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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
LIEUTENANT WAINWRIGHT.
Discipline Was Excellent, and the Only
Order Not Obeyed Was to Leave the ship.

Discipline Was Excellens, and the only
Order Not Obeyed Was to Leave the Ship.
Lieutenant Commander Richard
wainwright testified that the regula-
lions in regard to paints and inflamma-
bles and all other precautions were
strictly carried out on board ship.
Every possible care was taken TO
avoid accident. All visitors were
scrutinized before being allowed to
come on board the ship. Nobody was
allowed unaccompanied. Special
''lookouts" were required at night. NO
unauthorized boats were allowed TO
approach.
There was fine discipline, obedient
crew. quiet men. He was in the Cap
tain's office at the time of the explo-
sion; felt a very heavy shock and
heard noise of falling objects on deck.
Thought the ship was being fired up
on; was told by Captain Sigsbee to
see boats were lowered; he saw few
men coming, mostly officers; he saw
no reason to food the magazine be-
cause water was coming up. He saw
fire forward. Boats began to crowd
around the wreck. He induced boats
to take the wounded to different yes
sells. He ordered a list taken Of the
saved and wounded. There was ex-
cellent discipline after the explosion.
Orders were followed with promptness
of drill. The only order not obeyed
was the order to leave the ship.
He first examined the wreck at day.
light the following morning. He took
a gig with Lieutenant Hood and few
men and attempted to board the wreck.
He was warned off by an armed boats
crew of Spaniards and then pulled
around the wreck There were still
some burning fragments.
On the 18th day Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright said
Nearly all the powder tanks show
signs of having been subjected to out
side pressures as If pressed against the
powder, inside, and their ends are also
crushed in. ! saw two six-inch tanks
that were opened at the seams and
we're pressed down fat as If by exer-
ton of considerable force"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29

up on the seams and one tank which
has holes in it. He found a lot OF
mud, which was brought up and which
looked like dissolved powder. There
was any quantity of similar mud in the
same place. The mud around the
tanks we're black, that of the harbor is
gray.
Ensign Powelson was recalled on
March Is, and explained how he got
the data for his sketches, which played
such an important part in the work
of the court He said that he sent
divers down at various points along
the line of the keel as it lay broken
and twisted on the harbor bed. Then
he got in boat and located the points
on the keel by a lead line. On the
wreck he established stations at the
main mast, the port crane, the smoke
stack, ETC., and from these basis he
would get the bearing by angles Of
his lead line as it rested on the keel
and other points of the wreckage under
water. Thus he was able to plat map
of the wreck, botn above and below
water, that was
ALPHABETICALLY CORRECT.
BY comparing this with the original
tell just how much and in what direc-
ton any part of the Maine had been
distorted by the explosion without rely
ing on under water estimates by the
divers
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
HENRY DRAIN, A CLERK,
In the United States Consulate. Told of
ANONYMOUS Letters Received.

Henry Drain, clerk in the I. S.
Consulate, Havana, was examined as
to the receipt of an anonymous letter
received by the Consul General in re-
gard to the explosion of the Maine
Witness produced the letter, the date
of which was February Is Of the pres
ent year. There was no signature, it
being signed AN Admirer." Drain
said it seemed to be the document of a
fairly well educated man. 1t was
written in Spanish. The translation
vas produced and was handed to the
Judge Advocate and read by him. The
letter was referred to in the record as
being marked f." but was not ap-
pended.
In response to the question as TO
whether anything had been done to
ascertain the truth of the statements
conained in the letter, witness said
that he had.
He asked Gen. Lee to look into the
matter and he did not appear to know
what to do. stating he had no secret
service money.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
PRIVATE WILLIAM ANTHONY
OF the Marine Corps. Was Standing on the
Main Deck and Felt Both Explosions

Private William Anthony, of the
United States marine corps, whose
ealmness at the time of the explosion
in reporting to Captain Sigsbee has be-
come the theme of admiration through
out the world, was the next witness.
In response to questions, Private An
thony told his story:
Il was standing on the main deck
Just outside the door on the STAR
board side. | first noticed trembling
and a buckling of the decks and then
this prolonged roar-not a short report,
but a prolonged roar. The awnings
were spread. and where the wing avn
ing and the quarterback awning should
Join, there was a space of at least
eighteen inches. | looked out and saw
an immense sheet of fame and then
started In to warn the captain
Did you notice any perceptible list
to the ship at the first si.ock?''
AT the first shock the ship instantly
that is, the quarter deck. where
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
CONSUL. GENERAL LEE
Told of the Desire of the Palace ON ials
for Delaying the Names Visit to Havana.

Consul General Fitzhugh Lee appear
ed before the court on March 8. His
testimony related TO the official formal
tiles preceding the Names arrival
On January "a he received a message
from the State Department saying that
the Maine would be sent to Havana
on friendly visit, to resume the regu-
lar status of naval relations between
the two countries, and he was ordered
TO make arrangements at the palace
for the interchange of official courts-
sizes. After a call at the palace, he sent
the State Department a cipher mess
age, saying: Authorities profess to
think the United States has Interior
purpose in sending the ship. Say it
will obstruct autonomy and produce
excitement and most probably a dem
onstration. Ask that it not be done
until they can get instructions from
Madrid. Say that if for friendly pur-
pose, as claimed, delay is unimport-
ant"
1t was too late. however. the Maine
had already sailed. She arrived next
day, and Lee reported her arrival to
the State Department.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
POWELSONS TESTIMONY.
A Description of the Wreck as Seen by n
Expert Who Was With the Divers.

A Description of the Wreck as Seen by an
Expert Who Was With the Divers
The following are portions of the tes-
timony:
Ensign w. V. ~ Powelson was called
the third day of the court. He testified
that he had been present on the Maine
every day from the arrival of the Fern
and during great deal of the diving.
In reply to a question to tell the
court all about the condition of the
wreck. he said the forward part of the
ship forward of the after smokestack
had been to all appearances. completely
destroyed. The coming tower lay in
position opposite the door leading TO
the superstructure aft and to starboard,
inclined ar about 10 degrees TO the
vertical with the top of the coming
tower in board Continuing he de-
scribed with close detail the condition
under the main deck on the port side.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
LOUIS WERTHEIMER,

A New York Tobacco Dealer, Saw the Ex-
piosion and is Positive the Vessel Rose
In the Water.
Louis Wertheimer. a tobacco dealer
of New York, was passenger on the
steamer City of Washington in Hava-
IA harbor the night of the blowing up
of the Maine The moment of the
blowing up he was in the stern of the
Washington and was looking directly
at the battleship when the explosion
occurred.
Il heard a report said Mr.. Vert
heimer. land at an interval of any
where from five to fifteen seconds fol-
lowing the first report came a great
explosion. In the burst of flame which
followed, ! clearly and plainly saw the
vessel rise in the water, apparently
three yards out, then settle down be-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
CAPT. FRANK STEVENS
Conld Not See the Maine, But is Positive
There Were Two Distinct Explosions

Captain Frank Stevens, of the City
of Washington, testified he was stand =
ing amidship Of his ship where he
could look toward the Maine when SHIT
was blown up. He heard a dull, muf-
fed explosion and commotion as
though it was under the water, follow
ed instantly by a terrific explosion,
lighting up the sky with dull red
glare and filing the air with flying
missiles, which fell all around him.
He felt trembling of his ship at the
last OF the explosions on the Maine.
There was a decided interval between
the first noise and the explosion.
He was not standing where he could
see the Maine lift.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
CHAPLAIN JOIN CHADWICK.
He Was Sitting in His Room, and Remem
bers But One Explosion.

Chaplain John Chadwick, of the
Maine, was in his room on board the
night of the occurrence. He said:
Il heard a loud report and every
thing at once became dark The lights
went out and there was a crashing
sound of things falling. ! rushed on
deck and got to the Captains poop
where L saw the Captain giving his
orders. After trying to cheer up the
men who were crying out in the water
for help, was ordered by Lieut.. Jun
gen to go into boat, which l did He
rowed around the ship and picked up
one man. Then at the orders Of the
Captain, we pulled for the City of
Washington
Asked how many shocks he felt, wit
ness said he remembered only one.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
JOHN H. TARPIN,
A Mess Attendant OF the Maine Wa '''
Last Man to See Lieut.. Jenkins

Last man TO see Lieut.. O'h0
Mess Attendant John H. Ia,P.D
was the last man who saw Lieut.. '1-
kins He said it was Earring fAP.,
sion, Just one solid explosion '"- ~
the ship heaved and lifted and theI ~, -.
was dark" Tarpin met Lieut. 49,
kins in the mess room and by .l'
time the water was up TO his walls % ~
running aft. 1t was dark ana ~
jenkins asked him twice N
way?" to which he had resp'L1
that he did not know. When jeaS'-,
called the last time the water wa Il
to his breast. Mr.. jenkins '.a. Il,
forward and the whole compartn'sI -s
up. That whole compartment ~
the torpedoes were. lit right up a- "a.
saw Mr.. Jenkins throw up oo'h .o-
and fall right by the steerage p7"'''
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29
A NAMELESS WITNESS,

A Man Who Heard Spanish oficer. i e..
ing About a Prospective Disaster
the Maine Was Blown Up. -
a witness was INTRODUCED ,srt
name was suppressed by agreell1stro
between him and the court He ha@ . -
talk through an Interpreter. n's -evsa
ness was crossing about half-paSI Va
on the morning OF the 18th lro ,I. aas
vana to Reglas on a ferryboaL: ~ -uo
sitting near three Spanish offlce.s' Ind
of the army and one of the na'''
Continued on Third Page
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-29

fore the light of the explosion Wen,
out. The whole thing was over g,
quickly that | could not hazard a gps,,
at the length of time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-09
Senator Griffith'S Hatchery.

Senator Silas L Griffith OF Dandy enter
tanned a party of legislators aud friends
over Sunday at his club house at Lake
Griffith In Mount Tabor. The party was
made up as follows: Fish Commissioner
John w. Titcomb of St. Johnsbury, SEN
ator G B. Hit of Brattleboro, Senator
A E. Cudworth of Londond cry, Senator
+. S Platt of Poultney, Senator Fleury OF
Isle La Motto, Senator j. K.EBatchelder
OF Arlington, Representatives w. B.sViall
of Randolph, G. H. De Long of Shore
ham, Charles Downer of Sharon, Edward
L Bates of Bennington, w. j. Blgelow OF
Burlir gton and J. j. Paris Of Rutland.
Senator Griffith has been making ex'en-
sive additions and improvements at the
hatchery, which, when completed, will make
it one of the largest in the country. He
has about 70 new ponds and about 100, 200
trout ranging in size from the little hnger-
lings to the big six-pound rainbow trout,
which he had taken up in net and shown
Saturday. Two artesian wells have been
sunk, which are producing SO gallons OF
water a minute of uniform temperature
of 4S degrees, and three more will soon be
drven. An electric light plant is to be
put in and great deal of grading Is to be
DONE By another season Senator Griffith
expects to have very attractive spot there.
Most Of the party which vas presen;
were members of the fish and game COM
mission of the legislature, and they were
much interested in the work which is BEING
doae there, especially as they recently
inspected the state hatchery at Roxoury,
which is, however. much smaller than Sen
ator Grffith's. The bill which has just
passed the legislature allowing breeders OF
trout to sell trout which they raise, in Feb
ruary, March and April, will make 1t pos
slble tor Senator Griffith and other trout
breeders in the state to market their fish at
time when it will be profitable, and
another spring will probably see large
business done at the Dandy hatchery.
After inspecting 'hs hatchery the part.
was taken to the club house at Lake Crit
filth, where they spent Sunday.-Rutland
Herald.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-09
The Pastoral Letter.

Rev. D.EL. Sanford read the pastoral
letter of the house OF bishops adopted at
the recent triennial convention in Washing
ton last Sunday. The following is an ex-
tract:
1--WE are glad, while insisting upon the
importance OF keeping the public school
system of education free from political
intrigue or denominational intrusion, to
urge, all the more, that it must be compile
mented and consecrated by more careful
and definite training in religious truth in
the family and in the Sunday school, in
church schools and colleges, and in the
careful! teaching of the clergy Of the
church
cit is good for us to know that the num-
Der of persons confirmed during tie last
three years is $500 more than in the like
preceding period that our list of coma
municants has grown by 63, 145, an increase
Of 10 per cent; and that the contributions
OF the last triennium exceed those of the
like preceding period by $1,150, 104, TO-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-09
In Reply to Capt. Taylor.

To THE EDITOR:
A word more in reply to Captain lay
lor's article in your paper under date of
November and it is intended as word
OF CT mort to the captain in his borrowed
time" and | want to assure him right here
that no one would be more pleased to give
it to him than the writer, as my associa-
tons with him in his official lite many years
ago were always of pleasant nature.
And, Mr.. Editor, i. think the trouble is
that the captain did not state in the first
instance which particular attempt to break
your bank be had reference to, as am in
formed that two attempts we're made and
of course Mccormick did not state to me
when or at which time he was concerned in
it. did not know and presume he did
not that more than one attempt had beer
made, but that be was concerned in one Of
them | have every reason to believe as the
he informed me give me no reason to
doubt that he ives telling the TRUTH and
am equally sure that Shinborn was moi
connected with him at that time
| If, a, am informed, there was later
attempt at breaking it might have beer
Shinborn for all know. l sincerely hope
this stat ment will give the captain tbs
comfort he desires, and as | stated in the
beginning it will give me great pleasure te
extend it to him. Thanking you, Mr.
Editor, for giving us SO much SPACE il
your paper to explain our difference, am
Yours very respectfully,
| H. A. PERRY.
| Walpole, Nov. 5, '9S.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-09

lives can transmit terrible craving TO
their posterity. Nursing mothers Off n
take alcoholic stimulants with the result
that babies are never sober from the time
they are born until they are weaued. En-
vironment is potent influence. The
crowded ter ement districts OF the large
cities are hot-beds of intemperance. Bad
cooking is often the cause Of desperation
The thing to do is not to pray less but i'm
prove the cooking more.
"The saloon is the great source of in
temperance. When but 10 ears of age
had wbiskey passed over the bar to me and
l and another boy were made drunk and
would have frozen to death on the way
home but 'oc the kindly offices Of neigh
| Dor. Do you mean to say that IS much
whiskey is sod under prohibition when
boys are obliged to eek back of hill to
take drink, as when we have gilded sa-
looms on every cornerP Saloon keepers
should be looked upon as highwaymen with
this difference the highwayman says your
money or your lite, and the saloonkeeper
says your money and your lite"
The second speaker was c. II. Robb,
Esq, and his theme WAS License or Pro-
hibition." He stepped to the front with a
copy of the McGeary bill in his hand and
raid that after two years experience in en-
forcing the law he could heartily endorse
the prohibtory law and thought its repea
or modification would be great msfor.
tune to the state. 1t is argued that the Law
is broken and should therefore be re.
pealed. 1t is founded on Gods law and
even Gods law is broken daily. If tho't
who talk against the law would use half the
energy in enforcing the law t''they ex
pend in talking about it, there would b,
better results.
The speaker read clipping from I
newspaper and said it sounded like an edi
torial from pernicious high license organ
in this state, but was in fact what the New
York Times said about the Raines' higl
license law The fact is any law which
restricts the sale Of liquor is unsatisfactory,
to the saloonmen. You let them sell 81,
days in the week and they will want to sci
on Sunday. The speaker opposed the re
) ferendum and said that any such proceed
, ing was unheard of regarding any othe
law, and is uncalled for in this instance.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-09
Seeing to Things.

One of our great dailies has this to
say about how women wear themselveg
out; 1.-The seeing to things idea is
distinctly feminine. No man ever had
it. Every woman is born with it.
Men sit in street car and watch
the driver of truck groan and tug and
try to get his wheels off the track, and
not man will move to help that
driver, or even sigh in sympathy. Every
woman in the car is edging and peer
ing and wishing she dared go out ON
the platform and see to that truck
That's the thing that kills women.
They try to carry the world on their
shoulders, and they don't realize that
the world is a great deal better off
without their puny strength under it.
When business man gets up in tn,
morning he takes his bath, goes into
the dining room and eats his breakfast,
kisses his family good-by and goes
down town like sensible man. I'll t.
you what the business woman does Sin
gets up early and goes into the child
ren's room, and fuses around for about
half an hour or so. If you ask her what
she is doing, she'll say she's seeing to
things
she hires a servant-and waits upon
her. She pays dressmaker-and sits
up nights, studying fashion-boo for
a new way to have dress made. Sho
buys a hat-and takes it home and
tears it all to pieces and makes it over
again. She dictates to a typewriter
and then takes the copy and corrects it
herself She worries over other peo-
pies troubles. She frets over other
peoples children. She almost takes
medicine for other peoples headaches.
and she puts all her friends into ner-
yous irritation trying to see to them. ;"
There is little doubt that a man wrote
the foregoing, and we cheerfully grant
that he has, evidently, not only been an
observer of women, but has been asso-
ciated with woman who have been
little less than omnipresent and minis
tering angels, who have not only per-
formed their duty faithfully, but have
taken upon their shoulders and into
their hearts much that women ought
not to do, and which they would be
much happier were they so situated
that they need not have it to do; but
women have q way NJ making the most
and the best Of things. and letting the
49,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-09
Death of George H. Rabbit.

George H. Rabbit, one Of the oldest
and most widely known citizens of Below.
Falls, died about 6 o'clock last Sunday
morning. He had been n his usual health
during Saturday and passed Saturday
evening in the Westminster club rooms
reaching home about II P. NJ. He com.
planned OF shortness of breath and suffered
some during the night from rheumatic
pains but as he had been troubled with
rheumatism tor years his condition was not
considered more serious than usual. Mem
bers of the family were at his bedside a.
4 A. NJ Sunday, but all retired at 5 O'Clock
as Mr.. Babbitt said he felt much better
About 6 o'clock Mrs. Babbitt, who slept il
an adjoining room, heard groans and
reached Mr., Babbitt just as the end came
! The cause Of death was III ,umatism of tn.
heart.
! Th4 funeral will be held this afternoon
There will be prayers at the house at moor
and the body will be taken at once to In.
manuel church where the coffin will be
| opened and all who wish to view the re.
mains will have an opportunity to do So
The funeral will be at 2 o'clock There
will be an escort from Hugh De Payn'.
commandery of Keene, and the interment
will be in Oak Hill cemetery, the Episco.
| pal burial service being used.
Mr.. Babbitt was born in Westmoreland
N. H., July %, 1928. His early school
days we're passed in Westmoreland and
Walpole but while yet quite young his par
ents moved to Keene. He began his bust
ness career by driving stage from Keene to
Chester. When 16 years Of age he became
associated with Benjamin P. Cheney, the
millionaire expressman, in driving stage
from Hamilton to Toronto in the province
of Ontario. After short scjourn in Can
ada be returned to Keene and entered into
partnership with Caleb Buffum in running
a general store. When the Cheshire rail-
road was completed in 1S47 he became the
first express messenger running between
keene and Boston. After the Sullivan
road wa, built he moved to Windsor and
became the pioneer express messenger on
that read also, making two trips a day be.
tween Windsor and Bellows Falls.
Mr.. Rabbit lived in Windsor nine wears
and then moved to Bellows Falls where he
formed partnership with William H.
johnson in running drug and bot k store,
under the firm name OF johnson & Rabbit
Their store occupied the stand where
George b. Allbee now is. When the
Union block was built the firm moved into
the store now occupied by Durham Bros.
When the Suffer block was completed in
1875 the firm moved into the store now oc-
cupied BY Pierce's Pharmacy, and Mr..
ono0R aol6 bis interest to L. s. Hayes
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-09
WOman'S Auxiliary.

At the 10Th annual convention of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the board of Mis-
sions held in Trinity church, Rutland. the
board of district managers was abolished,
and in tn ir stead five vice presidents were
elected, one from each missionary district,
who. with the other officers. constitute an
executive council.
The sum of $3.50 was voted for the sup
port of the different branches of mission
work, this amount including the S400
recently given by Mrs. w. Seward Webb
of Shelburne The revised constitution
and bylaws were adopted, and the follow
ing officers elected to serve three years:
President, Mrs (. p. Gibson, Rutland; vice
presidents Montpelier district, Miss Helen
Dewey, st. Adams district, Miss Louise
Brain ard of st. Adams, Windsor district,
Miss Helen NJ. Smith of White River juno
ton, Burlir gton district, Mrs. J. c. Farrar
of Burlington, Rutland district, Mrs. Schuy-
Ter of Bennington; corresponding secretary,
Miss Gertrude NJ. Denison of Royalton; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. j. r. Pember of
woodstock; treasurer, Mrs. E. L. Wyman OF
Manchester Centre. Mrs. E. L. Temple of
Rutland was elected secretary of the Junior
Auxiliary; secretary of Periodical club, Miss
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