Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-26

the accident; but there were some
opinions, generally expressed under
breath with the admonition not to
publish, that the effect of the affair
looked very mysterious and doubtful
May Lead to Trouble.
The Maine incident formed the prin.
cipal topic OF consideration by the sen
ate committee on foreign relations al
u meeting today. The affair is not of.
ficially before the committee, but was
nevertheless allowed to displace almost
all other business. An opinion is gen.
orally expressed by members of the
committee in conference to the effect
that the occurrence is one of very seri.
Gus importance and may result in
grave complications unless Spain can
make 1t very plain that no Spaniard
was in any way responsible for il. a
prominent member of the committee
said after the close of the meeting that
Spain would be expected to make eX.
plantations that would entirely clear up
the mystery, and if she did not this
country would have "A right TO demand
such explanation. Most of the mem
bers Of the committee refused after
the conference to express any opin-
ion concerning the occurrence. at is
too serious 10 talk about ut present.
said Lodge, while Cullom said: Il
can't see how the explosion could have
beer the result of an accident, | think
the time is rapidly approaching when
this country must do something"
Senator Clark would only say: at IL
singular that such an accidents happen
at such opportune times"
Officers OF the Maine.
Following Is a list of the officers of
| the Maine:
Captain Charles d. Sigsbec, Wash
ington; Lieutenant Commander Rich
ard Wainwright, Washington; Lieu
tenant G. F. Holman, California; Lieu
tenant John Hood, Florence, Ala;
Lieutenant Carl w. Jungen, New York
city. Lieuto7ants Gunior grade), G..
III. Blow, La Sale, H.; NJ. ID. Jenkins,
Allegheny City, Pa; surgeon, l.. &.
Ilerbergcr. Harrisburg, Pa; paymas-
ter, c. NJ. Ray, Washington; chief enR1-
ncer, G. p. Howell, Goshen, y. y; past
assistant engineer, +. c. Bowers,
Brooklyn; assistant engineers, II. n.
Norris, X. Morgan, NJ. o. Darwin, Red
Oak, Ia; engineers cadets, Pope,
Washington, n. c.; Arthur Crenshaw,
Alabama; Chaplain j. II. Chadwick.
New York city; first lieutenant Of ma
rines, Albert Wyattin, Minnesota.
What the Cook Says.
New York, Feb. 1G.-An Evening
kilograms Havana special says:
Howe, the ships cook, was the least
injured of any of the Names crew
brought in while | was there. | asked
him how it happened. 81 don't know"
he replied. II turned in to my ham
mock at { o'clock and heard three
bells strike. ] don't remember any
thing until ! felt myself turning over
and over, falling heavily upon the deck
through a mass of smoke. | got on
my feet and worked my way TO the
main deck. When | got there the SUI
p~ertsructure of the deck was dipping
under water, and jumped overheard
to keep from being drowned by sue
ton. | was picked up by a boat from n
Spanish man OF war.
$50 far as | can learn now the eXplo-
sion took place i'm "A magazine used for
the storage Of gun cotton for tOrpe-
does"
The vessel lies almost wholly sub
merged, only n part of the stern show
ing. The explosion shook the city
from end 10 end and created the wild
est excitement. All the electric lights
were put ont by the shock. Fire en-
gincs rushed madly about, and no one
for certain from which direction
the explosion came. --
Word From BIanco.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The news IF
the Maine disaster was learned at the
Spanish legation with horror and was
the occasion for many expressions of
most profound regret and coincidence.
Early Senior Du BOso. charge d~'aiiaires,
received from Captain General Blanco
a dispatch dated ut Havana, . o'clock
a. m, and which read as follows:
with profound regret / have to in
form you that the American ship
Maine, in this harbor, blew up by an
undoubted accident, which is believed
to have resulted from the explosion of
a boiler or dynamo. Immediately fol-
the accident all disposable elc-
ments of the capital were FASTENED to
the spot to extend every aid possible.
This included a corps of marines, five
brigades and all the generals in la.
vana, among them my chief of staff.
There has been many deaths and
wounded. | have sent an aide de camp
to offer every assistance to the North
American consul he may wish for. |
will forward further details as they
become available. Blauco."
Du Boso said to the Associated
"Of course, | look with horror,
as it was due in every respect, solely
and simply, to an accident. That is
the clear and unequivocal statement
Of the authorities at Havana and all
the evidence goes to sustain it, Du
FASTENED to the state department
the purpose Of expressing his deep
coincidence TO the authorities.
BInnco Telcgraphs.
Madrid, Feb. l6.-Captain General
Blanco cabled the authorities here and
in Washington that the disaster TO the
Maine was due indisputably to an ac-
rident.
What DeLome Said.
New York, Feb. 16.-Senor De LONE
heard the news of the disaster to the
at the hotel st. Mare this morn
He refused to credit the news bul
when the truth dawned upon him hl
1T is terrible. | pray God tn,
has been exaggerated. You may
be sure of one thing, however, NJ
Spaniard did this. Like myself, al
Spaniards know the Importance of Ell
.tertaining friendly feelings TOWARD
this country. There will be no wa
b,ra nun ha M Nyor hat,Naop Ampri,