The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-02-22
BRUTAL
SPANISH
How They Regard the Tragedy
of the BattIeship Maine.
THEIR REGRETS INSINCERE.
Statements of Americans Just Ar
rived From Havana.
THEIR REGRETS INSINCERE.
OUBANs' ATTITUDE OoNTRAsTBD

The Latter Showed Evidence of Gem
uine Grief Over the Terrible DIsas-
ter-The Naval Court Martial ut
Work Investigating Proceedings
VIII BE Kept secret-sendIng Divers
to Aid Il the Work of Investigation.
The Spanish Battleship Vizcaya to
Sail For Havana at Once.
New York, Feb. 22.-The Ward line
steamer Seguranca arrived at Quaran-
tine yesterday from Tampico and Ha-
vana. The Seguranca arrived at Ha-
vana at 10 o'clock on the morning after
the disaster to the Maine and passed
close by the wreck. The S~eguranca's
passengers said that great excitement
prevailed at Havana, and at the time
of sailing the foreign population were
generally of the opinion that the Maine
was destroyed by design. They cited
among other things in support of this
theory the fact that the Spanish man
of-war, Alfonso XII, which was an
chored near the Maine, changed her
mornings just previous to the disaster.
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bin, went so far as to say that he saw
a boat near the Maine a short time
previous to the explosion. He said he
would go to Washington to make a
statement before the proper authori-
ties.
C. p. Holcomb, of New Castle, Del.
general manager of a street railroad in
Philadelphia, one of the passengers on
hoo ri tho SnOulrO n NRTpC n11fCnnlan
in his belief that the investigation at
Havana would reveal some startling
circumstances. 81 went to Havana"
said Mr.. Holcomb, mot at all in SYM
pathy with the insurgents, but on
Wednesday, when We got to Havana,
I believe any of the Americans on
board was in a mood to commit MUIR
der. The flags of the Spanish warship
were not at half mast. The vessels of
all other nationalities had paid this
slight tribute to the dead. 1 had a tel
egram to bring back the remains OF
Apprentice Glazier, who is the son OF
my bookkeeper. 1 found that he was
among the saved.
1.-THE contrast between the bearing of
the Spaniards and Cubans is strong.
At the funeral of the Names seamen
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almost all dressed in mourning, while
the Spanish women wore colors. The
only American flags 1 saw in the whole
procession were two small ones about
three by six inches. 1 went aboard the
Alfonso XII and vas received politely
The only expression of regret 1 heard
there was from an officer, who com
planned that the force of the Maine
A--1A.sa- haI h-A1rAn hfa toilet hot
ties. There can be no mistaking the
Indifference of the Spaniards in Ha,
vana over the loss of the warship anG
those on board. On Thursday, while
driving to the cemetery with two
American friends, 1 vas assailed with
jeers, and some one threw a large
stone at u carriage"
F. w. Bobbett, of this city, who was
with Mr.. Holcomb in the carriage
added:
That's perfectly true. In fact, ont
or two children yelled after us thai
they had blown VI the Americana,
and that they were glad of it. l die
not hear a single expression of regret
for the terrible loss of life from any
Spaniard during the time 1 was in Ha'
vana."
TdIh w tllItlIllcIg VI llllS CITY dl
eye witness of the explosion and a fel'
low passenger of Mr.. Holcomb, TOLD
the following story:
ION Tuesday evening l strolled dow
TO the water front for a breath of fresl
air. A number of persons were walk
ing about the pier near the custom
house. Out in the harbor l could SCI
the dim outlines of the LIaine, anC
close by the Spanish warship. I wa
about 300 yards from the Maine TIL,
first intimation 1 had of an explosion
was a crunching sound. Then ther,
came a terrible roar. Immense pieces
of debris flew skyward from the Maine
Some of them must have been thSwI
at least 300 feet. 1t looked as though
the whole inside of the ship had beer
blown out. Many persons on the pie
were nearly thrown from their feet b!
the force of the explosion. The air be
came sitting with smoke, and tn
crowd on the pier rushed back TOWARD
the city"
Mr.. Weinheimer said he heard al
excited Spaniard declare shortly afte
the explosion that If the "Americanos'
sent another warship it also would b
blown up.
NJ. ]. Naghton, an insurance man o
Chicago, who was staying with hi
wife at the Grand Hotel Pasaje, de
scribed the panic which existed In Ha
vana shortly after the explosion, an,
said further: The Spanish official
were quick to express sympathy, an,
acted very well as a whole, but 1 thin
their expressions of regret lacked tn
spontaneity and warmth which woul
have been characteristic Of an Amer
lean city had such a disaster occurre
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