The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19
TOTAL RESULT OF DISASTER.

TOTAL RESULT OF DISASTER.
Washington, February 1S.-The navy
department has compiled the following
summary showing the total results of the
Maine disaster, from all available official
information up to the close of the depart
lnent tonight:
Total officers and men on board the
Maine, 955; total officers, 20; total men,
| 400. total officers saved, "a; total men
saved. rs; total officers lost. q; total men
| lost. $40; total officers injured, 20; total
men injured. 81; doubtful (men,) T..
| The seven men appearing as doubtful
probably represent that number or less
whose lives have been saved, but who
cannot be identified at present on &C.
count of errors in this transmission of
kilograms. The 81 appearing as injured
are included in the rs appearing as saved
Two men reported as having died in
hospitals are included in the total of 246
appearing above as having been lost
ONE HUNDRED BURIED.
Washington. February 18.-Late today
Can't. Sigsbee teleg-aphed as follows:
sfSo fnr 1875 have been buried. Iden-
LITIGATION very difficult. Will wire names
of identified later. In regard to telegram
further information. Names read: A..
Hallen VIM. Anderson, A. johnson,
Henry Williams, who was cabin cook,
and Jas. Morinlere. Senetals name wired
"Sigsbee.'
The answer as to names was due to the
navy departments doubts as to initials,
To the list of unidentified lost was
added during the day, Albert Wilson,
seaman, next Of kin Anna M. wilson,
| IL Bond street, Chicago.
THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
Key West, Fla,, February l6-Rear Adj
miral Sicard is preparing precept or
advance order. for assembling here the
court of inquiry into the loss Ct the
| Maine. The warships Iowa, Indiana and
Massachusetts, are expected tonight or to-
morrow morning. Their officers and
those of the cruiser New York will
probably compose majority of the court
| The court may proceed to Havana.
CAPT. SIGSBEE VISITS WRECK.
Havana, February 1S-At eight o'clook
this evening 1876 bodies had been re-
covered. With Lieutenant Commander
Wainwright Lieut.. Holman and Chief
Engineer Howell, Captain Sigsbee Went
| on board the wreck this morning. The
| ITnited States navy divers are expected
| tomorrow. Havana still mourns with the
American people.
Statements from Madrid and Washing
| ton published here to the effect that
many people in the United States believe
the explosion WAS accidental coincide
with the opinion held by the Spanish
officials: and the excitement which fol-
| lowed the disaster has subsidized into quiet
waiting.
Captain Sampson of the United State'
battleship Iowa and chief OF the board OF
INQUIRY is expected here. The tug q. W.
| Childs has arrived.
BROKE THE SEAL OF SILENCE.
Boston, February 1S-A special despatch
f,nm Key West to the Boston Herald this
morning says:
| IT is learned on undoubted authority
| that one of the manned sailors VINO was
taken to the Marine hospital last night,
out of gratitude for the kind treatment
and careful nursing received from the
surgeon and attendants, has broken the
seal of silence enjoined by his superior
officers before leaving Havana, and makes
| "a statement, the truth OF which cannot be
doubted and which stamps the perpetra-
| ton of the diabolical tragedy enacted
| Tue sf!ay in the harbor OF Havana as one
of the BLACKLIST in the annals OF crime.
| The sailor, whose name, for obvious
| reasons, is withheld for the present, says
he was on watch on the forward deck,
shortly before the explosion occurred.
| While looking over the Names bow liz
to the dark waters of the bay, he saw @
| black object slowly coming toward the
vessel. The object, whatever it was, was
apparently Illuminated and emitted
smoke. He suspected something wrong
and started to communicate the fact tt
the officer of the deck and had barely
commenced to tell what he had seen When
the explosion took place.
The Maine was raised in the air an d he
was thrown to the deck stunned ano
bleeding. He also says that simultaneous
" with the raising of the Maine, he saw
the steam launch which was moored
alongside, also thrown out of water.
This occurred before the second ex
pIosion in the Maines magazine was fell
and which sent her to the bottom.
NO WONDER THEY ARE AFRAID.
Madrid, February 1s.-The newspapers
here are urging the Spanish government
to adopt great precautions when the
| American divers arrive at Havana ano
NOT allow them to descend alone and ex
lamine the Maine, "as divers sent by
private persons might be bribed to repor
at variance with the actual facts ant
might even do something to the hui
| which would serve as a confirmation O.
their report.
# is thought improbable that Captain
General Blanco will allow private diver
to descend or even those sent officially by
the United States government, If they ar
unaccompanied by Spanish divers.
The newspapers fear serious trouble un
loss q stri3t supervision Is exercised ant
they claim to foresee the necessity for en-
blowing divers of a third nation to arbi
trate in the event of disagreement be
tween the Spanish and American divers.