The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18
wARsnlP MAlne pnsrRoYep
Trirhtfui Erpiosion sends Iferto tie not
tom - linvana Iisrbor.

AANNNNNf y en- 10 ~ n NNhiNff ~
10 yesterday evening terrible oxplo
sion occurred on board the United
states cruiser Maine IN Havana hAr-
bor Many were killed or wounded
The wounded sailors Of the Maine are
unable 10 explain H. II is believed
that the cruiser Il totally destroyed.
The explosion shook the whole city
The windows were broken In all the
houses
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press SAYS he has converscd with sew
sral Of the wounded sailors and under
stands from them that the explosion
tool, place while they were asleep 20
that they can give no particulars a. 70
The cause.
The widest excitement prevails IA
Havana. The wharves are crowded
with thousands Of people. II II be-
licvcd the xplosion occurred 10 small
powder magazine AZ quarter OF
II o'clock what remains Of the Maine
IL still burning
Captain slgsbco and the other OH
GERS have been saved
IL Ia estimated that over a hundred
Of the crew were killed. but II Is inn
po,.ibir vet 10 give exact details. Ad-
mlral Yantorcta has ordered that boats
,fnil kinds should 20 TO the assistance
OF the Maine aud her wounded.
Tho Hauuasarcmen are giving aid,
tending carefully 10 the wounded ~
they are brought ON shore
General zolano and the Other gen.
erals hive been ordered by Captain
Ganeral iilunco TO take steps 20 help
tho Names crew In every possible
WOW. The correspondent Of the Assoc
e.atcd Press has been near the Maine
ln boat Of the cruiser Alfonso XIII,
aud seen others Of the wounded who
corroboratcd the statement Of those
nrst interviewed, that they were AL.
ready asleep when the explosion &C.
CURED.
Captain sigsbce says the explosion
occurred In the bow Of the vessel lie
received a wound In the head. Orders
were giycn 90 the other officers TO savc
themselves ~ beat they could. Tho
latter, who were literally thrown from
their hunks la their night clothing
gave the necessary orders with great
sclf.posscsslon and bravery.
The nrst theory was that there had
been preliminary explosion In the
santa Barbara (magazinel Of powder
or dynamite below the water
Admiral Mantcrcta believes that the
frat explosion was Of n grenade that
was hurled over the navy yard.
The report that Captain slgsbce was
wounded was Inaccurate. Captain
...---.-.-----i,i.-s,i i,s,r officers, went In a
asmall boat 70 the (NSra iline struinr'
Icity Of washlngioh. Two officers and
morn than 200 OF tie crew are missing
Some Of the crew who were able u
support themselves By swimming were
saved by the boats.
Six Of the wounded crew. aud one oI
the officers have been taken To the mil
itary hospital by General Blanco''
orders
Washington, Feb 10. Tho secretary
OF the navy received the following toll
egram from Captain Slgsbeci
"Malnc blown up In Havana harbol
at $50 and destroyed. Many wounde,
aud doubtless many killed and drown
ed. Wounded and others are on boar,
Spanish man-of.wur and Ward Lln'
steamer. send lighthouse tender from
Key West for crew aud few pieces o
equipment still above water. NJ
one had other clothes than those upoI
/ him.
"Public opinion should be suspended
tin further reports. All officers be
lievcd 10 be saved. Jenkins aud Mor
ritz not yet accounted for Man
Spanish officers. including representa-
tlyes OF Gcnerol Blaneo, now with M
aud express sympathy"
The Maine was constructed la thl
brooklyn navy yard at cost of g., 500,
900 and she was launched Nov IL
1890. She was ais feet long, 81 Zee
beam aud 20 feet draughL