Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1898 — THE WRECK OF THE MAINE—FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN THE MORNING AFTER THE EXPLOSION. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WRECK OF THE MAINE—FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN THE MORNING AFTER THE EXPLOSION.

■y A\ At expert* cisim Hut Us* appearance of the t«tiled and ton, wreck i> in itself evidence 8 <*•'' ,h, “ M ‘ iar <h-.tn.yed by ouulde lofioenoe*. The portion of the wreck £' show. th»t the .hock was from the »ide. The main deck between the forward and after X magazines is 1,10 w,, up« urd and to the starboard. The forward stnokestaol is thrown back and C ! u. tiie smrU.nf The a bote wrrek has a list to port. It is claimed that the picture indicates 9 that He- Maine was destroyed by a .iihmarine mine. After awning is in view; ship s rail is ,ix S fee, under water: sup.Ts.ruct,,re Iwisted and thrown aft; forward superstructure thrown 2UO 8 feet from the ship forward; smokestack lying down. Q