Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-25
REPORT ARRIVES.
Findings of the Court of Inquiry
in Washington at Last.
WEIGHS OVER TEN POUNDS.
Thousands of Persons Assem-.
bled at the Railway Station.
Crowd Soon Discovered That Guard Of
the Document Was Heavily Armed
and Kept Its Distance.
OVER TEN POUNDS.

Washington, March 4-The report Of
the naval board of inquiry into the
Maine disaster was received in Wash
ington at 9.35 o'clock tonight. The four
naval officers who have guarded 1t,
watch and watch, since its departure
from Key West were hustled at once
into carriage by an attache of the
navy department and driven to the Eb-
bitt House, where they tried to eaten
a little much-needed sleep. and at the
same time Withstand the crowd of news
paper men who thronged the hobby in
the hope Of securing some stray bit of
information which had escaped nunrer-
Gus correspondents along the route.
The party consisted of Lieut.. Com.
Mark, Lieut.. John Hood, Lieut. Carl
Junken, Passed Assistant Engineer
Bowers, T. A. Mark, a nephew of the
judge advocate, and Ship Carpenter Hell
mer of the Names Inflated crew.
There was an immense crowA waiting
at the station when the train pulled in.
The naval contingent was in the last
sleeper on the train, and avoided the
crush Of citizens by aHghting at the up
per end of the platform and going out
across tracks. All We're thoroughly
tired, and Commander Mark was asleep
in his seat when the train pulled in. The
party was met at the steps of the car
by Cadet Ward Of the navy department,
who was the sole representative of Sec
retary Long. He informed Command
er Mark that the secretary would not
receive the report tonight. and he led
the travellers to the hack stand through
the Notwithstanding crowd.
member Of the party, carried the bulky
report in a white canvas has slung un-
der his arm. 1t must have weighed 10 or
20 pounds without it's carrying case, and
portended endless reams Of complicated
testimony, to be digested by the admin
istation before the next step in the
progress of the Maine incident can be
| taken.
That the whole party carrying the re-
port was armed, was demonstrated in
rather theatrical way, just as they were
about to get into the carriage The
crowd closed around the party and lost
| led them considerably. Some one ran
against the end of the mysterious can
| vass bag in which the report was con-
cealed Quick as flash Lieut. Hood
hand went back to his hip, and Lieut..
Jungen laid his hand on the butt Of
revolver that was sticking from his side
| pocket. The movements we're sufficient
to prevent further jostling.
On being driven to the Ebbitt House
the whole party retired, first having or
dered some light refreshment sent to
their rooms. 1t was not long before the
report of their arrival spread. and the
lobby was filed with a curious crowd
OF idlers, while the negro bell boys
worked overtime carrying up cards from
the various correspondents in search Of
am interview. Young Mark was deput-
ed as sort of press committee, and met
all inquirers with the reply of: II don't
know" to every question.
1t may be said, however, that the re-
port in due process of law must first be
delivered to the secretary of the navy
and this, according to all precedent, will
be at the navy department.
1t will then be submitted to President
Mckinley, upon whose decision it's fu-
ture migrations will depend.