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VOLUME 7.
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MAINE LOST WITH j
FOUR HUNDREP MEN
Huge Battleship Is Blown to
Pieces While Lying In
Havana Harbor.
8IGSBEE, CAPTAIN, SAFE
Explosion Oconrs as the Hen
Sleep and Few Succeed
In Escaping.
XIAN7 OFFICERS HISSING
No Cause Vet AMlgnrd For the Din-
aster, but an Investigation Is Doing
Made Now—Odlrcrs In the Navy Ad
vance Several Theorie/, Among Them
Bring That an Infernal Machine W’n-
Smugglrd Aboard the Vessel and
Bel Off.
Havana, Fob. 10.—Abont 0 p. m. the
United States battleship Maine was
blown to atoms in tho harbor hero. The
explosion, the cunso of which is not yet
battleship uaikb.
known, oocnrred well forward, under
the men’s quarters.
Of the crow of 4 CO men and officers
only 88 are known to have been saved.
The commander of the Teasel, Captain
Sigsbee, escaped without injury. All
the officers were saved except Jenkins
and Merritt, who are missing.
An investigation of the terrible ulsns-
ter is now under way.
CELIEF OF GENERAL BUTLER.
Fcffmer Senator Thinks Disaster Work
of Some Fiend.
Washington, Fob. 16.—Tlie greatest
interest prevailed among senators and
representatives as to tho extent of the
Maine disastor and mguy of them har
ried to the navy and state departments
to learn if there were any farther de
tails. With only the first reports lxiforc
them and a recognition of tho graveness
of any utterance* there was a hesitancy
to express opinions at this time.
Chairman Hitt of the foreign affairs
committee said it wonld bo well for the
public to follow tho ono given by Cap-
iain Sigsbee and snspend judgment un
til the cause of tho disastor was ascer
tained.
Senator Platt of Connecticut expressed
the opinion that the explosion wonld In
found to be tho result of an accident
from within, nnd be doubted that any
one could havo planned and carried out
dot to bring about an explosion on tho
ar
Sqnator Butler of South Carolina,
who was a member r.f tbo committee on
foreign relations in the senate daring
his service,. said that it was decided
strange that American vessels l ave vis
ited overy port in the world and no ac
cident befallen them, but as soon ns a
vessel visited Havuna this great disaster
should occur. General Butler was of
the opinion that some bold man had
gone aboard tho Maine and placed a
grenado with u slow match where it
would oxplialo the magazine. It was
irubable, he thought, that many people
tail been permitted tu visit the warship
ami that some cue of the visitors hail
carried a grenade aboard.
A very prominent naval officer ex
pressed the opinion that the accident oo
enrred from spontaneous combustion in
the coal bunkers, the heat of which ex
ploded the powder in the supplementary
magazine adjoining. Still another prom
inent officer was very confident that the
forward magazine of the Maine could
not have expliultd.
“Had the magazine explodod,” said
he, “the ship\fvtmld have been blown to
flinders.
The news l.f the disaster created a
mutinied impression at thciupitol. Son
ifies and mentis rs of the house, as u
rnlt 1 , expre: sisl'tlle opinion for puhlica-
ioit that the i-.itastiunlm was tho result
)f lift.i(h lit ami not of design, lmt there
were some opinions, generally expressed
under the breath, with the admonition
t to palilish. to till- effect that the af
fair look'd vety mysterious and <loaht-
ful. As a rule, swiators expressed the
[linion that the delxirtmclit would and
mid make thorough invc-tig.ition and
added that for tho present it would tsi
mmeoussary fur ismgruM to take the
matter up.
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Has bden exaggerated. Yon may bo sure
of one thing, however: no Spaniard, did
this.
“Uko myself, nil Spaniards of impart-
nnco retain frichilly feelings towards this
country. There will bo no war; there
can be no war between America and
Spain.
“This appalling disaster forces me to a
declaration that I love America as I do
no other country than my own.”
“The Spanish ministry and the Span
ish people have been greatly misunder
stood in this country,” said Seuor do
Lome. "They all dosiro peace; they nil
want peace with America and Ameri
cans, Hot only from motives of policy,
bnt because they love America.
"I nm forced to say now by this terri
ble affair what I should havo been pre
cluded from saying before. There is no
country in the world that I love os I d»
America. I love the country and the
people; it is with the keenest regret that
I take my leavo as the result of this un
fortunate letter incident. Nearly nil
prominent Spaniards nnd men of influ
ence in my country share my views in
regard to America.
“Spain cannot afford to have~war with
the United States. If only from mo
tives of policy they are determined not
to havo any war! There can be no war
between this country and Spain. Such
a th ug is out of tho question.
"If the Maine has blown up in Ha
vana harbor, it is the result of an acci
dent. That is absolutely certain. There
will bo no war.”
CAUSED STIR AT CAPITAL.
from an explosion of the trailer of the
dynamo. Immediately following tho
accident, all the disposable elements to
the capital hastened to the spot to afford
every aid possible. These included tho
force of. the marine fire brigade and nil
the generals in Havana, among them
my chief of staff. There havo been
deaths and wounded. I have sent nu
aide-de-camp to offer every assistance tc
the North American consul that he may
wish for. I will forward other details
as they become available.”
'Senor Dubose expressed tho most pro
found regret at tho occurrence to the
Associated.-Press reporter, to whom he
gave a copy of tho foregoing cable from
General lllnuco. Hu said:
“Of course I look upon tho horror as
flue in every respect and solely and
■imply to an accident. That is tho clear
■mil unequivocal statement of tho au
thorities at Hnvnn'u and all tho evidence
thus far available goes to sustain it.”
Asked if tho disaster possibly could
havo any adverse offect upon tho rela
tions between Spain and tho United
States, bo responded with a decided uog-
ntiv.o statement that the affair was
wholly an accidont.
Senor Dutoso hastened, to tho state
department 7 soon after reoeiving the
Blanco cablegram for tho purpose of cx-
Lsing his deep condolenro to the nu-
ities and of communicating the cap
tain general’s dispatch to Secretary Sher
man and Mr. Day, tho asaistant sec
retary. To both of them he expressed
personally and officially tho most pro
found regret.
HOW ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
Acting Minister.
Washington. Feb. 16.—The news of
Spanish chiufce d'affaires, received it
message from Captain General Blanco,
which bad been (lied at Havana at 6
clock this morning. It rood aa fol-
“With lirofonnd regret I have to in
tern yon that the American ship Maine
in this harber blew np by an undoubt
edly cbgkcvd I
l to remit
Cook on Dnnrd the Maine Telle of
the Terrible C'utaatrophc.
New Yore, Fob. 10.—A special to
Tbc Evening Telegram from Havnnn
concerning the disaster: James Rowe,
ship's cook, was the least injured of any
that were brought in whilo I wu“ there.
I asked him how it happened:
"I don’t know," ho replied, speaking
with difficulty. ”1 turned in my ham
mock at 8 o'clock and heard three bells
itrike. I don’t remember anything
noro till I felt myself turning over anil
over, and falling heavily upon the deck
through a mass of smoke. I got on my
feet and worked my way on deck. When
I got there the superstructure deck was
dipping under wafer, nnd I jumped over
board to keep frem being drawn into the
suction. I was picked np by a boat from
the Spunish warship. Four more were
licked up by the samo boat. They were
Janiel Cronin, a landsman; Charles
Berryman, boatswain: Albeit John, sea
man, and Bloomer, a landsman.”
One pour fellow, whoso faro was in
jured past all recognition, was lying in
a cot in the hospital. I asked him his
nunie anti he mumbled back through
horribly swollen lips;
“My folks would feel uneasy if I told
yon.”
So far us I ran learn now the explo
sion took plaro in the magazine umsf for
the storage of gun cotton for the torpe
does. The vessel lies with her hows
wholly submerged and only a part of
her stern showing.
The oxpliMioii, which shook tho eity
from one end to tho other, created tho
wildest excitement. AU too electric
lights wens put out by the slioek. Fire-
eugim-s rushed madly from one direc
tion to iumther, ami no <aic knew Tor
rertain from which direction the .explo
sion came. '
Consul General Lee, who WON'at the
Hotel Inglaterra, received a telephone
message from Genera! lUnnout filing
him that the M lino hud been Idown up.
General las' hastened to the palace,
where the cubinet is now assembling.
Washington Officials Send Boat* For
the Killed and Wounded.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Tho navy de
partment was the scone of intense ex
citement before 9 o'clock this morning,
bnt at tho nsnal hour of opening the do
partmont officials bad no nows to add to
that given in the last Associated Press
dispatches.
Tho first news received this morning
camo from Key West and added little to
the sum of Information. Commandant
Forsyth, at Key West, wired the navy
department that he had been notified by
Captain Sigsboo of the Maine to inform
Admiral Sicard, ip command of the
North Atlantic squadron, that tho Maintf
had been blown up and was destroyed.
He requested that a . lighthouse tender
be sent over to Havana, and added that
many were kill-d nnd wonndod.
Commandant Forsyth’s message far
ther said that the /lighthouse fonder.
Mangrove, loft Koy West nt it o'clock
this morning for Havana and the tugboat
Fern would promptly follow hot. A
second dispatch from Commandant For
syth said that he had sent the torpedo
boat Ericsson, which was at Key West,
to Admiral Sicard, .who is at tho dry
Tortuga*, with a message concerning
the dimeter to the Maine.
Captain Dickens, chief of the naviga
Mon barren, expre* «d tho opinion today
that the explosion tot* place iu'thc mag
azine of the Maine. He said that this
was evl jnt for the reason that the ship
was s .oat for an horn: after tho cx-
plosir i. Hod a torpedo been flrod nndor
tho b ttleshlp sho would havo sunk El
mos' immediately, and tho fact that she
had not done so was conclusive evidence
the firing of the tnrpcdowus not the
cause of tho disaster.
LEE SAYS MANY ARE LOST.
Day anil McKinley Officially Nu
' of tho Disaster.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Secretary I
received tho .foil:wing dispatch
General Leo:
•Tho Muino blew np at 8:40.
plosion occurred ircll forward,
mou’s quarters, consequently many v
lost. It Is believe .Vail officers saved,
Jenkins nnil Merritt not accoun
Cause of explosion yet to bo
gated. Captain general and
navy officers tendered every i
Sigsbeo und most of his officers on 1
steamer City of Washington. Otl
on Spanish gnnheat nnd in the city,
with Sigsbee, who has telegraphed i
deixirtmcnt.”
Commander Dickens, after
out tho instructions of
with regard to relief
survivors of the Maine, went t
tho White Hcusc, where tbo .
was aroused and informed of tin
tor. President MeKInl-y rcce:
news calmly and expressed his t
row, but said nothing further,
that ho was thoroughly satisfied
tho measures adopted by tho navy •
purtment.
OFFICERS OF THE MAINE
OPINION OF NAVY OFFICER.
Admiral drown Thinks Explosion on
1- Board C'nuaed Accident.
Indianapolis, Feb. 16.—Rear Admiral
George Brown, who was the highest!)®-
cer in the navy till his retirement last
year, was informed of the naval casualty
in Havana harbor. Tho admiral was
exceedingly surprised to hear of the de
struction of the Maluo nud from the
meager news was loath to venture an
explanation of the affair. ,
I am offer nothing but vagno conjee-
8* us to the probable cause of the dc-
Struct ion of the Maine, although it
wonld seem to me at this time that wlion
an investigation is made it will bo found
that an explosion occurred on board the
vessel."'
Tho admiral was askul if it wore pos-
siblc that a torpedo lying in the liurbur
could have lieen accidentally exploded
nnder tho ship. He did not ttynk this
could havo been pc sable. If a torpedo
caused tho explosion, it ipnst have boon
sent from shore, for torpedoes arc nut
lying around loose in Havana harbor,
wlmre hundreds of ahips are in and out.
"I am sure no officii! had anything to
do with it if a tumxm.wa* responsible
for it. Oh no,” said bo, “there could
havo been no explosion of a torpedo by
the dragging of the Maine's anchor or
anything of that sort. Nor are there
any submerged mines in the harbor. I
don’t recall any similar affair of this
kind in the history of the United States
navy, either in time of peuce or time of
war."
SENDS NOTE TO SIGSBEE.
McKinley Expresses Sympathy With
Officers and Frew of Maine.
DE LOME ON THE DISASTER.
Says It Was Nat tbs Work uf Span*
lards— Loves Till* Country,
Nkw York. Feb. 16.—ra-uor du Issue
beard the iu<wk of tbo disaster to the
Maine at the Hotel St. Mare'this morn
ing. Mr. dr Lome refused to, credit the
news, bnt when the truth dawned upon
him, he said;
WasniNUTON, Fob. 16.—At 11:20 a. m.
Secretary Long received the following
telegram from Havana:
“Only tv.".' officers unaccounted for.
The explosion was forward. To all in
dications the magazine exploded, bnt atn-
nottelluntilmimvcHtigutiouisbad. The
sentry on the poop-deck reports that
there were no bouts in the vicinity when
the explosion occurred.”
Another telegram to Secretary Long
from George B. Rea, raid to bo a news
paper oomsqniident, Slid: “No oxdfo
ment. All qniet. Only feelings of gym-
pithy nnd sorrow for the umdent."
Another telegram received at the navy
department stilted that the missing
would prnbulily .lumber 970.
Secretary I/sig, for the president, has
am this telegram to Captain Sigsla-o:
“President desire* pit) to express for
himself and the people ef the United
States his profound avmputby with the
officers ami <rew of the Maine, and de
sires that no expense be s|nnsi in pro
viding for the survivors and the cure of :
the dead.”
Too president has recalled hla Invite
Names nnd Addresses Given
Navy Department,
Wasihsoton, Fob. 16.—Tho f
is a list of offleors of the
their addresses as fur us
the navy department:
Captain, Charles D. S'jbce, 1
ton.
Lieutenant Commander,
Wainwright, Washington.
lieutenant O. F. Holman, (
• Lieutenant John Hood, Florence, .
Lloutcunnt ,Carl W. Jungeu,
York City.
Lieutenants (junior grade) G
Blow, Larallc, Ills.; John J.
Grcoi.wo »1, Md.; F. W. Jci ‘ '
gheuy City, Fa.
Naval cadets—W. Olnverins, Jr.,I
iana; Anion Bronson, Nebraska; I
Boyd, Jr., Alalxinia.
Surgeon L. G. Hcnneberger, H
burg, Va.; Paymaster C. M. Ray, W
iagton.
Chief Engine'!' O. P. Howell, Go
N. Y.; Past Assist!nt Engineer
Bowers, Brook’yn, N. Y.
Assistant Engineers, J. R.!
egou, Mu.; D.m-tn R. Merritt, 1
In. Engineer cadets, IV; c Wu
North Cunilb a; Arthur On
lama; chapiu it, J. P. Chadu
York, X. T.: nr*t lieutenant)
Albert W. Cte”:r, M!ira;bOttW>
. Morris, (
London Glob-! Wants Li,
Loxdo.n, l'.'j. 15.—The
afternoon, cm nnenting' on tho
to the Unitci. states battleship
rays: "It is impossible to retail
the Mispicicn that the explosion
havo been canned byfonl means,
though anchored, the Maine would lia'
bad steam up in on* of her boilers f<
the dynamos and auxiliary machinery.
If an infernal machine had boon hidden
In the coal and throwto into tbo furnaces,
obviously there wonld have been an ex-
plosion of the bnileqand, os a result, ol
a magazine. That this terrible event
should have occurred, in the harbor < !
Havana renders a solution of the mys
tery of international importance."
<'lnj|OU (he Catastrophe.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Senator Clay
ef (Icorgiu, in speaking of the Maine
disaster, said: “The presumption
that the navy department will give care-'
ful and thorough atteptioo to the matter
and that it will make such report as it
may deem necessary. If, then, it be
come* nccessn'y for congress to act, 1
am sure there will be no hesitation in.
dealing with the matter. There is n->
proof that the Spanish are in any way i
responsible for tliis serious calamity ami
we should he slow to make charges
without proof to substantiate them."
“It la terrible. I praj God tbo newt tiepe for receptions this evening
-- _ 4
An l.’niicoouutable Accident.
Lunikm, Fbb. 16.—A representath. of
the Associated Press communicated tb
news.of the disaster of the Maine fotbe
Spunish amitossadorhere. Count de
con, who was without in
the subject. After express'
the terrible occurrence, the
tiuid that fli»a filplotlon niQjft
due to on.unaccountable accident,
Visit of the Maine to Havana was
entirely friendly nature. , .