The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-23
THE MAINE DISASTER.

| Ala.
| The disaster to the Maine has called
iorth great sympathy from England
The new torpedo boat Guenn was
| launched at Bristol Il. l., last Satur-
| day.
| The guards at the mortar and dyna-
| mite batteries at San Francisco have
been doubled
| Five bodies were recovered in the
harbor Saturday near the wreck. but
only one of them-that of "Tennls'' was
| recognizable.
| Orders have been issued for the en-
listment of 300 men for the navy. to fill
tne vacancies caused by the destruction
| Of the battleship Maine.
| Commander-in-che Street. OF the
| Union Veterans union. has offered to
| the President the service Of 10000 men
of the union for the defense OF the coun-
| try.
| General Miles has ordered the COM
| manedr of the Eastern military depart
ment to detail men to every fort on the
coast and to send abundant ammuni-
| ton.
| orders have been received at the
navy yard at Norfolk, Va. to keep the
| force working on the monitors Puri-
tan and Terror, and torpedo boats
Foote and Winslow at work day and
| night.
plosion was caused by q submarine
mine. The damage was too great for a
| torpedo. 1t was not an accident, for il
Is known that the whole middle deck
which was blown straight up never had
an ounce Of powder under 1t.
Since Friday morning Fort Sheridan.
| at Chicago. where the Fourth infantry
and the First cavalry are stationed. has
| been in a state of the utmost activity.
| Colonel Robert III. Hall ordered that
| general preparations for a possible i'm
| mediate summons be made.
Consul Lee will reward the fireman
| Ugarte. who at the risk of his own life
| made gallant rescue of q drowning
| sailor. Ugarte. who was badly burned
about the head, persevered until he sue
ceeded in saving the drowning man. He
will he decorated by his battalion chief
and the municipality of Havana.
It Is commonly commented upon at
| Havana that no dead fish were found
| In the harbor after the disaster, and
| this fact Is looked upon as showing
that the explosion occurred on board
the Maine. and not outside. as IN the
| latter case many fishes would have
been killed by the conclusion.
| The following telegram was received
by Secretary Long Monday from New
York: when | arrived at New York
| heard of the Maine disaster. We feel
very deep sorrow and send our condel
ences for the dead and their families"
| "EULATE."
Captain Spanish Cruiser Vizcaya."
| II is known that Lieutenant Jenkins.
| of Allegheny, Pa, who is among the
| missing. was alive after the explosion.
| A colored mess attendant now at Key
West met Jenkins running forward. He
evidently thought, in the confusion,
that the Maine had been fired on and
| he was rushing to the forecastle where
was located the six-inch gun of which
he was in charge.
The New York journal" has started
q subscription for the erection of a
smart or monument in memory of the
| Maine's heroes at the gateway of the
new world, and heads the list with a
contribution of $1,000. The movement
Is being met with great favor. The sub
| scription Is to be n popular one, any
| sum, no matter how small, being ac-
| cepted.
Rear Admiral George Belknap. U. S.
| NJ, retired, said that he was inclined to
think that the Maine was blown up by
| q torpedo.
II do not see," he said, chow an ex-
plosion of the forward magazines could
have occurred. The keys OF the maga-
| zines are always kept in the custody of
the captain. All the ammunition is
cerefulle cased mostly In the form OF
projectiles, and their explosion by
themselves Is next to impossible. IT, as
the dispatches state, the whole bow of
the ship was blown off. II is apparent
that the explosion could not have been
caused by the boilers. or the coal get
ting heated. do not see how 1t could
have occurred from the paint room, as
every precaution is taken 10 prevent
the collection of explosive gases in the
paint room, and IL such an explosion
occurred, II would have been more like
ly to have caused fire than destroy
the ship"
Senator Morgan OF the foreign re-
lation committee said: whether the
calamity was due to accident or treach-
cry, should like to see introduced in
congress a joint resolution providing
for the immediate construction of two
battleships equal in size and equipment
to the Maine. costing not q dollar less
that the Inflated Maine cost. Action
Of that kind by us would indicate to
the world that whenever or wherever
one OF our tontnolo9 was cut on, two
| would st oaes GVow u ~ plase.
I IT.