Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-21

COURT OF INQUIRY.
It's Work Likely to Begin at
Havana Today.
sIGSBEE'S TELEGRAMs.
Little Done Thus Far in Explor-
ing the Wreck.
Only Most Expert Divers of Use-Prepar
ations TO Hurry the Work OF Saving
Maine Armament.
sIGsBEE'S TELEGRAMs.

Maine disaster will begin it's work VT
Havana tomorrow. Admiral Sicard, at
Key West, telegraphed this morning as
follows:
The court of inquiry sail for Havana
10th. by lighthouse steamer Mangrove.
Mark arrived today"
The telegram was dated yesterday, so
the board should have arrived there be-
fore nightfall and be ready to begin
work tomorrow morning.
The board undoubtedly would have
started previously but for the necessity
of awaiting the arrival at Key West
from Washington Of Lieut.. Commander
Mark, naval officer well skilled in
the intricacies of marine law, who is
to be judge-adyocate of the court. Capt.
Sigsbee was heard from late last night,
but the telegram was not delivered at
the navy department until this morn
ing. His message goes to confirm the
press reports of the events of yesterday
in Havana llarbor, as far as they relate
to the wreck. 1t reads as follows:
Havana, Feb. 19.
"Only most experienced wrecking
divers can do effective work on the
Maine. In the upper works can use
service divers. Did some work today,
but with little success. Will do better
tomorrow. Parts of the Maine es-
pecally the superstructure and connec-
tions, are one confused mass of metal"
Another brief telegram from Capt.
Sigsbee read. "Hayana. Feb. 20
Bache." which means that the coast
survey steamer has arrived at Havana.
bringing on board ali of the diving an
paratus sent from the squadron.
Tt is the practice on board of men-of-
war TO assign a few men ALWAYS vol
unteers. on account of the hazardous
nature of the work, to duty as divers,
In connection with their regular work.
The scope of their work is the explora-
tion of the ship's bottom generally. the
Acknowledgement of cables from the pro-
nelIor shafts and sometimes the search
for a lost torpedo or anchor. Such work
rarely carries them deeper than 25 feet
into the water. and it is said that for
operations in deep water, s;lch as would
be involved in the examination of the
Names bottom. their training has not
fitted them Thav are also iacl,ins in
that kind of skill necessary to enable a
diver to erope his Way safely through
the internal parts of a mighty ship like
the Maine, torn and dismembered as she
is.
Creeping through iron-bo1pnd passages
and eroping for the doors Of tbe nun1er
Gus watertfght bulkheads which divide
+he huu into rnanv comma Y.tnants ON
slimv floors and in nerfect 5arl,naes re-
uuires the highest experienee and skin
and that 10 ubv can't Sigsbaa With o,111,
his sailor divers af comma nj hae NOT
been able to do mrcb 60 far towards nm
ravslIina the rovetarv of +be ATo;na,s
and
eeeo,.f to bastan tba baoir1,,i,1o of ti,s
y,oJ.lr of racoyerv IF eoeds a-S narho,,e ~
tho raising of tba hui bv rTafassil,ois
To n 81 and cont a,1,IT tbe 49, oS
vocata yenaraI ~ tba Jora,.+,,1a1f a.
at work todaW in bis o1ice 1,it1 We
sentatiy1as ~ +l oaIi,r ,lo.; aas.l =
tr,iner - ip
haa,, 81 tba tos1 -, 80 49,, a. ~ 5iis =.
hos not hea 90, ~ 80 S~9 p NJ, NJ ~
nrr;,er - d;z,,,jjti ~ ~ ~ - ms -
least o,o of t oa',,,, O.i 'liS paIt % az
loer; ~ il9, " uiINe d AeIu
5,,f ~ ~ - g eiIe uelesl onlellt III tile
,otd e., .-; ~. ~ " - u!ois ~ pS
~ &+%at ~ ~ % slCes. DuI II Is pelleFeu
,nl. rl,ae 'h0 0oii'i scts can pe sisheu tonor-
q - LsliIiy - alldnSlhS 70 nave Two
ri nj, ie ~, G3ntpdiiIes coanplhe tnelr Iorces:
Z ney WIZ 4, pe pau on the scale OF days,
Wlcn q PloNlsioh lor ponus II
@ e,ley ,s succeed .,s IN raising me vessel, thus
9tis rs .ne iecoVely oI as ihuch OF the
a5 Nalu19iu % equlplnent as IS possible,
1touiu eneiI ~ ny pe pIdctlcaDle 70 1ioat the
@ Maiils asdln. Gfeat qlinculty IS eX-
P Peeteu III recovering the pig ten-lnch
1uIFel suns edcn worth $4OVOo, owing
not only 70 thelr own weight, 30 tons
aplece Wlthout carriages, put TO the
enormous tuIrets enclosing tnem with
nuhdreqs OF IONS oL steel. IL IS doubt
1uI II tne tops Oh these turrets can be
removed as was llrst supposed by cut
tinS OIL the polt heads tnat flX them to
tne sloes, as these large oolts are prob
apiy couhtersunk ana the heads below
tne SURFACE OF the metal, Whlle the con-
nneo space WlInln the turrets would
make IL very olfrlcult TO operate on the
inside ends uhder water. lt IS noped
tnat IL may De teaslole TO raise the tur-
fets entire with the guns
The newspaper reproductions OF Pho
tograpns taken OF the wreck We're stu
oleu Win hlueh interest TO-DAY py the
naval oflcers mere. Great surprise was
expressed at the extent OF the wreck,
ana tne vast mass OF steer ana IRON
heaped IN tne tofWafu part OF the snip
was particular ooJect OF attention.
Ihe eNperls' VINO lirsl Vehtdfed the
theory OF bursting ooller, as the
cause Oh the uestruclion, cialm 70 ma
strong reltilorcehlent rem ,esI IA the pictures IoT