Evening star., 1898-02-26
BACHE AT KEY WEST
Four Of Names Wounded Brought
Over From Havana.
SURGEONS AFRAID OF FEVER
Members of Court of Inquiry Ex-
pected Over tonight.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS

KEY WEST. Fla. February 26-Th&
United States coast survey steamer Bache
arrived here this morning from Havana.
She had on board four OF the Maine's
wounded. Two of them Well we'll enough
to walk.
Admiral Sicard today explained the de-
parture yesterday OF Commander West for
Havana.
There is nothing particularly Significant
about it," he said. ''Command nder West
asked my permission TO run over to la
vana to talk with Capt. Sigsbee and the
officers of the court OF inquiry. Command
er West, as chief OF my stafr. has all the
papers in the case. and We keep i'm close
touch with what is going on al Havana"
Commander West will probably return
today.
Regarding the movements Of the fleet.
Admiral Sicard said: The boats at Tor
tugas are doing some target practice but
the elaborate plan OF maneuvers which L
had laid out has had TO be postponed pend
ing developments. l brought the New York
in here because l wish to be in close and
CONSTANT communication with the Navy
Department"
referring to the land naval station here
the admiral remarked: only nominal
cur added Admiral Sicard guardedlv. lit
would have to be strengthened considera-
bly,
Court of Inquiry Expected Back
Inc officers composing the United States
court OF inquiry into the loss of the battle
snip Maine are expected here tonight
prominent naval officer said the court
would almost certainly return to Havana
| after Its session mere.
Absolutely nothing is known here regard
ing The rumored intention to Increase the
strength of the Key West garrison. No
| PROVISIONS have been made for the accom-
modation of additional troops at the bar
racks. and there is only room for the two
batteries now i'm quarters
Fort Taylor, which is unoccupied at pres
ent, is where the additional troops would
probably be quartered, and nothing has
| been done there to make the fort ready for
occupation.
Several officers. who were questioned to-
day, said no word had been received from
the War Department regarding the trans
fer of troops from Fort Mcpherson or any
other place TO Key West.
The United States cruiser Marblehead is
i'm the harbor.
Wounded Sailors Brought Over.
The wounded sailors brought from Ha-
vsna by the Bache were left by her at the
qu arantine station at Tortugas. They will
stay there about ten days.
The Bache returns TO Havana tomorrow
ard will probably bring back five others of
the Names wounded.
After undergoing the proper quarantine
surveillance all the men Of the Maine Will
be brought here.
Some fear Of fever is expressed by the
navy officials here.
The Bache also brought some small arms
from the Maine. The survivors here Will
be put to work for two hours a day in
oil der to clean the rifles, &c, recovered
from the wreck.
The survivors of the Maine at Tortugas
are Lotus, Shea, Heffon and Walters.
An officer of the Bache said: The senti-
rtent in Havana is much changed. The
Spaniards there seem almost more con-
cerned than We over the possibility of
the Names destruction proving TO have
b, Ell dl;e to an external explosion. Havana
is quiet, and there are no signs there of IN
anti-American feeling"