The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-29

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part OF the ten-inch magazine and found
lot Of empty fen-inch powder tanks
dozens OF them. with pieces blown In all
directions. They did not look as IL they
| had been exploded by charge inside. The
ragged edges of the ship were bent In
| board. The bottom of the ship was all
blown up. He found hole in the bottom
OF the ship. It looked a. i; 1t was blown
up from the outside. The pieces OF armor
plates also showed that they were blown
I'D from the outside from the way they
were bent. Witness also testified to hav.
ing found lunches of wire. about fifty
of them in a bunch" In the same place
he followed the armor plate and found
/ the break where the armor plate ended.
Here he found string OF heavy wire
fifteen feet long.
Discipline I'm the Face Of Death.
| Lieut.. Commander Wainwright testified
| that the regulations IN regard 10 paints
| and infiammables and other precautions
| were strictly carried out on board ship.
| Every possible care was taken to avoid
accident. All visitors were scrutinized be-
| fore being allowed to come on board the
| ship. Nobody was allowed unaccompanied.
| Special 'lookouts'' were required at night.
| No unauthorized boats were allowed to
| approach the ship. There was fine disci-
| pline.
| He was in the captains office at the time
| of the explosion. He felt a very severe
| shock and heard noise OF falling objects
| on deck. Thought the ship was being fired
| on. He was told by the captain to see that
| the boats were lowered. He saw few men
!, coming. mostly officers. He saw no rea-
| son to flood the magazine, because the wat
| er was coming up. He saw fire forward.
| Boats began to crowd around the wreck.
| He induced boats TO take the wounded to
| different vessels He ordered a list taken
| of the saved and wounded.
| There was excellent discipline after the
| explosion. Orders were forwarded with
| the promptness of drill.
| He was at the wreck at daylight the fol-
| lowing morning. lie took a gig with Lieut..
| Hood and a few men and attempted 10
I DCdru the WEtCk. re WIS WdfHtu Oti ny
an armed boats crew of Spaniards. and
| then pulled around the wreck.
| A Roar, Then Immens Flames.
| Private William Anthony, OF the United
| States marine corps, testified that he had
, the first watch from 3 to IL clock on the
| night of the explosion.
| There was drill that day" said the
witness. land IL was not necessary TO open
| the magazines. / was standing on the
main deck. Just outside the door on the
| starboard side. | first noticed a trembling
and bucking OF the decks and then this
| prolonged roar--not a short report. but a
| prolonged roar. 1 saw an immense sheet
OF flame and ! started towards the cap
( tain.
| AT the frs. shock the ship instantly
/ that is the quarterback. where I was
/ sianding-dipped forward and TO port. 1t
| apparently broke In the middle and surged
/ forward and then over TO port
| Witness said the upshoot of the flames
| be saw was well forward.
The ChapIafa's story.
| Chaplain John Chidwick was in lis
| t~%'1 VA V~t-aH tSH iifaI+ Oh tue occur
renee. He said:
/ II heard a loud report and everything
at once hecaisss dark. The electric lights
went out and there was a crashing sound
OF things falling ] rushed or deck and
/ on the captains DooD. where / Saw the
captain giving orders. After trying TO
I cheer ZIP the men who were crying out on
, the water for help, 1 was ordered by
I Lieut. Juengen 10 40 into a boat which
I DID. He rowed around the ship and picked.
up one maa. Then at the "a ~ AIMS IN
j STAGE we pulled for the ship City of
! Washington.
/ spaniards Did Not Welcome the Maine
/! Consul General Fitzhugh Lee appeared
/ before the court March & His Testimony
/ related 20 the official forma.nles precs,-
. sHg the Names arrival On January "A
! ne received "a message from the state de-
] parEmenf saying that ihs Maine would he
/ sent 10 Havana OH friendly visit. 70 re-
/ sure the regular status sf naval rela-
! tons between tae two countries and he
| was ordered to make arrangements n the
| palace fer tbs interchange Of official cour-
tessesI After a cali az the ra.ace. he s2nt
tbs state d@.assnent a cipher message
saying.
Authorities profess 70 think the uus.ea
states has Interior purposes in seuss,ng
| tne ssip say IL will obs;ruct autonomy
ard pfodnce excitement and most prot-
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