Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-02-22
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1T WAS BLOWN UP
The Divers Find the Maine Was
Injured From the Outside.
BLOWN UP FROM WITHOUT.

BLo" W FROM WITHOUT.
A cable dispatch to the New York
journal from Havana, from Dyson. its
correspondent, throws more light on the
destruction of the Maine. 1t saws:
The divers sent Ivy the United States
began an official inspection of the hull of
the Maine to-day. Their first discovery
proves that the Maine was wrecked from
without.
The Stars and Stripes is foating at
half-mast above the wreck of the Maine.
and half a dozen divers are at work under
Captain Sigsbee'> direction.
The forward magazines, including the
slX-lnch ammunition magazines, are in
tact. This is proved by the condition of
the wreck, the magazines themselves not
having been actually reached Only the
small calibre shells in the pilot house
and some aluting charges are now I'M
accounted for.
There is not an American officer in
Havana who is not satisfied that the
Maine was anchored over a Government
mine, the explosion of which did the
awful work.
vi tiIV II lCtt SoteTl-
ment to permit Spain to have any pa. t in
our investigation, now generally known
here, has angcred the p0pulace more than
anything since the Maine arrived. The
Government here has not vet indicated
how il takes the refusal.
There will he other evidence besides
the condition of the wreck before the
cour of inquiry.
Two men, whose names are kent secret
are expected to testify that while rowing
from Havana across the bav thew struck
a wire thai led from the dry dock toward
the ain The men pushed the wire
under and crossed over it.
AS detailed in my message from Kew
West, the Maine WAS mOoreA lust where
a torpedo transport had been operating.
These things, with the knowl~lce of
what the explosion meant at the instant |
OF It's occurrence by the Spanish officers
in the Inglaterra cafe. half a mile avav
from the water front, convince
except the SpaniardS. that it WAS the ex- J
piosi"n of one of the mines with which !
the bay bottom is sown tina DESTROYED
the unwelcome warship.
A DELICATE QUESTION.
Washington, Feb. 2l.-It has been de- |
clded by the authorities that Spain can
not send its own divers to investigate the
condition of the Maine. The shin i
treated as American territory. 1t is held.
however, by many that it might be a
good idea for the American authorities to
invite Spain to send divers To 1ha ipyas
tigatlon and also the divers of some
neutral power, such az England. to be
present when the rent in the Names
null is inspected, in order that when it is
over SPAN cannot make capitol out of the
TACT that she was denied the opportunity
being a participant i'll the inspection.
III would seem a fairer way and place the
United States i'll a better position to up
hold her honor by force of arms. As
long as Spain is not allowed the privilege
inspection she can raise the crv that il
was because the condition of the sbip's
injuries were such that they did not sus-
tam the torpedo theory.
II Is q delicate question and the prOner
way to handle it would seem to be that
as soon as the Government is satisfied ON
Its own part, to throw la doors wide
open to everybody to see for themselves