The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-19
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Name, COIuucIS IuIcFdI StINICCSs Sim
lar to those of yesterdays ceremony.
SIGSBEE HAS TO GET A PERMIT.
On the night of the disaster Captain
Sigsbee requested Admiral ManterOIa 10
station boats around the wreck SO as to
prevent anyone from approaching IL
without official leave. AS result only
those with special permits are allowed
to get near the wreck. Captain Sigsbee
himself, going in the early morning OF
the explosion to the scene of the disaster.
was warned off, not being recognized,
and was obliged to return and get for
NAL permit from the Naval authorities.
Admiral ManterOla requests to allow
the divers sent here by American news
papers to make any investigation near
the wreck, at beast until COptain Slgsbce
shall have finished his official investl-
CATION. This morning Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright, Lieutenant Holman
and Chief Engineer Howell went with
Divers to search for the bodies of Lieu
tenant Jenkins and Assistant Engineer
Merritt, but the guards would not allow
them to make the search and they re-
turned to the Consulate and lodged
formal complaint with Consul General
Lee. However, the agreement reached
between Captain SigSbee and General
BlancO was that the American Com
mander lis to be allowed to use any div
ere, even the divers sent here by the Am
erican newSpapers,i in his official investi-
CATION. Captain Sigsbee and the Com
manner of the Fern, accompanied by
General Lee, visited the Captain Gen
cral this morning and had a conference
at which it was decided that the Ameri-
can press divers should not be allowed
to go inside the wreck. Though any
diver appointed by Captain Sigsbee is
to have full liberty of the movement.
The government has wired to Washing
ton requesting permission for Spanish
official divers to examine the wreck out
side and inside
A revolving incident of the day has
been the presence of vultures wheeling
in the air above the wreck.
FINCH'S BODY RECOVERED.
AT s O'clock this evening 1876 bodies
had been recovered. Among those iden-
tilted, whose names have not been al
ready cabled, are those of Carlton
Jencks, Flynn (Michael or Patrick.
Francis Phillips, Noble T. Mudd. Thorn
as j. Jones, Francis j. McNiece. Barry
(John or Lewis L., Charles Curran,- Pat
rick Hughes, VIM Donoughey. Frank
Sutton, Daniel Price, Henry Gross, Chas.
+. Just. Daniel j. Boyle, VIM. J. Horn.
joseph S. Gully, James Il. league,
Trubic Finch. Thomas J. HARRY. Wal
ter Sellers. Charles FRANKIE, Fisher
Frank or \. j., Alfred ]. Holland
died at the Military Hospital to-day.
There remain at the San Ambrosio, VIM.
Mattison, Francis ID. Cahill. Frederick
c. Hober. and James w. Allen, still in
a serious condition, but better than they
were yesterday. George w. Koeblcr.
John Heffrom and jeremiah Shea are
somewhat improved DIR. Mass does not
despair of saving them ALL Francis
Cahill, in spite of his serious condition,
embraced this correspondent and asked
to have cigar lighted.
COURAGE OF THE SAILORS.
The Bishop of Havana teIephoned
Chaplain Chadwick license to hear the
confession of our poor sailors None has
complained. On the contrary all have ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the
assistance offered them in the circuma
stances.
Captain Sigsbee has expressed himself
rs grateful for the offer of help from the
divers but prefers to await the arrival
If the United States Navy divers so as
10 avoid friction. With Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright, Lieutenant
Holman and Chief Engineer Howell,
Captain Slgsbec went on beard the
wreck this morning.
Havana still mOlIrns with the Amer-
can people. Since the funeral ceremonies
IF yesterday the city has removed the
outward signs Of grief but the work
If succoring the living and caring for
the dead. whose bodies are recovered |
proceeds tenderly and unremittingly |
Every care is shown the survivors.
THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
Key West, Fla. Feb. 1S.-Rear Adj |
miral Sicard is preparing precept, or
advance order, for assembling the
Court of Inquiry here into the loss Of
the Maine. The warships Iowa, Indiana
and Massachusetts are expected tonight |
or tomorrow morning. Their officers
and those of the cruiser New York will |
probably compose majority of the
court.
AS regards the story that one OF the |
rev of the Maine saw small object |
uniting smoke approaching the warshipj
Just De-ore the explosion, Jhe cores
.,ondent of the Associated Press has in
erviewed the man in the hospital, who
vas said to have circulated the report
md has had from him an absolute de-
aial. Lieutenant Blandin, officer of the |
leck at the time of the explosion, and
Lieutenant Hood. who was with him,
both positively deny that such story
could have any foundation, unless it was
the smoke of the City of Washington
that misled some one.