The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-10
AMERICANS IN HAVANA.
Arrival Of Montgomery-Maine Oper-
ations-Court of Inquiry

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ations-Court of Inquiry.
Havana, March 9.-The United States
cruiser Montgomery arrived here at
e:35 a. m.
The arrival here of the Montgomery
was very quiet il being gensraily uI-
, derstood that she comes to replace the
coast survey steamer Fern as quarters
: for Captain Sigsbee and others.
Commander Converse. of the Mont
! gomery, is a high authority on explo-
sives. and his advice viii be useful to
the court of inquiry into the loss of the
/ Maine.
After firing the usual salute and be-
! ing saluted III return. the @,ants 80 e
was moored in the principal harbor
near the wreck of tn Matna i e. n
the center of a circle of Spanish ships
Later IN the day Commands; Oh
verse received the Associated Press
correspondent on board the cruiser.
though he had nothing TO tell him be
yond the facts already sent.
Captain Sigsbee, Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright and Ensien Powe'
son Will occupy quarters on the Mont
gomery, the Fern leaving Havana THIS
afternoon. The Montgomery is as trim
and neat as possible. Nobody is al
lowed on board without permission, but
nobody is excluded If business or cour-
tesy demands the visit There is no in
timation OF the length of the cruisers
stay in this harbor, any more than
there is any news of the duration of
the sessions of the court of inquiry
here.
The court held it's usual sessions to-
day, examining the divers. Only the
Spanish divers were at work, and they
were only occupied part of the day.
The wreckers are steadily removing the
upper debris of the wreck. some OF
which will be dumped into the sea.
Other portions of the wreck are worth
saving.
Senator Proctor left here today for
Key West and will go to Miami by to-
norrow's steamer.
Consul General Lee says there was
nothing of Importance in the mail mat
ter which he has just received from
the United States.
The OIivette's passenger list of in
comers was small, and her outgoing
list of passengers is not as large as
usual
Captain Sigsbee is anxious to wind
up his work here and get away His
health is gradually failing since the
Names destruction, and now that the
excitement no longer sustains him, he
fears collapse. His case is not seri-
Gus, but he seldom appears in the city
now, feeling unable to get about. He
remains aboard the Fern most of the
time.
A further examination of the divers
occupied the court of inquiry today.
The sessions were not long, and it
would be hard for anyone not possessed
of inside information to tell what keeps
the members here, unless it is that
they are waiting until the divers are
able to examine and report upon pcr-
tions of the hull already engulfed in
the harbor mud. The Fern left for
Key West tonight
The Americans here are greatly
pleased at the prompt action of con-
gress in passing the defense bill. every
one regarding the appropriation as a
wise measure in time of peace.
What effect the presence Of the
Montgomery will have, no one will be
able to tell until she has been here sew
eral days. She is so much smaller than
the Vizcaya or the Almirante Oquendo
that II is apparent TO everyone that
she was not sent in a warlike mood. !
but only to replace the Fern. There !
is TO apprehension among naval Of /
fcers that the Montgomery will share I
the fate of the Maine.