The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-18
"A YANKEE MASSACRE. /"
Scenes i'm Havana After the Awful Disas-
ter to the Maine

Scenes in Havana After the Awful Disas-
ter to the Maine.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE Evening
World contains copyrighted ca BILE
| from Havana signed by Sylvester SEQ
| vel, which repeats graphically the story
of the blowing up of the battleship
| Maine, and says:
The quays and docks were jammed
| with spectators during the sad proceed
1ngs, and | am informed that some ju-
bilant sayings were heard among the
crowd and that some of the lower ele-
ment rejoiced over the Yankee mas
sacre, as they termed it. Personally. |
saw nothing but sympathy. 1t was too
| colossal not to drown even international
| jealousy and apprehensive hate Only
IN the palace did / see signs of content
captain Sfgsbee bears the calamity
| like an American officer and gentle
man. he was not even outWardly ruff
| fled by the awful calamity. He re-
celNed the Spanish chief of police as
calmly as though his quarterback was
not wreck and his men mangled and
drowned. Apropos of this, is is told
OF Captain Sigsbee that he was writing
letter to his wife in his port cabin
when the explosion occurred. All the
lights We're instantly extinguished.
SiSspee, running out bumped into a
perfectly disciplined marine orderly.
who, amid shrieks and groans, flames
and horror and in the dark, saluted and
said: Sir, ! have to inform you that
the ship has been blown up and is sink
ing.
This coolness was noticeable every
where among the men, and when the
boats and their manned loads had left
the dreck for the hospital there was no
Jabberlng, no excitement. The officers
who had something to do. did il quietly
The others said nothing. All stood in
their positions as coolly as others once
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snip Cailiope at the Pacific Samoa hur-
ricane.
The correspondents of the Madrid
press have sent home foreboding mes
sages and on the civil side of the pal
ace there are grave apprehensions and
scant courtesy. When | asked Secre-
tary Congosto to aid me in talking to
General Solano about securing the re-
opening of the cable for the messa ges
OF the Names officers, he cooily said ii
was none of his business. that General
Solano was in sole charge Fortunate
ly that gentleman was courteous and
the messages went. In view of his
present attitude | shall now quote what
Secretary Congosto. then the acting
governor general, fulfilling the func-
lions OF that responsible position, said
TO me the night before the Maine ar
rived. Consul General Lee had told
him that afternoon that a warship
would come. Congosto beligerentlv
objected. General Lee then said: Re
member If any trouble does occur
shall have the whole fleet here in four
hours
Shortly after / saw Secretary Con-
gosto and he was very mad He was
also indiscreet He said to me: If you
people would only let US alone 1t would
pe all right. Spain has put up with
more than any other nation would have
done. | have warned you that there
Will be trouble If the Maine comes here.
NOW, bring your ship here. If you want
war you can have it, You will find
Spain has not forgotten how to fight
Il took these words al the time as
the angry utterances of an oyertaxed
diplomat Now they seem to mean
something.
Two days ago a Spanish daily here
claimed sener De LONE wrote his IA
nous letter and caused its capture.
because he saw no gain in further de-
laying break between the two govern |
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