The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
A CALMER FEELING.
Government Has Settled Back into
a Waiting Attitude.
AWAITING The COURT OF INQUIRY.
Nothing New to Add to Information
Already Published.
THE MAINE is TO BE RAISED
--..
Private wrccking Corporations Get
the work - Miss Clara Barton
Given Carte blanche.
THE MAINE is TO BE RAISED

Washington, February 1.-THE govern
mcnt has settled back into waiting atu-
tude in respeot to the terrible marine dis
aster In Havana harbor. The great shock
caused by the news has given way To
calmer and more judicial siate Of mind aud
realizing. from the events o. the day. that
the court of inquiry is the sole dcpendence
in the search for the cause o; tho Names
loss The officials are now resigned to
await the results OF that inuuiiy BY a court
named today by the navy iepartnien'
There was little new to add 10 The sum
Of information as to the disaster curing
the forenoon. No kilograms came snd all
that could be cleaned WAS denial OF SOME
absurd story or other that lad crept into
pint or became current gossip. All the
iii the shape OF Captain ssgsbse's report
of the authorization Of the funeral OF the
dead sailors and General Lees graphic
story of the terrible struggle for life In
the dark hull OF the Maine.
The officials at the navy department de-
voted the day 10 the eifort to CORRECT the
lists of living and lead. 10 answering fran
tic telegraphic appeals rom relatives of
the men on the battleship and last. but not
least. In meeting with unwavering cour-
tesy and patience the exacting demands
Upon their time by the press representa-
tiyes.
The disposition CT the survivors. Captain
Dickens. acting chief Of the navigation
bureau, has arranged Tor as well rs could
be frcm this distance. The wounded sail
ors in the Havana hospital, on the Spanish
| flagship and elsewhere, were not In
| condition to be brought back
! TO Key West. will be care
| fully looked after by Miss Clara Parton.
who has been given carte blanche 10 buy
any and everything necessary. fool. Cloth
ling delicacies and hire nurses aud physi
clans. The wounded able 10 act across TO
+, Key West viii be taken Gaze o. in the ma
rine hospital there. The sound survivors
viii be ouartered iE the sDafe army bar
| racks there.
as for the Maine herself. notwithstanding
discouraging reports from Lieutenant Hood
as to her condition. the navy deper tment
will make the effort 10 raise her. " lille
this is required by every credilaDle seDti-
ment. they say they are bound TO remove
the hull from the small harbor in any case
aud it may be as easy Or aahler TO raise
| her that II would be TO destroy the hull and
machinery BY the use 1f divers am, cyna
mite. 1t is believed this work can rest be
| done By private wrecklng CORPORA ticns aud
negotiations are already afoot for piacing
| the contract based on work by the da7. at
an estimated cost of 500 100.
| At the navy department specific denial
was given of the report emanating from
Madrid that a torpedo fotilla was about TO
| leave Key West for Cuba. IL was stated
that only torpedo boats, the Cushing and
the Ericsson. are at Key West, and these
have not been ordered and VIII not be or
dered. according TO present plans, 10 Cuba.
1t was strongly asserted that no present
| purpose existed OF sending any warsnip
| there.
| Senior DuBosc the Spanish charge af-
flares, has received no Instructions up to
| 6 p. m. as 10 going to New York and stop
! ping the Spanish ship Vizcaya from enter
| ing the port. and reports 10 this edost
were discredited.
| The air Of suppressed excitement which
| characterized the movement of the en-
pioyes and visitors OF the White House yes
terdsy was not noticeable today. There
were comparatively few visitors during the
| morning hours and for a considerable time
In the middle OF the day the White Hou.e
| bore an almost deserted appearance. Assist
ant Secretary Day saw the president for
few minutes. hut he had nothing of inn
portance to communicate after O'Clock.
when the De LONE incident was carried to
the president.
| On the streets there was noticeabiy less
excitemen. than yesterday. when the people 4
| were loath to believe that under the cir
cumstances the loss of the Maine could be
traced to other than Spanish sources
All the flags throughout the city. in
| GLIDING those on tie capitol and the de-
partmsnt buildings are flying at half mast
| today and among others is conspicuous that
OF Cuba libre." which flies from the stan
4 on the Hotel Raleigh. the headquarters OF