Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-01
INQUIRY COURT
Will Soon Return to Ha-
vana from Key West
TO Obtain Evidence of Divers
Working on the Wreck.
Rumors of Activity In Military
and Naval Circles Continue.
Recent Arrival at New York from
Havana Has Startling Tale.
Says Officers Of Alfonso XII Knew
of the Coming Disaster.
And that They Feared Some Damage
10 Their Own Vessel.
The Dead 10 Be Brought TO American Soil
Says Officers Of Alfonso XII Knew
of the Coming Disaster.
And that They Feared Some Damage
TO Their Own Vessel.
The Dead 10 Be Brought TO American Soil
for lnterment.

Washington. Fph. 2N-At tho clos. N
office hours today. the following taIa-
/ gram came to tbr navy Ianartnant
| from Admiral SicarI al Kew West in
/ the following terms. ..C,,nrt. of inn,,i,.,.
/ ujlI commences session u t.,. W..
/ today They must resume sessions ~
| Havana. IL obtain evidence Of divers
/ after further work upon the wreck 70
! This communication sets NJ ,..st 1,,n,o,.
/ current for some 1ays tha+ ~. cn,,,,
| was NJ, III return M Havana for I'll.
/ reason it had discovered me caus4 Of
/ the sinking Of the Maine was nor an
accident one important d4duction -
h. drawn from th4 n4ssae.. IL tb,t III.
report If the court Of fnou;,v can
scarcely. H.. avr..,.,,.5 fo, sa,..,.,l ,,....l,-
to come
The court will b. occupied at KY
West fol- some days al least III taking
the testimony Of the Survivors there.
/ / pom the return to Havana il is eX-
peCted that 4 good deal Of time must
alapsa before the divers can &c.
through thu mud which now encom-
pass ) Jh lower part of the Maine ana
examine the ofton After this H.,
dom. the r,llrt mist G4Iibay.4t. IL, ,,,I...
az Nrt" i' ''H @-iEtillfHi upon rs hHd
:nGS. Ihe prevalent belief a tho navy
dcpartment is that III 10 mis- marnrvt
ibn court has mar urdart,t-., - ,,,,,,
''' ''-' 'e'f''' ~ ''iiI
pare notes ana ehataNpH t. reach such
an agreement.
t-IIl.nr mali 1,-ay ,..t..i,-,l d,,-t,,o.
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'"" "'A "t'l secretary Long caused Ii
10 Inc given 60 the reporters 1t WAS
made M of onn lattal from, CONT
.,.,,,,.. I :, H
'''i itH'"' Ndt|d m ildN AHA. rem. -,
ana dItnoU2n " lS SIMPLY statement
of events already reported hv telegram
.,,, ,.,. -. ..:,-,,i ,;.... ,.;
mrut that the testimony of certain civ
ilian witnesses before the cnurt wound
hr of ~ i,nnnrt,n.n NJ. ,,t,n,. H.
ru. - -
'''''NS'
"Slr: The court has taken the trsti
,,,,,,,. -. an .,t e;. -, -,
'''"E ~ ''' ~ "i'i't'S 81 ne Maine sun
hcrr Tomorrow we will take such testi
monk as tho divers have accumulated
the pi.bt A., ,,,;,.., ha,a 49,. ,,.,,
49, 'i'' '''oi II
ms ana reported t" capt. Sigsbee accord |
in" I" the orders. trust some wrccking
company viii hc given the entire inh ~
~, ,, , ;n ~
''''D' Pau VIZ - ','S'"'',' mere are
w" |ItlZcnS in n" harh"r who have sig |
,L i, ' tt ,".nllIiISa 10 teStitN. a.
~ -" ~ I''''iiii'S Important. Al |
i; r,,"'tlI ~ 'N '''hct ailu tnat 81 inc |
,,i - -, tl'toat - ''turu 70 MY west /
,u IN, IN 'i't tN"l'u't 81 the oi'l'efS ana |
i,',, f, ,,,'H w necessary 10 return |
m1,,i n'i,t '"' ' 'h'l '"E''SA mas heeh |
IN. HIM. H., , ~, ~
.,innt "rr' :, ,i,,it ''i,'I iI"ii NY west
If ,Ints,Ial ,rn,.,it;';, ~ "'s ~, d i
soldiers uu,rInrnd th.,o n r.tc i wv
with amusement AT miiit.r, hn,dn,,,,r,,,
here. 1t was said that no orders Rad
gone from this civ tn nvninin ~. h,,i NJ
but there was The, best reason 10 sIlsncrt
that the commandment was simply brnsh
Ing up the post and putting his best foot
Onward against the expected appearancc
here on his tour of inspection of Gen.
MERRITT.
Il" Sunhoat Wilmington sailed, today !
rom i'dSuaNfa Tor Bardddoes, travelling
rNei me ground covered few days be
~ ny the CINCINNATI and Castne. All
~ H.. Wy nnntS are SLOWLY cruising around in
,n,i a., i''dI, ana VIII pc SO employed
sncrnt,r,i Win tHeN WiiiaSalh go south
ia ho,,,:, ihhV.N Sdii dt me cioSe OF Of
send another varshin ~ tIa,.3,, ~ ~