Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-24

'e9SiNh mere. II All depends upon the
testimony and new features requiring
| further Investigations may deyevop at
| amy time
Captain Sampson added that sooner
| or latter. every survivor of the Maine
| Will be eNlNrr:tled by the court. which
|s@ems TO imply THAT sessions for THAT
purpose will be held at Key West.
| Although This Information lis measre.
| 1t is absolutely all Captain Sampson
Will give to the press. The correspond
emit OF the Associated Press sees him by
appointment twice daily. but There lis "a
Ii'g.d ruie TO Observe silence until th..
Facts i'm the case have developed
Through The retstGlnsony presented.
| The Right Arm of the Merritt &,
Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Com
pany. is n"ored about 200 yards from
Ihe poop Of the Maine. The wrecking
tug looks powerful enough to move a
ntountatn, yet 1T lis reported THAT she is
mot supplied. owing to her hurr1ed de
pal't,nl'e for this port, with all the APP
paaatus she needs for the work which
| DIS before her.
Captain McCsee, the commander of the
Right Arm. has reported ito Captain
Slgsbee, as ordered by the Navy De-
parement, and Will act under Captain
Sigbeets orders. which are not yet for
Inula'ted. or at least, are not made
\ known.
A STRONG wind to-day made the hau,bor.
rough and added to THE difficulties of
the divers as the eleCuric lights au>e
worked from a battery ON board the
lighthouse tender tMangrove, 200 yards
| distant
HAVANA, Feb. 23-'rhe tug Right
Arm, belonging ITO THE Merritt Chap-
man Wrecking Company, With addition
III divers and apparatus arrived here
| this morning. The wounded are doing
we'll The Olivette inlay take two bod
leg 10 the United States this a'ftern opn
Tire identify of the corpse lis NOT known
Mt present.
1t lis reported that five bodies, prob
ably of iiremen, We're found under the
| hatcn Ieading TO the fire room to-day
the wettullea' is much cooler the wind is
\ high and a mol'the-r lis lhreats4ll.Ad
| ASH Wednesday, It's passing Very
quietly. The churches We're crowded
with people, cind the ashes OF forty
Jesuit Fathers. which had been collect
| ed. were buried in a tomb in the Gem
eue'ry of Columbus Thousands of the
| best people We're present ait the cere-
mcny. Those engaged in examining THE
| wreck of the bartleship Maine hope to-
! day To settle THE question definitely as
10 whether the 10-inch magazine. ON 1.-THE
s'.a'rbOard side forward blew up.
1t is suggested that uile public should
bear m mind that "a wtarshdp lis mot
easier to get about i'm, even when afiVa,t,
land the difficulties are therefore much
greater when such "a ship lis wrecked
ahiu ullutT uile water. I'hlS accounts
| 1or the sloWnsasS of tine results of the
djvel1s' work.
| MISS Clara Barton, president of the
| Red CROSS Society i'm the Jhnilted States,
| is actively engaged in the relief work.
| and system now prevails where lack
| OF 1T was FORMERLY.
| BOSTON, Feb. 23.-The crew of tlhe
IUnpde.'writer worked hard all day i'm
| getting aboard stores, and latte this a:f-
termoon THE tug left for New York.
! She Will leave New York Friday after
tfac,on and ut its expected SHE will reach
| HavaIil a,So1lt next Wednesday.
| Her crew will consist of seventeen,
men.
WASHINGTON. Feb 23.-Repre.serr-
'ailive Barrett. of Massachusetts, has
| introduced a resolution allowing THE ma
val affairs cumnl.utee to incorporate i'm
| the naval appropriation bill a provision
| for AN appropriation mot to exceed
s., 1875, 900 for new dry docks, or extern
Stems TO existing ones at Boston. New
York. Norfolk, PORT Royal. New Or
leans and Mare Island, California
| NORFOLK VA. Feb. 23.-Althou 9Th
rep'N'ted ready for sea at 1,paon to-day.
| the mGnitpr Terror. lis still lying a,t the
| dock awaiting o!>de1ls. She will mot
| l-aNe tonight. possibly NOT for saorne
days. 1t is THE change i'm the Vizcaya' s
| Ianns that has resulted in a change of
| those of the Terror. Thu. torpedo boat
WEmslofw Will be READY for sea. by Mon
! clay, and the FOUtx. i'm a week
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The Ma
ch.as has sailed from Funciral. Mad'el,a,
for Norfolk. returning from "a long tour
| E1l the Atlantic station.
| NEW YORK, FEB. 23.-Majur General
| Marri;,t. commander of the Department.
, of the Eas'.. left today for am inspection
of the defense ON the Atlantic coast
south of New York. His ROUTE is under
s'I fd to include Atlanta. New Orleans,
| Pou1S oIpI
| CITES being visited En- THE order manned.
| Through ONE of his aides the genera!
announced THAT his trip was his regular
lannual inspection which he had had in
| contemplation for about two months.
| NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-SenSsltiona.l
reports thar the Vizcaya's officers had
ordered that COAL be taken aboard ial
haste and that men be kept nt work
day and night lin this service were au-
utANrentively denied today.
| On 1.-The contrary. no more Dispatch has
been used i'm coeldng htIan is usual. and
no effort will be made to complete the
| loading of the amount req uiu1ed by 1.-THE
VizcAya before tUnlor7ruw.
1t was learned AIT the Spanish COM
sulatt THAT Captain Eulaite had re-
| ceived MO sailing orders. He Was or
der-ed. before leaving Las Pa.lmass. to
spend ON week i'm American walters. be-
fcre sailing fou' HAVANA. and since has
received no Instructions conflicting with
| this order.
| VALLEJO. CAL, Feb. 23-Therse are
NOW ait THE Mare Island navy yards 1.-THE
| CiharlestOn, Yorktown, Philadelphia.
Hartford and Adams. a number OF me-
chanlcs who have been at Port Orch
ard, have returned and will assist i'm
rushing to completion the repatns to the
various s'aipa At the yards,
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-tI-ate tonight
| the wrecking stea mboat T. ]. Merritt,
with the barge Fred r. Sharp. left New
| York for the scene of the Maine disaster
| in Havana harbor. These boats are
| owned by the Merritt & Chapman Der
| rick ami WreckinG Company, which has
secured the contract TO raise the battle
ship
, Forty men, exclusive of the officers,
| constitute the wIeckirg crew and a
| large quantity of paupheGnalia was
| taken along, everything having been
tested before it was PLACED aboard
! Captain Wolcott said tonight just be-
fore his departure that he expected tC
maintain a speed OF 9k knots from SAM
, dy Hook to Havana. lie COULD do nc
| better than that with the heavily lader