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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
WRECKING EXPEDITION
STARTS FOR HAVANA.
Sails Two Days Ahead Of Time on
Urgent Orders From Wash
ington.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Imperative
dispatches from the Navy Department
gave a sudden impetus tonight to the
expedition contracted for with the Mer-
rift & Chapman Wrecking and Dredg-
ing Company. Preparations were pro-
ceeding quickly looking to the depart
ure of the expedition Friday next, but
the dispatches ordered an immediate
start and after extra exertion the
wrecking tug r. J. Merritt and the
deep-sea barge Frederick Sharp left
Stapleton, S. l., shortly after IL o'clock
tonight, bound for Havana, Captain
Frederick Sharp is in charge, with fifty
experienced wreckers and two deep
sea divers Two other divers left by
rail on Tuesday. The tug and barge
are provisioned for ten-day voyage,
but it is expected that they will reach
Havana in less than week. 1t Is the
most complete wrecking expedition
ever put into service. Captain Sharp is
one of the best known wreckerS on the
coast and commands crew of picked
men.
The Merritt Is a seagoing tug of the
heaviest type. She is commanded by
Captain Davis Walcott. The barge is
seventy feet long, fitted with a double
set of gear and supplied with derricks,
| 16-inch hawsers, heavy chains, etc.
! Thirteen pumps are carried, ranging
from five to twenty inches in diameter,
the largest with a capacity for pump
| ing eighty barrels a minute
| Upon the receipt of the urgent orders
of the Navy Department tonight mes
sengers hurried into Thompkinsville
for supplies, and in a half hour wagons
laden with provisions We're on their
way to the company's yard at Steple-
ton. While the stores were being load
ed the bunkers were being filled with
| coal and the crew, summoned unex-
pectedly, was reporting for duty one
by one. Not a moment was wasted
unnecessarily and the expedition
steamed away two days ahead of the
time originally scheduled, but accord
| ing to orders.
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lighting ship in the navy. We are
much in need of men here, especially
ship filters and iron workers. we
are going to have plenty of work here
from indications"
Referring to Senator Morgan's reso-
luton suggesting the construction of
battle-ship equal to any in the world,
to be named the George Washington,
the work to be done in year, Com
modore Farquhar said the work could
not be done in that time in the best
equipped yard in the country.
The Tredegar Iron Works, in this
city, are working a large force making
solid shells of large size for the Gov
eminent The managers of the works
say they have received no hurry or
ders, but they have been working
full force on these projectiles for
months. Lieutenant Marye of the
army is here inspecting the projectiles
turned out. An agent was here to-
day from Norfolk looking for iron
molders and found all of that class of
workmen engaged.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24

restore peace in Cuba, but the authori-
ties have doubted the ability of the
Ministry to do so in the face Of the
bitter opposition of the old regime. II.
as suspected, the Weylerites are respon-
sible for the blowing up of the Maine.
it is assumed that these men will make
further trouble for the Sagasta Gov
eminent, not only in Cuba, but in
Madrid Especially is it believed that
this would be true if Governor General
Blanco should attempt to punish the
guilty persons if they can be found.
1t is this phase OF the situation. it is
believed, which has prompted Consul
General Lee to quietly notify Ameri-
cans in Havana that it might be well
for them to take their families to a
place of safety, as indicated by the dis
patches to the Herald from there this
morning. Officially, however, nothing
is known at the State Department about
such warnings. Assistant Secretary
Day said this evening that no instruc-
tons to this effect had been given to
Consul General Lee and that up to this
time he had not informed the depart
ment that he had advised Americans to
leave the island The authorities all adj
nit, however, that the situation is ex-
tremely delicate, and until there has
been an improvement they probably
would not advise Americans to take
their families to Cuba if their opinion
should be asked In response to in
quiries they still advise shippers that
there is nothing alarming in the present
situation which would make it unsafe to
send vessels to Cuban ports.
Secretary Gage, Secretary Long and
Attorney General Griggs all positively
declared to-day that they saw nothing
alarming in the present situation. The
same conservative view of the situation
is taken by leading Republican Senators
in close touch with the administration.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
An OUTSIDE
EXPLOSION
Continued from First Page,

ton. Even from these to her extreme
stern there is scarcely a plate in her
frame that is not sprung or shivered so
severely as to preclude hope that she
can ever be made worthy OF reconstruc-
ton.
Thie is what the divers say, and what
all naval men tell you, though they tell
you even that, as they tell elsewhere.
with the understanding that they must
not be quoted. The strict orders issued
by the department have sealed all lips
One of the great turrets of the Maine,
containing its huge ten-inch guns. has
not even been located yet by the divers.
1t seems to have been blown completely
free OF the ship, and will probably be
found ultimately buried in the mud at
some distance from the side of the
wreck 1t is this turret which was To-
Gated directly above the magazine con-
tanning the ten-inch ammunition
In contradiction of the narrative told
by a passenger on a harbor ferry boat
on the night of the explosion, who as
serts that he distinctly saw a great col
umn of water rise at one time, Inspector
Perez OF the harbor police to-day as
serted positively that no such column of
waite was visible as is usually caused
by submarine explosion of torpedo
or mine. Inspector Perez, on the night
Of the explosion, stood on Machina
wharf watching through a glass the
Ward Line steamer City OF Washing
ton, moored close by the Maine When
the explosion occurred the glass fell
from his hands, but despite the binding
fash he insists there was no upheaval Of
water, but only seething, booming vol
cano of fire, followed by an awful rain
of iron and blazing timbers.
Local newspapers are not permitted
TO publish any news concerning what is
going on in Washington and all Ameri-
can papers coming by to-day's mail have
been called for by the censor, whu will
seize all containing any disturbing news.
So far as / can ascertain. the Spanish
authorities are making no attempt to
find out if plot to blow up the Maine
existed. They seem to take it for
granted that there was no foul play and
that the explosion was the result of ac-
cident have, however, heard army
officers use the following expressions:
"Hemus salido com nuester proposit
que ell Maine no saldra del porto" eve
have carried out our purpose that the
Maine should not leave this port
Consul General Lee has received the
following communication from recon-
centrado of Havana:
Honorable General Fitzhugh Lee,
Consul General of the United States:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
CARLOS DE LA CASA.


this Casa officer
evening declined speak OF the relations between
of
his
he has participated
with his Castro
he opportunity
make military
inquiry
While significance is attached Francisco
Spanish
to
trance to the
Of military
not
his confidence but
latng Pacific Coast
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
SOBRAL SAYS HE HAS
NOT BEEN DEP0SED
Insists That He Is Still Naval At
tache to the Spanish Legation.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Lieutenant
Jose Gutierrez Sobral who has been
naval attache of the Spanish Legation
in Washington, is quoted as denying
he has been relieved from his duties as
such. He made an unfavorable criti-
cism of the United States navy recent
ly in an interview printed in the Her
aid apropos of the Maine disaster. His
remarks were regarded as indiscreet
and his conduct was disapproved by
Senior Dubose, Spanish Charge daft
flares in Washington, who declared
that Lieutenant Sobral had ceased to
be an official of the legation about two
months ago. He was said to be now
only private citizen. Las Novedades,
semi official press organ fof the
Spanish consulate in this city, printed
this paragraph to-day:
Lieutenant Jose Gutierrez Sobral, in
a polite note of yesterdays date, begs
us to make it known that notwith-
standing the statements in the Ameri-
| can press to the contrary, he con-
| tinues to be naval attache of the
| Spanish Legation in Washington, as
| he has received no notice or order to
| the contrary. We oblige Senior Sobral
! as requested
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
BUSY DAY IN
ARMY CIRCLES
General Shafter Arrives
and Consults With
His Staff.
Guards and Patrols Have
Been Doubled at the
@ Preside.
Each Post Has Provisions and Equip
nnent Sufficient for Six-Months'
Campaign.

General Shafter, U. S. A, command
ing the Department of California, was
in the city yesterday fer the first time
since the orders directing extra meas
ures of vigilance in guarding the maya
zines and high-power guns went into
effect. He had a busy day at army
headquarters consulting with the mem
bers of his staff and officers stationed
at the Presidio He did not make a
personal inspection of the works de-
Tending the harbor of San Francisco, as
he found it necessary to go south on
the evening train of the Southern Pa
cif1c.
General Shafter was engaged for
some time with Lieutenants Noble and
Miley of his personal staff, Colonel
James M Moore, chief quartermaster;
Colonel John B. Babcock, adjutant gen.
eral, and Major Edward Field. artil-
lery inspector of the department. Much
of the business related to routine mill
tary duty, and had no special signifi-
canoe. General Shafter is satisfied
that the measures taken to guard the
sidio are ample.
Colonel Moore, chief quartermaster
of the department, who promptly pro-
vided the transportation for the ammu-
milton recently sent to Lime Point and
other forts of the harbor will leave for
San Diego to-day or tomorrow.
Although army officers stationed in
this city and vicinity are reticent in
giving out information as to the tao
tics they will pursue in case of an
emergency, nevertheless it is a fact
that important instructions have been
received from the War Department,
and the commanding officers of the sew
eral posts in the harbor are seeing that
these instructions are being carried out
to the letter. At the Presidio every
thing appears quiet on the surface, but
there is an undercurrent of activity go
ing on that casual observer would
not notice. The guards and patrols
have been doubled, and every precau-
ton is being taken to meet all emer-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
Twenty Corpses Found.

HAVANA. Feb. 23.-To-day has been
the quietest since the explosion. The
wounded are all doing well, except
Frederick c. Holzer, who is slightly
worse The divers have been continu-
ally at work. but the results of their
labors, so far as they would throw
light on the cause of the explosion
are kept strictly for the court of in
quiry.
1t is reported that twenty bodies
have been found under the forward
matches, but only three have been re-
moved owing to the mass of chains
and wreckage in the way.
The Olivette's passenger list for Key
West to-day was larger than usual.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24

There can be no better occasion than
this to express to great and generous
nation our feeling of sympathy and
gratitude. Those of us who, thanks
to Divine Providence, have survived
after the hateful work of reconcentra-
ton because the American heart was
inf1amed with immense and pious pity
for our misfortune, come to you,
worthy representative of the American
Government, to let you know that you
make 1T known to the noble nation that
you represent that we join you in your
grief for the horrible incident of the
Maine, and we raise pleadings to the
Most High to take to his bosom the
souls of the victims of duty.
LOS RECONCENTRAD
Havana, Feb. Is.
Meanwhile, the rebels are unusually
active. Only yesterday, near Candelaria
in this Province, the rebel chief. Mayia
Rodriguez, defeated Spanish battalion
under Major Rivera Major Rivera was
killed and many wounded have been
taken to Candelaria From all Prov
inces come reports of engagements.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
TORPEDOES AND
MINES FOR KEY
VESTS DEFENSE
Elaborate Submarine SyS-
tenn to Protect the Lower
Coast of Florida.

West (Fa) special to the Herald says
regarding the movements OF
between naval of1ca
information officers of the Maine OF
mun
making active but secret
While the authorities
they positively declined to give
convinced however the
with SPAIN is taking
proposed ntempates the placing OF suomar
thirty miles around Key West where hos
voluntarily through
connected with the shore whence
be surrounding
directed only its
Q Torugas
which been in circulation here for the
mission said be confer with
board Government for Tampa
denial that by cabling
night To-day the
finds
O coming
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
!" GOD HELP SPAIN" SAYS
REAR ADMIRAL GHERARDI
If a Torpedo Sunk the Maine, Her
Navy Will Be Wiped Out of
Evicfonco

NEW YORK, Feb ga Bridgeport
Comm special to- the Herald says:
IF the disaster to- the battleship
Maine was caused by accident, we'll
and good, but if it was an act of treach-
cry and the immediate cause was tor
pedo or mine, God help SPAIN" said
Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi Gre
tired to me to-day. sA-s5-@f--
1--WE have the cleanest navy in the
world" he continued, mot only the
cleanest, but we have the best fight
ing blood of any navy in the world.
The boys would ask for but twenty
four hours with the Spanish navy. I
have the greatest respect in the world
for the British navy, and so have the
rank and file of our navy, but we are
not afraid even of them, and certainly
we can have considerable confidence in
our ability to uphold the honor of the
country in a meeting with SPANS
navy.
LAS to the defenseless condition Of
the Connecticut coast, do not care
to say much now. 1t is going to be
better some day, but even now the peo-
pie of this State need not feel inse-
cure, for it would not be an easy mar.
ter for foreign squadron TO enter
Long Island Sound. War is to be
avoided if possible. Those who talk
the loudest about it have no conception
of it's horrors
Admiral Gherardi said that there was
no special significance in his visit to
the Navy Department. He Is on the
retired list, but is subject to active
duty for the next five years in case OF
necessity
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
GOWN ACCUSES THE
ENEMIES OF AUTONOMY

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Senor An
tonic Gown cables the following:
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. %, 1885,
To the Editor of the Herald Words at
tribu.ed TO me regarding Messrs. Sagasta,
Canovas and Mckinley are entirely false
imputations of the enemies OF autonomy
They think that / am a strong supporter
OF the new regime and they intend to dis
credit 1t by means of falsehoods.
/ have always regarded Senior Sagasta
as an advocate of Justice and liberty for
Cubans. Cuba is already free country
under the Spanish flag GOWN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
Troops Held in Readiness.

KANSAS CITY. Feb. ga dispatch
to the Journal from Leavenworth,
Kans., says state of tension exists
at Fort Leavenworth tonight, caused
by the receipt of telegraphic orders to
have the entire command in readiness
to move at twenty-four hours notice.
Preparations have been completed for
organizations of infantry and cavalry
can be moved on six hours notice.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
Will Be Floated To-Day.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-Impera-
tive orders were issued to-day to the
painters working on the cruiser Min
neapolis, in the drydock at League
Island, that they must finish her SO
that she can be f1oated at high tide to-
morrow. The force of men has been
enlarged they worked until dusk to-
night and will resume at daylight in
the morning. The hayward was
crowded to-day with men desiring to
enlist. but only a few were accepted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
CzARINA SERIOUSLY ILL.
She Is Stricken With Smallpox and
Great Alarm Is Felt.

NEW YORK, Feb GA special cable
to a morning paper from Vienna says
that the Czarina has been stricken with
smallpox. She is in delicate condition
and great alarm is felt at st. Petersburg
for her safety.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
Detroit Sails.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 23.-The United
States cruiser Detroit left here to-day
for Key West
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-16
FEARFUL FIRE.

, Town of KiDgman, A. T., Visited by .
Fearful Fire.
Special to the Citizen.
kingman. A. T.. May l6 Fire last
night destroyed twenty-five buildings In
the business part OF town. 1t was FIRST
discovered In the warehouse of the White
Hills Mining company, large frame
structure; from that point II communi-
Gated with the warehouse OF Gaddis n
Perry and the Kingman Mercantile Co.
The wind was blowing q gale from the
southeast and drove the flames across the
street and small frame building was
soon mass Of flames. Hubbs & Multi
gan's three story brick caught from the
small buildings, and then one after the
other the Fay building, the Hubbs hotel
and E. +. ThOmpson's went down In
seething mass Of Gre.
Westalong the street. .CrOzier, Mackenzie.
the Lake restaurant, p. II. Thompkin's,
Dave Kelleher, Kingman Mercantile com
pany, S. p. Thompson, George NJ. Bowers,
Kingman House, N. Redman, every
building In the block bounded by Third
and Fourth streets and Beale and Front,
with the exception OF W. II. Lake. Cad
dis and Herry and two small dwellings
are burned.
All the walls of the brick buildings have
fallen In and even heavy masonry fOun-
dations have gone TO pieces.
Sam CrOzler and Mackenzie's houses in
the north part Of town are destroyed, and
the county jail half mile away caught
tire several times but was saved.
Very little was saved from the flames.
The fire spread like lightning. many peo.
pie saving only the clothes they wore.
The fire caught from spark Of pass
Ing engine, and the railroad water tank
caught FIRE in the warehouse, but was
saved.
The Dennis Lumber company's yard,
on fire in the afternoon, was saved.
Losses: X. II. Thompson, 1900; @. A.
Beecher, $1,000; Hubbs house. $1,000; Fay
building, $4,000; Mulligan & Hubbs,
$4,000; CrOzier & Mackenzie, 5000;
China restaurant and Phelan's meat
market. $1,000; Lake restaurant, two
small buildings, $1,000; Kingman Mer-
camille company, warehouse and build
ing. $4,000; 8. P. Thompson, 5000;
George Bowers, livery stable and dwell
ing, $4,000; Kingman House, S3, 900; Tag.
gart Mercantile company, $1,000; White
Hills company; $1,000; Gaddis & Perry,
warehouse and damaged stock. 5000;
other small buildings, $4,000. Insur-
ance, $4,000. Many new buildings will
be built right away.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-16
Confirmation Al 81. Johns.

The services at st. Johns yesterday.
both morning and evening, were largely
attended. Bishop Kendriek preached In
the morning, and a special song service
was rendered which was highly praised
by all who heard IL. In the evening
Bishop Ksndrick confirmed class Of
twelve and preached an eloquent sermon,
In addition to the regular cong service
Miss Claude Albright sang the solo. 20.
Divine kedeemet."
There will no services at st. Johns
during the next two Sundays. "a Rev n.
Bennett will leave for SOcorro to attend
the conyocatIOn Of the Episcopal church.
which will convene there on Thursday of
this week and continue for the remain
der Of the week.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-16

Fourth OF July Selected "a the Day for the
Occasion

Occasion.
hon. Jesus Romero, patriotic Span.
lsh American citizen, called at this OF.
noe this morning, and stated that the
nag-raising over Ia old town will take
place on the glorious Fourth OF July. the
occasion 10 be one that the villagers and
the surrounding country folks will moi
soon forget"
There will be speeches." said Mr.. Ro
nero, by the best southwestern orator.
OF Spanish and American people
and everybody hereabouts will witnes,
one OF the grandest and most glorious
Fourth OF July celebrations ever held II
central New Mexico.
In connection with this item. the old
timers on THE CITIZEN here state that n,
long as Commodore" VIM. Brown anC
Col. A. q. Fountain lived and resided m
old Albuquerque. q United States fiaa
was never missing from the top OF ths
hagstah In the old town plaza
on Fourth OF July oI
any other national holiday, These
two old warriors, whose hearts were true
AZ gold In their love for the Union, have
long since passed away. and since their
death many visitors 10 old town on a
Fourth OF July have remarked upon the
absence OF the stars and stripes. How.
ever, Hon. Jesus Romero and other loyal
citizens, with Col. John BOrradaile. who,
u IL understood, will furnish the flag,
viii In the future see that the dag OF
this glorious country floats from the top
OF the plaza Flagstaff on the Fourth OF
July.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-16
old rown PubIIe .ohooIs,

A visit to the old town schools this
morning, by County superintendent b. y.
Perea and representative of The Cit
IzEN, revealed the fact that nearly one
half OF the attendance In these schools il
kept away by sickness. Measles appear
10 be the most general ailment.
The singing, reeltations, and the gen
eral good behavior, however. Of the few
who were present, spoke In strong terms
for the faithful and efficient work Of the
sisters who are In charge.
The public schools of old town are un-
der the control Of Sisters Bernardo, Al.
bertina and Maria Aloysie, with Sister
Hyacinth as their superior.
The schools, the teachers and the schOl.
ars Of Old Albuquerque are a credit to
the public school system OF Bernalillo
county and Mr.. Perea may we'll point to
them with pride.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-16
CORRESPONDENTS RELEASED.

General Blanco shows that he Appreoi-
ates the Reporters OF the Press.
New York, May l6.-A special from
Key West to the evening World says:
The World correspondents imprisoned
in Fort Cabsnas. Cuba, are saved. Blanco
courteonsly acceded to the representa-
tions made by the United States special
government agent, Lieutenant Brainard.
OF the United States navy. As soon A.
the two Spanish officers can reach Key
West, they will be taken 70 Havana
under white dag to be exchanged and
the World correspondents will be brought
to Key West.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-16
M'KINLEY rs GETTING MAD.

He Has Ordered the Biookading Squadron
10 Turn Loose.
Chicago, May l6.-The Journals Wash
ington special says: President Mckinley
has abandoned the peaceful blockade
idea. Orders we're to day cabled to the
commander Of the blOckading squadron
that will give him an opportunity 10
turn his ships loose on all Notifications
where resistance is offered. Every Cuban
port strongly protected will be attacked
and the bombardment kept up until the
Spanish guns are silenced and all the
gunboate are sunk.