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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25
Magnificent Battleslip Blown Up
In Havana HarbOr.
ALL BUT TWO OFFICERS SAVED
Ship a Total Wreck -253 Sailors
and Marines Lose Their
Lives.

/ HAVANA, February 16.-Offlcers
and blue jackets to the number of 354
were on the Maine. Of these only 101
have been accounted for This means
that 253 perished in that frightful ex-
plosion, which took place in Havana
sharbor last night, and which tore the
stout battleship into shreds. There is
no reason for hoping that the pitlfully
small list of survivors will be sWelled
by the names of any others saved.
The report was first that the arsenal
had blown up and then it was said
that the Spanish man-of-war had tor
pedoed the Maine. And this was while
the men of the Alfonso were struggling
to the work of rescue.
The Ward Line steamer City of
Washington and the cruiser were first
to reach the scene, and their crews
did all that could be done to rescue
the Maine were there, too. In fact,
there were more boats to pick up
swimmers than there were swimmers
to be picked up. Some of the survi-
vors were brought to the landing place
and turned over to the firemen who
carried the wounded on stretchers to
the hospitals. Others were brought
alongside the City of Washington, and
still others were carried to the Alfonso.
The wreck took fire and sank, and
soon the harbor was lighted by the
lurid glare of flames, fed chiefly by
the infiammable cellulose contained in
the forward and after ends.
The wreck burned the long night
through, and when broke the solemn,
plying dawn, dark wreaths of smoke
were still curling upward from the
shapeless mass. At sunrise all the flags
in the harbor were at half-mast
A score of different causes have
been assigned to account for the eX-
plosion and the cataclysm that follow
ed, all of them more or less reason
able, according to the light in which
they are viewed.
The Maine went down in deep water,
deep enough to submerge all but a
part of her superstructure deck. The
whole forward part of the hull was
turned completely inside out by the
explosion. The officers say had the
explosion taken place in deeper water
that the first wild lurch would have
sent the ship settling sideways to the
bottom.
AS it was the vessel sank within
three minutes, partly righting as she
touched bottom.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25
THE FEELING IN WASHINGTON.

NEW YORK, February 16.-A Sun
special from Washington says: Wash
ment tonight. The city has been all
day hotbed of startling reports and
sensational rumors Public business
in Congress and the Executive depart
ments was almost at a standStill be-
cause of the awful disaster in the har
bor of Havana which caused the total
loss of the battleship Maine and the
death of two of her officers and 253
of her crew.
Officially the Nation is in mourning
and social events scheduled to take
place at the White House have been
Indefinitely postponed. No such ap-
palling event of the sea has occurred
since Her Majesty's battleship Victo-
ria was sunk a few years ago by her
sister Ship the Campertown, in the
Mediterranean. The commanding Off
Ger went down with his ship, and %
| officers and 336 sailors with him. The
great disaster in the Samoan harbor
Of Apia, in 1889, when three vessels
of the United States Navy and three
/ Of Germany were wrecked, and "a
American officers and men lost, was
also recalled today when the news
came that the Maine had been destroy
ed.
Few of the higher officials of the
Administration and of the leaders in
the Senate and House are willing to ad-
nit that they discern evidence of
Spanish treacbAry in this tragedy that
has followed the long chain of dramatic
| incidents connected with the controv-
/ ersy between Spain and the United
States over the Cuban question
President Mckinley has allowed the
impression to go abroad that he be-
lieves the catastrophe for which the
Nation mourns to be due to an in
scrutable act of Providence, and his
words are re-echoed by his Secretary
of the Navy and his Cabinet advisers
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25
1T WAS THE CENTRAL MAGAZINE.

A special copyright cable to the Ev-
ening World from Havana says the
officers of the Maine state the explosion
was in the central magazine and that
the Maine was raised out Of the water
and then went partially to pieces.
The dispatch continues: "All the
officers but the surgeon were in the
wardroom at the moment Of the ex-
plosion. Then came the stupendous
shock. All the officers below rushed
on deck, but could get no further for
ward than the middle superstructure.
Only a very pitiable few of the Jack
tars ever got from below. The water
rushed over them and many were
stunned and drowned, but not man
gled. The officers on deck narrowly
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25

escaped. In the junior officers mess
hall all had to Chamber out in wreck
age waist deep. One ladder from the
after torpedo compartment was jam
med with men struggling up for life.
All agree that a double explosion oc-
Cured from the natural result Of an
underwater explosion Of the maga-
zine
The dispatch says that the account
of the passengers on the Ward line
steamer City of Washington which was
lying 800 yards from the Maine bears
out the foregoing statement.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25

They would be only too glad if they
felt their uttterances to be sincere If
1t shall be learned that the deed was
caused by treacherous enemy of
Cuba, then the vengeance of this Gov
ernment will be swift and sure.
kilograms were sent by the Navy
Department today to the families of
all officers except those of Lieutenant
Jenkins and Assistant Engineer Mer-
ritt saying these two were the only
officers missing. Inquiry came by tele-
graph from the families of Jenkins and
Merritt, and the department was OBJ
liged to send the distressing news
that they were reported lost.
Just before he went home this after
noon Secretary Long telegraphed to
Rear-Admiral Sicard, commanding the
North Atlantic squadron, at Dry Tor
tugas, to appoint a board of officers to
investigate the cause of the catastro-
phe.
One of those present at Secretary
Longs conference was Commander w.
S. Schley, who had a thrilling expert
ence while commanding the cruiser
New York. He said fire had started
| coal ibunkers of the vessel, which
smoldered from o'clock in the morn
| ing until 1 o'clock in the afternoon
without being discovered. 1t was near
the magazine bulkhead when finally
checked. He expressed the opinion
| that similar state of affairs was re-
sponsible for the Maine disaster.
1t is obvious the explosion occurred
| in or under the forward part of the
battleship where the magazines con
tanned $500 pounds of powder This
consisted of $4,000 pounds of brown
prismatic and $500 pounds of black
powder, an enormous quantity for q
vessel to carry in addition to the
amount stored in the magazine under
the aft turret. The explanation giver
Of the presence on the Maine of such
an unusual amount of ammunition is
that when the battleship went to Ha
vana she went prepared for any emer
| gency.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.
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You can obtain necessary accessories
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You will be dealing with the leading
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The City Carriage Company possess
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careful, steady drivers.
Carriages at all hours.
Telephone 113.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25
CAPT. SIGSBEE'S DISPATCH.

WASHINGTON, February 16.-Late
tonight the following dispatch from
Captain Sigsbee at Havana, addressed
to Secretary Long, was received:
Cali men whose names have not
been sent as saved, probably are lost.
Have given up Jenkins and Merritt as
lost. Bodies are still floating ashore
this afternoon. I keep nine officers,
one private and Gunner's Mate Bull
lock here with me-
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'Contirued on Second Page.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25
Hawaiian Safe Deposit and
Investment Company.
FOR THIS WEEK THE PLANS
OF THE
New Judd Building

VIII be open for inspection at our
Office.
THE LOCATION IS THE VERY
BEST IN THE CITY.
IL you want a light, clean office,
with every modern convenience, of
easy access, where you can establish
yourself permanently, call and make
your selection before it is too late.
The building will be only three
stories above ground foor-thus only
a limited number of rooms are offered.
GEORGE r. CARTER, Manager.
In rear Of Bank of Hawaii, Ltd.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25
BATTLESHIP MAINE BLOWN TO ATOMS.


February,
board the magnificent United Maine
Havana hbo,
blown ship
sink The and all nlammbe
ial Ward Line
vessel of great assistance rescung
Captain Sigsbee reports 2 killed
believed
where stored nearly of official
investigation has been ordered by the Navy Department..
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25
MUSIC SCHOOL.

Piano, Voice Production, Singing
and Harmony.
All piano pupils are instructed in
harmony, and especial attention is
vzfd to muscular control and musical
analysis.
Love Bldg. Fort st. E. COOK.
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
LEE PREPARES FOR RIOTS.
Plans to Care for American Citizens In
Havana.

Plans to Care for American Citizens In
New YORK, March 2S.-A Key West
correspondent of the New York Her.
aid says: 1T is now said on
good authority that the Mangrove.
which sailed for Havana on Fri
day, went there ostensibly to bring
away material saved from the Maine,
but in reality to be en- hand in case of
an outbreak in Havana, SO that Amer
leans coulI take refuge on the vessel
Americans arrived here on the Olivettc
from Havana Among these were
Captain Sigsbee and other officers of
the Maine.
Consensus of opinion among all
the passeng ers was that a general ex-
odus from II avana would shortly fol-
low, as the result of the present ex-
element attending the present atti-
tude of the American government.
Unusually strict censorship has been
maintained over the cable.
Consul General Lee, believing that
a serious crisis in affairs is likely to
occur now at any moment, is to-day
preparing a revised list of all Ameri-
cans now in Havana, together with
their addresses, SO that in case of
emergency they may be communicated
with at short notice. There is an
extra guard now around the American
consulate"
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
SCHLEY TAKES COMMAND.
Cheers for tie New Commodore-Eea,Iy
to Move.

Choors Tor tie New Com fundamentally
FOI:T MONROE. Va, March 2o.-More
than usual enthusiasm was displayed
to-day by the officers and men Of that
portion of the American flying squad
ron already assembled here when
Commodore W. s. Schley took COM
mand.
Commodore Sch.ey stepped to the
bridge of the Brooklyn and, showing
his commission as commander, took
possession. At the same instant his
flag was broken from the Brooklyn's
masthead and one of the big guns
belched forth a salute which was an.
swered from the Massachusetts,, lying
near
Then enthusiasm broke loose and
there was roar of applause from the
deck and yard to yard Shortly after
the officers of the battleship Massa-
chusetts came aboard and, together
with the officers of the Brooklyn, paid
their respects.
Commodore Schley said: Il hacc
no orders to move, nor do l know
when they will come. We arc ready
to move at the shortest kind of notice
upon the completing of the fleet"
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
NO ALLY ON EITHER SIDE.
America Does Not Need Help and Spain
Cannot Get It.

America Docs Not Need beip ana spain
Cannot Get It.
LONDON, March 2e.-The dispatch of
the British fleet from Halifax to Ber-
muda. following the agitation for an
Anglo-American alliance, is consider
ably commented upon by diplomats.
The authorities explain that it is
merely considered desirable that
British ships should be in the vicinity
of Cuba in order to safeguard British
commerce and British subjects in case
of war. The idea of Anglo-American
cooperation in Cuba is secuted. A
diplomat who is conversant with the
inside negotiations upon the Cuban
question said:
IF Spain and the United States go
to war they will fight without an ally
on each side. The United States does
not need an ally and Spain cannot
get an ally. The United States will,
however, have the sympathy of
Great Britain, and Spain will have the
sympathy of all the continental
powers, but their attitude may be de-
pended upon not to exceed sympa-
thies neutrality.
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
LIBERALS WIN IN SPAIN.

Sagasta Will Have . Majority Of at
Leas. I 6s In the Next Cortes.
MADRID. March 2?.-The elections
for the popular branch of the Cortcs
passed off, on the whole, quietly. The
indications are that the government
of Senior Sagasta will have an enor-
nous majority. 1t is estimated tina,
he will have the support of 300 of the
43e members of the congress-
Seldom has q general election ex-
cited less interest in the capital than
that of to-day. Not half the regis
tered electors voted
THE date for the assembling OF
the cortes was fixed originally for
April .5, but the meeting may be
fastened. National requirements
may oblige the cabinet to summon the
House to meet directly after senatorial!
election, which will take place
April H."
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
A REASSURING MESSAGE
FROM SPAIN.
WooDFoRD!s HEARD FROM
The Strained ne.stl0ns May Yet he
Satisfactorily Relicved-fs 10 In
derstood That Spain Il willing
to Mako Important Conces-
sIons to tho United States
on Conditions

WASHINGTON, March 2s-The cabi-
net meeting which was called at loco
o'clock to-day was largely devoted to
reading of the Presidents message
sent to Congress at noon. Several
minor changes were made in the word
ing of the message, and after it had
been dispatched to the capitol some
minutes were given to consideration
of some dispatches from Minister
Woodford, which it is believed were
reassuring in character and give the
belief that the strained relations may
yet be satisfactorily relieved.
Although reticent as to the details,
a member of the cabinet said after the
meeting that the conditions were
much more hopeful than three days
ago. 1t is undoubtedly true that
Spain is willing to make important
concessions to the United States and is
willing to 60 even SO far as to agree
to withdraw her troops from Cuba on
conditions which, if not satisfactory
to this government, are more liberal
and conciiiatory than anything hith-
erto received, and clearly indicate
purpose to avoid war even if to attain
that end she is compelled to make
sacrifices never before consider ed.
Notwithstanding these hopeful signs,
the negotiations have not passed the
danger point. nor is it believed this
government will accept any compro-
mise that does not1nvolve prompt ces-
sation Of hostilities, even If the ques-
tion of future government of Cuba be
left to future negotiations.
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31

sition. has .Se:n .arcec up so as 30 be 10
about four fee: aie-c the surface Cf The
water: therefore. 2b,..l tsirty-fouT fec:
above where i: WOE he nac :i:c Shit. sUi.
CniI iurec.
'rhe outSi;= b.:t,-. plating is bent in:n
reversed " sap. ;he after wing Of
which, abOu: fiftr.:: feet broad Iii: thirty
two feet in length t::'om frame - % frame
2j) is doubled back 1pon II, elf against shc
continuation .: TIE lame plating exte:r:.irg
forward.
at irs;.a Is he vertical keel is t:'ok ~
il two anG seci Dc!ir iiitc aII angle si:nlla-
TO the angle fC:;Ie,: fer the outside plates
This breaS :. ao.u, sax feet below the SUI
face of the wl;c.. End d out thirty feet
above its noc;na. position.
ONL: i NINE COULD HAVE DONE TT
III tn. opinioa ~ II. court this effect
could have bcc.: produced only BY the c.
plOsiOn o. a.. TnlI.r situated und- y the bottom
of the SIP. a: 2hout frame 1S and sornC-
wha; O., the part lid. Of the ship
The Conclusions &c she court arc:
Tha: the loss of tho Gfai1c was rot L.
any respect due to fault nr negligence upon
the par: O.. any of the officers or member.
of her crew.
That the sap was destroyed by the ex-
plosion o. a submarine zine. which caused
the partial cxplos.~a &C Two or more Of her
forward magLZin s: ans;
THAT 10 evidence has been obtainablc
fixing the :'csponJ: o:litv 10: the destruction
OF the Maine upon my :,crson or persons
CENT TO SPANS QUEEN
- havc directed tina: ::ie finding Of The
court OF inquiry a: / Ike views OF this gov
erEncnt thereon be communicated to the
government OF her IL icS::. the queen. anG
do not per ms myself to doubt that the
sense of justice nf the Spanish nation will
dictate course OF cction suggested by
honor anG TIC FRENZY relations of tic :wo
governments.
1t WAS the duty y: .Lc executive - ad-
Use the Congress Of IN: result and III the
meantime deliberate consideration i, IN
vOkeG
"(SiEnei; WILLIAM MiIINLET.
Executive Mansion. March 1s. 1SDS.''
There was IN outburst of applause
in the galleries and upon the floor
when The message was concluded.
Immediately afterward tag death o.:
Representative Simpkins was an
nounceG-
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
NEW POINT IN TESTIMONY
The Maine's Position Was Never Change

Tho Maine's Position Was Never Changed:
After She Entered Havana Hnrbor.
WASHINGTON. March 29.-Onc of tine
main POINTS brought out by the testi'
mony in the Maine case vail correct
an important impression which has
prevailved all over the country.
The testimony proves that the bat.
tie ships position was not changed
after she entered the harbor. She
was moored to a buoy and remained
there until blown up
The statement has been made &c
peatedly in the press that her posi-
ton was changed the night before Che
explosion by direction of the mas:ei
of the Havana harbor.
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
Coral .JeYelrY Revived.

Queen Margherita of Italy intends to
be seen a good deal this season wearing
coral jewelry in order to encourage an
industry which of late years has some
what fallen upon evil days. 1t would
rot be surprising if the fashion were
to spread to London, as coral is be-
coming to almost any complexion and
can, of course. be had in any shade.
from a rose pink SO delicate as to be
almost inmperceptible up to vivid
red. II revival of the dainty old
fligree setting should also set in the
outcome should mean many pretty
things of a kind that would be quite
/: novelty to the girls Of to-day.
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31

MUxcrE, Ind.. March 29.-One u
the new tanks at Ball Bros fruit jal
glass factory No. burstcd last night,
and the $50 tons O. molten glass flood
ed the brick door. firing the building,
which was totally destroyed, entail.
Ing . loss Of $4,000. with but 81. ccf
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31

WASHINGTON, March 29.-By unan.
imous vote Of the executive committee
of the society of the Army of the Cum
berland, General David s Stanley ha.
been designated to act as president OF
the society. vice General Rosecrans.
deceased, until the next annual re.
union
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
GLADSTONE CANNOT LIVE
The Present Illness OF tho Ex. Pre- mice
Must Soon Prove Fatal.

Must Soon Prove Fatal.
LONDON. March 29.-The Westmin-
ster Gazette this afternoon, discussing
the health of Mr.. Gladstone, says: 1T
is no news. we fear to say, that Mr.
Gladstone's illness must necessarily
be fatal in a comparatively short time.
Mr. Gladstone is fully informed rs t.
his own condition. He asked the doc
tors to tell him the truth and he was
thankful when informed that he had
no chance of recovery"
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31

The youthful patrons Of yellow-back.
ed novels who want to 60 west and
fight Indians should stay at home and
boycott the ones IN front Of cisarstte
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
A Sharp Answer.

Mose-Ef sho'd escort anuddah lady
zoe de ball mex week would yo' feel
much cut up: Clarina-NOpey; yo'
would.-Life.
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
MEASURED BY YOUR OWN
YARD STICK,"THES SUBJECT.

An Interesting and Instructive Discourse
Taken from Matthew VII. 2. rs Fol-
lows: with What Measure You Mete.
1t Shall BE Measured to You Again."
The Globe-republican., 1898-03-31

-
You can leave a fortune for your chill
dren. and endow a college. and build
a public library in your native town.
You halt and wait. and halt and wait
until your lips get white. You decide
10 risk it. Only a few strokes OF the
zen now. But. oh. how your hand
:rembles. how dreadfully it tIembles.
The die is cast BY the strangest and
most awful conjunction Of oirc-In
stances any one could have imagined.
YOU are Frustrated. Bankruptcy, COM
mercial humiliation, exposure, crime.
Good men mourn and devils hold car
rival. and you see your own name at
the head Of the newspaper column in a
whole congress of exclamation points:
and while you are reading the anathe-
ma in the reportorial and editorial par
agraph, it occurs to you how much this
story is like that of the dafalcation
fifteen years ago, and the clap Of thun-
der shakes the window sill. saying:
with what measure We me:e. it shall
he measured to you again.:
You look in another direction.
There is nothing like ebullitions Of
temper to put a msa to disadvantage.
You. a man with calm pulses and
fine digestion and perfect health. can
not understand how anybody should be
capsized in temper by an inflnitesinal
annoyance. You say. II co3lda't be
unbalanced In that way" Perhaps
zoo smile q pro7ocat!on that makes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-05
DEATH OF ALBERTUS SWAIN.
A Sudden Taking Off-In Church Fur
niture Business.

Albertus Swain, aged sixty-two years,
died very suddenly last night at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. A. N. Dwyer, 1921
North Pennsylvania street. His death was
due to apOplexy. He was stricken about
1880 o'clock, while preparing to retire. He
had been in excellent health, and spent yes
terday looking after his business affairs. 1t
was his intention to go to Chicago to-day
on a business trip. At 1880 o'clock he
started to go to bed, and said to his wife
he believed he would take a dose of quinine
as he was feeling badly. He took the
quinine and laid down. Within few min
utes Mrs. Swain noticed that he was
breathing irregularly and became alarmed.
Dr. Lambert was summoned, but Mr..
Swain died a few moments after the ply
sician s arrival.
He was born a. Nantucket, Mass, and
came 10 Indiana in 1860, locating at Rich
mond. There he engaged in the lumber and
contracting business until 1872, when he
came to indianapolis to reside For eight
years he was engaged in the manufacture
of school and church furniture, but at the
end of that period returned to Richmond.
Four years ago he again moved to Indian
apolis and since then had been identified
with the Russell Manufacturing Company.
This establishment is located near the Mas
acknowledgements depot and makes a spe-
known as an active business man and a
man Of the highest character. He was a
member Of the Order of Odd Fellows. A
wife and daughter, Mrs. A. N. Dwyer, sur
for the Nordyke-Alarmon Company. The
burial will occur in Richmond.