The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-02-26
INVESTIGATION 10 BEGlN
At HAVANA TODAY
The American Naval Court Of In
quiry Arrived at Havana SAT-
urday Night.
The REPORT OF CAPTAIN slGsBEe


He Can Now Use Only the Most
E,nerten,.cb ulcers IN Tho
Aa"''''"'i" ~ '"c
Mainc's Wreck.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The naval
court of inquiry appointed to investi-
waite the Maine disaster will begin its
work at Havana today. This news
came to the navy department by tele-
graph yesterday from Admiral Sicard
ut Key West, as follows:
'"The court of inquiry sail for Ha-
vann the Goth by lighthouse steamer
Mangroye. Mariex arrived today"
TIE telegram was dated Saturday,
the board should have arrived there by
nightfall and should be ready to begin
it's work this morning. by an error in
cident to the haste with which the or
ders We're gotten out, the first ac-
counts placed Lieutenant Commander
sscaton Schroeder or The beard as the
third member, while as u matter Of
fact Lieutenant Commander Potter,
the executive officer of the flagship
New York, holds the place.
Captain Sigsbee was heard from late
Saturday night, but the telegram was
not delivered at the navy department
until morning. 1t read as follows:
"Only most experienced wrecking
divers can do effective work on the
Maine. In the upper works / can use
service divers. Did some work today,
but with little success. Win do better
tomorrow. Part of the Maine, espe
cially the superstructure and connec-
lions, are one confused mass of metul.,'
Another brief telegram from Cap
tain Sigsbee read:
Havana, Feb. 19.-Bache."
Which means that the coast survey
steamer has arrived ut Havana bring
ing on board all the diving apparatus
sent from the squadron. 5
The statement referring to expert
enced divers is explained at the navy
department as no reflection upon the
men now engaged in the work, they
being enlisted men belonging to the
navy. Inc scope OF their work is the
exploration OF the ships bottom gen
orally. such work rarely carries then
deeper than twenty-five lee. into the
water, Il II rs said that Q opera.
tlons deeper water, sueh as wonio
pc involved IN tne examination OF Inc
Name bottom, their training has not
ntlea mem: iney are also iaeklnS IN
1nat klha OF skill necessary 70 ehlole =
ulseI 70 grope nus way surely thIougn
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Iuc .aains: .o'iig ~ sii1i!ipeie as
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tne oPaiiisn au.loii.ies - ouoh INA,
!nts NC pnatn " JON p.L peopi.
~ inses.lsu.lns t'T euuse VI ,ie ulsns'
.es 10 .he Ninlnc. ihe seneial was no,
tineu tnae Mhlie lh's government wa
"iiiliS y a!io.u Tue opui!aius aii Ie't
sonauie lhcli,ties Iof ul inNestisalioi
~ rs 'housht peso tla.- llrst INJURY
nc inaue ~ our usn coinihissioiiers
ihe request therefore Is Respectfully
deGilhea.
ne spanish request 70 pe peIHhlttec
70 participate IN Inc eAanillat!oh o.
n wreck OF the Maine came IN tne
1o'loWlng olspa,ch from eonsul zen
crai Lee, received last nisne; Digs,
pee begins tonlarroW WIN difers sem
MN IRON the onited states 10 recoVe
ail pooles sun ielt IN the "recs OF tne
Name as wen as the PERSONA e1tects
OF the olhcers, men ana whatever else
can be obtained mat way. AFTER ina
is accomplished Il spanish govern
nient would IKE TO unite WIN ours IL
having the bottom OF the snip II mar
Dor IN the vicinity Jolntly examined
Inc Growing answer was sent
.Ihe government OF the unltee
States has already begun an lnvestl'
CATION as to the cause OF the disaster
to the Maine through II officers o.
the navy especially appointed for the
purpose which will proceed independ
emily. This government Will atfore
every facility it can to Spanish author
tiles in whatever investigation they
may see fit to make onrtheir part"
1t appears that Spain at first based
her right to participate i'll the divers
investigation on the ground that thu
wreck lies in Spanish jurisdiction, but
the difficulty was relieved this morn
ing by the Spanish charge d'affair.
who said a harmonious understanding
had been reached between Captain
Sigsbee and the Spanish authorities a
Havana whereby the wreck of thu
Maine is to be considered extraterrito
rial, n United States possession, jus
as is the United States consulate. I'm