nearly 500 tons and other derricks which together have a capacity -of 1,200 tons. For anything heavier than that pontoons would be used. As a matter of fact, we have pon- toons capable of lifting any vessel afloat or sunk. Lifting vessels by pontoons is slower work than raising by @erricka. “Pontoons are range mngside the ship, with chains passing rneath. ‘There are chains three of which lift two hun- dred tons end six whieh iift four hundrea tons exch. They are of such; dimensions that every twenty-five fect is equal to one hundred tcns. a “The pontcons for this job would be pneumatic necessary, or at any distance from the surface that might be desired. If more Power were needed the pontoons could le the one over the other. The chains aver- age three inches in diameter. “By erecting a cofferdam on the deck of the Maine she could be pumped out. That would be an expensive and a long task. Most ships have been pumped out after having been raised. The mere act of pumping would be comparatively short. It would take considerable time to get chains under her, but that is a process whicl: Would be long or short, according to th: tides.”” “Would you not facilitate matters by getting her guns out first?” he was asked. “Anh! that depends on how the guns ar fixed in the turret. It might be necessary to cut away the turrets, and I believe there are thousands and thousands of rivets in her armor. I would not like to be one of the divers on that job. But perhaps that would not be necessary. I don’t think the turrets were built around those ten-inch guns. I suppose the guns weigh about fifty-two tons, and the turrets might weigh more than ten times as much. Not being a naval constructor, I can’t say exactly. But assuming that the guns are portable, we could get out their carriages as well “The sides and bottom of the Maine may be so shattered that it would be a long and tedious task to pump her out and sto her. Still, it could be done. If her m: zine has blown up there would be no doubt of her condition. If, on the other hand. she has had one or two holes knocked in her by one or two torpedoes, as is alleged, then the pumping process would be com? paratively easy. Another thing, we could build around Fer frame and repair her to some extent just where she is, but that would cost about $2,000,000—nearly one- half the worti of the vessel. “One of the difficulties about the rai a of the Maine would be her guns. I dare say they have broken away from their moorings, and would shift when the ves sel is moved, no maiter how slightly. As I have id, only an inspection can or whether it is possible to ralse her just arshe is.” THAT TORPEDO STORY AGAL This Time It Comes Direct From Cor- respondent at Havana. A special to the Pk Havana yesterday Two official vestige tions are in progress int» the the Maine. The Spaniards have assigned a naval officer to the duty and the L aa States has sent the tenders Mangrove and Fern to procure the testimony for the beard of inquiry that has been charged by the dep delphia Press from in- of n on with learn- The Fern has a very com- includiag rtment at Washi. ing the truth. plete wrecking that is latest in diving % expert diving crew. th> tus, ay para also que goverament divers will seems probable that they United States t to work. It ill await the ar- rival of the board of inquiry in Havana. It will be unfortunate if this course is adopted, as the Maine is nosing doeper and deeper into the black mud at the bottom tion as to when of the bay. It is believed the Spaniards have begun their submarine investigation, thorgh no information is to b> had from the palace. It is a safe conclusion that long before the American board of inquiry gets its evidence the Spanish will be in possession of all the facts. ‘The bay 1s rough and diving operations would be hazardous at present. There is a story repeated as true in Ha- vana, though I have not been able to trace it to an authentic source, that last night two divers went down and examined the hull and discovered undoubted evidence that an exterior explosion wrecked the Main2. This extensively circulated report was to the effect that they found a huge ragged hele on the starboard side, just about cp- pesite the forward magazine, and a small cleanly brok2n hole a foot in diameter the cther side. This, the navy people say, would indicate that the torpedo tore the big hole and its solid head was driven by the charge clear through th> vessel. Ac- cording to the rumor these divers were sent dewn by Consul General Lee in_re- sponse to an order from Washington. Gen- eral Lee will make no statement as to any investigation inaugurated by him, and Ceptain Sigsbee is equally reticent. Both sent long cipher dispatches to Wasnington by the Olivette yesterday. Undoubtedly their real judgment as to the cause of the catastrophe is in these messages. THE MISSING OFFICERS. Gener: Lee Describes the Manner of Death. Consol The State Department received the fol- lowing dispatch from Consul General Lee: “Havana, February 17.—Assistant Secre- tary Day, Washington: Merritt in junior oflicers’ mess room, Jenkins in ward mess room at the time of explosion. Latter left before an officer who was saved. Must have gone the wrong way. Lights out immediately and water rushing in. Mer- ritt got to hatch with Naval Cadet Boyd. Ladder gone. Boyd climbed through and tried to pull Merritt up, but latter let go his hands, fell back and was drowned. Bodies of these officers not yet found, pos- 3. sibly in wreck. Sailors’ funeral toda; LEE.” SIGSBEE TALKS, Will be an immense procession. CAPT. Tells His Experiences at Time of the Explosion. A dispatch to the New York Herald from Havana February 16 says: The officers of the Maine fail utterly to account for this disaster on the theory of any internal explo- sion; but they also agree that no torpedo could have caused the damage that this ex- plosion wrought. Then, too, the finding of a large diamond-shaped piece of cement, which went so high in air as to crash clear ‘through the deck of the City of Washing- ton in its descent, adds another puzzling feature to the case. An internal explosion would not have hurled it so high in air. The captain choked down his when I asked him of the disaster. “There is very little that I can tell you,” he replied. “I was in the cabin at the time. I had just finished a letter to my family, when that enormous crash came. The ship lurched heavily to port, and I knew in an instant what it all meant—that it meant that my ship had blown up. “All the cabin lights were put out, and as I groped my way out of the apartment I met my orderly running toward me. Reaching the deck, I gave orders to post sentries, keep silence and to flood the mag- azines. The magazines were already flood- ing themselves. I saw then that the dis- aster was complete; in fact, I noticed a few of our men struggling in the water. Only Three Bonts Left. “Only three boats were left of the num- ber we carried. These, the gig, barge and second whaleboat, were lowered as quickly as we could get them in the water. There was a big hole knocked in the side of the barge, and it is a wonder that it did not sink with the few who had climbed into it.” “What do you think caused the explo- sion?” I asked Capt. Sigsbee. “You will have to excuse me from an- swering that,” he replied. “In such cases it is best not to think: it is best to know. That requires investigation and time.” Might not a small torpedo, these reason- ers argue, have struck the side of the Maine and, exploding, set off one of the magazines, some of which are located forward? Still, again, it was hinted that there was a Cuben mine laid and that it failed in its mission, which was to destroy the Spanish cruiser anchored near and struck the Maine. - SURVIVORS REACH KEY WEST. emotion Sailors Take No Stock in the Inter- mal Accident Theory. A dispatch from Key West, Fla., Febru- Tneumatic and Thy Fontoons would $e eiticety oe erged iffary 16 says: The steamer Olivette, with om See EES er ~ Se ee er F tell | = whether the guns can be taken out first Clearing the Deck FOR ACTION! During the next ten days we shall quote prices that will clear our counters of the balance of all winter stock. Every garment is this season’s style and intrinsically worth the original price which is still marked on it. g Our loss means money customer for us. 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Captam Merrill, with a of the Ist Artil] iook pos deck before the vessel's arrive m: Our Storage ck the excited crowd, which inc i haif the population of Key West. The ma- A tt not in uniform was allowed to 80 OD] 46 6 itter than those you are renting at pres beard. : “move your i The Associated Press correspondent Purser Denison of the Olivette, who gay the following brief account of the dis- ster. rage wary ates for st are just about than other first-class apart < PARCEL MERCHANT'Si2%yy co. 929-931 D St——Phone 659. Si Explosion is a Mystery. “The explosion is an absolute m every one. It occurred in the forwarl gazine, which is just forward of amid- ships and below the water Ine. The coal bunkers are outside, but separated by two feet of space. According to custom the | \ magazine was inspected at 8 o'clock in the | / evening and the temperature found to be | () The magazine was locked and the k \ given to Captain The men went | () to their hammocks in the forward part cf the ship soon after 9 o'clock. ? “The explosion cccurred at sy Q 0 Stoves, $1.25} HESE Gas Heating Stoves we'r ? r ta 2 val medium-st hence the awful and overwhelm ; 0§ ues at the price! life. No one can yet give 2 connected a con count. About ten men who were in ¢ Gas Boiling Stoves, 75c. 0 forward part of the ship were saved, end Q of these several had their hammocks slung. on the lower deck. The explosion split the big ship in two and threw these and one marine who was sleepirg on the supe structure forty feet in the air and into the water. “In the magazine were twenty-five tons Little Gas Rolling Stoves—an artic is Indispensable in a sick room—tfor Gas Appliance Ex., 1424 New York Ave. 7 te17-280 DSSS e that Q Q Q 0 DOO of coarse powder, used for reg ea the e ee ——— big guns. there being no dynamite, deton t- © © Me eae str nor teppetoce, in ine mam | LOO Doz. Hair Switches, magazine aft the high explosives were Cousigned to us for the parpose of raising money for a New York Hair importer. We sell you a very fine Switch for... Exactly the same article you will $8.50 for cleowhere, 2% dor. Gray and White, from Just half of their act stored, and this magazine did not explode. No Electric Wires Near. There are no electric wires connecting with or near the magazine. It Is not be- Meved that the Maine was destroyed by a AT THE torpedo underneath, as if this were the cave a hole would have been tom m the} Louvre Glove Store, bottom and the ship would not have been | ge13-c¢ Soe ee riven to atoms, as was the case. The aft | — Ae part of the ship sank in three minutes and the officers and sum ‘ors of the crew e&: alf clothed. Pieces the wreckage tance of five hundred yards. One piece of cement struck the quarter of the Cit of Washington of the hich anchored ahead of the ty minutes before the explo- Ladies’ Who Wa Beautiful Teeth mld never be deck i cin bal eee ee EROS DE ny of the sailors were outspoken Es RICE.” At ts all that fs 3 their declaration of belief that the explosion Lister’s ded to. keep the “teeth was a deep-laid plot of the Spaniards. They Dentifrice, i = wpe oo are greatly incensed against the Havana |) 30 p'?| Sni" iene’ divi Feople, who have shown them small cour 25c. bot. e to the esy, who looked upon their presence as a ge mpson. 703. 15th ‘Only Be. national affront and who have published pares it. anonymous circulars, captioned “Down with America.’ y believe that the au- thor of such expressed and cowardly hatred would not stop at an act of such terrible vengeance as the blowing up of the Main Cor. 14th and B 1608 14th street. These sailors, acquainted with the drill ‘& * scipline and ensemble of a man-of-war. = : — Se a ee the truest kind of economy to as the last thing to be thought of. dynamite cruiser V uvius left Jack- sonviile, Fla.. last night for Key West there to await further instructions The torpedo boats Cushing and Ericsson have been down to the fleet and returned. They report the flagship New York will re- port at Key West bar at 6 o'clock this af- ternoon awaiting orders from Washington. prone | send your soiled shirts, coll cuffs here each week to be washed and laundered properly. Our mod- ern machinery saves wear and tear on the clothes. Send postal or ‘phone 592 and we'll send for your “wash!” A Fight With Two Engles. Frazee’s Laundry. From the Loudon Telegraph. ion ie A rural postman named Zephirin Bon- troux has to tramp every day with letters from St. Bonnet to St. Etienne in Devolny, in the department of the Hautes Alpes. Zephirin was trudging along as usual the other day when a snow storm came on, and in order to save his eyes he sat down on the roadside, turning his back on the blinding blizzard. Hardly had he seated himself when two immense eagles pounced- down on him and began to attack him with | their beaks and claws. Zephirin w for- tunately provided with a thick cudgel hav- ing an iron point. He charged at the birds of prey and hurt one of them, but not suf- | ficiently to make it abandon the contest. Suddenly the two eagles swooped down You'll se s witl "1714: ‘ warp M by the roll at.. the Houghton ~. 1214 F St. SRA AS again from the heights on the postman, ferro 120 G = who was overturned by a blow from a | =>= Seed Se Se wing. Being an agile person, Bontroux soon recovered his equilibrium, and for nearly a quarter of an hour kept the eagles away from his head. which they wanted to get at. His stick rendered him good ser- vice, and after desperate efforts to defend himself he had the satisfaction of seeing the birds soar upward through the faliing snow. Bontroux, although much fatigued by his exertions, reached his destination safely, and went to a doctor in order to have a few scratches which he had receiy- ed in the hands attended to. ES A Gigantie Electric Ins: From the Philadelphia Record. 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