Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-26
coRpsEs AND vALuARLka.
Search for Them Will Precode the Quest
for tho Cause of the Explosion in Havana
Harbor.

Search for Them VIII Prccode the Quest
for tho Cause of the Explosion in Havana
Harbor.
Washington, Feb. 22.--Several reports
came by telegraph to the state and
navy departments Monday from Ha-
vana. None of these messages threw
any light upon the cause of the Maine
disaster, and in fact the officers in the
navy. department have resigned them
selves to the belief that nothing def.
mite on this point can be known for
several days to come. Their reason
for this belief is that the operations Of
the divers upon the wreck of the
Maine are confined at present to the
recovery of the bodies of the dead and
the recovery of valuables, neither of
which can be neglected. while the
other branch of the work, namely the
investigation of the cause of the dis.
aster, may be more properly left to the
court of inquiry. Gen. Lees dispatch
was as follows:
"Great need of divers to get effects
and bodies from the wreck. Two are
now employed, but 10 or Is could be
used. One hundred and forty-three
bodies have been buried. Over 100 are
supposed to be in the ship. The sail
ors now in the two Spanish hospitals
number II. All will recover except
two. They are comfortable and well
cared for"
The request for more divers will be
complied with.
What threatened to be another in
ternational incident growing out of
certain alleged utterances by Lieut..
Commander Sobral, has been dismissed,
as shown by the following statement
given out at the department of state:
1.-The department of state learns from
the Spanish charge d'affairs that Lieut..
Commander Sobral, to whom unfavor-
able utterances respecting the disci-
pline of the United States navy had
been recently attributed in newspa-
per interview, was relieved of his func-
tions as naval attache to the Spanish
legation in the United States some time
ago, his successor having been ap.
pointed on the Gath of January"
Secretary Long on Saturday evening
called upon Acting Secretary Day and
laid before him newspaper clippings
containing the reported interview. Mr.:
Day agreed with Secretary Long that
there was warrant for looking into the
matter and called the attention of the
Spanish charge to the publications.
The charge promptly declared that the
naval officer was no longer an attache
of the legation. He explained that it
was owing entirely to more important
matters of business being before it
that the legation had overlooked the
sending of the proper notification OF
| the change to the state department.
Admiral Sicard telegraphed from
Key West yesterday that he had sent
five divers to Capt. Sigsbee and asked
| if that was sufficient. The acting chief
of the navigation bureau, Capt. Dick
ems, at once directed the admiral to
put himself in communication with
| Capt. Sigsbee and learn his needs at
first hands. The business of the navy
department is getting back to it's nor
NAL condition, as is evinced by the fact
| that an order has been issued to dis.
continue the special telegraph service
which was established with Key West
The navy department has not yet de-
termined definitely which of our war
ships shall replace the Maine in Ha
vana harbor although it has deter
mined that another ship must be sent
| there. The choice lies between the
cruiser Montgomery, now on her way
from San Domingo to Key West, and
the gunboat Nashville, now at Calves
ton.