Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 40, Number 25, Jasper, Dubois County, 25 February 1898 — Page 6
THE MAINE DISASTER,
'one to Havana, employ divers, snd J
p'lii'rall.v I' tuaiteaufii nniium-a ua...
.lctuailtt ahull
The Halllrsliip Maine Mown I p In Itavuiiai llurtior.
Hourly Two Hundred and Lives Woro Lost
Sixty
The Cause of the Terrible Disaster at Present a Mystery.
A Seatch.ng Invest. (i-.vu W'.V. ?- MaJe to Ascertain Whether it Was the Result of Uase Treachery or Simply an Acc.Jc:it.
lattsst KSWt Cunei-rulnf, Hi t'.tltixlty. roin ll.it. in i. W itiintoii and I..lrltl (4H. BtgSSNM t ,.iiii Is ullsloU of Jll.lfc Hl lit
The Nitty Moot Terrll.le DtMMtMt VaMMIWi Mk 1V The most terrible disaster that has ever h.ippeaenl to the navy of the I'nite.l Suit. OS curred in the harbor of Havana. I 1 -a. when, without a moment's warning, an explosion occurred ou Ix.ar.l the buttleship Maine, lyintf peacefully at anchor, with tires hanked, resultiiitf in tin- destruction of the ressel and the loss uf nearly three hundred lives.
I
11 H:3
regulation of the navy
le made ill the case of
hip. base! Ift-at ten ttlll Take ttiM Tint.
It in expected that this work will take some time. and while there ur.-.- Vcers who SS that in their opinion it will
not l.e poisTlll owing to the probably I disrupted eonilition of the hull of the I ship, to m ike out the cause of the exloaiM, the opinion of the inujoritv is that the question will lc eaa.lv settled hv the simn.e aba -nation of the condi
tion of the hip s hull plates in the i n ih orh.io.! f the hole wliieh Baak I h. r. whether or not they ;ire hul,-e I ,
out. as would he the cane if the esp'.I sloa eesae frost the Inside, or whether
they were driven in. a.s would result from the attack of a torpedo or the explosion Of BstsM beneath the ship. The large majority f naval officers are inclined the In-licf that the expl.sion resulted from s .. uaneous combvatloa of a coal hunker. theovcr-htuit-inj,' of the iron purii.ion between the hod r and the inaa.i nc, or from the
axploaioe of a boiler, though the last
theorv rin.is little support. Maine May Iw KtUcd. " The naval constructors, in the light of the dispatches thus far received. I iv it is by no means eertain that the Maine cannot h raised and a vain carry the tin,,'. Thej say that while she '.s a hie; ship, others as large have been raised, and at Havana the new tl sating
tlry doek would receive her if site could oiti'r ic gotten shore the water.
"apt. Sigsbee evident v is taking an interest in the future of the ship, for he sent a telegram to Commander Forythe. at Key West, that was prompt.;.' tran-.mitt.-d to Secretary laoiifr. sutfgesting that a lighthouse vessel or some sinli smali era.'t Ik- stationed in Havana hurlor to watch over the wreck. The latter, even if lieyond resurrection, contains falttahifl ordnance and Other property that doubtle.ss can he svmv l by divers. One of the l.retti-t lHs.tst.ru tu Natal II Ixtnrv. It is s.i-.l at th I navy depart :n i t that this disaster is the greatest of the L-irt.l in nnv.'il hi.!orv vine- the s i
itnr of the hiir Uritish war ship Vic-
toria by collision with the t amper-
down in the Mc. it rranean. off Malta. June. MM, l!y that acci.:. lit the 15ritish admiral, commanding, ".'"i oSotrt and :; !''. men lost their lives. The Spanish legation was early advised ot the horror hy ( apt.-t.- ti. Illanco. who xpre .s.-d his pvofoun l regret and adii.d that the ooeufveaoi was a chance accident, the BnAoobted cause beteg an explosion of the boiler of the dynamo. This was the only sncciric cause assigned fr.nu an official source during täte 'lay. I ..r.li;ii IMiiloiii.it- l ipr-- K.-erft. ML DnhOSe, the Spanish charge calledat thsiUte department toexpress his profound regret, and the entire Spanish staif left their cards at the BWVT deportment as a mark of personal condoli n .-. At all the foreign estab
lishments there wast lie deepest iutcr
r. rs t 0ti in Ktnt or nr th r. The total mini!- rn l.nrJSt W.th
t i-rl icejiti'ii n. n r ..r mu h m r thin part of ml of t'lotDiiu aa that i et
he loss of a it a harbor water Tt." VVar.1 Uaf steanar f,.r Mrttco
(Vera t'rurl .it two o el.K'li tU. aftraiMta 'la oHeem saved are uaiD;uri The ttaaaae tw in th cnnijntrlmtit of t ! or ' An 'r -ar-Itit.' to lelfrapii list of safe l and w.as.ie-t OUmM lesmstW K.-t tvlat l r m Will M-n.l t hrr lo Kfjr Wr.i a,, n -it -..-'.-cept afseir. Watawrlcbt. Hulman. Heai'bst tr r Kar arnl HoUIn. W.U turn over Inrtss unInjur l tstaui to taptaln of j,-o t . . l. r-. e -t f.r MSmesmnO Vill uJ a.l woumlnl ni -u to SmoUsJ in ii.o ....... si'.tbn
Win Not olur. a ton- at Hie t .tue of
lo.- Iltnl. talon. IIvvaxa. Feb. IT. - t apt. SigsSee. interviewed last evening by your correspondent with reference to the cause of the explosion, said: "I cannot determine the cutis': but competent investigators will dee: ! whether the explosion was produce.! from an interior or exterior canst-. I eon not sa anything until after meh an investigation has Is'.'n made. 1 Will not and cannot conscientiously an-tic-p. the decision, nor ilo 1 ish to mi.i e any unjust estimate of the r.ason for the disaster."
capt. CRABUM d si;?r.rn. The cause of the explosion is. so far as reports received would indicate, involved in mystery, no hint as yet being given that would tend to point in any manner to the cause. The explosion treat ad the utmost consternation in Havana, windows hcing smashed hy the concuvsi.m in all par's of the city. The tire p dice and military were prompt in rendering assistance, while the boats of the Spanish cruiser Alphonso XII. did '1 tl rviet in rescuing many of those who w ere
either blown overUard or jumped into est an.i . . ., ,, . ,v. r t !i- ail'air. and
the water to avoid the flames of the buruing vessel. The Maine was a battleship of the second t lass'and was regarded as oneof the best ships in the new navy Mic was built at the Ilr.oklyn navy-yard, and was 31d feet long. 75 feet wide. HJ mean draught. . tons displacement. She carried four lo-inch a:i . six-inch breech-loading guns in bar main battery, ami seven six-pounder and eight one-pounder rapid-tire guns and four Gallings ki her s ndarv Lattery, and Four Whit, head torpedoes.
iSecri'titry lni I r. Hlntitrlf ( itrefully.
WiaajIBHIOW rah. IT ..fter a usy of intt Use c item- nt the navy department and clsewh growing out of the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor, Tuesday night, the situation, after tl xenange of a number of cablegrams 11 ween ashitn'ti'ti and Havana, can 1summed up in the words of Secretary 1. .no. w ho. w hen asked, as he was a: ."tit to depart for the day. whether he had reason to suspeet that the disaster was the work of an enemy, replied: 1 have not. In that I nm Infhstweed by the fact that I apt. Sijrst..-. lia not vet rejsirted to the navy department tin ' he cause. He is evident I v w ai ting to w rite a full report. Si lone as he does not express himself I certainly cannot. I should think from the indications, however, that there was an accident that the magazine exploded. How that came abiut I do not ki. For the present, at least, no other war ship will U" sent to Havana." Hail it rtnic I IT. I . The appalling nature of the disaster and the gravity of the situation that would arise should investigat ion give a basis for the undercurrent of suspicion of treachery and foul play that ran through all minds, had a soU-ring effis-t nion public men of H shades of political opinion The fact stands forth. a:i I is little less than remarkable, that not a single resolution was introduced or a .in, de speech made In either houseof congress, oave one of coudolenec with the fumilies of the killed, offered by Mr 1J..Ufcellc and adopted by the house of representatives. Public men expressed their opinions with reserve when approached, hut everywhere there w as a demand for nil invest iirat ion and full details in th
during the day Ambassador amlm. of France. Sir.lulian I'auneefote of the Ilritish embassy and other foreign representatives c ille I on the president, or
at the state department, to express
their I SU I III! The di taster is remarkable in that only two otticers lot tln ir lives. They wire Ident. Fri-nd W. Jenkins and Assistant mnilmmi Dwrwln H. Merrits.
The former w as iHimni lleil but leaves a mother and slater. The latt. r. it is
thought, also was unmarried, but the department was unadvised concerning
his family. Haaa M - HMf Baeise ITalttaw. Hard work and harder waiting and expectancy mi.kcd the evening for most of the c partment ofhetals whose duties eonnei 1 th m in any way w ith the Main.- disaster. Secretary Loaf, who had U n aroused at :. a. m.,
when the n-w s reaehetl Washington, was thoroughly tired out. and w ent to bad .MiKsual.v ear'... He turned over toFi.ut. Wl.ittclsy the r.-eci v i n g 1 1 all dispatches relating to the disaster, with ord. rs. bliowfaa out ths of the president at the cabinet meeting, to make public cvcr 1 hing relating to the affair. The state department was on th" alert lor news !oth from Havana and from Minister Woodford at Madrid, but ley one. a second message from en. bee ex;--- ss'::iu' the hope that public excitement in the Fnited St it.s would be repressed ems' detailing sd ditionnl eonrtcsics at the hands of the Sj ani ii ds. nothing was received. sir. no. ms Bgset I BsomtS ".tlm. Xheeffortaof all government officers to remain eaiiu i:i I he face of theshoeking li mater and its attending mystery was atiar r.t . an I a nutnls-rof naval
otbecrs v. .lii!)ter.i theories in favor of 1
the accident hypothesis, ail of which, in t ie absence of any facts on w hich to base a reasonable opinion, were decidedly unsatisfying. At the White House the president spent the . teiiing in his office. There was no ollie.al conference on the diaster, herwevcr. and but one caller. Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, who merslj dianmsed the Maine catastrophe incidentally with the other business which brought him to the White House. The president displayed the keenest interest in the appalling st ry and the deepest sympathy for the sufferers, and
it was at his suggestion that the OMM r half-niAsiing all government flags was iasti'srl. He was kept informed of the course of events hv private dispatches
light of which the horror may ! justly :ul, ;).S' ..' the press, which were
view cd. Ueneral Opinion Siiininarlretl. Secretary I.ong undoubtedly sum tuaried the general opinion of the BM
Thr N-n. hi M olrl.l. MvnutP. Feb. IT. The following semi-tillicial note was issued yesterday! 'Fin news of the disaster of the Maine has caused a painful impression in Madrid. It was at first feared that there had been some a.-t of imprudence
to which the catastrophe was attribu
table. Afterwards as the details ar
rived the fears dispelled took the form Of feelings of sympathy and sorrow for
the misfortune which h is occurred. The captain-general, the commandant of UM arsenal, the sailors of the . ... m .a afa1
cruiser Alphonso A l.. the crews o: i nmerchant vessels and all the available forces hastened to succor the injured. The government has expressed to Minister Woodford the regret it feels at the catastrophe, more especially as it occurred in waters w ithin Spa:, - i jurisdiction. Ani dmiral in fell uniform, in the name f the minister of uiar'iie and the entire Spanish cabinet, enMed oa Qrau Wfaodford and informed him that the
government had telegraphed to the at thorfthm In Cnbn to do their utmost to regiere the distress of the injured and to furnish the oihecrs und crew of the Maine with everything which they may need. sSlesram from Cm. Ier. WAsinxfiToN. Feb. IT. The following
cablegram was receivetl from ConsulQeneral bee at 'j:W last night: 1Ia axa. Feb. p.. Profound sorrow expressed l govi mment and muni, ipal authorities, consuls of foreign nations, organised bodies of all sorts and citizens generally. Flogs at helf-mast on governorgeneral's palace, on shipping in the hnrhor and in city. 'Ihisiness suspended, theaters elost d. Dead numU-r alniut Odo. OiV.eers' quarters being in rear and seamen's forward where explosion took place, accounts for greater proportional 1 M to sailors. T'uncral to-morrow at 3 p. m. "Officers Merritt and Jenkins still missii g. Suppose you ask thnt naval court of inquiry he heid to ascertain cau.se of explosion. Hope our people w ill repress excitement and ealuitv SWSit decision. LkeNo SiiitU. l' l'iüfdiT c:t llilfil l"re-u-HHM Taken with Towiler. Wasp.im.ton. Feb. 1',. - There was no
smokeless powder on btard the Maine, and the ten-inch ammunition was made up of brown prismatic powders. Not only is this jn.wdcr most carefully pa.-kel in heruietiea" v-sealed copper eases. iut its heat-resisting qualities . . . .i - . i . i
nrc so great mat u can noi oe lgni.e-i
l.le Sjanl of Manne fit:.
AsNi.tant Kwrtaeer J K Morris. WasslCadam J ii.:i-a W t nrenus K Hr uoti V WaahloUM. A i'ratat, J IS Bap4 Iktauwsio K E. !-e k lu:i:i-r J HlU. i'arnler J rlrlss Pajsislseli Ort 1 Msrnhy. Meu lUsloa. ltratHi. HaS0J. Hutloek. M4 vtlte MTtUSa Ualaia KuobusU. Noupta Tuf pin. Ilarrta. LuU. Jarataos. HoUaal. Her lert. Mr I Hr lit. Koley HuUrbiav fvSwartv Kloharvlt Tearkla. K.yaae. Prraaelar, latui. MlcSselsos. Sohmsn Ko. WilSur. waSSN Anlersoa. 'bnatlaBon K-Sler. Kric-son. Mark. Wilhams. J While Pawls. CuSae. J W. Alisa. IL. U. l'ruain. V t'ab!U, J. Kane. Jerrwe. C A Smith t Shea llerti J lletmn. Bio 'tuer. JoaaaWS Hrrfman MaMSssS A Johnson. Ph. h -r !l l-ter, l.ofujt Mtsi.ost. W Ma'.- n I :m (MWl Ptraios. Kan. Mr N air OeSssI A Uml ioli s., ... ;. , i, K :i. . ! . .t SIGNIFICANT FACTS. 1 tif Unit- A i.l I'ltrrtn l I Imrti trr uf tkt ltlaaalrr I era liar. Uosrow. Feb. IT. Rear Admiral
lleorgc I tt lk nap. F. S. N.. retired, said reaterday that he wasinelineti to think the Maine was blown up tv a tSffmiha. "I do not see." he said, "how an explosion of the forward ma,. :i . u. I have .svurrtsiL Tnc keys of t he :t: i '.tin. s are always kept in the et.-t.Hi . of the captain. All the ammunition is carefully cased. v.. tl the form of projectiles. and their explosion by ticme'.we is next to impossible. If. a.stl.e.lispatches state, "the whole bow of the ship was blown off. it is apparent that
theexplosion could not have !-. ti :;uscd
LOSS OF THE FLACH AL.
fite I'Mtrngrn Khut u. In lha llerk llooaa I ndrr lha llrllr. WSrr All Hul Oaa ff I I.. ... 1'vrl.h Thr r.-a l.uarh Htlau.l .ar la a Slrn jlf forSrlf'rr.. r.til..u WimtruaitJ t ulltlrau VUauUoll.tl lo rttrlr alr. TKNKRirrit.t'snary Islands. Feb. li. M Ntniio the only surviving passenger af the oinpairuie (eaerale l'raustUntituc steamer Flachst, bouud from Marweilles for t'olon. that was wrecked t Anaga Point, thi island, early yes lesdmj monuug during a thick 1 mj s "When the Flaehal gnmndetl her enjineer let off t -am. thereby preVent-
.ng the latilers from bursting. Tho passengers, under charge of the do-t.r tn.i the seemnl emmw were shut up in the deck bouse under the bridge. "The captain ordered the Isjats out, bit the vessel took a heavy list to port, and three of the port boat were carried sway by a heavy sea directly they were launched. An attempt was then made to launch the starU.ard lifeboat, ml after working steadily from two
until niue o'clock in the morning it succeeded. Those on board immediately made desperate rush. Fifty Jammed into the see in an endeavor to reach the boat, but only 11 succeexied. and two of these we.-e waahctl out. Tho Isiat was full of watt r and it Was luijh l.io t. use the oars. After hif an hour the steamer usu arrived and picked up the II in the Uat. "There were still about P people on the wreck, but w hen the lose returueO
Uat'i ramll Wdi.-in,
Moves the Kowall each day. Isnriert be health) thia la necessary. Actsa
liver and ludueya. Cureasics bssdsl it
ti.
Fries iä aud 6Uc
A 1 iB man with a aejirann voir asnnib jut a tun ti v a a litt'r man S Ith a l tu lea vcite. -W'aahiujfton Democrat.
This la How to Malta Oral,,.,, In il tree t inns laat week in tins pter fm malting Irani O, it should hive been it it3 tSat s tablewpottnful I not a tssspoosful ba seed te two caps of cold water. Tr a t U1 wsy.
After a m.in in .10, in thinking of t
he .finanitra ths walk hark. '
uiobs.
nt
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Rheumatic Pains Cinflnod to Her Bed, but Hood'a Gareaparilla Cured Her. " I was taken with rheumatism ic 1 fen 1 a Kf".it deal of I'aiu, and i t ! . I was confined to uiy bol. I obi,, ... j only temiorary relief from inedieiues , a friend advised lue to try mSOd'l Bans pari'.la, which I did, and It cur. i , Mrs. F. I. Uat, Ceutntlia, UL Hood's Sarsaparilla is amsrim Qvsasmfl Hsamtaa n . sti i n.
Hood's Pills ' s - . .
by thehoilers.orthf coal getting h. . tt.-tl. f rom Santa i ruz not a sul was to be
I do not see how it could have occurred
from the paint room, as every pre -m-tton is taken to prevent the OOlh illlim of explosive gasscs in the p:i:nt rtsti. and if such an evplos .-.n had occurred it would more likely have caused a hrc than destroy the ship." K. ir Admiral b 1'.;. iap sui. I it was A very significant thinir that the Maine
should have blown to. '.n . - r ! li-irlkir .at tl.i: moi i.. ,. ' .. . . I.. tt, .
" a v t .a . w uai in . . . . ....... . . . . tic abseii BS tf information as t thi isj .f the explosion, he Uumgfal that was the ttjost signiäeaist :. ..cat.oii in ; o whole matter.
CAPT. SIGS3EES ADVICE. ;.-n. ropi.tnger vo ' -it - to.iil.l Ita Suapentlad I mil thr I a.l are Knott n. Omaha. Xeb.. Fe;.. M. Brig.-Oea. j I .ppiugcr. snnaamadhsg the depart-1 meat of the l'latt . sü.d. e h-n as -1 thi.s morning for some expression tin the Cultan situation, that it was in;mv sJUs br any army oAeor to mak any com.ucuts on international aiT-iira, and that in the present .ra::iel relations let wivn Spa.n and the 1'nlled States careless talking might do great injur;. He thinks that (.apt. Bigsboe s advice to suspend judgment until more is learned con-eming the destruction of the Maine is very wise. lien. oppinger expects that a full report of the affair and a satisfactory report will be made by night. He -ays the i.jss of such an expensive and wem drously-constructe.l vessel was a lo.s
that our uavy . ..aid ill affonl to endure. THE RESULT OF TREACHERY.
seen aa I th va was wasiung com
pletely over the wreck. The captain ami officers did their best, but owing to the mountainous seas, it was imposs.l.lc to attempt to save the women and children. All Were obliged to jump for their lives. The captain was in bed when the vessel struck aud the s -cout officer was in charge. OFFICIALLY DISCLAIMED.
Senator ttutlrr 1. Sot lir.irtr th.-
iih.i.ii tm the Malae was Arrltleatat. Minxk Ai-oi.is. Minn.. Feb. 17. -Se ator ii.:tler of North Carolina, now in J Minn. apolisatU-n ! n-1 he session of t he ; ppu:ist state ceatrjl M:n n'.tte.. is in- j climsl to view the loss of the M.i.:: ,:s
the result of treachery. "The act of blowing up a vessel in
that manner would app. :tr t.. many of the Spaniards as a nobie ltsid and the author would be a hero.'" he sa. !. "ISnt. t.f curse ;.-... .'. .....crnmen has n connection with it.' "Will it precipitate war? "No. hardly. If it is shown that the explosion was not accidental. I
Spanish government w.iul J Is- in dotj
i'. anl punish the author or
a sutnrnarv manner.
luthors is
bv the :i:uue of a ma i. io degrees liouuil t 1. vi . t a:i v t o.. ti
L- 1. ... 1 , ..' . I.. :ii r tl... r...t.tt .tf l...lt '
I . 1 1 I ..i.l. .t o.; tt.- ... . ... ... .. . that m ist Ik-applied . .r suui'time to set off tha Boarder. Ost the other rhanduit
is read! lv ignited, as in the case of the I IT IS A
charge in the gun. by the explosion of a go.nl quantity of fulminate, livery precaution is adopted a! .-h.p to safeguard the magazine. In its vicinity a ? -tit rv stan-!s on dotv
continually. The tl.rs are cloaeti upon any theory to account for t.': I-
aanSS Kepu.ll.tlea th Ketl.-t-t Ion Cmm I tint. I In the Iii" LemS Leiter Th.-lnri-tleni I l. .!. W LSnUIOI . Feb. 1 vain haso'ti-
Shell disclaimed in posit. ve mWUser, the reflections tsintairie.l in the lie la. .me letter aud. a oflriaMf anno tailed by the state department to-day. the incident is satisfactorily ci. . Tbc statement given out is as follows! Feiiiuary IT. The folio wtiur Is an ats'r:-. of a note srai .as- srssmw bT 'a- panish gxrerniueat to M ..t VooiirirJ at Madrid: T'' S5.in.sh Kovenunsat. ou learning of tin lackten: in aitj M.n.sier Hupuv He taome wi eoo-ried. aa-J .a- adv si of Sis )t;--e-Uunatie ronunua.caUnx witti entire sin erity Umects the inviden. wh.eh waa th cauae of the taterve w.th th I alt ..-, r tste that Mialste Ue la aae had pr.-sjnJ his r -s-lgnatloa and It L.tl bea a .-eeptl betafS tai pr--scnta:ion of lie matter by Minister Wo-sl-:ord. that the Sfiaa .a mlntstrv. la sees-t-lac the re-tiraation of s f un?.ioaarv whose mtvwx t they have utilized and valued up to that tax. .- f. s . p-rf' sly w-.a'i..-!i I tha: they do not share aal rather, on Ilia contraryliauiiiorir.4 the rritl Isms ten line to offend or ceavare lh ehlef of a fr.en.'.iy s:ate. althimc such eruictsmt had oeea written w.thia tas flld of fr.-ni-ahtp. and bad reached publicity by artful ant manna! means. Tnat this m-auiiar aad ta t-n shapa .n a res. i .f.on by the council of m.a.tters before tirt Wotlford prevented ih' n.at-u-r. and at a time when the Spanish SÖSTS ment had on.; raeue l-le.-rapluc report o acerairut the vntim- nta mluded to: That the Spanish nation, with etjual anl FT a'er reason. afBrrcs Its vi w and derision
.ft rrat:o-th a .r It sSntSSSSfl Si ISS leMei
rrievtin-r upon tn ppeti lai of the t'nttel
States As to toe parisnriph concern. n the deairabt.ity td n-sot.a:to.ss of o .mm-rcal r:- j tioaa. If ea for effeet aatt ttaportn of uatnc s repr-s..'ntatiT tor tn purposj j stated in Senor Uvpny De Iao.net SM .-. the verara nt eorev;l SSSeSm, that I in the Inrbt of it- eooduct. 'on aftr t V writ- I mjr of thr 1-ttrr and in view of the naaaawer- I abie te-t.mony of slmuitaae-.u ami ut.se-au-at facta, any dount should ettsi that Hat sap.-. c. . .. ! at. ;r . ' of ::- r -al
He- ire a l it Innern-: t-onv.e. .- a in t?Wt t ui tue new eomm-rclal st-t.-m and ths prnjectc i treatr of cooini-ree. That the Spaaisa eorenuaeat dees sot now I rons.der it n-cr . . .r . to lay str- upon or lo dem a-'.-.i'-- n lie truth and airvri: .- of I -a-.:.. tc..'.aineJ rood faith of It That puniietx ?nJ solemnly th C'verim -nt I
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hermetlcallr, eaeewt when the ship is eleaaad for asmom At eiht smMh every nie;lit t l.e teruperat uro is taUen. and tiie k ". s of the lock.'d door ari." pliieo.l in the r:ipt.nin's hands for the nighl . The r. ''nr.lt of the navy ,!. partment show that .lejrr.-es was the maximum temperature in the Maine's mn:ra.ine .iurin the past month, a very
low and safe temperature. Tliese faets etij?.- it is not tiiotiyut possible to say to
s'.rue: . u of the Ma.ao. IV r..a; s a majority are inelined totbe beUH i:.at the explosion wss purely ae.-i.ier.'.al; anotin r eonsiderahle nntuher Eesl th-.i a torpedo was exnlotl.-.-l under . sei. and a third th. is that s-iaio infernal inaeioae was '
sm tilled almard thr ship and
i ; .if. In the nr.-sent la-k of kn wl-
maks it est ram ily lor the eaylonkm.
diilieult io at-.ou.it
An
i t onfiderai i- Ntt.il Ofrt. .r'
Ion. 'n .o. Feh. 11. minander .1. E. Montgomery, once of the I'nited States navy, ei.inmandinif ortieor f a confedi rate fleet during the civil war. an l the man who raist 'i the fripate. afterwards the ram Mcrrlmae. was very emphails in diH-inrinjr the sinkinir of the battleship Maine in Havana harlwir the result of treachery, and an act without parallel in th? world's history. In his opinion war must iuevitahly follow. "U hen the divers iro down anil examine the hull of the vessel." said I 'ointrnxlore Montimery. 'it will la? found that it was stove in by a torpedo cxphtdisi until r toe SOW, with iWaTI II H Mil intent." OFFICERS AND MEN SAVED.
lor it y of the naval experts in fitidiiij M impossible just now to state thi uanse of the iestruet ion of the Maine. Th. PS nrc a preat namheroi theories, bnl most of t hem are of a i har.ie'o r t hat makes it easy to prove or upset them by a single investigation by a diver. Hecretarjr l.oinr has taken Imaaadiste Step to make this investipat ion. bate asterday afternoon he telegraphed to Adnstral Sicard.at K. U. st . toupp'int btar.l of naval efltcevs to proceed at
sent to him tlirouph the evetiin.'
t ait. st.l.r.e Mrntri' lo iiiniiia:i.lt nt K.irtj I he. Kkv Wkst, Fla.. Feb. 17. 'npt. Sipsbee's iues-.il e to t otutuandaiit I'orsythe of the naval station 'icri-. received yesterday. reads: II Avas. Keh IS ArtvNe senilln.' Amerlcin vessel at once. The Maine I siii.mi'ivel rm-ent the .let.rfa. Mo-tlv wotk foi iiiv.-pt. .len'i.n-an.l Merritt sre still mls--in.-. ml th.'re 1 nut ttNM tttte for their safetr Tim r known t ruve in-i-n snral sr.-
the 'ifflisjr and 24 iininjnrisl ..f h crew Klirlitet n w iiiiirtel m -n nn in.w en tmartl the i Wani bine tramer. in the city inptal ami at I MM MBSSStaj hotel- a. far as known. All '
I'.tl't . sic-, u. i - Ki Mine to a Urtttjf of Inquiry. W sMiwot. Fe. lo -t'npt. Sijrahee has reporttsi. in answer a cable messaife of iu'piiry. that the fol'.owirur oflicersand iDeti ere saved from the Maiuc: rspt '. u lajsasa immtawMMAOasnsasaaf R. WainwrUht. Lieut, it. Y WlKS lman. Lieut. J B "t l.leut. '. Vt . J'inen. Lieut, dh 1 Hlow. Siirirsin S . Il-netfr-jror. Pnyinatti'r 0 M. K.tv i hl. f Knirinot-r ' I Howell, l.leut. J. J llland n. Chaplain J I. Chsdwirk.
i'tiJ Assistant tn-i.nccr r C Uo
whi 'h theorv the bnisn.e of ir...a .ili
ty inclines. An examination i.y a ;.v r of the hull of the Maine would deti nstrate instantly whether or no: a torpedo had ls-en nsetl. for in case it had the plates of the hull would stireiy lie driven in. On the other hind, protru.linir plates would be an evidence that the expluaion was purely internal. The Knl I'mu al Havana. Nk.w York. Feb. 17. The followine instructions have ls-en cabled to Miss t iara Itarton. presi.lcnt of tic American ib-d GrmMS now at Havana: "Save neither trouble nor expens to render every possible assistance to ..ur amamaml sailors." M.sv barton and her corp of Bai
Cross aides art- available for immediate service in behalf of those injured -by the explosion on the Maine. Their orfraniuiv.on. and the lied rom temporary hospital will douhtl. ss l-e plat t-d
at the disposal of Cap. i-so e ...r his at the home of her
wotui'bsil crew.
N w VoitK. Feb. 1. -Medical Iirc-t.r Wood of the Naval hospttal. Ilrooklyn. is iu po-s -si in of the copy of a eir -u-lar. incendiary and outragvous. whi eh -...i- jkisvs a'o-. :. the st.-, et s. on railway cars und other places in Havana.
A translation of tnis circular was . nt
Medical I). re. t..r V. 1 by an ofheer on j
the Maine, who picked it up while on a
Mala returnintr from a bull ti'-.i The circular is as follows: "Snaalanis.-L-niu itTe spjin and honor' What are ye ilnlne.lbat ve allow yourselves to : ....jit-si In ttllt la .. . ti .-. t. .' W-1.1'. tS'-y have dose to u In wtthdrswiar our hravs aad belove.1 Weyler. who at tn-.s r-rj tlm would hivr OoisjeJ with th'-s" lnworthT-rebeN l'ous rabble, who are trampio.- n our fi t and our honor ' Am mom y is imped mut t set aa te ose We an 1 t mv , s i.f h so- a-i I a'Chority j those who inula' I this r'O-.ll.tn. thes- Illborn aut.omit;t. uarrataful SSM of our btloved eoun'rr And. Baally. thse Yanafte b-srs who m sKlle in our affair. hum..utin.' us to the last eafrt-e. and for Uli fr -at-r taunts, ortler to us oneof th ilp-t of war of thair rotten iuaJra. after insultln ; ut In th-lr n ws-pap-fs and driving j from our h ra-s s-pan ir I- h m ..n-nt of a "i .i ha arrlve.1 SlM-pnot. la-t u show th vile traIMM laat SS have not vet loat sham, and that ws know h w to protect with enersy befitting a alloc worthy an I siron a our Spain U aad SI way will be. - Urath to American' Death to autontny' " "lim live Spa.n lyinif live Weyler:'' Mrs . Junp-n. wife of Lieut ( arl V.
lunp n. wateli officer on the Maine, is
uncle Medi.al l)i-
mva mWrnav
have never used any remedy aqoai to Pr Betfs P!n Tsr n m It jnv qn. k anl pniian.nt n-h' m tf'v
-Mrs. U. A MS
wr.i ni .-"tifhs ami . .i. -
call, Padiit-ah, Ky. For ChlMrti who Tskt Cold aaxr.r snd ara suhlect to Sreaa, M rmly t il It W1U rnT th croua at onor and rurv si n tm la oa nicht. Ii Should I In vo hous r;J" S-i "tzin("- Voa can huv a hoitla lor 2t' grat-claaa Urag stora. Se sura you ft DR. BEU'S PINE-TAB-HONEY
I
SLICKER WILL KEEP YOU DRY.
Ki-rreldenl Il.trrlaow IntrrHSWesV Isnf . vi'ot.is. Ind.. Feb. Ki. -When i
ex-lt-ttident Iteniamin Harrison w
askid bv a press errepou!ent for aj
ststein.-nt reyanlin? the destr n-tion of .
the I nited States bnitleship Msine he sejU The occurrence is s most terrible and sh'M'kinir one. It la to he hoped that au inves'iiration nvsy leave no
rector Wood, in answer to questions Sa to whether any of h-r husband s letters indicated a feclin in Havana
af Sfrainst the American ttncers she said:
im. ye, in au me letters imm my
Vit ami he ha emken of the bitter
relinir acainst the .mcricans which
a .is everywhere apparent. This waa tiuonir the lower class of Spaniards, indersttand Wevler's followers. In a
i
Don't ba footJ with a tnr klntoth
w njMsir rotl. If you it tni
thai will hp vou dry In ih s-a-st ssirsi boy th FHh BrtU Slirhr Ifnolfor sal In your town. wtIw ftc oits of u 5 A j. TOWER. Boston. Matt
ett.r dated as late as February 10. he
plav it would be very uniurtuuate "
aesaca. I Kn .i ,ersi fi.'Wtsit vve.iaaon-
m . - a a m - a-wa-vs - in o inn i t i - ' ni . sl w wa dotbt that it waa an acci lcnt. If there . , .... - .. Ion, jfet awav from hero soon 'hers should lie any room for usim-.-; n: '.ai i ,, . . , , c
If ws isrt
Oats.1?. Wheat:1:
in .a boy "" """ '' I ''".' " 1 Jirir ot-R hat it caTAt-ooi s Xri.-i won II irsw a .aanile. .rn
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