The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
Captain Sampson Has Recovered From
Ills Recent IndlsposltIon
WORK OE THE RED CROSS SOCIETY
Tho Journals Yacht Anita Fined $500
for Not Having Her Papers I'm Pro.
per observation-disclosures cabinet
Call on Capt. convorso-Interviow
With Spanish Dirors.
Havana, Mar. II, 1898.

t1aNana, Mar. IL, 1898.
The weather continues TO be delight
full arsd the ciG: is as quiet as the skies
are blue.
Captain Sampson seems to have rs-
covered from his Slight indislposltion,
and the United States naval court Of
Inquiry into the case Of the battle
ship Maine over which he pne,sides, is
pursuing Its usual course.
The relief iNprk Of the Red Cross
Society, in the city and country, Us
daily becoming more systematized, e6-
feciive and regular
Miss Clara Barton and the collector
OF custclrs have most pleasant inter-
views, during which Miss Barton, as
sured the official that ths Red Cross
pi'op3e earnestlCi deprecated any at
tempt, no matter from what source,
u2, evade or infringe the, customs laws
OF Spain Or Cuba, and the colL:ctor
expressed L:Es, desire and inter,tlon to
do all In his powen to expedite the, ad-
mission of legitimate relief supplies.
The American yacht Anita. ml!rlcrJ
brought a Congressional party here,
mas bei'n fined $500 for, 1t Is alleged,
mot having her pscers IN proper or
der
The gentlemen who arrived on the
iArs'E, Senators CfalMnger, Thurston
and Money and Representative C@ir-
mfnss ana William Alden Smith. ac-
ccmEhns2d by H,lair wives, were pre-
scented at the psllce at 10 o'clock this
morning by Capaair General Blanco.
This afternoon the Congressional
party paid visit to a camp 4f re-
concentrates ut Regla Tonight thsU
viii go by sea. il, Matanzas.
This afternoon the members OF the
Autonomist Cabinet called upon Ccqn-
nJander Converse and ths, officers OF
the Mcntgomery. The appropriate sa-
lutcS and ceremonies were observed,
as was the casa earlier in the day,
'whSIr, General Parradct representing
the Governor Generl. visited TIE Mont
GomeIDI
IA Spanish REPORT says that govern
m;mt troops operating In the Sierra
Maestro, have had a skirmish with an
insurger;tt force and have inflicted
numerous loss" upon the insurgents.
ESQ capturing five prisoners and de-
stroylng the plantations cf the enemy
Thi' troops 1t Is further said, lost three
men kilIa3 and had ten wounded.
To-day CAPTAIN Peral, president Of
the Spanish naval court Of inquiry into
the olnse Of the Mair'a Disaster, grant
ed an interviaW to the CORE spondent of
THE Associated Press. whom he author
lied to say is was the first and only
interview he had given arg newspaper
Or tie subject of the inquiry. Cap
tain Peal speaks excellent English.
With him in the naNad court is Lieu
tenant Sails. He has power TO call In
for consuHa ton any army or navy en-
ginear or eXp;rt on explosives or ma
rine building. He has twice Rlled in
such and will do so again when rec
essary.
Captain Peral said:
Our divers are hard at work ex2l1,-
ming the hull Oh the Mains. Great
difficulty Is experienced owing 10 the
deep mud in which the S:glM is buried
aci1 the condition OF the wreck forward
of amdships. Ths' whole forward part
of the ship is a mass of iron and steel
debris. We have klolsted up much OF
It, but in the mud it IS not aaanCis
possible TO tel, what part CT this. ship
2wmor, deck, beams GU stlnrhions are
found. the explosion, so changed their
positions.
I'VE think we have located the ra,n,
or Prov, bu; in the position supposed
The forward turret. mounting swo
large guns. was blown clear OF the hun
into uIa water Or the starboard. We
snail continue our lHiork and try TO cE-
anime the hull Forward down to the
keel. 1t is possible that we may pro-
pose to the American authorities &c
raise the hull by means Of the; floating
dock. brought fr2tr England and new
in Havana harbor
1--WE cannt beIve there was an ex-
ternal explosion of n torpedo, for the
following reasons:
a p:wp7,lo, fohe'wing the line of least
resistance. must have blowrl great hole
IN ilhe mud at the bottom of the harbor
No such hole WAS found. y :'2rnedo mus
have thrown 81 large mass Of wat:r into
tha air if eXpilled at a depth of cody
% f3et or so, or ut least have produced
n wave reaching the other ships and the
shcrc of th:, harbor. We have examined
every one on ship hoard or shore who
saw '.'hc eXpa:sior, butt TO on,2. czm be
found who remarked any upheaval of
';he water or n big wave.
"a t-rnedo EXPLOSIVES always kills
fish In ,lhe v2ch1ity. Nc fish wer:, killed
by tins Maine disaster. rs fishermen who
have known the harbor for many years
testify. To pr tiuce the effects C.,oted In
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