Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-25
Secretary Long Denies an
Absurd Statement.
WRECKING OPERATIONS
Detahs In Connection With Than Ss5.u r..
rinripai business or the Navy
Department Un:u the. lnves-
legation Closes

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! % waGIalrt Ses7,,praw,r + ~''ioS'. e1Ni
This st.enlent to the .n,:v,s1 ai ~ '.iNn ~
| ielt nus office: W. =
summing up ,t!ht. sit,r,,r,,
say tk.,a!t Ul!a navy 0,.,g,r+,,,l, I 1
itChay nothing NOR, .rf,o,'t ,th1H hilo"
une eisaSt e1' than lit did five mtn1,tsrs az
TER the uecai PIT of the tirst 49,, :.
nom Saf;aain Sissbee"
| The ts'ec1e!a.'y's attention was ,7r.,,,,
10 tine published es,nter,e.nrt ,r1,u Co.. ant
1navd s,Anun, had i,ls,t .,,.i,., nutSau o
if'ia., ON N,hc Montgomery fr,n, hn:'ip>'
!ruba. where he had been il, <. u.aii ~
1prospeetive eoaling STATIONS mn. N ,Ii,!
paaFzas- The secreuau;yss conament wa,
SIMPLY this: wax
/ T>aptadn Crowinshipla1 h,, . h.,
to Cuba He has been Off ,v,,,, ~; n '1,
81 ma'ct4ns not In any whsa ,trS oos
o,r 5h.a eEa,y l!'anIs further said that ne
Ain shiea,d eA 1891. 10 see Captain Grown
I TTn,ti' 40 sr''''StnFow.
3trun or ,gs .|anc'us.Cn rt the nveSti2a-
INV. ,.,,:no;,>o, ~ rt talHFsllry ait Havana
Mart 1,.,, i T., business of the navy de
4 Will ~, a., AZ ouintec'tpGm With the Maine
|tn;r nne.,.a,,f., u'ie conduct OF the wreck
/ e,aptrsin, 'i r ar,,o,. ,,
t-,.nsn-a1 e'ls, una judge Udvocepte
! work arn,, :" az anas utsis b'aach of THE
d c.aived tn,esl.,s MN charge. to-day re-
5;Csh,nTn.,'n 'rst.niiIs nroIn the Merritt &
| YT,l, s,n,r,, .rS %Na!fEpafry at New
and ma r Sgaghg 'iha5 the steamer Merufttt
i Ha,.. mreckIns lighter Sharpe mad left
wouI1 Ia,,,4 llu ni,ae lhe tug Under written
] Tho enirn,, ~. "a. otdaS
! from, No ,,,, ". .'1S vas received today
@'Ssoee:
Long. sec,-A+,,,.,- J., 81. FEB. "a.
4 ..Nrsc1,:,,. -. " !nie Navy.
4 v7e,z,..47 ',,,, II, .ue ie!sHG Arm arrived
| enrI,,,,har;,,.. .s, work today. Much
away in ,i.afs,: l''et S1 MUSE be blasted
seven Js,,.s fn,.,, uFers down aft
| of ,Lan,ssn,r u 10 ~ M,anu t"ur days Bodies
unr,ltsnttfia1 b.1. So ~ mot tpund- Two
ts4r1t,v f.. 80 "l crew FOUND yes
fla1,af4i,,ar7 MOI, it'i!ohlenf hited with
ar1l3 fjt irros 49,, @r,.a puoydh'l lur'fnNure
"EyervtiI,sno, ;.b,+ 80. a.''s ~.
the UnSted Sa,,as s.,=,,,1s tioa.' wreck 10
WrecLinr ,.Csn,nal,1r t ~ ns uAS'.illecrs-d.
This, s"i'uiu p'oVpue Tor
! --.--- -.r,-a--aa
Useless fittings and ep,rtpnslf HI nj he
towed to sea ant1 ;,,rcwr overheard
l Will take all immediate resp0ns ST ity
| but invite department. wishes. Shall old
| netaD OF eupSuructur'e and like be
! saved? Friends of the dead should un-
| 4erstund that we are in' the tropics.
| Chaplain Chadwick, charged With all
| matters relative TO the dead. His CON-
duct lis beyl:1d praise Don't know what
reports hge being printed, but tlie i'm
tenSely active representatives of the
press here have been very considerate
OF ME and my POSITION
| NS4sneo) SFGS'BEE-'
| secretary Long trn1ned0a'Fely answer
sd NalPSa.m SlsSnee, approving AMI his
ltScoiiltiieiN,1acio1N>. lie was directed III
il.ve A1. ss lNIr!n".t'ght, ule exec
utEVe Officer of the Maine. make ar
i1ntsehleIhiS "Eoh tine w'reckesi's flon' this
u.SI.ll tce!oil oi e'srStffHns sent TO tlht
ttH.'e ll'e iecpiitiiieiHtHho'oi
}ontr1 and If n,aal ne o.iIa,,. ~, I'M, .a,,nI;
mated n,og. was "a nnrova,3 wi,thnnt. I,Yn,
me,ur l,h,. saa,,,. .,n,,,in,na, Was .,,iys.n w.
lrhe s,,-.ls,,,Nn ,tht.t n1s,i.s>s e, ;,s,,s ,,n
lecuinnent h,. towtAd ,to s,aa ~ M, flrronvT
{oyerbnar1 jr ht.fn,er EFT ia C,o ,s,,,in e.ios.
bees judrrnfm tJ tl,-tf,r,,7;u,.. how ia,
this dkys,tn.uc,ticn should he f4arr,:.d ,m
To the t-anyia,n's Inouirv aes u.l me saw.
ing of old met,al .amtl pas,tes nf ,tht ,snn4-r
structure the answer was given tina
such material was of NO 11sse. TO th,