The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-02-26
THE SPAMARDS MUST WAIT.
MAINE EXPLOSION INQUIRY.
Ths Unitea states Authorities WIN
Make the Initiai invsstigasisn--
neapest Respectfully Dseifaea-
captAin sissbee win Direct the
Operations.

washington. Feb. 20 Secretary Long
and Assistant Secretary Day d the stats
department. had an Interview with The
president yesterday lasting nearly a.
hour. Mr.. Day read . eahiegram from
Consul GeneFai Lee a. Havana transmit,
ting Fs4nest fFom the Spanish outhori-
ties IN Q Ia that spanish officials BE- per-
mitted Il Join With our people in making
an invaatieati0n into the cause Of the Dis,
aeteE 10 the Maine.
; The matter was discussed at c0nsidera.
ole length and tbs conclusion reached.
and Lee win be 20 notified. that while this
government Is willing 70 afford the Span.
ish authorities all reasonable laeilltieu G0E
conducting the Investigation. yet il l.
thought best that the irst inquiry shall
be made by our e4n commissioners The
request of the Spanish anthesitiess there
fore. will be respectfully declined.
The apparent difiicalty d sending down
divers 10 the Maine was Eeiieved. u not
entirely renewed. BY the statement BY
kenor Dnbose Of the spanish legation,
that complete and Harmonious under
standing between Captain sigsbee and the
authorities At Havana had been reached
On the matter u divers. and that the
Spanish authorities yiewed the Maine ~
part o. the sovereign territory II The
uniied States the same A. the United
States legation situated IN fogsign terri
tory,
Tbs waters II Havana harhor are, 81
course. 6paHish territory and some COZ
fusion has been aroused By the Idea thai
this jurisdiction oYsF the waters attached
sisS % the wreck In its present helpless
eondiiioR at the bsitsnsn d ths l.ay
Captain Slgshee will h. recognized A.
the one 10 direct the operations and 10
ssnd deAn the government divers for
saeh inepeettaa ~ he sees proper 10 make
kenor Dssbase feels assured. hawerrx.
that nieslsep Nill sNsend equal facilities
10 The Spanish alters - that the ias,.ac
tions may psec~ed toxethsr.
Eap~Et Opsntsa.
wesAlngson, Feb, g0-Iks oplaion Of
sns u tho leading expert. ia the nse II
high explosives, Professor AgteT ol ths
stdnane1 baf~au. uas today asked a. Ia
the cause 81 the explosion 81 the Maine.
AZ 10 the question u the cause a the
MAine's explosion. Ne kugw that no TAT
Pssio sslsh As l. known 10 mearrn var
taFs ran u it.@it cause pn eHplaslon u
ths character Il that 90 beard The Mainr
We keow u no iAstancrs where the GA
Plcsscn u tQFpesl0 mine anaes ! ship's
hottnfn has exploded the nlsrasine With
Va. u has simpiy torn = great hole IN
the shipis bpttasn. thfongh whlrh unts,
entered and isotn ahiSh the ship sank
Magazine expiasiuns. on the contrary. pF,s.
dtce edcris sSaetly similar 10 the effects
q the explosion un ho4Ed the Maine. II
secking tho cause u The explosion 81 the
Maine magazine. ws shaaild nstnraIiy 10, /
not tor Improbable o. unusual cages, but
tha.s against vhich ue have had 10 guaEd
IN the rsst The most common 81 tAs.s
i through isTp Ia the hunkrrs. MANY IL
eur ships have bern In danger AZ tariou.
umes from this cause. aud not long aeu
Gre In the Cneinnati's bnnkrrs asta
ally ~ IRE 10 httinx.. wooden boxes
etc, within The magazine. and had Il not
essn discovered II the time u waa Il
Wauld douhtle-s have resulted In 4 catas
tsuphs on board that ship similar 10 The
eas on The Maine. shall aFain esaphs
siss The iagt that no torpedo exploded
without ship has ever produced OF se
cording 10 our knowlcsige ran prcdnrr
en- explosion oi magazine Within
Fatality - the Disaster.
Wash ny on, Rsb. sn.--.Ihe navy depart.
nsut has compiled the following sum-
mary showing the total results sf Che
Maine disaster from available rfIiclai In
formation up 20 tonight. Total mum.
bsr Of Oflicers and men on lnard the
Maine, 5ss; total number II officers, &C
total number Of men, I'D. total number n
efiices4 sassd. 81 total number u olliccss
lost, 81 total number men Loaf, gao. total
number officers injured. none; total mum.
her men injured. 81: total number men
saved, 20, doubtful tmcnl, I.
The seven men appearing AZ doubtful
probably represent that number or lcss
who~e lives have bern saved, but who can
not be identified 81 present on account Of
errors In transmission Of kilograms Tho
81 appearing as injured arr included in
the 70 Appearing a. saved. Two men re-.
ported ~ having died in The hospital are
included In The total Of 24g appearing
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