The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-24
The Destruction of the Maine.
Wrecked and Sunk by an explosion in TIL
Harbor of HAVANA Feb. 18th.

ne DESTRUCTION OF the MAINE.
Wrecked and Sunk by explosion in the
Harbor of Havana Feb. 18th.
| A DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLEsHIP.
The Maine is a second class battleship,
! the keel of which was laid down in the
| Brooklyn navy yard in 1888. She is of g.
| 6S2 tons displacement with net tonnage
of 8, 1870, length, 31S feet; breadth, 81 feet !;
mean draught, q feet inches; with in
| Dictated horse power of 8, 293 and estimat-
| ed speed of II. As knots. She cost 81 $780,,
| 600. Her side armor is of 12-inch nickel
steel and her turret Is inch with main
turrets equipped with two ten-inch guns
in each. Her secondary batteries include
seven rapid fire six Founders and eight
one Founders of the same kind. The
| Maine was attached to the North Atlantic
squadron Immediately after being placed
in commission.
| LIST OF THE OFFICERS.
The following is list of the officers of
the Maine, with their addresses, as far as
obtainable, at the navy department:
Captain, Charles K. Sigsbee, Washing
ton; lieutenant commander, Richard
Wainwright, Washington; lieutenants, &.
+. Holman, California; John Hood, Flor
ence, Ala. Carl W. Junger, New York
City.
Lieutenants, (junior grade,) G. P.
Blow, La Sale, H.; John Blondin,
Greenwood, Md. F. W. jenkins, Allie
ghany City, Pa.
Naval cadets, W. T, Cluverius, Jr.,
Louisiana: Anon Bronson, Nebraska; D.
F. Boyd, Jr., Alabama.
| Surgeon, l.. G.. Honeberger. Harrison
burg, Pa
Paymaster G. NJ. Ray, Washington.
Chief Engineer, c. P. Howell, Goshen,
n. Y. Passed Assistant Engineer, F. c..
Bowers, Brooklyn, n. Y; Assistant En-
gineers, j. r. Morris, Oregon, Mo-; Oar
win r. Merritt, Red Oak, Iowa; Engineer
Cadets. Pope, Washington, n. c.; Arthur
Crenshaw, Alabama.
Chaplain, j. 2. Chadwick, New York.
First Lieutenant of Marines, Albert w.
Catlin, Minnesota.
Out of 354, the total number of the crew
of the Maine, 90 were saved.
MAINE MEN ON THE MAINE.
Eldon H. Nero of Augusta was on the
battleship Maine in the capacity of assist
ant engineer, having served 10 years in
the navy and on the Maine since she was
launched. He has wife in Philadelphia
crew of the battleship Maine, destroyed
in the harbor of Havana. They were
Frank c. Talbot and John Sweeney.
There is no information as to whether
they survived or persisted in the disaster.
Two of the battleship Names crew OF
bluejackets enlisted at Portland two
years ago when she was in Portland har-
Dor receiving the States gift of a silver
service One was William H. H. Tins
man, foreman of the Eastern Forge Co.
He was u years of age. The other was
John Bloomer. about the same age sor
of Mrs. Trip of East Deering.
PRESIDENTS ON THE DISASTER.
Indianapolis, IND, Feb. 16. Wher
eXPresident Benz. Harrison was asked by
The Associated Press for statement re
garding the destruction of the United
States battleship Maine, he said: ''Tht
occurance is a most terrible and shocking
one. 1t is to be hoped that an investiga
ton may leave no doubt that it was an &C
cident. If there should be any room fol
suspeeting foul play, it would be very un
Fortunate.
PRINCETON, \. j., Feb. Is. Ex-Presi
dent Cleveland, this afternoon, said: So
am greatly shocked and Mortified at the
lamentable disaster to the battleshil
Maine, and sincerely hope that the later
information may serve to mitigateits nor
rifying details | was not personally &C.
quainted with any of the ships crew, bu
greatly regret that our navy should suffer
the loss of such ship and that so many
lives had to be sacrificed. OF course,
could not express an opinion as to wheth-
er the disaster was due to accident OIL
Spanish design, as nothing but the most
meagre particulars have reached me.
sincerely hope, however that investiga-
ton will show that it was accident, pure
and simple
FLAGS ORDERED AT HALF MAST.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. The Presiden
has ordered that until further notice The
flags at all navy yards, and on all nava
vessels at posts, army headquarters, anC
on all public buildings shall be halt
masted.
Late tonight the following despatch
from Capt. Sigsbee at Havana addressed
to Secretary Long was received "All mer
whose names have not been sent as saved,
probably are lost. Have given up jenkins
and Merritt as lost. Bodies are still float
ing ashore this afternoon. l keep nine
officers, one private and gunner's mate
Bullock here with me-"
despatch from Captain Philip of the
Texas, now at Galveston, states that the
twenty one apprentices the Texas carried
from New York for the Maine are still or
board the Texas.
BoUTELLE's RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.
Washington, Feb. Is. In the house to-
day Mr.. Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee, offered the following resolu
ton, which was unanimously adopted:
''Resolved, That the house of represen.
tatives has learned with profound sorrow
of the great calamity which has caused the
destruction of the U. S. battleship Maine
and the appalling loss of more than 25(
lives and the wounding of many others OF
the gallant defenders of our flag, and
that the house expresses its sympathy fol
the injured, and it's sincere coincidence
with the families of those who have lost
their lives in the service of the nation'
Before the question was put Mr. Bailey
asked Mr.. Boutelle if his committee was
in possession of any information which