The record-union., 1898-02-22
AFTER THE EXPLOSION.
Spanish at Havana Exult Over the
Destruction Of the Maine.

line steamer Seguranca arrived AZ
quarantine to-day from Tamplco ana
Havana The Seburanca arrived at
Havana at 10 O'Clock on the morning
of the disaster to the Maine, and pass
ed close by the wreck. The Seguranca 5
passengers said that great excitement
nrevailed at Havana, and at the time
of sailing the foreign population We're
generally of the opinion that the Maine
was DESTROYED r., design. They cited
among other things in support OF TINS
theory the fact that the Spanish man
Of war Alfonso Kill, which was amen
ored near the Maine, changed her
mooriugs just previous to the disaster
One of the passengers. WIN. L. Car
bin. went so far as to say that ne saw
a boat go near the Maine short time
previous to the explosion. he SAID ne
would go to Washington to make
statement before the proper authorities
c. p. Holcomb of Newcastle, Del,
General Manager of street railway IN
Philadelphia. one of the passengers on
board the Seguranca, was outspoken III
his belief that the investigation at ffa-
vana would reveal some startling CIR
cumstances. Il went to Havana, sald
Mr.. Holcomb mot at all in sympathy
with the insurgents, but on Wednesday,
when we got to Havana, l believe any
of the Americans on board was IN
mood to commit murder. The flags or
the Spanish warship were not at half
mast. The vessels of all other nation
alities had paid this slight tribute to the
dead On Thursday, While driving 10
~, Uif
friends. / was assailed with jeers. and
some one threw large stone at our
carriage"
F. w Bobbett of this city, who was
with Mr. Holcomb in the carriage, add
ed: That's perfectly true. In fact,
one or two children yelled after us that
they had blown up the Americana,
and that they were glad of it. 1 did not
hear a single expression of regret for
the terrible loss of life from any Span
lard during the time l was in Ha-
yana."
Frank Weinhimer Of this city, an eye
witness of the explosion, said he heard
an excited Spaniard declare shortly af-
ter the explosion that if the "Ameri-
canes" sent another warship it also
would be blown up.
NJ j. Naughton, an insurance man
of Chicago, who was staying With his
wife at the Grand Hotel, said he was
seated in front of the hotel when the
explosion occurred. 1t was followed,
he said, by another and much louder
one I'VE thought the whole city had
been blown to pieces said Mr.. Naugh-
ton Some said the insurgents Were
entering Havana. Others cried out that
Moro Castle was blown up"
Continuing his description of the
panic which existed in Havana shortly
after the explosion, Mr.. Naughton said:
"On the Prado is large cab stand.
The minute after the explosion was
heard the cabmen cracked their whips
and went rafting over the cobbes like
crazy men. The Fire Department turn
ed out, and bodies of cavalry and in
fantry rushed through the streets.
There was no sleep in Havana that
night. The Spanish officials were quick
to express their sympathy, and acted
very We'll as a whole. but / think their
expressions of regret lacked the warmth
which would have been characteristic
of an American city, had such a disas-
ter occurred under similar circumstan-
ces."
w. L. Carbin, the passenger who pro-
fessed to have important information
about the explosion, refuses to make
any further statements than he made
at quarantine. The other passengers
on the Seguranca did not take Mr.. Car
bin as seriously as he took himself