The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

tsle to accident caused by uovene-l
fSom those On board
Explosions.
Fffth-Destruetsen Of the MAias
CURED st go ,. IA on the i5ih L
es sEss@bruary. Issss IN the hara,gr :
Hav4nE. cuAa. f<.ine at tie Is
moorei IN the same bEey to which &
had been taken upon her arrival
Thew we're two explosions q 4 A
tlncfiy different character. very sssr
hut with = distinct iaterval befu.
them, and the forward par1 Of the !
was ilTted to 3 marked degree "a
time q the first explosion.
The frsr explosion =as more ID a,
nature of report, like that Of a ~
while the srcosd ..xplosson was ~
0Ten. rroiansea and q greater volau,
This ss-srsad explosion ~as. IN q
opiniaa Of the euurz- caused BY the .
tAal explosion sf two or more q d
forward magazines q the Main
Candftioa ~ the wreck
Fourrh-T The evfieD,e bearing
this, being priucigsatiy obtained TN
divers did not anasae the osur ,
forIz a definite ranesnSion As % j
condition of the wreck. although Il =,
established that tile sitter pnsl 4 i
ship ass practically sa4zrt. and q.
In that eundlHlaa = very few mias-,
after tase eestrucsisa af tbs fg-wr
part
The following facts 10 regard % .
forward Izart u the shsp zrr. bgEsr-
sssizisiSss-i BY fAe te~sitooay.
That Tssrtioa q ne sss0-1 sids Z
prutecsive deek uhsoh Sxfenas ~
al-oas frsHss - 10 ssssu1 frame a "a
isiaNa ap aft ans cse- 70 psri ~
main desk fnsrs at..uf franc s. +
about fr5ins a Wa> tlswa NJ art q
slightly svsr % the ssaraazuI foats
he forward Ezrt q fsle Ealadis sz5s
szruerure ever aad q M. q e9ar PC
THIS MAS. ia The agtiuiesa II ths oz
causs,d ~ tlsr partial exE,lassaa y u
q D1as q the forward mh<sftses
the Maine.
Flfsh--At frame X Sn- ogier shsE
shr ship. fruFa Tsssns cleven and q
half frs1 frsea the rsidiie line e q
ship ana ~ fers st.5ve m keei ~
IN IL tsorzz.al l,sslriga. has t--sn fers
up 80 a. - D. now shsus four q
ai-ove he surface q The water. ks-s.
f0re atseut tairyy -faszsr f~et atsgve wh-i
u v0Old b. had tbe ship snnk uas
gured The opssIs8e aas.tsEa pgati-s
beat Into rerrr-ed = shape. The &,
ter wing of uha-h. ahssui nftecn "a
irYsad snd fhirsy-suo fees in iear'
tfrusn frame Il 10 frane ~ Is aout.
hack uEaa hssar A=a8nst the csntina,
fian q the same plating extend !.
forward.
AZ sraiue 80 the vertical keel !
troken 80 two and he sat keel -.
lata an angle similar 70 the aEa
formed by the Dsffsisle bottom piatzs !
This break i n0w at.set six f.-es tsss
the surface of the waier and ass ,
thirty f-et sl.oYe is nsrTnsl Bscst1 4
In the agiulea q the eeuE; this q /
could have ts--n Trs-inced anly b. .
explosion ef a mine sitGated under d
bottom os the shsp At as,ous frzms .
and somewhat on he port side q "a
ship o
sixtb-Tae court 1nd- that the y
% the Maine. on the occasion uiE,
was not IN any respect due 10 the tsl :
or negligence on the F,ari Of any Of q
officers or metnls.ss af tn. crew Of y :,
vessel
seventh In the opinIon ef the eOe ;
the Maine was destroyed by the exp !
sion % submarine mine. WI n
caused the IsAr1iaI explosion OF two /,
more Of her forward magazines 5,
Eighth -T-he c,ourf has been unab
to obtain evidence liking the respoH.fl
bIlity Of the destruction o. the Maias
upon any person or persons. =
W SAMPSON. i
Captain c. :. y, PRESIDED
4 A MARIN n
Lieutenant Comma ntisr {. :. \, is
Judge Advocate g
T. s flagship New York. March : j