The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-24
Key West and retain command OF, the
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Key West and retain command OF, the
squadron from that place sA topH % II
remalns In harbor there, ralinqulahlng
y only when It becomes necessary for
tho vessels 70 go sea as q squadron. II
WIN be remembered that the admiral
had suffered an attack OF nlalariAl fsv-
or and had secured leave ot absence OF
Two weelsS from the department Just
belore the explosion on the Maine. lie
cot as far "a Tampa, but returned I'm.
medlateiy 10 his command. whlrh for
only one day he had loft In the hanJa
OF Captain Sampson. Should the
squadron he obliged to so TO sea With
the admiral III, AT Key west, and the
senior officer Of his Meet, Captain
Sampson, engaged In the invsstigat loo
at Havana, probably the command Of
tha squadron would dsvolye upon Cap
tain Taylor, now commanding tho bat.
tleship MassSehaaetss and commonly
regarded as one OF tho brightest and
brainest officers In the naval service.
A telegram from Key West received
to-day announced the sailing OF the
Merritt and Chapman wreckIrg tug
Right Arm, from Key West, for Ha-
vana last evening, 80 without doubt the
vessel Is now In Havana and brought to
Captain Slgshee the relnforcemerts Ia
the matter OF professional divers that
he has so urgently requested. With this
assistance II Is believed the work OF re-
covering bodles from the wrecked for
ward portion OF tha Malue will be great
ly facilitated,
Simultaneous with the departure OF
the Texas and Nashville from Calves
ton for Key West, the Marhlehead will
leave New Orleans, and the Datroit will
leave Mobile for Key West, These
movements are also o part OF the or
ders given early this month, hatore the
Maine disaster, The navy department
has received no notification Of the ac-
tual sailing OF the four shipa UP 20
noon, but th,s II expsGted to como dur
Ing the day In view OF The definite or.
ders heretofore given for their sailing
on the 23rd. The Montgomery IL alAo
du. at Key West, having left san Do
minso for Key West on tho lGth,
The result will be 10 nrins together
again the lasre number NJ vessels ui-
der Admiral aleard at Key Ws't, and
the immediate vicinity. Theis viii be
the New York. now a. Tortusas, the In
d,ano, Massachusetts. Texas, Iowa,
Marplehead, Detroit, Nashville, Mont
gomerp, Ericsson and Gushing. rhe
torpedo boats Porter and puront are In
dry dock at Mobile and are not CSpect-
ed 10 be ready to 80 to Key West for
several days, Tho Rrooklyn Is also
oruisipg In the Wost I0d!es, at present
en- route from St. Thomas to Vera
Cruz.
At tho Spanish legation affairs have
resumed their, normal aspect, Mr.. du
Boso has reeelyed no reparts Of any
character concerning thu MaInp. or the
progress beIag made by the Spanish
authorities at Havana In invsatiga ting
the occurrence. When the Spanish In
quIry ls completed It doubtless will be
sent to Madrid and Is not likely to
come to the Spanish authorities here.
". du Bose continues to speak OF tho
satisfactory relations which exist be-
tween the American and Spanish eu-
thorit!es at Havana concerning the
work on the wreck and the investiga-
tlon OF Its cause. 1t Is not known here
how far the American court will avail
itself OF the evidence OF Spanish off,
GERS. or whether the Spanish inquiry
will include the evidence OF American
officers. hut at the legation iteis said
that all the indications reaching the
CIilCialh Etfe 10 tnut tNtTc VIII W eucl
corporation as vii! be helpful to the
two branches OF Inquiry and as tho
courts may desire.
n. du Bose has received no word a.
to the reported capture Of the pauntless
with nlIbustering expedition, which
Is said 10 be reported that she Is not
supplied owing to her hurried departure
for this port, with all the apparatus
she needs for the work which Is before
her.
Captain Masee. the commander OF the
Right Arm has reported to Captain
Sigshee ns ordered by the navy depart
ment and win act under Captain s!gs-
bees orders, which are not yet tormu-
lated. or at leasts are not made known.
a strong wind to-day n,nde the har-
Dor rough and added to the difficulties
OF the. divers. rs the electric lights ore
worked from battery on board tho
lighthouse tender Mangrove.. two hun
dred yards distant.
Captain s!gsbce is panied by the
comments on his conduct while the
Maine was aNoat made by some OF the
papers here. but It Is pointed out. such
papers are not OF the better class. The
captain has been 80 universally cour-
teous and apparently so popular with
all that It ls surprising that any OF the
papers OF Havana should seek 10 do
him Injustice.