Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-02-18
LOCKS LIKE War
DIVERS FIND INDICA-
TIONS OF TORPEDO
WOkK ON THE
MAINE.
SIGSBEE WIRES TO WASH
INGTON THAT HE
THINKS HIS SHIP
WAS SUNK
BY THE
FOE.
THE CABINET IN SESSION
THE CABINET IN SESSION
AND WARLlKE PREPARs-
TONS AT THE NAVY
YARD.
Further Particulars of the Fate
That Overlook the Sailors
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.O

San Francisco, Cal, February 1.-THE
cause of the explosion is vet unknown
1t Is reported that the divers have
found a hole in the bottom of the sbin
The victims ofthe disaster will he buried
IN havana. y sensation was caused at
Washington by the receipt of a dispatch
from SlgShee that he thinks the destruc-
'ion OF the vessel was due to an act of the
enemy. The Cabinst is in session this
evening. Preparations for war are being
maze at Washington and the Navy
Yard. Under the most favorable circum-
stances it Will be several days before the
Board OF Inquiry can make a report.
HOW THEY Persisted.
New York, Feb. T.-Further narti,.n-
lars OF the terrible disaster to the Nainn
come III from Havana.
1t Is the first time any war shin has
met with a similar disaster and the shack
OF the catastrophy has vibrated over the
world. When the explosion came the
great snip was seen to lift her prov ont
OF the water and then sink back. There
were flashes of fire and smoke at her bow
and then after receiving her death wound
she settled down INTO the water half snb-
merged.
Inc explosion was not particularly
loId, but a muffied, heavy report that
was felt throughout the harbor. Most of
the lights went out in Havana and the
vibration broke glass in the buildings.
At HI WRECK.
Al the time of the explosion most of the
men had turned in for the nipht and
when the ship went down thew were
drowned like rats i'll a hole. The ulcers
were III the ward room and made a rush
LOT the deck. This rush for life resulted
III a with, struggling III ass of men. each
bent upon saving his own life. The mass
cloked the gangway and the air was
lilled with shouts of command, all lost
III the confusion and oaths and impreca-
tons.
some OF them were crushed in the rush
and once down We're trampled to death
Ihey were mixed up in the wreck 400 !
and water and from the hatchways is
sued a dense black smoke. rolling IN i'm
increased volumes, and above all he
fearful yelis Of anguish from men wbo
were damned in the debris and sufferjno |
from wounds and fire.
some OF the sailors reached the deck in
"A dazed way and plunged overheard to he
picked up by the Spanish boats. Rrt
only few reached the deck alive, The
TOOTH IN winch they slept was their
'"ii1fl and some probably did not waken
"heH the water closed over them. lint
sank into the bubbling depths without a
grOan.
Immediately after the explosion 4 score
u search light from all parts of the har-
)or We're concentrated on the doomed
mp ana the smaller craft in the harlow
l'eeded To the scene of the disaster
hey s"arned in from every side and
emf their small boats in to aid in tho
'o'A VI rescue. The calamity seemed to
ave stirred the hearts of all and tho
'panlSh sailors who curse the very sirbt
+ an American sailor. worked as IL ,ba,
'ere saving the lives OF their own CONN., i
"Eniru. {
me survivors of the explosion on the l
i'ille sent up a cheer for the SPANISH
'ilorS as they witnessed them work i'm
ia OF their comrades. As the boats nut
from the Spanish ships thew raced for
lie lead and the way the Spanish oars
zen Dent to their work was a reminder .
some OF the famous struggles in the :
aver between rival college crews. The =
'ersy displayed was something superb d
IN b
iiardiy any n went to bed last MICH. V
havana. The town was in a feru,.ut {
excitement, such as has not been SHY =
'ssed since the war began. Opinions y
NED as to the cause of the disaster lint K
{ general concensus of opinion is that -
d torpedo was used or the explosion ,
~ the result of a deliberate plan to sink n
e ship, it was the work of a few mon q, -
err own hook and without the know. r.;
ige OF the Spanish Government. -
A Key West special says that he idea II
HaYana is steadily growing ground
1t the explosion was caused nv a
'pedo placed under the shin. The
7ers have found a hole in one OF the ..
ties which points strongly to the work n
a torpedo. Ri