The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-25
USE OF DYNAMITE BARRED
CANNOT BE UTILIZED IN BREAKING
UP THE NAMES HULL.
Capt. Sigsbee Asked Permission, but
Both the Spanish and American
Governments Objected.


the naval board of inquiry into the Maine
disaster was received in Washington at 9:35
o'clock tonight. The four naval officers
who have guarded and watched it since its
departure from Key West were hustled at
once into carriage by an attache of the
Navy Department and driven to the Ebbitt
House. where they tried to catch a little
much needed sleep, and at the same time
withstand the crowd of newspaper men who
throngetf the lobby in hopes of some stray
bit of information which had escaped the
scrutiny of numerous correspondents along
the route. The party consisted of Lieut..
Commander Mark, Lieutenant John Hood,
Lieutenant Carl Jungen, Passed Assistant
Engineer Bowers, A. T. Mark a nephew
of the judge advocate, and Ship Carpenter
Helms, of the Names Inflated crew. There
was an immense crowd waiting at the depot
when the train pulled in. The naval con-
tingent was in the last sleeper of the train
and deftly avoided the crush of citizens
by alighting at the upper end of the plat
form and going out across the tracks. All
were thoroughly tired, and Commander
Mark was asleep in the corner Of the seat
when the train pulled in and was gently
shaken into sensbility by his companions
who were ON guard. The party was met at
the Navy Department, who was the sole
representative of Secretary Long. He in
formed Commander Mark that the secre-
tary would not receive the report tonight,
and gathering the tired travellers under his
protecting wing made for the hack stand
through the rapidly thickening crowd which,
baked of it's prey at the gate, had swarmed
out over the pavement to get glimpse at
the outside of the much heralded report.
Lieutenant Hood, as the most muscular
member of the party, carried the bulky doc
ument in a white canvas bag slung under
his arm. 1t must have weighed ten or twen-
ty pounds without it's carrying case, and
portended endless reams of complicated tes-
timony to be digested by the administra-
ton before the next step in the progress of
the Maine incident can be taken.
That the whole party carrying the report
was armed was demonstrated in rather
theatrical way Just as they were about to
get into the carriage. The crowd closed
around the party and jostled them consid-
erably Some one ran against the end of
the mysterious canvas bag in which the
report was concealed. Quick as a flash
Lieutenant Hoods hand went to his hip, and
Lieutenant Jungen laid his hand on the butt
of revolver that was sticking from his side
pocket. The movements were sufficient to
prevent further jostling.,
On being driven to the Ebbtt House the
some light refreshments to their rooms.
1t was not long before the report of their
arrival spread, and the lobby was filled with
a curious crowd of idlers, while the negro
bell boys worked overtime carrying up
cards from the various correspondents in
search of an interview. Young Mark was
met all inquirers with the stereotyped re-
ply of "I don't know" to every question. at
may be said. however. that the report, in
due process of law, must first be delivered
to the secretary of the navy, and this, ac-
cording to all precedents will be at the
Navy Department. 1t will then be submit
ted IN President MeKinlev on whose deciS.
ion its future 1higrations will depend.