The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-29

WARRINGTON March es-The follow
tns - the foil text of the report OF tie
court OF inquiry:
United States Shit, Iowa. First Rate.
Key West. Fla. Monday. March Il. 1865.
After a full and mature consideration ~
eli the testimony before 1t. the court finds
az follows:
I That the United States hastiealssp
Maine arrived in the harbos OF Havana.
Cuba, on the 2iss day Of January. is.e.
and Was taken to buoy No. l. IN from five
and a half 20 six fath6ms Of water. by The
regular government pilot.
The United States eonsai general al Ha-
vanM had notified the authorities at that
place the previous evening Of the intended
arrival Of the Maine.
Z. The state Of discipline on beard the
Maine wac exeslhnt: and all orders ard
regulations in regard 10 the care and
safety OF tho silip were strictly carried
out
All ammunition was slowed away In ae-
cordanee With Instructions. and proper
care was taken whenever ammunition vas
handled Nothing was stored IN any one
Of the magazines or shell rooms. which was
not permitted to be slowed.
The maya xlms@ and shell rooms were al
WAYS locked. after having hecn opened,
and after the destruction % the Maine,
the KEYS were found In their proper place
hecn reported secure that evening at
y. m.
Tho temperature OF the magazines ard
eheil ruorns was taken daily and reported.
The only magazine wtnsa had an undue
amount Of heat was The Af,er fen-tnea
magazine and that did not explode st
thn time the Maine was DESTROYED
The torpedo war heads were all slowed
In the after part Of the ship under the
warm room and neither casssed For rar'ici-
patsd In the destruction Of the Maine The
drY gun eatsan pgIsaers and -detenators
werr slowed IN She cabin aft and remote
from the scene Of the explosion. The
waste was carefully looked after on board
the Maine ta osaviats danger Special or
deFs in regard to this had been given by
the commanding officer.
yarasshes dryers alcohol ard e'her
eufs,ha.tfhless of shss nature were stc@ee
on about or above the main deck and
eeuisi not have had anything To do Nth
tn destruction ~ tire Maine The :n"it-
emf supplies were slowed afi ~ the ward
room ani remote ftos the scene 81 the
sxpiessan.
10 dangerous stores If aay kind we're
slowed below 10 @nS II 81" othtf siere-
roasns The coal huSkers We're inspected
of shesss hunkrrs ad}ainluE the forward
magazines ard shell-FooHas fear were emp
". namely. ls-5 "a RS. R-e
Ais Rad saeu tti use a. that iats aai
Ais was fun % uew river coal. This coal
Ind hsen carefully inspected before ~
reising II on board The bunker n which
II wss stawrd vaa accessible na three siass
af AL times. aud en- the fourth 81 iaas
iirse. On account 80 huskefs Pa and t~s
iretng empty. TAts bunker. Ats. had bern
Inspected tA5g dav hs tne engineer offic@f
sn stats. Iha ere alarms ia the buAksfa
were la working order, SRA there bad
newer teen a Sase Of apae sneatss Cn{slbsls-
tsen Of eaat GA board the Maine,
The iva after ls1liegs % the sAle were "a
ura az the sissas % the disaster. tui fur
auSit3Ars purpose onls, slfs s. vognpaTe~
lively iow pressure AZ steam ard being
tended hy gesiabis watch. Tsose boilers
etsnl4 nag havc c4azssi iae explosion IL the
ship. Tae forward boilers * tas satp nave
heen tenn,, since by the divers and aEe liz
fs4r condition
Ca the uight * the destruction et the
Maine every thns had hs%m reported So
care for she night 81 T. ~. by reliable
rarseav, thfoash proper authorities. - the
caynnsa BaiaS e1ifeT. A the flue fhe
Nssne VAS destroyed tAe ship wsA quiet.
ant therefore &ae less NanIe "a acc}Ie %
caused - movements frsfn these vsa Board.
, Explosions 1'ase destruction og ghsa