The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-22
ANOTHER AMERICAN SHIP
WILL BE SENT TO HAVANA
Ihe Montgomery Or Nashville Will Float Our Flag in
Spanish Waters
RUNOS OF WAR messages BORN OF ACnVE IAHG|NR1|ONS
OF WAR MESSAGES BORN OF ACTIVE
Passengers from Havana Say the Maine Was Blown up bv
Desgn-Evidence at the Inquiry Will
Not Be Made Public

70 commit murder. The flags OF the
Spanish war ship were not ut half mast.
The vessels Of all other nationalities
had paid this slight tribute to the dead.
l mad telegram to bring back the re-
mains Of Apprentice Glazier, who is the
son of my 'bookkeeper. ! found that he
was among the saved
The contrast between the bearing OF
the SDaniards and CubnnS Is strong.
at the funeral of the Maine's seamen
the Cuban women in the streets were
almost all dressed in mourning, while
the Spanish women wore cOlors. The
only American flags l saw in the whole
procession were two small ones about
three by six inches. l went aboard the
Alphonse XII and was received po-
litely. The only expression OF regret
heard there was from an officer, who
complained that the force OF the Maine
explosion had broken his toilet bottles.
There can be no mlstaking the indiffer-
ence in Havana over the loss OF the war
ship and those on board On Thursday,
while driving to the cemetery with two
American friends, ! was assailed with
jeers, and someone threw n large stone
at our carriage"
II. w. Bobbett, of this city. who was
with Mr.. Holcomb in the carriage, adj
ded:
"Thats perfectly true. In fact, one
or two children yelled after us that they
had blown UP the 'Americlno.' and that
they were glad of It. ! did not hear a
single expression of regret for the terri
BILE loss OF life from any Spnnilrd dur
Ing the time I was in Havana
Frank Weinheimer Of this city. an
eye witness of the explosion and n fell
low passenger of Mr. Holconb, told the
following story:
'tOn TnacIny av.,1inp eirnllp1 Iow,
to the river front for n breath of fresh
air. a number OF persons were walking
about the pier near the custom house.
Out in tho harbor could see the dim
outlines of the Maine and. close by
the Spanish warship. l was abolt three
hundred yards from tho Maine. The
first intination l had OF an explosion
was n crunching sound. Then there
came terrible roar. Immense pieces
of debris flew skyward from tthe Maine.
Some of them must have been thrown
at least 800 feet. 1t looked as though
the whole inside of the ship had been
blown out. Many persons on the pier
were nearly thrown from their feet by
the force Of the explosion. The air be-
came stiiling with smoke. The crowd
on the pier rushed back toward the
city.
"The wreck burned for about two
hours, and by its flaring light we could
see the work of rescue In the bay. but
were unable to render any assistance"
Mr.. Weinhcimer said he heard an OK
cited Spaniarr declare shortly after
the explosion that If the 'Americanos
sent another warship 1t also would
be blown up.
NJ. j. Naghton. an insurance man Of
Chicago. who was staying with his wife
at the Grand Hotel, Passage, said he was
seated in front of the hotel when the
explosion occurred
hs was followed. he said. by another
and much louder one 1--WE thought
the whole city had been blown to
pieces" said Mr.. Naghton. Some said
the insurgents were entering Havana
Others cried out that MORO Castle had
blown up"
Continuing his description of the
panic which existed in Havana shortly
after the explosion, Mr.. Naghton said:
On the Prado Is n large cab stand.
The minute after the explosion was
heard the cabmen cracked their whips
ana went raHling over the cohble stones
like crazy men. The fire department
turned out, and bodies OF cavalry and
infantry rushed through the streets
There was no sleep In Havana that
night. The Spanish officials were quick
10 express their sympathy and acted
very wei as whole, but 7 think their
expressions Of regret lacked the spon-
taniety and warmth which would have
been characteristic of an American citv
had such disaster occurred under
similar circumstances"
William l.. Carbin. the passenger who
proftssed to have important inrorma-
tion about the explosion. refuses 10
make any further statements than he
made at Quarantine. The other passsn-
gers on the Ward liner did not take
Mr.: Carb!n as seriously as he took him
self.