The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-22
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| Washington, d. c., Feb. 21.-Inquiry
at leading foreign Embassies and
tlons to-day falls to confirm
rumors that members of the diplomatic
| corps have reached the conclusion that
a crisis in Spanish affairs Is near at
hand and that soverul foreign repre-
sentatives havo notified their Govern
ments that war Is inevitable. The
rumors mentioned the Fench and Brit
lsh Embassies ns having advised their
Governments to this effect. but 1t can
be stated positively that no such re-
ports have been made from these
quarters
Several reports came by telegraph
to the State and Navy DEPARTMENTS
to-day from Havana All the naval
kilograms, however. bore date of yes
terday, while that from General Lee to
the State Department probably was
sent late last night, though marked
as received this morning None of
these messages throw any light upon
the cause of the Maine disaster, and
In fact the officers In the Navy De-
partment have about resigned them
selves 10 the belief that nothing de-
finite on this noint can be known for
several days to come. Their reason for
This belief Is that the operations of
the divers upon the wreck OF the
Maine are being confined nj present to
the recovery of the dead still cntangled
In the wreck. and the recovery of
valuabes. neither of which can be
neglected. while the other branch of
the work. namely, the investigation of
the cause of the disaster, may be more
properly left to the conduct of the
court OF inquiry.
General Lees dispatch was as fol-
lows:
Havana, Feb. 81 (receivcd 0:iO "a. M
Assistant Secretary Of State, Washing
ton:
Great need Of divers to get effects
and bodies from the wreck Two alE
now employed, but twelve or fifteen
could be used. One hundred and forty
three bodies have been buried. Very
few were found to-day, but over one
hundred are supposed TO be confined in
the ship. The sailors now In the two
Spanish hospitals number eleven. Wis
tied them yesterday. All Will recover
except two They are comfortable und
well cared for.
(SgneO LEE.
a dispatch Of last night from Capt
Sigsbee was as follows:
Navy Department, Washington:
Nine more bodies buried yesterday,
only two OF which were identified
William Lund and NJ. +. Harris"
Another dispatch was as follows:
visited hospital to-day. Men very
much pleased to see me. IIoehler and
HoltZcr are very low. 1 have hopes of
Hotter. Koehlcr has a lighting chance
only. Number of bodies found and
buried to-day. No investigation yet of
the zone OF the explosion. Need regu-
lar wreck!ng divers for thai Lee sent
To General Blnnco telegram relating to
expected coming Of wrccking vessels"
1t is understood here that by the
zone of the explosion" in his dispatch
Captain Sigshee means that part Of
.tha wreck OF the Maine forward Of
the mainmast that suffered directly.
The reference to Lees dispatch to
I1lanco touches the formal notification
TO the Spanish authorities there of the
ccming of the American wrccking ves-
sells to Havana
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WRECK.
The incoming mail at the Navy De-
partment to-day brought a most inter
esting contribution to the news of the
day in the shape of an excellent nl,o
tograph of the wreck of the Maine MS
Vt now lies in Havana harbor. This
was forwarded to the Secretary of tha
Navy by Lieutenant Hood lately at
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