The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 20, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1898. THE WRECK OF THE MAINE IS OURS. VIZCAYA WILL BE GUARDED Taking No Chances With the Big Spanish Cruiser. Small Fear of Anything Happen-| ing to Her Harbor, bu in New York t the Watch Will Be Kept. W YORK, Feb. 19.—Fog kept the h cruiser Vizcaya at anchor off dy Hook lightship to-d: So the weather that her pilot, pie, would not take the f advising Captain Eulate to en- | this great country and are glad to | be here.” | He waved 1} hand in farewell, smiled down upon the tug's company drew nt-Commander Sobral then were and wi Lieut t all on board deeply TRACING | THE VAGUE RUMORS One Is That a Weyler Mine Caused the Maine Disaster. Services of The Herald=Call Diver Accepted by Sigsbee, but Later Refused, Owing to Complications. HAVANA, Feb. 19—TIt is not yet| known what caused the explosion that | wrecked the Maine, and not until a| diver makes an examination of the | wreck will it be positively known whether the vessel was shatter- ed by an interior explosion or by an exterior one. There are some difficul- ties in pushing this inquiry, but just what they are I can only conjecture. This much I know, that I employed a diver with the intention of having him make an examination on the part of the Herald and San Francisco Call. To do so it was necessary to obtain permis- | sion of Captain Sigsbee, and this was | refused. Courteously but firmly the | captain told me that after all the bodies | have been recovered an official exam- | ination would be made, but not till then. To aid in this work of rescue I at once offered to Captain Sigsbee the services of the Herald-Call. The offer was made at the Inglaterra Hotel on Thursday night and was at once ac- cepted. Accompanied by the diver I put out to the wreck yesterday morn- ing. Captain Sigsbee was there in the gig of the Fern, and with him were three officers of the Maine. I explained to Captain Sigsbee that the diver was with me and wished service. He thanked me and said that “com- plications” had arisen which prevented him from using the diver just then. Later he would, but he could not Continued on Page Eight. ter p If the fog has lifted to-mor- | 558 0N M, O e was unable row morning the Vizcaya will 8et UP | ¢ cav how long the Vizeaya would re- her anchor at daybreak and steam main in port. He could say only that up the bay. Her captain was, she would come up the harbor as soon | » to-day whether he would take as it was clear enough to proceed with- < to the North River, o out risk. The reporter was told that THE BOY KING OF SPAIN. rth street, or find a berth off Tomp- | Lieutenant-Commander Sobral did not | — ville. s § = BENRRERNY G EAERNREENRERANRNRENY | Patients Improving. /even in the worst cases he is_sure ts of Greater New Y wil % | HAVANA, Feb. 19.—Dr. Haas said | there is some improvement. Frank b ed of the warship’s formal en- | ¢¢ $% | at the hospital to-day that all of the | Fisher, who was saved by the Spanish irance to the port by the sound of her :, GENERAL GOMEZ MOVING o8 | eight patients of the Maine under his | steamer Colon, died on that vessel yes- , for she will salute the stars and | o g3 | care are doing very well, and that | terday. at Fort W s she| & TOWARD THE CAPITAL. i 2 s in, and the fort w low a wel- | % | = not clear the | $ 2 IR E e = he Hook. Her| % HAVANA, Feb, 19.—Because of the Maine disaster, which hgs soex- ¥ |H—H—E-EB—& il he can # clusively occupied the public attention during the last few days, no e o % Visoass % attention has been paid to the rebels, but reports just received from & | Figuring adainst®| the field show that their movements must be taken Into account in 1 - n studying the solution of this prolonged war. : the town ; and, then | General Gomez is coming west. For months he has laid inactive in & ‘I dot f]l(’ 7”.1 ~e. M cise of unusual the mountains. I know of little now that can stop a western invasion & | = v el . | ‘ by General Gomez. His forces have now reached Placetas, near Santa % W f papty of 150 do- ™ yund, as was the big % Clara, and led by his own staff officers have fought two engagements 3§ . 5 z were lying at an. % since Saturday. Of these the first was fought east of Placetas on Sun- & 1- indg up to Alaska ® dim shapes in % day afternoon, and the second west of Placetas on Tuesday. In & 'OT0 shole B Vizcays Tug‘ guns | % r battle did the Spanish succeed in checking the rebel advances. were out .HI? U ].”’[‘ | Rl Al n . Spanish are now throwing re-enforcements into Matanzas province B peek detting prices. & s es on deck. The % and will form a living trocha. . o e Ay | g 1 a pictu ; ue appear-| % Therelief committee, headed by Miss Clara Barton, is arranging its B Ve were the /71 st to T; the Vizcayva's com- work in Havana and the immediate vicinity. Consul Barker, in San- & | @ o/ 71 5 ] g g gua la Grande, says he has not yet received either food or money for % l‘ 5"_{)7”” '( 1, (/.lld S e A A e distribution, and his district is one of the worst in the island. General & |B gfter their figuring @ vith the depressing Lee re: Al inquiries to Miss Barton. The local committee is com- % | & £ - Sy s co findbtar ot e cd solely of Spaniards. s W ith every house in®| ion of Senor ot | : caot 105 M) Ey ) mussussssEEEEssEeEEsLEsasnssnnsnns | (0wnthecontract was the Vizcaya after day evening, ap- ered the spirits of rely gave one an im- nt from that made when music and the plunge of her morning coffee were told that Luckenbach was hailed, they Lieutenant- 1, naval attache on in Washington 1 1, with \ C Sotelo, Senc 2z, secretary and one of « detectives, left the the morning, and ser after three hours’ 1g through the mist. deck recognized er Sobra an ailed him affection- r as h hook hand tu Lieutenar informed Captai sirring events. re not on d vents before . and the lieutenant’s confirma- ncreased the subdued excitement yard. All scouted the idea that the & of the Maine could have been due anything but an accident. One offi- cer, speaking for the group, said the received the visitors lly with each in nander Sobral te of the recent officers and men v were discussing 1088 of $0 many brave men fine a sh an appalling di r, and P that't -aya’s company sympa- thizid. sincerely with the people of the Uaited States. The Luckenbach took off all of the yisitors-except Lieutenant-Commander Sabral, who said later that he would come up with the ship. The Herald- €all tug ran alongside the Vizecaya at 2:30. o'clock in the afternoon, just as Captiin Eulate and Pilot Gillespie were deciding that the fog would not lift in | time to permit of the cruiser coming up. - Before ‘this, the reporter hailed the Vizeaya and asked that Lieutenant- Commander Sobral be called on deck. To this the officer of the deck respond- ed politely, “In a moment,” and the lieutenant-commander emerged from shelter with a big coat-collar turned high and a tourist cap pulled well down to shed the falling rain. It happened that while the reporter was asking the lieutenant-commander about the effect of the news corcerning the Maine upon the Vizcaya’s officers n Eulate himself appeared. The ant interrupted himself to bow Captain Eulate’s direction. The Vizcaya’s commander saluted grace- fully and held up his hand to indicate that he had something to say. gspoke most impressively, as a man deeply mioved. He had been many questions after he had been told of the fate of the Maine and her men, and he had decided to speak of the catastrophe. “It fills our hearts with grief to hear of the terrible fate of the Unit- ed Siates battle-ship Maine and her brave crew in Havana,” he said in Spanish. “As sailors we sympathize deeply with the American people in their bereavement. We are fond of convey instructions sent but it is probable ous, as that was chief reason for down the bay. It w the w to this port for him, that this was errone- understood to be the the lieutenant's trip as decided yesterday that when ather cleared sufficiently to per- mit the Vizcaya to come up, Lieutenant Ward, representing Rear Admiral Bunce, will board her after she has given and received a salute and reached her new anchorage. At the navy yard four Government tugs await | news that the cruiser has left the Hook, | to Captain Eulate the cabled | guard the ship until midnight, when it |® awarded to us, based ® will be relieved by the third watch, which will guard the cruiser until 8 o'clock in the morning. The third watch will consist of police launches only. ' THE MAINE'S W OUNDED ! STILL COMING IN. | Ten More of the Survivors of the Disaster Reach Key West in the Steamer Mangrove. entirely upon quality ® and price. we fisur-® B ing on the better best. 8 |m That’squitea feather ® | in our cap, ain’tit? @ |- . ADVERTISEMENTS. GOING | TO : | ALASKA? Do you want to be outfitted in =-=-=F-—8-5-=—N-8-8-@& the right fashion? Want the best of | provisions and groceries? Want the best things to wear and want things| packed correctly ? so that they come| out in good shape? Why then our| house is the house for you to outfit in. | KEY WEST, Fla., Feb. 19.—The bat- and will mount guard over her as soon | tle-ship Iowa, whose commander, Cap- as she reaches the upper harbor. | tain W. T. Sampson, is to be president It is probable that General Merritt, [of the Board of Inquiry which is to commanding Department of the East, | investigate the wrecking of the Maine, Luckenbach’s | He | asked | will make a formal call upon Captain | Eulate of the Vizcaya. While stric etiquette that the senior naval office! pay his respects in such a case, it is unusual for the highest military officer at hand to call upon such a distin- guished foreign visitor in person. Dispatches from Washington are to the effect that there will be no extra- ordinary restrictions regarding visi- tors to the Vizcaya as far as Captain Eulate is concerned. He and his Gov- | ernment, however, will accept the proftered aid of this Government in preventing indiscriminate visitors from reaching the ship and in keeping sus- | picius persons and meddlesome craft at a distance. Senor Duboise, Spanish Charge ires in Washington, feels no ap- ion regarding the safety of the r in the port, their dispatches For Chief of Police McCullagh and | his men to-day there was practically nothing to do in the matter of the Viz- a but watch and wait. The chief d this evening that no change had been made in the police arrangements vecting the Spanish cruiser. erything is in exactly the same | position as on Friday,” he said. “I am waiting for instructions from Rear-Ad- | miral Bunce. As soon as he notifies me that the Vizeaya is preparing to | come up the harbor I shall order a | steamboat patrol and police launches | in charge of Captain Elliott O. Smith | of the harbor police to start down the | bay to meet the Spanish ship. not anticipate the least trouble in con- nection with the ship while she is in | this port. | “Residents of New York I am sure | will treat the visitors with due.court- % esy. If, however, some foolish and ir- | responsible people should entertain the | idea that he will have an opportunity to commit any unlawful act in connec- | tion with the visiting vessel he may as | well disabuse his mind at once.” The guard that will be maintained | about the ship by the police launches and navy yard tugs will be so close | that no craft of any kind will have an opportunity to get anywhere near | Captain Smith said that the guard ! around the ship will be divided into three watches. The first watch will commence at 8 o'clock in the morning and will consist of two tugs from the navy yard on which there will be four marines and a corporal and three pa- trolmen and a roundsman. This watch will remain on duty until 4 o'clock in I do| | her unless satisfactory reason is given. | | arrived in port from Dry Tortugas to- ay. The flagship New York, with ‘aptain F. E. Chadwick and Lieuten- nt-Commander W. P. Potter, who are to be members of the court, had pre- ceded her. The torpedo-boat Erics- son took out mail to the Iowa. Rear- | Admiral Sicard came ashore during the | day to arrange for the court and to meet Lieutenant-Commander Adolph | Marix of the Vermont, who is to be Judge Advocate. The latter arrived here from Washington this morning. 1 was told that the court would prob- ably convene on Monday. Its sitting will be in the Federal building in this city. All of the men who were on the Maine at the time of the explosion and who are able to testify will be exam- ined. | With ten more survivors of the Maine’s crew the lighthouse steamer Mangrove arrived at this port from | Havana to-day. Some of the men had | been unable to save even their cloth- | ing. All were scantily clad, and some | had only blankets around them. Most of them were suffering from severe burng, but Dr. Clendenin, who was in | charge of them, said that all would | probably recover. They were supplied | with clothing from the naval store- | house by Commander Forsythe, and | were then taken to the barracks hos- | pital. This accession swells the total | number of survivors now here to fifty- | eight. All of the wounded are doing | in a few days by the steamer Fern. SoeEes NOW READY TO MaRCH AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE. CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Since Friday morning Fort Sheridan, where the Fourth Infantry and the First Cavalry | are stationed, has been in a state of the | utmost activity. Soldiers have been | polishing their weapons, arranging mess kits, grooming horses and prepar- ing generally to march at a moment’s notice. Colonel Robert H. Hall, in com- mand of the fort, yesterday received one telegram among the many mes- sages delivered to him daily which caused him to take action. He at once ordered that general preparations for a possible summons be made. Accordingly, every man at the fort was set to work. Every man of the 700 soldiers at the fort busied himself | arranging his army belongings. Every man has been supplied with | ammunition sufficient for 100 rounds of shots. This is in both the cavalry and infantry. Orders were issued to the soldiers to turn defective weapons into the ordnance and new ones have been supplied. To-day final preparations in compliance with the orders were com- pleted and those stationed at the fort | well. Eleven seriously injured men in | | Havana will probably be brought here | HERRHE RN HEENNNENRE R RHENARNESHRYRS FHEHERHUEERNEENEES C M .% Al o US R e N Most stores pay ® commissions to cap- pers and steerers. M| What other stores pay & | to cappers and steer- | ers in the shape of m| commissions we dive ® -a-m-um au toyow. It’s thatmuch money in your pocket. m [ = the outfitting business. on a large scale, We will figure with you on| the very lowest basis. your business. We want - COME TOGETHER . FIGURE. [ o T o e o o | ® Be particular as to™ & your provisions. We 8 Landle only what we ® 8 know to be, after a® W thoroush test, the® ® better best. We have® B received the highest® testimonials astoour ® provisions and the® ® manner in which wem ® pack. [ ] E-E-BRBu-u-8-m E-—u-aa (B = e o | | ® No matter how't : small yowr order may T be we will figure with yow to det it, and B we’ll get it—that’s if youw. appreciate the highest quality and u the best service. T p * L o 1 were in readiness to receive orders of the afternoon. The second watch will any character. 9, 11, 13,15 KEARNY STREET--Two Entire Buildin gs--Eight Floors. II—i—_lII——H—II—IIHI—II—II'II—HI—III——II—H