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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-07
THE INQUIRY TESTIMONY.
Facts Told by Witnesses to Off.
GERS of the Maine Court.
THEY ALL POINT TO SPANISH TREACHERY
Capt. SiEsbee Took Extra Precnu-
lions to Guard His Ship from
Harm-ConsuI General Lee
~ and Others Testify.

Washington, March 29-The immense
mass of testimony taken by the Maine court
of inquiry was sent to the senate Mon
day. and with the presidents message and
findings of the court referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations. The testimony
was taken on IS different days, the four
leenth day. however. being devoted to view
ing the wreck Every witness who was
known to have any information that could
throw light upon the great disaster was
called to give his testimony. The story
Of the destruction of the vessel Is told, not
graphically. but in a manner which gives
all the obtainable facts. No technical de-
tail is omitted. Every movement and In
cident connected with the Maine from the
time she left Key West until the last diver
examined the wreck, slowly sinking In the
mud of Havana harbor, is given. 1t is
story intensely interesting to the people.
Those who read 1t could have little doubt
as to whether there was an internal or ex-
ternal explosion. Perhaps the most sig
nificant testimony is that showing the bot
tom plates on the port side OF the Ill
fated Maine to he bent inward and up
ward. result that hardly could have fol-
lowed anything save an explosion from the
outside. mass of testimony is submitted
showing the care exercised on board the
ship by Capt. Sigsbee and his officers, and
the apparent impossiblity of the accident
occurring by any internal cause, such as
the heating or the DunkerS, spontaneous
combustion or SO many other theories were
based.
The testimony of Capt. Sigsbee Is Of the
greatest Importance and perhaps is Of more
general interest than that of any other
man called before the board. With great
care and mnuteness he gives an &C.
count of the management of the ship, how
she was handled, what was done from day
to day on board, how she sailed into Ha-
vana. her anchorage and what he knew
about II, and, in fact, every point upon
which the government and the country de-
sires to be informed. Nothing in Capt.
Sigsbee's testimony shows that the anchor
age was changed or that 1t was considered
dangerous by anyone.
Second to the Importance of the testi-
mony Of Capt Sigsbee is that of Ensign
Powelson, who had charge of the divers
and knew from day to day what these
divers found. This officer was infinitely
Informed as to the construction of the
Maine and everything about her. His
testimony was 10 a certain extent tech
nical, bearing upon the construction of the
ship, her plates, etc, but II was from these
plates and this technical knowledge that
he was able TO declare that the explosion
took place from the outside.
The divers. Morgan, Olsen and Smith, all
contributed important evidence. They
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-07

Lieut. Hood and q few men and attempted
to board the wreck. He was warned of
by an armed boats crew of Spaniards and
then pulled around the wreck. There were
still some burning fragments.
Capt. SiSsbee Testi1es.
Capt. Sgsbee. In testifying before the
court of inquiry which convened in the
harbor of Havana Monday, February q.
said that he assumed command of the
Maine on April 10, 1897. and that his ship
arrived In the harbor Of Havana the last
time January "a. 1888 The authorities at
Havana knew Of the Names coming, Con-
sul-General Lee having informed the au-
thorities according to official custom. After
he took on an official pilot sent by the
captain of the port of Havana the ship
was berthed in the man-of-war anchorage
off the Machina, or the Shears. and. ac-
cording to his understanding, was one Of
the regular buoys of the place.
He then stated that he had been In Ha-
vana in 1872 and again in $685.
He could not state whether the Maine
was placed in the usual berth for men
of-war. but said that he had heard re-
marks since the explosion. using Capt
Stevens, temporarily in command Of the
Ward line steamer City of Washington, as
authority for the statement that he had
never known in all his experience, which
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-07

tions with the Spanish authorities. Capt
Sgsbee stated that with the officials they
were outwardly cordial The members of
the autonomistic council of the govern
ment, however, seem TO have brought to
the attention of the navy department the
fact that he did not visit them, and that
fact brought embarrassment to the gov
eminent at Washington. He took the
ground to the department that II was un.
known etiquette to call on the civil mem
bers Of the colonial government other
than the governor. Without waiting for
such an order Capt. Sigsbee made a visit
afterwards. and as he states was pleasant
~. received and his visit promptly returned
by certain members of the council. Later
a party of ladies' and gentlemen called and
the>president of the council made speech
which Capt. Sigsbee could not understand,
but which was interpreted to him briefly. to
which he replied.
MY reply" said Capt. Sigsbee, was aft
crwards printed In at least two papers in
havana. but the terms made me favor au-
tonomistic government In the island. am
informed that the autonomistic govern
naent In Havana is unpopular among q
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-07

Testified that the plates were bent inward
on the bottom port side and outward on the
starboard side.
The story of the explosion is told by diff
ferent witnesses and adds little to what
Capt Sigsbee and Commander Wainwright
related
Nothing in the testimony fixes RESPONSE
bility, no conspiracy is apparent, no knowl-
edge of the planting of a mine is shown.
Capt Sigsbee states that a somewhat Bit
ter feeling existed against the American
ship. and Americans generally, and O. wit
ness whose name is suppressed tells of
overhearing conversation among Spanish
officers and citizen indicating fore
knowledge of the destruction of the Maine
by intention to blow her up. An official of
the American consulate tells of informa-
tion received anonymously tending TO show
that conspiracy existed. But nothing Is
definitely stated which fixes any RESPONSE
bility upon Spain or her subjects.
Gen. Lee Testifies.
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee appeared
before the court on March g.. His testi'
mony related to the official formalitiea pre-.
ceding the Names arrival On January "A
he received a message from the state d.
partment saying that the Maine would DC
sent to Havana on friendly visit 20 ie-
sumo the regular status OF naval relations
between the two countries, and he was
OTueTeu 10 Hldhe ub thS par
ace for the exchange of official courtesies.
After d call at the palace he sent the state
depart menl a cipher message saying:
Authorities profess TO think the United
States has Interior purpose In sending the
ship Say il will obstruct autonomy and
produce excitement. and most probably
demonstration. Ask that ii not be done
Till they can get instructions from Mad
rid. say that If for friendly purpose, as
claimed. delay is important.
1t was too late, however, the Maine had
already sailed. She arrived next day and
Lee reported her arrival TO the state de-
partment,
All Regulations Carried Ont.
Lieut. Commander Richard Wainwright
testified that the regulations in regard to
paints and in1a mma bles and all other pre-
cautions were strictly carried out on board
ship Every possible care was taken to
avoid accident. All visitors were scru-
tinized before being allowed to come on
board the ship. Nobody was allowed I'M
accompanied. Special '1ookouts" were re-
qured at night. No unauthorized boats
were allowed to approach the ship.
There was fine discipline. obedient crew,
quiet men, He was in the captains office
at time of the explosion: felt a very heavy
shock and heard noise OF falling objects
on deck Thought the ship was being fired
upon Was told by captain to see boats
were lOWeTeu. lie saw Few men COIluiS,
mostly officers. He saw no reason to flood
The magazine, because water was coming
up. He saw fire forward. Boats began to
crowd around the wreck He induced boats
10 take the wounded to different vessels.
He ordered list taken OF the saved and
wounded There was excellent discipline
after the explosion. Orders were followed
with pTomptness of a drill. The only or
der not obeyed was the order to leave the
ship
He FIRST examined the wreck at daylight
the following morning. He took gig with
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-07
Ontside Testimony.

Sgmund kothschild. one OF the passen-
gers on the City OF Washington. was an
eyewitness to the explosion. In company
with his friend. Luis Wertheimer, who was
aboard the City of Washington on the
night OF February Is as she sailed into Hs-
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large class Of Spanish and Cuban residents.
apparent interference in the political con-
Germs of the island had any relation to the
destruction of the Maine"
Animosity AhOat.
When asked whether there was any DEM
onstration of animosity by people af'oat.
Capt Sigsbee said that there never was
on shore, as he was informed, but there
was afloat. He then related that on the
first Sunday after the Names arrival a
ferryboat crowded densely with people,
civil and military. returning from bull
fight In Regla, passed the Maine and about
40 people on board INDUCED in yells,
whistles and derisive calls During the stay
In Havana Capt. Sigsbee took more than
ordinary precautions for the protection of
the Maine by placing sentries on the fore
castle and poop, quarantine and signal
buoys on the bridge and on the poop
A corporal of the guard was especially
Instructed to look out for the port gang
tcrmaster were especially instructed to
look out for the starboard gangway: a
Guarter-watch was kept on deck all night
arms kept loaded, a number Of charges of
house. and n the spare captains pantry
under the after superstructure were kept
additional charges of shell close at hand
for the second battery: steam was kept up
on two boilers instead of one, and positive
instructions were given to watch carefully
all the hydraulic gear and report defects.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
CONVERSATION SIMPLIFIED.
Subject When q Man Talks
Like This.

TITS fraud" exclaimed one of the men
who had stopped to read their papers in
the warm though unpretentious little place
which serves both railway waiting-room
ind post Office. "The whole business is q
downright swindle."
"Of course it is" answered his neighbor,
who was busily engaged in pronouncng un-
Ter his breath all the words in an article
on successful fertilizing.
ITS an outrage on conhding public, and
1 backset to civilization"
That's what it is" was the somewhat
yrudging response.
The indignant old gentleman became SO
excited that he had to go out and walk up
and down the platform. AS his friend
glanced up from his paper to watch him
depart he caught the eye of travelling man
who, pending train time, had nothing to do
but observe people.
Excuse me for asking questions about
things that are none of my affair said the
travelling man, "but are you mind read
er?'
Not that | know Of"
"You knew what your friend was talking
about without his telling you"
"Well, not precisely"
"But you answered him as if you knew"
"Yes | want takin' any risk in that. /
knowed he was maxim illusions to either a
lection or a prize fight. An whichever it
was, Elem was my sentiments. Washing
ton Star,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
A CHEEKY BLUFF.
The MOnume tai Gall of n Nervy Man
Gains for Him His Dim-
cult End.

A local banker of small Iowa town was
sailed suddenly to a larger town at consid-
erable OF a distance to intercept his eloping
daughter, who had been visiting there. In
order to get there that day he would have
10 change cars at Des Moines and the train
that connected with the Des Moines train
left earlier in the day Consulting his time
table, he learned that the train he would be
obliged to board reached Des Molnes just
Is minutes after the tralp for b, his
destination, pulled out. Remembering an
old adage of his cashier: "He who works the
greatest bluff wins" he sent the following
message TO the Des Moines train officials:
Hold the 2:30 train until | arrive
&c. G. BLANK"
Not knowing but that G. G. Blank was
in some way highly connected with the
road and fearing TO incur his displeasure,
the bluff worked. When ne stepped off
the train at Des Mones a man hurried to-
ward him, and, lifting his hat respectfully,
inquired: "Are you Mr.. Blank?"
"Yes."
Owe received your message. The train
10 waiting
And that is how G. G. Blank, who is not
known Outside his little county, passed for
an official of q great and mighty corpora
tion and was able to reach his destination
Just in time to give the paternal blessing to
his daughter and her newly made husband.
Chicago Chronicle.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

A teacher in a local primary school in
an endeavor to nculcate a moral lesson in
the receptive minds of her little charges
asked them what they would do if they had
great deal of money. With remarkable
unanimity the pupils replied that they
would donate it to pleasing others. They
didn't say so in chorus, but the answers ran
down the line in about this fashion:
I'D buy a present for papa"
"Id get something nice for mamma"
"Id spend it for my baby brother"
"Td buy nice cloak for grandma"
And so it ran on until it reached little
Jimmie Peters, the last boy in the line.
what would you do if you had lots of
money"
Burn it," said Jimmie--Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
FOUGHT IN THE STREET.
4 Bloody ARRAY Between Spaniards
and Cubans in Havana Funeral
Procession Attacked.

Havana, Dec. 14.-Tuesday morning,
when a funeral procession which was
escorting the hearse containing the
remains of Jesus Sotolongo. who was
killed Sunday night, reached the cor
ner of Infanta and San Jose streets,
violent affray took place between
members of the funeral party and
some employees of the military hospi-
tai. The following were wounded:
DIR. Betancourt. Cuban deputy for
Santiago; Rafael Portuondo, Cuban
deputy; the Cuban Vidal; Armament
do Rivas, Francisco Lucas BlancO, a
Spaniard; Ramon Garcia, a Spaniard,
three women and two children. Gar
cia, who was stabbed may die and
portuondo was badly hurt.
One version is that the hospital en-
ployes and number of Spanish pri
Yates who were standing in the hos
pital portico refused to remove their
hats when requested to do so by per-
sons in the procession. Thereupon
the Cubans, it is alleged, tried to
knock off the hats and fight ensued.
The priyates fired upon the process
sion. the windows of the hearse being
broken and bullets striking the cof-
fin. Knives and pistols were freely
used. The procession, which con-
sisted of $50 carriages. continued to
the Cuban camp near Marianao. where
military honors were rendered.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
A FRIGHTFUl CRASH.
A Huge Tank Colispses While Being
Tested and a Number of Persons are
Killed and wounded.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE great steel
gas tank of the Consolidate Gas Co.
at Avenue a and Twentieth street,
the largest of its kind in the world,
collapsed at $3.50 Tuesday afternoon.
1t went down with n roar like great
explosion. Granite blocks and bricks
fell like child's toy house of blocks,
and loosed from bondage 100000
gallons of water, deluged the streets
and in ten-feet tidal wave carried
death and destruction through the
neighborhood. The dead so far re-
covered are: Andrew Wendt, work
man; Plus Baum, engineer in ada
cent factory. The injured number 2j,
of whom one or two may die.
The steel tank was 17s feet in diam
eter and 100 feet high. Rising out of
the ground to a height of so feet was
great circular wall of granite and
brick many feet in thickness. This
was filled with 100000 gallons of
water. A gang of men was at work
filing the pit with water to make the
first water test" The great tank
seemed to withstand the test well.
The laborers were even beginning to
gather up their tools to knock off.
There were many people on the
streets and crowded street cars com
ing and going. Suddenly came an
awful crash. The men below had
scarcely time to fly from beneath the
falling walls ere they were picked up
| by the mass of rolling water and
hurled hundreds of feet away.
Into the easements, the first and
ments rushed the flood. Workmen
| were shot out of the factory windows
and carried block or more as if mere
straws. Women were washed ont OF
the flats from the first floors and al
most drowned. Mary O'Connell and
her little sister Catherine were seated
at the front window on the second
| floor of No. 335 Avenue \. Before
| they could flee a rush of water struck
| them both. smashing them through
| the door and carrying them half a
block distant. Both were terribly
| injured. the little one perhaps fatally.
| Henry Fuldner was taken up bodily
ard carried almost to 21st street. His
son was also carried out of his Office
| by the water, but was caught in the
debris and but for the timely arrival
of some workmen with axes he would
| have been drowned.
Andrew Wendt, one of the killed.
| was near the base of the tank when il
collapsed. He was caught by the
rushing water and borne almost an
incredible distance. His mangled
| body was found more than a block
away. w. Y. Logan, of Green Point,
the contractor who was building the
tank. arrived on the scene a few min
utes after the collapse and was placed
under arrest.
W. II. Bradley. chief engineer of the
| Consolidated Gas Co. and said to he
| Jointly responsible for the work with
Contractor Logan. was also arrested.
| Both were charged with homicide and
| bail was placed at $4,000 each.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

Washington, Dec. 14.-The solemn
high mass of the Catholic church was
performed over the remains of Gen.
Calixto Garcia at St. Patrick's church
Tuesday before the body of the dis
tinguished Cuban leader was commit.
ted to the vault in the National GENE.
terry at Arlington. The service was
notable for the distinguished gather
ing present. All the honors of wal
that could be meted out to a national
hero were bestowed by this govern
ment upon the old CUBAN. At the
conclusion of the mass the body was
tTansfe rred to Arlington.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
PRESS OPINIONS.

rJCoin Harvey has coupled a lecture
10 his collecting tour and thus rendered
his coming more painful than ever
Washington Post.
E5'Santa Claus is in no danger of get
ting lost this year. The advance agent
Of prosperity has blazed the way very
pla inIy.-Cleveland Leader.
C2TThat business has taken a fresh
start since the election is fact which
becomes more and more noticeable
d2lly.-N. \. Post Gold Dem.).
uTSome silver papers are frank
enough TO acknowledge that one more
good crop will bury forever the hopes
of those favoring the free coinage of
silver. But they should not be cast
down. The country can stand it if
they can Cincinnati Commercial Trtb.
une.