New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-21
THE COURTS WORK NOT ENDED.
IT WILL CONTINUE IT'S SESSIONS THROUGH
TIE WEEK, SAYS ADMIRAL SICARD

TIE WEEK, SAYS ADMIRAL SlCARD
Key West, March c0-The Court Of Inquiry,
according to Roa--Admira Slcard. will continue
rs work through the coming week. as 1t is not
yc; ready 10 make n report the Maine dis
aster.
The statement that Captain Barker carried
the report to Washington is officially denied.
The object cf his flying visit to Key West was
not ascertained, outside official circles until to-
day 1t can bc authorltatvely asserted that
Captain Barker had nothing to do with the
Court Of Inquiry.
He came here on Friday from Tampa, on a
sHecial mission to investsate the haroor de-
fences following out sOme lines suggested by
Genera: Wilson, Chief OF Engineers in his re-
cent inspection OF the land fortifcator5. Cap
tain Barkers plan, when he left here las night
was to confer with Commander McCalla. Of th=
Marblehead who is now at Tampa; and he VIE
probably remain there a day or so. Captain
Barker formerly commanded the Oregon
IT is impossible 20 say definitely whether any
synopsis OF the findings OF the Court up to date
has been sent to Washington. The notion pre-
walls here that this has beer done, but no Of
fetal confirmation is obtairabia That Ire ma.
report has been set to Washington can pe
dennitelf dcni.l
Captain Sampson and Lieutenant -Commander
Mark remained OF board the Iowa to-day
Captain Chadwick and Lieutenant Commander
Portec di. no: leave the NewYork. The Court
10 expected to reconvone tomorrow on the
Iowa.
Thn two unidentified bodies from the Maine
brought here las: night wee buried to-day IN
the city cemetery. with simple services. diV's-
ion of b,ue3achets followed the hearse
Colonel Fernando Salcedo Of the insurSent
army, arrived this morning from Nassau. on the
schooner Hattie Darling. With companion ne
left the shores Of Cuba in an open boat ana alter
an eight days tenn estuous passage they landed
az Nassau. hais dead fror. exposure CoIohe'
Salcedo is on sick leave. His companion Is car
rying dispatches from, General Maxine Gomez
to the Jurtd in New-Nolk.
Tomorrow the Indiana is expected from the
Dry Tortugas, and that station Will then be Iell
with the Texas and the Massachusetts,, which dld
not sail yesterday as was expected. These pat
tle-ships will take on more ammunition, and un-
less their orders are unexpectedly changed. will
leave in a day or two for Hampton Roads
The survey boat Bache sailed for the Tortu-
gas tonight to resume her usual work Of sur
veying channels. The MangroVe will sail to-
morrow for the Tortugas. and will lay buoys
there This is merely in line with the activity
already shown in improving harDor 1aclntles al
the Tortugas.
The Detroit and the Montgomery arrived from
the Tortugas to-day. The former put more am
munition on board the New-Iork and the Iowa
and then Ichored in the harbor. The torpedo
boat Porter left for the Tortugas, and the tor
pedo-bo Dupont returned here.
The feet of Key West now consists Of the
Iowa the New-York. the Nashville. the Mont
gomery. the Detroit and the torpedo-boats Du-
pont Winsow. Foote and Cushing The lndl-
ana will be added tomorrow.