The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-19

ding correspondents to go on board
Warships, and was the first civilian to
interview the members of the court
since they secreted themselves on
board the Iowa.
COURT OF INQUIRY.
Captain Sampson received the cor
respondent on the poop. In the admi-
rails cabin below were Captain Chad
wick, Lieutenant Commander Potter
and Judge Advocate Mark.
They had been in session since 10
o'clock this morning with the ships
writer acting as clerk.
THE court is still hard at work. he
said, L have just left my conferees.
1t is utterly impossible to say when our
report viii be ready. If / surmised the
date and you reported il, L am afraid
something might occur that would de-
feat the expectation and only serve to
disappoint the anxious public. When
the report is ready il VIII not be for US
TO make the announcement. Washing
ton, l presume, will do that"
If 4 preliminary report had already
been sent to Washington, Captain
Sampson apparently knew nothing of
it.
In the course of the afternoon, while
the court continued in session without
coming out of the cabin, large quanti-
ties of ammunition were taken on
board. The same thing took place ON
the New York. Both ships are now bet
ter supplied with ammunition than they
have been at any time before.
UNUSUAL PRECAUTIONS.
Al o'clock this afternoon, the regu-
lar hour during the session the court
Captain Chadwick and Lieutenant Pot
ter entered a gig and were rowed to
the New York Judge Advocate Mark
is staying on board the Iowa. The court
viii resume its sessions tomorrow
Unusual precautions are observed on
the New York and the Iowa, double
harbor watches being enforced. Every
craft that passes on its way into the
harbor is submitted TO the closest scru-
tiny Of searchlights Both vessels are
ready to pull out at . minutes notice
and special attention is being given to
the instruction of the sailors in small
arms and firing practice.
Tomorrow the court will devote con-
siderable time to the preparation of
diagrams showing parts of the Maine
as found after the explosion.
THOUGHT IT WAS THE. REPORT
Washington, March 1S.-The report
that the Nesuv;us had been sighted
early in the day coming through the
Virginia. capes, headed for Washington,
gave rise TO the rumOr that she was
bringing the report of the naval board
Of inquiry to washington.
This, however. could not be confirmed
from any official source. At the navy
department il was admitted that the
Vesuvius was bound for Washington,
but il was explained that she was COM
ing merely for repairs to her arn2-
raent. and it was denied that she had on
board any member Of the naval board
or that she was carrying the report OF
that body The Nesuvius did not reach
washington tonight, but it was re-
ported at the navy yard that she an
rnored off the government proving
grounds, at Indian head, about
O'Clock, where Sn= Was met by the big
navy tug Triton. which returned To the
ward about -. m Il was denied that
f8e Triton brought any one from the
sNesuvius 20 Washington. Secretary
Long went to bed at O'Clock with
strict orders not TO be disturbed, and
Assistant Secretary Of State Day spent
t. evening at TIL theatre. stopping for
q Jew Minutes only az the White House,
where he had ti.lk with the president
in tie presence OF the other members OF
The Family
WILL. BE KEPT QUIET.
An air Of suspense was noticeable in
the navy department today. due to the
approach of the time Ter the delivery
of the report of the court of inquiry.
1t IS not known just when the docu-
ment viii come 10 Washington, and, in
view of the reports Of the determina-
ton of outside pei sons 60 obtain pos
session of il before the department re-
oeives the report, the officials, if they
know. will not say how the papers are
10 be brought to Washington. All that
is known definitely is that the president
has suggested that the report be made
as soon a. possible, and In consequence,
st is expected TO reach this city in the
course of two or three days. The cab
met today talked over the matter and
the time stated was the general opin-
ion of the members when they had
heard all that Secretary Long had TO
report on the subject. There is an i'm
preston that Lieutenant Commander
Mark viii bring the document. though |
It is within Admiral Sicards power TO |
choose any other officer.
A cabinet officer expressed the belief |
that the report Will require careful con- /
sideration on the part of the president ]
and his ca binet before given TO the pub
lie. which would seem TO postpone pub /
lication to some time about the middle 1
of next week. although nothing is GER |
tain on that point
TIE new naval policy embodied in the /
creation of another squadron to rendez- I
yous at Hampton Roads was also dis 1
cussed at the cabinet meeting at length +
today and received unanimous APP /
proval.
Yachtsmen to the Front.