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Of the Maine's Crew 258
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ilo, or III explosion of a mine hnniti th hi.
Tli large maturity of th naval officers are Inclined to bllf tlint th (iloitlon
r(null-l from r"ntn-ou rornliuitlon of the rnnl liunkr ly tht OYfrhitlnK ot
Hi pnrtHlon htw-n th boll-r nl the rnilnt, or the eiplonlon of the boiler,
thouh th lent thorjr flnrtu llttl .upjK.rt. A lint of the mirrlvlore thnt mm to
the nevjr rtc .rlni'nt thl nft.moon In nwr to tlt-Krame wa Inarrurate, and
made the loaa eight more thin the eummary orlKlnally rlvn by Captain fllifnh.
In the arllr trl.iram; ao Htrrttnrf lmg tkrraphl for another correted Hat
and alo one that ahould ahow who were and ho wr not wounded of the eur
vlvore. It waa found wcwery to do thla. owing to the rat numbr of pitiful appeal
for Information aa to the nMj of the unfortunate on the Maine that came from
all parta of the country.
Naval conatructora, In light of th dlpt h-f thui far received, aay It la by no
mi-ana rrtaln that th Maine cannot be rained and a.lln carry the flag. Thty aay
thai, while he I a llg ahlp. other, aa large nave l-n ,-alacd. and at Havana the
new flouiing ilryd'x k would rr. ve h r If he could only ttr gotten above water.
MANY VIEWS ENTERTAINED
Statements From Naval Officials
Hint at Base Treachery.
THE MAGAZINE ALWAYS KEPT LOCKED
Events Go to Show That the Terrible Dis
aster Was the Work of Demons
and War May Ensue.
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TWO HUNDRED AISD FIFTY-EIGHT WERE KILLED.
HAVANA, Fcliruary i. Out (if 354, the total number
of the crew of the battleship Maine, but 96 escaped with their
lives from the terrible explosion which occurred aboard the
vessel last niht. The remaining 158 are known to have
perished with the ship.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN SICSBEE.
H AVANA, February 16. Captain Sigsbee was interviewed
this morning by a correspondent of the Associated Press with
reference to the cause of the explosion, and said:
I cannot determine the cause, but competent investigators
ill decide whether the explosion was produced from an in
terior or an exterior cause. I cannot say anything until after
such investigation has been made. I will not, ami cannot,
conscientiously anticipate a decision, nor do I wish to make
any unjust estimate of the reason for the disaster."
LOOKS LIKE TKCACHEKY.
Washington, Fh K. Naval ottlrtrn cannot agree upon any theory to arrount
fur the dratrut-tlon of the Maine. Perhapa the majority are Inclined to th be
lief t In. t the ixplotlori wan purely acrldenatl. Another conaldrrable number feel
that a lori-do waa iploled uiidr the ve-l. and a third theory la that vimt In
fernal ma hlne wa miiii;l'l aboard th Khip and aet off. In the present lack ot
knowledge, It l not thought pomlble (o aay toward which theory the b.ilance ot
probability Incline!
Th'-r waa no amok-le ikiiIt on board the ahlp and the ten-lmh ammunition
waa made up of brown prlamatic powdei. Not omy i thru powder moat i a re
run y packed In hermetically copper caaea. but Ita heat remittance qualities are ao
great that it cannot he Ignlt'd by the flame of a match, all hundred d-gre,-a f-r-enhelt
being th amount of h'nt that muat be applied for aome time to aet off the
r. The Maine hail three magaxlnea. The one forward waa uaed for the
alorage of ammunition weighing 'j,'" pouncra Thla quantity of uplotiven ta ao
large that naval onVr here can acarcely believe It waa poaatble for any human
!erng on Ix.anl to hae encapvd had the magazlnr exploded entirely. In Ita vicinity
a aentry atanda on duty continually. Tb. doora are cloacd hermetically except
when the uhlp l cleared for action. At t o'clock every night the temperature la
takm and the keye of the locked door are placed In the caplain'a handa for the
night. The record of the navy department ahow that ST degreea waa the maxi
mum temia-rature In the Maine's niag.mne during the paat month a very low
and aafe teinerature. Th f.ict make It extremely difficult to account for the
xpl lon.
THINKS UAK KILL FOLLOW.
Chicago. Keb. It Commander J. E. Montgomery, one. of th' United State nary.
commanding officer of the confederate fleet during the civil war, and the man who
.raird the frigate afterward the ram Merrimac. waa -very emphatic today In de
claring the alnklag ot the balllcahlp Maine In JHvnna. harbor to be the reault at
treachery and an act without parallel the world', hlatory. In hla opinion war
muf fnevltably follow.
THE TWO MISSING OITICEKS.
Washington. Keb. 16. -The two office of the Maine unaccounted for. and who
It I feared are dead, are Lieutenant (Junior grade) F. P. Jenkins and Assistant
Engineer Pnrwtn I). MerrltL Jenkins was born In A!legb.eney City. June M. IStai.
and appointed naval cadet September 2S. lSSt. by Representative Boyce, of the
Twenty-third congrt-sslon.il district. After a short cruise on the Atlanta he was
graduated June 11, ISSS. after which he solved succensfully on the Galena, Kear
iarge and Sumatra. He was attached to the coast survey and served with It un
til February. 1. when he waa agnln ordered to aea on the gunboat Bennington.
From June. IsM, to Septemlier, 1S. he was on ordnance duty at the naval proving
ground at Indian Head. Md.. and In September. 1SS5. he was ordered to the bat
tleship Maine, and aince haa been attached to the vessel. He reached his present
grade of Junior lieutenant In 1S9T.
Assistant Knglneer Merrill was born at Red Oak. Montgomery county, Iowa,
April 11, 1S71 He waa appointed to the naval academy September 10. 1SS1, gradu
ating at the head of his class four years later. He went to aea on the Amphrttite
and was subsequently transferred to the Indiana, and received his final gradua
tion July t. 1S9T. After a short service at the New York navy yard he. was or
dered to the Maine, In September. 1897.
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Washington. Feb. l(. -Tonight, after a day of Intense excitement at the nary
rpartment and elsewhere, growing out of the destruction of the battleship Maine,
In Havana harbor Inst night, after the exchange of a number of cablegrams he-
wee ti Washington and Havana, the situation can be summed up In th word, ot
Secretary Ing, who replied, when asked, a. he waa about to depart for the day,
If h had reason to suspect that th disaster wa. the work of th. enemy:
I do not; In that I am Influenced by th fact that Captain Slgsbee ha. not yet
reported to th navy department on the cause. Ita Is evidently waiting t. write a
full report. So long ns he does not express himself, I certainly cannot. I should
think from Indications, however, that there was an accident and that the maga
line exploded. How that enme about I do not know. For the present, at least,
no other warship will be sent to Havana."
Tho appalling nature "f the disaster, and the gravity of the situation that woulci
arise should an Investigation give basis for nn undercurrent of suspicion ot
treachery and foul ploy, thnt ran through all minds had a sobering effect upon
publlo men of all shades of political oplnton. Tho fact stands forth, and It Is llttlo
less than remarkable In that not a single resolution was Introduced, or a single
speech mnde In either house of eongress, save one of condolence with tho fami
lies of the killed, offered by Mr. Routelle, and adopted by the house of repre
sentative.. Public men express their opinions with reserve when approached, but every
where there was n demand for nn Investigation and hill dotnlls In the light of which
the horror may bo Justly viewed.
Secretary Long undoubtedly summarised the general opinion of the majority ot
the nnvnl experts In finding It Impossible Just now to stnto the cause of the de
struction of the Maine. There arc a great number of theories, but most of them
are of a character thnt nuikcs It easy to prove or upset them by a single Investiga
tion. Lute this afternoon he telegraphed to Admiral Slenrd, at Key West, to appoint
n board of nnvnl ofllcers to pro eed nt once to Havana, employ divers and general
ly to make such Inquiries as the recommendations of the navy department de
mand shall be made In the cane of tho loss of the ship. It Is expected thtit this
work will tnko some time and, while there arc ofneers who say thnt, In their opin
ion, It will pot be possible, owing to tho probably disrupted condition of the hull
of the ship, to make out tho cause of th e explosion, the opinion of the majority
Is thnt the question will caBlly be sottlod by a simple examination of the condi
tion of the ship's hull plate and the location of the hole which sank her wheth
er the plate, bulge out, as would be tho onse If the explosion cam. from th. Inside,
or whether they are driven In, aa would bo the case If the explosion esme from the
outside, or whether they are driven in, a. would result from an attack of a torpe-
SI'AXIXKDS EXPRESS DEEI' REGRET.
Washington, Feb. It-The news of the Main, disaster wa learned at the Span
ish legation with horror and occasioned many expression of profound regret
and condolence. Early In the day Senor Duboac, 8panlah charge d'affaires, re
ceived a message from Captain-General Blanco, which had been filed at Havana
at I o'clock this morning, a follows:
"With profound regret I have to inform you that th. American ship Maine, In
this harbor, blew up, an undoubtedly chance accident, believed to have resulted
from an explosion of the boiler in the dynamo. Immediately following the a cl
drnt all disposable elements of the capital hastened to the spot to extend every
aid possible. These included s forco of the marine fire brigade and all the gen
trals In Havana, among them my chief of staff. There have been deaths and
wounded. I have sent nn aide-de-camp to offer every assistance to the North
American consul that he may wish. I will forward further details as they be
come available. (Signed.) Rlaneo."
Senor lieboso expressed tho most profound regret at the occurrence. When askeel
If the disaster could have any adverse eftect upon tlie relations between Spain and
the United States he responded with a decided negative and the statement that the
affair was wholly an accident.
Senor Pubosc hastened to the state department toon after receiving the Blanco
cablegram for the purpose of expressing his deep condolence to the authorities
and of communicating Captain-General Blanco s dispatch to Secretary Sherman
and Mr. Day, assistant secretary. To both ot them he expressed personally and
officially the most proiound regret. Members of the Spanish legation called at
the navy department and left their Individual" cards as an expression of their per
sonal condolence.
The Spanish naval attache, Senor Sebral, who Is in New York, sent a telegram
to tho secretary of the navy expressing profound regret at the news of the loss of
American navnl companions.
THE NEKS IX MADRID.
Madrid. Feb. 16. The following semi-official note has been Issued:
"The news of the disaster to the Maine has caused a painful Impression In Mad
rid. It was at first feared thnt there had been some act of Imprudence to which
tho catastrophe was attributable. Afterwards, as details arrived, these fears
were dispelled, giving way to feelings of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortune
which has occurred. The Captain-General, the commandant of the arsenal, tho
sullcjrs of the cruiser Alfonso XIII, the crews of the merchant vessels and all
nvallntile forces hastened to succor tho Injured. The government has expressed
to Minister Woodford tho regret It feels at the catastrophe, more specially as It oc
curred In waters within Spanish Jurisdiction.
"An admiral In full uniform, In the name of the minister of marine, and the en
tire Hpnnish cabinet called on General Woodford today and Informed him that tho
government had telegraphed the authorities In Cuba to do their utmost to rolieve
the distress and furnish th. officer and the crew of the Maine with everything
which they may need."
HAY REACHED
DOLLAR MARK
Brought an High as $1.05 oa tie Chi
cago Curb Yesterday.
HEAVY FOREIGN SHIPMENTS
Talk of Lirne EigaQtsie.U tor Llshoi nd
Rcdsetio of rort.gae Craia Dsty
Sett the Trice I p.
Chicago, February 11 Trouble for
shorts In wheat was Indicated on the curb
before the regular opening. May was bid
up lo II 03 on rumor of large engage
ment of wheat for spec ial to Lisbon and
talk of reduction of th Portuguese grain
duty. The bullish feeling waa greatly In
creased by Interviews regarding the Eu
ropean situation by a prominent Chicago
broker, who ha been traveling through
Europe. In which he confirms th reports
Of almost unprecedented small stocks, and
said that Europe wa dependent on the
I nlted States for her upplls.
Th opening prices for May wheat
ranged from VtiW. compared with yes
terday' close of W.4. There wa
perfect rush of short for cover at once,
a wa the case yesterday, and almost
no wheat wa offered for aale. lnsld.
of fifteen minute, the bid had hn
raised lo Mi Thl wa above call nrle.
and for the first time wheat came on tb.
market in considerable quantities, mostly
offering against these privileges, though
everything offered was taken; prices
agged off to U' and the excitement,
which had been Intense, died down to a
certain extent. It wa evident the trad.
wa thoroughly alarmed over the appar
ently unshaken hold Joseph Letter boa
on May wheat, and the official announce-
ment that he ha contracted for the mov
ing of liO.OuO bushel of hi wheat to
seaboard, with a promised movement ot
I7.QuO.iMO bushel, served to Increase th.
activity of short to get out
Thl fact seemed to be the only factor
In trading. Apparently no attention waa
paid to the new of the blowing op ot
the battleship Maine, and the usual new
wa colorless. At the close July wa at
'-,. May, In the meantime, had been
bid up to l'CH. and was bringing ldj'i as
the closing bell sounded. On the cur
after the regular session it sold a hlg
as lv5'i.
GREAT VHEAT BATTLE RENEWED.
Chicago. Feb. 15. The Post today aayt:
Joseph Lelter nas securely cornered th.
May wheat market, and plays fast and
loose with fears of a tremendous short
interest, and Is showing himself to be by
all odds the moat remarkable factor ever
encountered In the local market One
more the battle between Armour and
Letter is being waged.
THE LONDON MARKET.
New York. eb. 1 The Evening Pott'.
London, cable says:
The stock market here was dull today.
Americans were flat on the disaster to
the battleship Maine. The disposition
here Is to regard the matter as a lament
able accident, but It Is feared the United
States may think otherwise. Anyhow, It
la recognised that the disaster may serv.
temporarily as a fresh Incentive to th.
lingo party and for this reason the mar
ket, after a small rally, closed at tb.
worst.
The incident has revealed on. fact at
least, namely, that the bull account her.
Is much Isrger than had been supposed.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool. Fb. It Wheat Firm; No.
1 standard California. Ms M.
Portland. Or.. Feb. lt-Wheat-Vfalla
Walla. 7SW?: bluestem and valley.
7SH97.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 11 Th. debate on th.
bankruptcy bill, which Is to continue un
til Saturday, when a vote will be taken.
opened In the house today, but attracted
little attention, the interest of the mem
bers being entirely absorbed by the dis
aster to the Maine. The hall was almost
deserted, the members being congregated
in the lobbies or cloak rooms discussing
the accident and speculating upon its
probable consequences.
Just before the house adjourned, Bou-
telle, chairman of the naval committee.
presented a resolution, which was unan
imously adopted, expressing regret for
the disaster, and condolence with the
families of those who lost their live and
sympathy with the Injured.
DE LOME INCIDENT ENDED.
Madrid, Fob. 16. El Correreo, the offi
cial organ, announces that the United
States minister, Mr. Woodford, tonight
received Spain' reply concerning the De
Lome letter, and It ays that the Incident
Is regarded as terminated.
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