The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-17
Ian Occurred Ia the Forward
|rart Of Midship Section.
prW BELOW UNABLE TO ESCAPE
Sunday There Were 354 Men on
the Ships Roll.
HORT CIRCUIT DYNAMO
ppcsed by Lieutenant Conn
Saer wainwright to Have Bccn
Cause of the Explosion.

day that at 8 o'clock last night all
razines on board the Maine were
and that the keys were handed to
Sigsbee. The explosion occurred
,. m. The officer then rushed on
"a assisted in lowering a boat and
ne to rescue the men in the water.
panish cruiser Alfonso XIII which
nchored close to the Maine also
her boats and saved thirty-seven
crew of the American warship. An
officer said: n
as sitting with two of my comrades
mess room when the heavy explosion
Ia. 1t was so heavy that we I'M
ID the ship would be lost and we
N the upper deck and found she had
ably wrecked by an explosion, that
s on fire and sinking. All efforts
Then directed toward lowering the
nd saving lives. The Maine settled
on the bottom of the harbor, only
bper works remaining above the
A number of boats from the Span
rship and boats from the Ward liner
q Washington came alongside and
ed assistance. Twenty-four men
ere slightly wounded were carried
Srd the City of Washington and the
the wounded were taken aboard the
XIII, from which place they were
10 other quarters and after receiving
Ince from the naval hospitals sent
military hospitals
officer said the explosion occurred
forward part OF the midship section
battleship. Many OF the crew who
below at the time of the explosion
nable to escape and those who sue
in reaching the upper decks saved
Ives with great difficulty.
o'clock in the morning, while the
bondent of the Associated Press was
ashore, there was another terrible
lon. At the same time boats from
Danish steamers Colon and Mexico
hiking eight wounded men ashore al
Wing saved them from the water.
a. M. fifty-seven men and twenty
Ulcers had been accounted for.
master Ray said that last Sunday
were 354 men on his list all told.
s and Assistant Engineer Merritt
hong those who are not accounted
Lieutenant Blandin was on watch at
me of the explosion. Some of the
ge of the Maine fell on board the
Washington and knocked two holes
deck.
chaplain of the Maine, Rev. Mr.. j..
adwick, went on board the Alfonso
order TO administer to the wounded.
ain Sigsbee informed the corrc-
MT of the Associated Press he could
bke any statements regarding the
r till after investigating. A Span
icer said that Captain Sigsbee was
man to abandon the sinking ship.
at he reamined alongside the wreck
as IL was possible to do anything
way of rescue. Soon after the eX-
Chief Of Police Plagliery went on
the Maine with an American corre-
int to act as an Interpreter. Cap
igsbee expressed total Ignorance OF
use OF the explosion. Shortly after
Captain Sigsbee left the Maine, after
Everything possible under the cir
lnces and went on board the City Of
hgton. He refused to be inter
le Is no truth in the report that Gen
be and Vice Consul General Syringe,
allied at the palace to thank Captain
Blanco for his offer Of assistance
large number of deaths among the
the Maine Is said to be due to thu
lat most of them were asleep below
time OF the explosion. Most of thu
saved were dining on board thu
Washington.
reported that the disaster was du'
explosion of the boiler of the dy
machinery on board the Maine.
Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII wa
ne time after the explosion in grea
nd her mooring tackles were Stacked
hnd she was anchored at a create
e from the burning ship, being as
by other Spanish vessels. She thel
her boats and took part in tn
rescue,
ul General Lees cable dispatch Z
ate department, which was filed a
m, was carried to the palace b.
onsul Springer as an act OF cour
first Of the American sailors I
the wharf swan there. All tn
Ire brigade and the navy position
Immediately ordered on duty. tn
ng Is list of those who were tenn
cared for at the MachiDa wharf
mas Androsky, burned about arms
Slightly wounded on one foot; jon
.erlously burned about the arms an
Pau, wounded on the head; job
burned. and four marines who's
are not known.
cners for the use OF the woundc
ent to the scene by the fire brigai
HEADQUARTERS of the Red Cross go
as called upon to send stretchei
n to patrol the scene of the disasle
up the dead and wounded.
smokestacks of tho Maine fell
IN. Three sailors. who fell sense
as they reached place OF sifet,
Of the Names officers Is beip
" az the sanitary headquarters. II
young and is believed to have bee
'cer on guard at the time OF III
:. lie Is said to have asked for
= said ashore this evening this
ns'y-seven OF the men of the Main
en- saved.
.rnant Commander Wainwright b.
.Se explosion was due to the shoI
az hour after midnight thlrty-six
ol me Maine had been carried I
Ary hospital OF San Ambrosio. Thu
"a more or less seriously wourde'
.as spanish cruiser Alfonso XII
~ the wounded were treate
vs. s,sx were succored on board Il
i. fowler. an accountant OF II
I a"ong the men seriously wount
Ane. at the time Of the explosio
OrcrPd about s0a ,,,~Se f~c,,, sl,o q,